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Dear Rangasri Group Members,

Thanks for reading my previous lengthy mail. Here is
the Nrisimhapriya review. Please take a moment to read
the review of this outstanding book. You can reach me
at this email for copies of the book.

Sundarrajan. 
--- skrishn12001 <skrishn12001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dear Rangasri group members,
> 
> My previous mail to you all returned with an error.
> This is an attempt to resend the message. 
> 
> I live live in Cleveland, OH. My father Shri.
> A.Krishnan anardent devotee of Lord Rama, wrote an
> outstanding book "Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam' that has
> earned good reviews in Nrisimhapriya as well other
> leadingnewspapers 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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