Monday, December 1, 2025

Sri Dharma Sastha Sthuthi kadambam(Malayalam original, Tamil , My translation)

 Sri  Dharma Sastha  Sthuthi kadambam(Malayalam original, Tamil , My translation)

By

P.R.Ramachander



                         I came  across  the outer cover only  of this  book  some  20 years back ,I understood that  it was published in 1942 by one “Kambankudi Sundaram kolathu iyer who lived in Chelakkara  Puthan Madam.  The book was  published by one  SR SS Narayana Iyer, trivandrumSince  I was from Chelakkara  Village  , I started  searching for that book through appealing to  various friends

    One friend(I forgot  his name)  sent me  the     pages  of that  book  of 1972  edition. With the  help of my friend  , I made  in to a book and once  some 15 years  ago I announced in the face book  that I have this book. This book was republished by one K Parameshwara  Pillai, of Jayachandra  book depot and it had  106 pages

   People  started  asking for a copy  and  I sent  to many people who requested  me.I also  translated all the verses  of the book  in to english.

   Once  in the year 2020  , the son of  sri SS Narayana iyer  requested  the book and printed it in Tamil. He told that  it was being printed in tamil  as per wishes  of his father

 At  this time  a controversy  started  whether  Harivarasanam  , a prayer  in the Kulathu Iyer  book was written by him or by one Janaki Amma,  the daughter of one  of the  old iyer  priests  of Sabari Malai .There  was a huge  demand  for the  pdf of the book  I had

  Recently I saw  a lecture  about  the book and Harivaranam by one  Mr.Vivek .G.Mohan (https://youtu.be/8QdQUrdzclI?si=-EQyryGK9wOh15uI )

  In It he  is discussing about  authorship of  Harivarasanam  and consequently  about this book  He told that it was written in Tamil first.1920  and later in  1963  ,He said  pages  124-146 of the  book was missing.

Recently  I got a pdf  of an old tamil version of the book,it  is published by  one  Kamabangudi  Sundara iyer who is the son of  Kulathur  sundaram iyer ,It  clearly proves  that the tamil  version was not the first  book  published,

 

 You  can download the  original  Malayalam book by  clicking https://drive.google.com/file/d/191XUEZX3q6pUkPSlTEDVpbWpuvNMlmX9/view?usp=sharing

 You can download  tamil  version  by clicking  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aNhfFNAbN-g8xehDtgJHyeSYhZyvWtnF/view?usp=sharing

You  can  download  my translation  by clicking  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G7Nlqr1x6-cpDzSyO7fLLwnHMOMRI-yJ/view?usp=sharing


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