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| INTRODUCTION |
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When started this particular part, the benign ever smiling visage of Mother Adi Parasakti, whose prime manifestation, Sarada
mata deemed the Gnanasakti flashing across my mind fills my whole being with her ananyapurva karunardra vikshana that
alone moved my hand on the paper from the beginning, say writing of the sacrosanct AUM and ending with Subham Bhuyat.
It is her voice that flowed through my pen, else how can an ordinary automobile enshrining the deities of 400 shrines
circumambulating each, reaches the destination in a period of hardly 70 days. Prostration does not compensate, yet it is the
only thing I can do heartily. Next comes Mathridayanivasi that Vaikuntavasi Balaji, the Lord of Seven Hills, whose abundant
dayadradrishti enabled the completion of my parikramana of many holy kshetras by fuelling the vehicle for eternal
pilgrimage. And that indwelling Lord Srikanteswar, my Ilavelpu who filling my whole being has been illumining my path since
my pencraft made its appearance. But for His merciful initiation and following me like shadow, nothing could have seen the
light of day. Whatelse am I capable of doing than offering circumambulation of His holiest of holy sannidhi. Several other
invisible powers aided and pushed the mobile as and when it threatened with breakdown. So soulful obeisance to them all is
offered without any reservation of any kind
coming to the visible, timely help came from unexpected quarters unexpectedly While groping in pitch darkness in the most
of turbulent sea for a slender blade of grass even to reach the shore, Sri Puranam Venkatacharyulu, in charge of Ramanuja
Vani, the monthly run by Jeeyar Educational Trust, Sitanagaram, Guntur District. A.P came to my rescue and gave me one
old Souvenir containing short accounts with plates of the Divya Desams with which alone that section was begun. The sight
of his book raises my hands in veneration His indefatigable industry and insatiable thirst for propagation of Bhakti cult defy
description. And now I thank him profusely. Though his book inaugurated the writing, it was fed by another book in Kannada
magnanimously given by my good old associate Mr. N.R. Snnivasan, M.A., Sub-Editor, Kannada Saptagiri with which that
particular section of writing reached the consummation point. And his willing guidance whole heartedly given timely eased
the tension to a great deal. Despite his insistence on bypassing the mention of his name in introduction, my conscience
deliberately bypassed his entreaty, for acknowledgement of help is a mark of culture and it brings honour to both. With
folded hands. I seek his 'forgiveness for the wilful transgression. My inseparable high - souled chum V. Sreesan, M.A.
Sub-Editor, English, Saptagiri, as usual lent the feed bottle to quench my thirst. And it did slake my thirst His generosity and
placability are hard to emulate, but easy to perpetuate by words. So obeisance.
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