About the Author
Sangita Acārya Thiruvaiyaru S.R. Krishnan (TSR Krishnan) is a multifaceted Vedic scholar, Karņāțaka Sangita Vidwan, composer, musicologist, and author. A celebrated exponent of Nama Sankirtanam and Hari-Katha, he has uniquely bridged the sacred arts with a distinguished 58-year global career in international finance and public service spanning four continents. A gold medalist from the University of Madras, Krishnan achieved elite professional status early in his career as a Fellow of both the Institute of Financial Accountants (UK) and the Royal Chartered Institute of Bankers (UK). Over several decades, he served in senior roles at the Reserve Bank of India, State Bank of India and major international banks in several continents, co-founded two prominent U.S. fiduciary corporations and served as the Special Commissioner for the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. Born into a lineage of Bhagavatās, Krishnan trained under his father, the eminent composer Brahmaśrī Kumāramangalam Srinivasa-Raghavan (Ragasri), and also learned from three legendary Sangita Kalānidhis. As a devoted disciple of HH Maha-Periyavā (Kāñci Śańkarācārya Śri Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati), Krishnan underwent rigorous training in the Vedas and scriptures at Sanskrit College, Madras. Under the direct guidance of "Anna" Subramanian lyer (Ramakrishna Mission) and Brahmaśrī Kāladi Subramanya Shastrigal, he completed his Upanishadic education and mastered the great epics. This book represents the English translation of his widely acclaimed memoirs, capturing a lifetime of divine proximity and profound interactions under the holy feet of the HH Mahā-Periyavā.
Preface
This book is a mirror translation of the Tamil work Periyavā Kāladiyilirundu, published by GIRI Publishing in 2023. A brief background is in order. In 2021, Sri T.S. Ranganathan (Giri) informed me that the Kāmakoți monthly journal was re-starting as a digital e-magazine. He invited me to contribute a monthly series on any of my favorite divine topics. Without hesitation, I immediately accepted to write on Mahā Periyavā, and the title Periyavā Kāladiyilirundu (From the Holy Feet of the Great Saint) jumped out instantly. I told a surprised Ranganathan, "The title has come now, but I will begin writing soon. Periyavā himself will take care of the attempt, as always!" With Periyavā's grace, the monthly series continued for a couple of years. A few months after the Tamil edition was published, the publisher, Sri S. Ramanarayanan, nudged me to write a "mirror translation" in English to reach a wider audience across Bharat and overseas. Although the project remained an idea for some time, Periyavā eventually took care of everything. This book is the result of that Grace.
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