திருவாசக ஆராய்ச்சியுரை - இரண்டாம் பாகம்
CRITICAL COMMENTARY
ON
TIRUVACHAKAM
**
AN APPRECIATION
BY
TIRUVACHAKAMANI
K. M. Balasubramaniam, B. A., B. L.,
(Translator of Tirukkural and Tiruvachakam
into English verse)
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Sanganool Chelvar", **Pandithamani " aiva Thiru,
A rulampalavanar of Jaffna is the scholarly and competent
author of an excellent edition of Saint Manickavachakar's
superb and sublime Tiruvachakam, with his critical notes and
commentary. Tiruvachakam is the magnum opus of the Saint
and the soul - melting hymnology of Saivism. The first part
of this commentary was published in 1967, sometime after the
author's unfortunate and premature demise. Now, the second
part is coming out.
I have had the divine pleasure of perusing both the
parts of this delectable publication. Apart from the English
translations of Tiruvachakam by Dr. G. V: Pope, Mr. G. V.
Pillai and my humble self, there are in existence a good num-
ber of Tamil editions of Tiruvachakam with notes and com-
thents. There is an old edition whose author's name is un-
known. The late Mr. K. Subramania Pillai's simple notes are
helpful to the beginners. The late Marai Malai Adigal's Com-
mentary on the first four Ahavals is competent and classical.
The late Pandithamani M. Kathiresan Chettiar's rather elaborate
notes and comments for a few chapters had been the best of
its kind till now. The edition of Tiruvachakam and Tiruk-
kovaiyar together published by the famous Dharmapura Adinam
CRITICAL
COMMENTARY
ON
TIRUVACHAKAM
**
AN
APPRECIATION
BY
TIRUVACHAKAMANI
K.
M.
Balasubramaniam
B.
A.
B.
L.
(
Translator
of
Tirukkural
and
Tiruvachakam
into
English
verse
)
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Sanganool
Chelvar
**
Pandithamani
aiva
Thiru
A
rulampalavanar
of
Jaffna
is
the
scholarly
and
competent
author
of
an
excellent
edition
of
Saint
Manickavachakar's
superb
and
sublime
Tiruvachakam
with
his
critical
notes
and
commentary
.
Tiruvachakam
is
the
magnum
opus
of
the
Saint
and
the
soul
-
melting
hymnology
of
Saivism
.
The
first
part
of
this
commentary
was
published
in
1967
sometime
after
the
author's
unfortunate
and
premature
demise
.
Now
the
second
part
is
coming
out
.
I
have
had
the
divine
pleasure
of
perusing
both
the
parts
of
this
delectable
publication
.
Apart
from
the
English
translations
of
Tiruvachakam
by
Dr.
G.
V
:
Pope
Mr.
G.
V.
Pillai
and
my
humble
self
there
are
in
existence
a
good
num
ber
of
Tamil
editions
of
Tiruvachakam
with
notes
and
com
thents
.
There
is
an
old
edition
whose
author's
name
is
un
known
.
The
late
Mr.
K.
Subramania
Pillai's
simple
notes
are
helpful
to
the
beginners
.
The
late
Marai
Malai
Adigal's
Com
mentary
on
the
first
four
Ahavals
is
competent
and
classical
.
The
late
Pandithamani
M.
Kathiresan
Chettiar's
rather
elaborate
notes
and
comments
for
a
few
chapters
had
been
the
best
of
its
kind
till
now
.
The
edition
of
Tiruvachakam
and
Tiruk
kovaiyar
together
published
by
the
famous
Dharmapura
Adinam