शिवज्ञानबोध (मेय्कण्डार - शैव सिद्धान्त का आधारभूत दार्शनिक सूत्र ग्रन्थ)

அன்பளிப்பு :
தஞ்சாவூர்
நடராஜபிள்ளை உலகநாதன் M.A.B.T
PREFACE.
A few words will suffice to introduce the book to the
public. The original work is regarded as the Muthal Nûl,
Revealed book of the Saiva Religion and Siddhanta Philo-
sophy. When I first began the translation, I was rather diffi-
dent about the sort of reception it will meet with in the hands
of the public ; but, since, I have been able to discuss some
of the subjects herein contained with many intelligent
persons, belonging to all shades of opinion, Hindu and
Christian, and all of them have spoken appreciatively of
the work. I have also received assurances from several
valued friends about the importance of the work. Besides,
from the facts I set out below, I am led to believe that the
time of appearance of this book is quite opportune. Within
the last two or three weeks I have come across three im-
portant publications, which have prepared the public mind,
here and in England, for an appreciative study of the
Tamil, Moral, Religious and Philosophical writings. I refer
to the Rev. Doctor G. U. Pope’s paper on ‘Ethics of Modern
Hinduism’, Professor P. Sundram Pillai’s ‘Some milestones
in the History of Tamil Literature’ or ‘The age of Tirugnana
Sambantha’ and the recent article of the Rev. G. M. Cobban
in the Contemporary Review, entitled ‘Latent Religion of
India.’ Of these, ‘Some milestones’ contain an elaborate
critical resume of the History of the Saiva Literature in
Tamil from the 5th century down to the 13th century ; and
the other contributions contain a review of the Saiva Ethics