A Word About "Andham Adhi"

-M. Pattamuthu M.Sc., B.T.

SivagnanabothamisthemainpivotofourSaivaSiddhantareligion.ItstwelveSutrasreveal,inanutshell,thebasicprinciplesofitsphilosophy.Siva
Sri A.Eswaramoorthy Pillai,myreligiousguru,hasaddressedhimselftotheformidabletaskofbringingthemwithinthereachofSaivities.Theoutcome
ofhiseffortsinthisdirectionisthisbook."AndhamAdhi"HereinhepaintsavividpictureoftheSupremeSaivismincontrastwithotherreligions,basing
hisargumentsonthefirstSutraofSivagnanabotham.ThetopicsoftherelationshipbetweenPathi,Pasu,andPassamaredealtwithelaborately.The
arguments put forward by Meemamsabar, Materialist, Mathiamihar, Jains, Sangiyar, Vaishnavites and Multi-god Theoreticians are all refused with logical
reasoningbytheauthor.HeestablishesbeyonddoubtthatthereisaSupremePowerreigningtheentireuniverseandtheOmnipotent Ruler is none but
Lord Shiva.

ItisnoexaggerationtosaythatheisthesoleshiningstarthatilluminatesthehorizonofSaivaReligion.Heisadmiredforhisboundlessknowledgein
ourShastras,enviedforhisnameandfameandfearedforhisforthrightandirrefutablearguments.Thispresenteditionthrowsamplelightonthese
qualitiesinhim.Thesimple,butthought-provoking style reminds us of his many-sidedtalents.Whenonegetsdespairofthepresentsituationscreatedby
politiciansandotherslaunchinginroadsintoourreligionandtemples,heusedtoutter."Don'tloseheart.Thiruvarul(Sacred Grace of Lord Umapathi)
isthere.Itwillguideandguardusagainstthesedangers.Followinghisfootsteps,letuspraytoThiruvarulforblessinghimwithprosperity,pleasureanda
long span of life so as to ensure getting such valuable books as this one from him.

SriE.AmarapathiNadar,thedonorforthispublicationisarenownedphilanthropist.HeisaTrusteeofSriSankaralingaswamyDevasthanam,
Sankarankoil.Hehasdonemanifoldservicetothecauseofourreligionthroughhisinfluenceandstatus.TheschoolmanagedbyhimatSankarankoil
runsonRoyalroad.Bybringingoutthisbook,hehasearnedforhimselfaremarkableplaceamongthewell-to-do people showing a keen interest in our
religion.HeisanexceptiontotherulelaiddownbySaint Thiruvalluarthatwealthandwisdomwillneverwalkhandinhand.Theonlywayof
expressing our grateful thanks to him for this noble help is to invoke the blessings of Lord Gomathi Sankar for a glorious and delightful life to him.

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