Lallavakyani

(“Lalla’s Sayings”) Corpus of poetry
ascribed to the Kashmiri poet-saint
Lalleshvari, a devotee (bhakta) of the
god Shiva. The poems in this collection
allude to the difficult circumstances of
her early life, and the domestic problems that induced her to leave her marital home. They also describe her
encompassing devotion to Shiva, whom
she describes as the only true source of
happiness. These poems have been
translated into English, but all the editions are quite old: see Sir George
Grierson and Lionel D. Barnett, Lalla
Vakyani, 1920; and R. C. Temple, The
Word of Lalla, the Prophetess, 1924.