But, as is well known, spiritual truths bear repetition again and again, as with each iteration new meanings flash forth to a meditative mind. It is true that while reading the discourse in cold print, as against hearing it in a living voice, reiteration may become a drag and an intelligent reader with ready grasp and retentive memory feels irritated with it. And in an extempore discourse, meant to impress thousands of a mixed audience of varying degrees of comprehensive power, repetition, particularly of abstract spiritual truths, becomes an inescapable necessity. It was for him to keep faithful to it in letter and in spirit as far as he could. Again it was not as he put it his business as translator to meddle with the original, much less to mangle it. But he had overcome such temptation for fear that, by so doing: he might be missing some subtle nuances or shades of meaning or some significant import or emphasis. He confessed to me that he was often tempted to cut off what appeared to be repetitions, so that the exposition might gain in crispness. Setting aside for the nonce his incompetence and lack of knowledge of Sanskrit and Indian Philosophy as he had put it and trusting entirely to the light that the Lord would vouchsafe in His work, he managed to pull through the arduous toil in a space of about six months. Accordingly, the work of translation was entrusted to a friend, who after initial hesitation, had undertaken it as a piece of self – discipline and self-edification and as a labour of love. Suggestions were made by the sponsors of the publication and other friends that it would be desirable to get the Discourses translated into English, so that a wider reading public who are not familiar with Telugu but who esteem Tiruppavai as a sacred Prabhandha, like those in the South, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, might be reached. Devasthanams Board contributed to the attractiveness of the publication and laid us under a deep debt of gratitude. By their generous gift of coloured prints, exuding spiritual glow and charm, the T.T. With the blessings of elders and the indefatigable efforts of Sri Devi Satsangha, the Tiruppavai saw the light of day in 1975 in a sumptuous volume of about 550 pages. Applying the shears in a merciless way, I managed to prune it into reasonable shape and size and held my hand when further elimination would disturb the structure and content thereof. I was asked to review and recast it for the purpose of publication.
#THIRUPPAVAI IN ENGLISH WITH MEANING FULL#
Sithamma got the tapes transcribed in full and the material covered about 2000 pages. Miss C.V Ramani, the then Superintendent of the Government Head Quarters Hospital, undertook the task of publication of the lectures. The Sri Devi Satsangha, a women's organization formed under the dynamic leadership of Dr. Friends who were enthusiastic about dissemination of the spiritual truths expounded in this Divya Prabhandha were particular that the discourses should be recorded on tapes and thus preserved for publication at a congenial time.
As larger numbers of citizens evinced interest, the venue had to be shifted to more spacious centres in Kakinada in the succeeding years and the demand for these discourses went on increasing year after year. It was thus that the discourses started with a few participants showing keen interest in the contents of this Tamil Divya Prabandha. Venkateswara Sarma, the owner of our residence, expressed a wish that the significance of each Pasuram might be explained in the evening to a few friends interested in it. Sri Andal, whose intense devotion found spontaneous expression in this garland of hymns, has enshrined in them a way of spiritual discipline which leads the aspirants to their highest end.ĭuring the course of our observance of the rite in 1968-69 Sri A. It is incumbent on the participants to recite the Tiruppavai consisting of thirty Pasurams or hymns, every day and understand and implement in Practice the spititual truths garnered therein. Dhanurmasa vrata (known also as Margasira Snana vrata) is a sacred ritual observe by Sri Vaishnavites from the hoary past.
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