Shantivilasa (Śāntivilāsa)

The Play of Peace

Short poem on renunciation and inner peace by Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, grand-nephew of Appayya Dīkṣita.

Date

1630–1660 CE

Author

Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita

Place

Tamiḻakam

Text

not yet digitised (catalogue entry)

Translations (1)

• “Self-Surrender,” “Peace,” “Compassion,” and “The Mission of the Goose”: Poems and Prayers from South India (Clay Sanskrit Library) — English, not yet digitised