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Dear Sri Raama BhkathAs :

This announcement appeared in a sister e-list .
Number of you might be intersted to learn about 
the Book of Sri A.Krsihnan .

V.Sadagopan 

> Dear Sri Rangasri group members,
> 
> I live in Cleveland, OH. My father Shri. A.Krishnan an
> ardent devotee of Lord Rama, wrote an outstanding boob
> "Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam' that has earned good
> reviews in Nrisimhapriya as well other leading
> newspapers in India. The current edition is the
> second. The entire proceeds from the I edition went to
> the Yeri Katha Raman temple. Lord Rama, Lakshmana and
> Seetha now have Kreetams  thanks to the proceeds of
> the I edition.
> 
> I am requesting this group members to help us with the
> II edition of the book. The contact details are at the
> end of the write up below. Thanks in advance to
> everyone for your help.
> 
> Sundar
> 
>             Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam
> 
> 
> Ramayanam is perhaps the most widely read and heard
> epic in India. Its glory has reached far beyond the
> frontiers of India. The original text written by Sage
> Valmiki in Sanskrit has been translated in many
> languages in India and in other countries. There have
> been many renderings of Ramayanam, deviating from
> Valmiki's, not in spirit and not in the messages but
> in presentation. Whoever the author is, whatever be
> the language in which he wrote, the characters are the
> same, the messages they convey are the same and the
> impression left on the reader is vivid and indelible.
> The aura and splendor of Valmiki's creation could
> never be shrunk.
> 
> Valmiki composed Ramayanam in Sanskrit, narrating the
> story strictly as he saw the events unfolding before
> his inner eyes, the facility endowed to him by Lord
> Brahma, Who made a suo motto appearance before him.
> Lord Brahma commended that Valmiki's Ramayanam would
> be read and heard so long as mountains and rivers last
> on earth. Valmiki's Ramayanam is in poems, twenty four
> thousand in number, lucidly and sweetly presented in
> musical tones and meters, within the boundaries of
> Saptaswaras, set in all the three phases (Trikalams)
> and attuned to the beats of percussions(Mridangam).
> Valmiki's Ramayanam was in fact sung by Lava and Kusa
> in the august assembly of Sri Rama. Valmiki has
> depicted Rama as a man throughout and Rama himself
> declared that he knew himself as a man, son of
> Dasaratha. Valmiki's Rama is a perfect man and his
> Sita a perfect woman.
> 
> Kamban's Ramayanam in Tamil is no doubt based on
> Valmiki's. However, Kamban revels in referring to
> Rama, on countless occasions, as Lord Narayana and to
> Sita as Goddess Lakshmi. His devotion to Rama and Sita
> were so deep and unswerving that he is also
> reverentially called as 'Kamanazhvan'. He would never
> compromise on their basic virtues and in his
> presentation of the epic, this aspect stands out as a
> paramount feature. Kamban's poetry is so exquisite and
> charming that he is being rightly regarded as Kavi
> Chakravarthi. Tamil culture and Tamil's way of life
> have also been instrumental in Kamban intertwining
> episodes somewhat differently from Valmiki's original.
> 
> Sri A.Krishnan has come out with a work on Ramayanam
> in English. It consists of three parts. The first part
> is Valmiki Ramayanam up to Sri Rama Pattabhishekam in
> Yudda kandam. Though it is a condensed version, all
> the episodes have been brought out, with equal
> emphasis on narration, which makes Ramayanam the
> greatest epic. Sri Krishnan emphasizes that his
> efforts were directed not in summarizing but in
> conveying clearly Ramayanam's messages and brevity is
> not for sacrificing the spirit. According to him, his
> contribution would indeed be a piece worthy of
> reference.
> 
> The second part of his work consists of episodes in
> Kamba Ramayanam, which are presented differently from 
> Valmiki's Ramayanam. Not all such deviations have been
> dealt with, but only those which, according to him,
> stand out as unique and striking.
> 
> The third part deals with special commentaries on some
> of the vital sequences in Valmiki Ramayanam, which
> need elaborate treatment or subtle interpretations,
> which are not explicit by themselves. Valmiki has made
> some enigmatic observances. Some sequences have left
> scope for controversial interpretations. Sri Krishnan
> has dealt with them in his special comments.
> 
> The book has some excellent  pictorial illustrations
> drawn by the famous artist Sri Rajam.
> 
> Sri Krishnan has chosen to write in English and
> especially in simple language warranting no reference
> to a dictionary whatsoever.. He is confident that the
> readership, extending far beyond India, will find the
> subject matter, easy of comprehension,  provoking
> greater interest in nobler activities and virtuous
> pursuits.
> 
> Sri Krishnan, after a brilliant academic record, had
> served State Bank of India for about 38 years, which
> also included a tenure as the Chief Executive of State
> bank of Mysore.. He belongs to the rich tradition set
> by his grand-father and father, who were great
> scholars. His father has some worthy publications as
> also some musical compositions which have been sung by
> his eldest son and grand-daughters and recorded. Sri
> Krishnan has written Srimad Ramayanam only with a view
> to propagate Rama's messages and he has pledged to
> offer, whatever the book fetches, to Lord Sri Kothanda
> Rama of Maduranthakam, to which place he belongs.
> 
> Sri Krishnan is now a resident of Mylapore in Madras .
> 
> For copies of the book in the USA, please contact K.
> Sundarrajan  or Uma Krishnan at (330)-963-8634 or
> through e-mail at skrishn12001@xxxxxxxxx . The price
> is $20 inclusive of shipping and handling charges.
> 
> For copies of the book in the India please contact the
> author Shri. A.Krishnan in Chennai at  (044)-24992998
> or through e-mail at krish999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx The price
> is $20 inclusive of shipping and handling charges.
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