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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
>




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