SrI:
SrI ANDAL samEta SrI rangamannAr tiruvadigaLE SaraNam
Foreword
NACCIYAR
TIRUMOZHI
``Sacred Sayings of our Goddess''
by Sri V. Sadagopan (Oppiliappan Koil)
edited by Mani Varadarajan
June 15, 1998.
Dear BhakthAs of ANDAL:
Yesterday was SravaNam day according to the Indian calendar. At Bhumi Devi Sametha Sri Oppiliappan Sannidhi, (Tiruvinnagar - Kumbakonam, India) the SravaNa dIpam (oil lamp) is lit and taken around the iconic manifestations of the Divine Couple. The sanctifying effulgence of the Divine Couple is reflected in that akanta dIpam. The warmth of that effulgence (``paramsudar'') is reaching us here today, thanks to the divine service (kainkaryam) of Srimathi Kalyani Krishnamachari.
At Naperville, Illinois, another SravaNa dIpam was lit to celebrate the sanctifying effulgence of Bhumi Devi (ANDAL). Srimati Kalyani Krishnamachari, a devout bhakthai of ANDAL and the Divine Couple of Tiruvinnagar started translating one of the two Prabhandhams of ANDAL as her blessed kainkaryam to this group.
Respecting her devotion to ANDAL, I sent her few days ago a manuscript that I completed in 1990 for that year's Adip Puram, ANDAL's tirunakshthram. This is the story behind my manuscript on Nacciyar Tirumozhi.
I was visiting the UC Santa Barbara Campus on that blessed day in 1990 and started writing about the glory of NacciyAr Tirumozhi after the day's visit to the campus. A few days later, I completed the write-up during an European trip. That manuscript was written for my sister Kainkarya Sri Padma Veeraraghavan and my revered father, Sri Poundarikapuram Srinivasaraghava Varadachar Swamy, who spent his lifetime serving the Divya Dampatis of Tiruvinnagar. That is the manuscript that Srimati Krishnamachari is helping to translate from its original Tamil version into English. The translations are exquisite and they flow with silky smoothness. The sahaja and sarala translation is a delight to read and gain an understanding of the unique anubhavam of ANDAL in search of Her Lord and being united with Him at Brindavanam.
Srimati Krishanmachari is committing herself to this important kaimkaryam related to ANDAL's unique anubhavam in search of Her Lord as a part of this year's Adip Puram birthday celebrations for our Mother enshrined at SrivilliputtUr and Oppiliaappan Koil.
May the Divya Dampathi's abundant blessings be with her as she fulfills this valuable kainkaryam.
Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan
sgopan@computer.net
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