5. The theological content in the commentaries

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Contents VII
4. Preface IX
5. 1. Introduction: The Amalaṉ āti pirāṉ 1
6. 2. Commentaries and the commentators on the Amalaṉ 14
7. 3. The commentarial techniques 29
8. 4. Typical features found in the Śrīvaiṣṇava commentaries 42
9. 5. The theological content in the commentaries 48
10. 6. Concluding thoughts 61
11. List of abbreviations 62
12. A note on translation, transliteration, etc. 63
13. Manuscripts and editions 65
14. 7. Edition and translation 68
15. Appendix 1. Periyavāccāṉ Piḷḷai’s commentary on the last two lines of Amalaṉ in his Rāmāyaṇa Taṉiślokam 342
16. Appendix 2. A Recapitulation of the pramāṇas quoted by the commentators 349
17. Appendix 3. A recapitulative table of parallels that Deśikaṉ draws between the Amalaṉ and the mantras 350
18. Appendix 4. An Index of Quotations 351
19. Manuscripts 366
20. Bibliography 367
21. Index 377