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.
Urdhvamulam adhahsakham asvattham prahur avyayam
Chandamsi yasya parnani yastam Veda sa Vedavit.
-Bhagavatgita, 15. 1
Sama:
Literally, "same", "identical"
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.
"Hindu Dharma" is a book
which contains English translation of certain invaluable and
engrossing speeches of Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi MahaSwamiji (at
various times during the years 1907 to 1994).
For a general background, please see here
For a general background, please see here