Srimad Valmiki Ramayanam Book

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the review of this outstanding book. You can reach me

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Sundarrajan.

--- skrishn12001 <skrishn12001 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 . 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. The

> price

> is $20 inclusive of shipping and handling charges.

>

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