abhang

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noun

A form of devotional poetry sung in praise of the Hindu god Vitthala.

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Meanings

nounabhang (plural abhangs)

plural abhangs

  1. A form of devotional poetry sung in praise of the Hindu god Vitthala.

    Thus there is a problem of recovering the 'authentic' song-poems (bhajans, abhangs, dohas, shabda, etc.) of all of the sants.

    2008, Manu Belur Bhagavan, 'Speaking Truth to Power': Religion, Caste, and the Subaltern Question in India, volume 1
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