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Men of devotion:

The word the Paramaguru actually uses for "men of devotion" is the Tamil adiyars, meaning those who support the feet of the Lord with their head or those who are at the feet of the Lord.

Chandamsi yasya parnani :

Urdhvamulam adhahsakham asvattham prahur avyayam

Chandamsi yasya parnani yastam Veda sa Vedavit.

-Bhagavatgita, 15. 1

Sama:

Literally, "same", "identical"

Kraunca:

Egrets(? )

The Ramayana was the first poetical work :

Vedic hymns like suktas are not regarded as constituting a "poetical work". Besides, the Vedic mantras were not "composed" but "seen" by the rsis.

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