Responses

An-bulla Thiru-vaalarr Krishnan

Vannakkam!

I am Thamil speaking South African whose ancestors settled here about 140 years ago. I have been to Chennai for the last three years during maar-gazhi (music festival month).

On my first visit I purchased your book 'THIRUPPUGAZH Glory to Lord Murugaa' . I have learnt a lot from and am still learning more every time I read it. It is one of the best books I have read in a long time ( I am 70 years old).
Thank you.
Kandhasamy
Professor K G Moodley
Research Scientist
Chemistry Department
Durban University of Technology

I am in receipt of your letter dated 9th October 05 and also a copy of your book Thiruppugazh: Glory to Lord Muruga. The book is well produced. Congratulations!
I will read it at leisure.

Swami Smaranananda,
General Secretary,
Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math
Howrah.

It is evidently clear that Lord Muruga has bestowed His bountiful blessings on you. But for grace of Senthil Andavan, a project as great as this could not have been completed by you so successfully. May your noble work continue. My best wishes.

"Guruji" A.S. Raghavan,
Chennai 600020

An excellent work on devotion. It covers almost all aspects of Muruga worship. I appreciate your efforts in taking the glory of Muruga to all corners. Keep it up.

Pithukuli Murugadas
Camp: Coimbatore

Congratulations on your laudable achievement.

Needless to say, this book is an invaluable addition on the subject of Thiruppugazh. You have provided a wealth of information on the many splendoured divine truths conveyed by saint Arunagirinathar in his own words. I am grateful to you for giving an excellent opportunity to know about as well as read through this book which of course is very educative and absorbing.

Your translation of Kandhar Alamkaram and Kandhar Anuboothi is of immense interest and value. Your write up on “Saints, Scholars, Singers and Stalwarts” was excellent which focused on saints who down the ages upto the present, have made significant and useful contributions in reaching out Thiruppugazh to ever growing number of people. There can be little doubt that this interest and eagerness will spur on and reach a much wider audience in due course of time. I fully appreciate and understand the tremendous work load you have sincerely undertaken and completed together with the financial costs.

However you will excuse me for pointing out certain printing errors which have crept in. There are certain punctuation errors and slips which rob the matter of its desired emphasis. All these however do not in any way dilute the intrinsic value of the book. May Lord Muruga bless you to carry forward your mission with greater zeal and enthusiasm in future.

I send my best wishes for the success of the book.

Padma Venkataraman, Chennai 600020

Doing a work of devotion is not that easy, especially for a person who has been on a different line altogether. The writer needs knowledge, devotion, literary skill, talent, ideas, imagination and a lot more to keep the readers’ interest alive. It seems Lord Muruga has blessed you with all these. We look forward to more such works from you in future.

R. Subramanian, Chennai.

I have purchased the book when I was in Coimbatore and the book is of great value. I have learnt many things. I am delighted to see Lord Muruga’s picture and I have stored it in my laptop. Lord Muruga is very generous to those who seek Him. This is my personal experience from my school and college days.

N. Bala

Dear Sri Sri V.S. Krishnan Sir,

Greetings to you and the family on this auspicious day of Chitrai Pournami.

My name is Selvaraj M, and I am a Malaysian working for a British Company here in Malaysia managing their Rubber Business. I am 54 years old and have a wife and a son here in Malaysia.

Have read your "Thiruppugah - Glory to Lord Muruga", which is a great God-sent gift to all devotees of Lord Muruga in the world. For long have been searching for a book with the breadth and depth on Lord Muruga and your book is a vertiable prasad to all of us. So thank you, thank you on behalf of all devotees.

May Almighty Lord Muruga bless you and the family with all things auspicious and for more inspiring works on the Lord spring forth from your pen.

M.Selvraj, Malaysia

Dear Sri Krishnan

Namaskaram. I did receive the book you had sent and it was superb. You have done a wonderful job with lot of varied details of information in one book. I think this could be first book in English on Thiruppugazh literature. This will be very useful for the modern youth and of course for all who had not had any exposure to Thiruppugazh. I glanced through the book and certainly would be reading over to cover in a few days.

Madhvanath, Bangalore