Mystical
or devotional
Metaphysical
Socio-ethical
Aesthetic.
Although
all the hymns and praises are essentially devotional and permeated with
mystical effusions, some of them contain fundamentals of epistemology
and hence can be included in his metaphysical works. Indian aesthetics
has its heart in devotion. All works of Narayana Guru except, perhaps,
Darsna Mala, Arivu, Jati-Mimamsa and Jati-Nirmaya have
great aesthetic content. The Guru's deducement of ethical norms is based
on his philosophical visions and metaphysical conclusions. As a result,
when we study any of the aforesaid aspects, we have to look into all
his works. As we intend to elaborate on this point in the next section
we do not want to say anything about his major works at the moment.
A general classification only is noted above.
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