Divine Love & Longing

The heart’s movement through absence, yearning, belonging, and meeting the Beloved.

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These selections are grounded in passages from the reading editions. Shared themes bring texts into conversation; their teachings and understandings of liberation may differ.

• Sītā–Rāma

  Sītā-Rāma Dhyāna Mañjarī

  A meditation on Sītā–Rāma, Ayodhyā, and the divine assembly, with the full commentary guiding the contemplative vision.

  Passages to explore: Root verses 1–3 and Makaranda Madhuri commentary.

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• Sītā–Rāma

  Āndola-rahasya-dīpikā

  Forty-three verses contemplating Sītā–Rāma’s swing festival, jeweled groves, and the service of their companions.

  Passages to explore: Verses 1, 11, 26, 43.

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• Sītā–Rāma

  Tulsīdāsa’s Vinaya Patrikā

  Prayers of helplessness, trust, and surrender to Rāma, returning again and again to the refuge of his Name.

  Passages to explore: Prayers 101, 176, 226, 279.

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• South Indian Vaiṣṇava Traditions

  Tiruvāymoḻi

  Nammāḻvār’s songs of longing, divine presence, and refuge, moving between intimate prayer and the vastness of the Lord.

  Passages to explore: 1.10.10; 5.1.1–2; 6.1.1–2; 6.10.9–11; 10.10.9–11.

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• Sītā–Rāma

  Artha-pañcaka

  Five truths concerning the soul, the Lord, the means, the goal, and obstacles, culminating in a devotional rule of life.

  Passages to explore: Reading units 3, 15, 21, 28, 32.

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