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Abstract : The paper titled “Pearls of Vedantic Wisdom in Sree Narayana Guru’s Poems” probes into the philosophy of Advaita as delineated in the selected poems of Sree Narayana Guru. Sree Narayana Guru, a spiritual stalwart, yogi and mystically inspired poet , who lived in the latter half of 19th century and early half of the 20th century ushered in renaissance in Kerala at a time when untouchability and casteism reigned the social scenario. He was a karma yogi who practised the philosophy of Advaita to bring about a radical change in the mindset of the people in a society where the downtrodden were relegated and oppressed. In the Malayalam literary scenario, the Guru opens a new genre by using the poetic medium to express his intuitive experience. His simple interpretation of the nondual philosophy enriches the Malayalam poetry and raises the art of poetry to a very sublime level.