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The present paper is based on a talk given at the 4th Symposium on Indian Religions in Oxford, April 1978; it is intended as an introduction to a full study and translations of Ve\(dot n\)ka\(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{t}\)ēś's stotras and prabandhams which I am preparing. I would like to take the opportunity here to express my thanks to Yajnavarāha Tātâcārya of Triplicane, with whom I spent four days of intensive discussion in August 1975, learning about the Va\(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{t}\)a-ka\(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{l}\)ai's position. Thanks also to K. K. A. Veńka\(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{t}\)ācari of Bombay for his elucidation of some points concerning the Te\(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle-}$}}{n} \)-ka\(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{l}\)i.
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Hardy, F. The philosopher as poet — A study of Vedântadeśika's Dehalîśastuti . J Indian Philos 7, 277–325 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00158642
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