Dear Swamin, I would like to have acopy of this book,which was serialised in the issues of 'Nrisimhapriya' if I remember correctly. This is more for my grand children and their children in the future. I would also like to contribute towards the cost. Thankingyou, Oppliappan Thiruvadigale Saranam Rajalakshmi Jagannathan --- In Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dr. Sadagopan" <yennappan@...> wrote: > > rI : > > Dear Members : > > Srimathy Lakshmi Devanath of Chennai has released > one of the most fascinating books on the Mystical Twelve , > (the God-intoxicated twelve AzhwArs) that would be of > riveting interst to teenagers and younger ones in your family . > > It has been a wonderful experience reading this unusual book > that is noteworthy for its breezy narration and innovative > approach to bring the world of Alwars within easy reach of > digital age Children and link them to their spiritual heritage . > > It is my pleasure to recommend this book to Children > and adults in India and overseas .Srimathy Devnath's > book is particularly welcome to the parents since > there are not many books in English for children about > the AzhwArs in an easily assimilable format . > > Propelled by a vibrant imagination that is reinforced by her enormous gifts > in story telling , Srimathy Devanath has placed a eleven year old child > with the name of Poorva at the center of the book and describes > Poorva's magical adventures that blur time and space . In a style > reminiscent of Lewis Carroll's " Adventures in Wonderland " > and J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter, Srimathy Devnath describes > the magical , miraculous and cross-fading travel experiences > of Poorva with a saintly person , " Ramaswamy Thatha " > who was visiting her home during her short summer vacation . > Thatha decides to tell the story of the twelve AzhwArs to Poorva > and their celebrated lives filled with devotion to Sriman Narayana . > > By the sheer power of his spiritual attainments , Thatha transports > Poorva to the past centuries and milleniums and travels with > her . Poorva is full of curiosity and Thatha answers her > questions patiently and keeps the dialog open .He takes > Poorva on magical journeys on cloud cabs , fast horses > and advises her to expect the unexpected and not to > assume anything . They travel together to the places of > birth of the AzhwArs and the temples that they visited > and sung about . Events phase in and fade out and > amazing morphing takes place between personages > whom Poorva meets during this journey . Days get > packed into hours and years into days and Poorva > with the help of her Thatha jumps over centuries . > Poorva observes with sheer delight : " The trip was > powered by magic ". She experiences miracles > of singing trees and travel by cloud cabs jetting smoothly > through space and time . > > The narration of Srimathy Devnath follows the history > of AzhwArs as told in Guru Parampara and starts with > ThirukkovalUr, where the First three AzhwArs > met , experienced the Lord and sang raptourously > about His limitless auspicious attributes . > The story telling moves on to Thirumazhisai , > Thirukuruhoor ( Swamy NammAzhwAr , > Madhura Kavi ) , ThiruvanjikkuLam > ( Kulasekara AzhwAr ) , SrivilliputthUr > ( PeriyAzhwAr and Andal , the Divine Bride) , > Srirangam ( Thondaradippodi and ThriuppANar) > and concludes with Thirumangai . After Thirumangai's > times , the Four Thousand sacred collect gets lost > and Sage Naatha Muni retrieves them with the blessings > of Swamy NammAzhwAr . Poorva experiences all > of these events and comes back to the Twenty First > century . Her dear Thatha leaves behind a treasure trove > of palm leaf manuscripts on Alwars and their dhivya > Prabhandhams that are visible only to Poorva > to help her remember her magical , miraculous and > mystical journey . > > Srimathy Devnath's choice of the title : " Poorva , > Magic , Miracles and Mystical Travels " is very apt > and revelatory . To appreciate that one has to reflect > on the definitions of the Three "M"s included in > the book's title : Magic , Miracle and Mystic . > > Magic is closely associated with illusion . At a higher level , > Magic has been defined as " conceptual and complete > system of thought , beliefs and knowledge that asserts > human ability to control the natural world , the events , > people and physical phenomenon ". Poorva's Thatha > lets her enjoy the magic during her exciting travel . > > The definition of Miracle at the simplest level means > some thing wonderful and is linked to the Greek word > " miraculum ". At a spirutual level , Divine Miracle stands for > " the striking interposition of Divine intervention by God in > the universe by which the ordinary course and operation of > nature is overruled , suspended or modified ". As Poorva moves > from the fifth century scene at Thirukkovalur to the tenth > century retrieval of the lost four thousand sacred collect > ( NaalAyira Dhivya Prabhandham of the 12 AzhwArs) , > she becomes immersed in a lot of miracles . > > Mysticism has been defined as " the pursuit of achieving > communion with or conscious awareness of ultimate Reality > (God) through direct experience , intuition or insight ". The Twelve > AzhwArs immersed themselves in deep devotion to Sriman > Narayana and their sacred utterances are steeped in their > mystical experiences . Thatha facilitated Poorva to have > a taste of this divine mysticism of AzhwArs in general > and the Bridal Mysticism of Andal in particular . > > Magic , Miracles and Mysticism tumble through > the Kaelidoscope of Thatha Swamy's spiritual > attainments and is lent to Poorva so that it takes > on the role of an unfogettable Teledioscope for her > to rememeber and recall her rich experiences > of Travel with her matchless Thatha . > > This book is very well suited to be made into > an animated Movie as well to extend the enjoyment > of Poorva's travels with her dear Thatha . Before > that becomes a reality , it is my pleasure to recommend > the acquisition of Srimathy Lakshmi Devnath's book > for your family library . > > The East-West Books of Chennai has released > this delightful book . You can purchase the book > ( Price 195 Rupees in India) from East-West Books , > 571 Poonamallee High Road , Aminjikkarai , > Chennai 600 029 or send e-mail to them at : > ewb@airtelbroadband,in > > I plan to recieve few copies of this wonderful > book here son . It would be available at New York > and California . Please let me know if you wish to > acquire them from here . > > NamO Sriman Narayanaya . > Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan > Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan http://www.sadagopan.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! 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