FINAL
REPORT TO THE CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF CLASSICAL TAMIL for mt Research Project
2012-2013 Ref: Sanction Order : F.No.11-264/CICT/2012-2013 /Research Project
-43 Titled Translation of Sangam Classics in other languages
Suggestion
1
In my quest I found among
other translations of Thirukural, the English Translation of Kaviyogi
Suddhananda Bharathiar to be the best. So far we all were considering that only
G.U.Pope’s translation is best. You may differ as everyone is entitled to in a
democracy, but I think that Central
Institute of Classical Tamil should bring out the English Translation of
Thirukural by Kaviyogi Suddhananda Bharathiar in book form and in e-book form
containing in CD’s. Also that book should be uploaded in an Online Open Access
Archives created by Central Institute of Classical Tamil and can be available
to download by anyone, anywhere in the scholarly world. The book titled :SAINT
VALLUVAR and HIS KURAL should be brought out by CICT to reach all parts of
India and English speaking world.
Kavi Yogi Maharishi , great
divine visionary and wise poet Dr. Shuddhananda Bharati when asked about his age answered: “My age is Courage!”
The
Yogi wrote several hundred works in English, French, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and
Sanskrit; five thousand songs, and fifteen hundred poems in French. The magnum
opus of the man conscious of the presence of God in him, Bharata Shakti, (in
50,000 verses) described his ideal: only One Humanity living in communion with
only One God in a transformed world! Bharata Shakti is a monumental and unique
work. The Yogi depicts the essence of all the religions, of all the prophets
and saints, all the approaches of Yoga and all the cultures on an allegorical fabric.
It is a book for any age which all spiritual researchers and all nations should
read and meditate on.
Such a great scholar’s works
in all languages must be published by various Universities of India and
Institutes like Central Institute of Classical Tamil. I appeal through the
Central Institute of Classical Tamil to approach the Human Resources
Development Ministry of Government of India to accelerate the process of
bringing to light a greatest Tamil scholar, a Universal Man.
Since Kaviyogi Sudhananda
Bharathiar’s epic, the lengthiest epic in the world titled Bharata Shakti, (in
50,000 verses) described his ideal: only One Humanity living in communion with
only One God in a transformed world! Bharata Shakti is a monumental and unique
work. The Yogi depicts the essence of all the religions, of all the prophets
and saints, all the approaches of Yoga and all the cultures on an allegorical
fabric. It is a book for any age which all spiritual researchers and all
nations should read and meditate on.
I
in my suggestions to the Central Institute of Classical Tamil suggest that this
Bharatha Sakthi epic, if it is within the parameters of laid down objectives of
Central Institute of Classical Tamil, be brought out by CICT. or CICT can
recommend to other suitable institutes and to also request UNESCO to publish
this Universal Epic on the International Yoga day.
His other English works
include 1. The Gospel of Perfect Life 2.Lights on better Life 3.Experiences of
a Pilgrim Soul 4.Secrets of Yoga 5.Yoga for the Modern World 6. Voice of
Thayumanavar 7. Among Immortals 8. Alvar Saints 9. The Soul Sings 10. Yogi and
his words 11. Maxims of Moola Yoga 12. Divine Sparks 13. Sri Krishna and His
Gospel 14. Sankara the world Teacher 15. Saint Thiagaraja 16. Saint Ramalingam
17.Saint Appar and his Hymns 18.Bramma Sutras [ Science of the Self]
19.Revelations of Meikandar 20. This is our Religion etc
