INTRODUCTION

Coming to the visible ones, Mr. Prasad working in Bengal Stores, Birla Mandhir, Hyderabad comes at once my mind and wrings veneration; for the simple reason, he has been exhorting me to write Suprabhatam for over 5 years now. My meetings twice a year normally, never missed his repetition of the same request. To be true, all credit goes to him only, as I took up this only to satisfy who advise me like wise share my bioscience. Next comes Dr. NCV Narsimha Charululu, M.A. Philosophy. BOIL Hindi Siromani, Pro. of Sanskrit (Retd.,) whose encyclopedic multilingual scholarship translated superbly the Sri Venkateswra Vajrakavacham storam and Sri Venkateswara Karavalamba stotram into Telugu from which I rendered into English with ease and grace. I offer soulful Pranamams to him for his invaluable timely help. And Sridhara Subrahmanam, M.A. Hindi, Sub Editor, Saptagiri for extending invaluable help in reading proof of Sanskrit text incorporated. My soulful gratitude runs faster than self on recalling his magnanimity. To my never-failing amiable chum Sri Sreesan M.A., Sub Editor, Saptagiri, my palms ever join in veneration for guidance with supply of source  material When I decided to work on the theme, mere struck to my mind the idea of adding Eakantaseava Vupachara which follows inevitably Suprabhatam, like day following night. I felt it a necessity of paramount importance. And it has not beep, attempted so far, as I am told. When search for material especially for Annamayya's lullabies began, I met with many disappointments, Persons, supposed to possess songs never supplied and made me revolve round them several times. traveled to their places often but the efforts did not bear fruit. Sri Satyanarayana Charyulu, the Tirumala Temple Asthana Gayak and the 11th descendant of that redoubtable composer musician Annamayya furnished relevant information but it is not complete. I express my thankfulness to him lavishly. When despair was descending to the state of cursing. the sublime figure of Smt. Sobharaju of intercontal frame and world recognized authority on Annamayya's devotion treasure-trove flashed across my mind and guided met write for help. And lo! by next post two sheetsful of song reached me to my satisfaction. Forthwith, translating then into English in my humble way, I added, rather completed the whole book. My hands rise join at once and offer obeisance· while words struggle to from sentences to express my irredeemable debt. I will lock-up her humanized dedication my mind for ever along with those instrumental for this boo, to seeing the light of day.

Hoping the glory of the twin prayer service Suprabhatam and Eakaanthaseva have come up to your satisfaction and my efforts have visualized His splendour adequately, I take leave of you expecting to hear your reaction for further improvement, if any.

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