entertain the flow of the streams of Ambrosia that He in him, pumped through out his body, saying that he is not yet dead to enjoy His Grace and desires Him to call him (the saint) unto His Feet at once, throwing an ultimatum that he is not willing to live here in this world like this in an unbearable predicament, having dived deep in the ocean of His Grace also. 6. An attmpt has been made in all humility with my limited knowledge to assess the state of supremacy of the saint, in ladder of spiritual evolution, that he has ascended from the level of Homo Sapiens with His Grace, to the highest pinnacle not only as Homo Sapiens but also as Homo Celestiisp.novo. as he has specifically emphasized that God Civan made Him Civan Himself. 7. A synopsis of the content of Thiruvaachakam and a biographical pen-picture of the saint Maanickavaachagar have been included to facilitate the reader in realizing the ‘Trial and Triumph of the Saint' in the proper perspective. I acknowledge with respects the holy Blessings offered by the Mahasamnithaanam, Head of the Caiva Mutt of Thiruvaaraduthurai who by tradition has been patronising the Thiruvaachakam of Saint Maanickavaachagar having the over-all supervision of the temple at Thiru-P-Perunthurai where God made Maanickavaachagar His own. I am much beholden to Dr.Devasenapathy, Retired Professor of Philosophy for giving an excellent foreword to this work after perusing this volumenous treatise and affording useful critical advice. I am much thankful with kind regards to Dr. S.N. Kandaswamy, Professor of Tamil, Tamil University, Thanjavur for writing affectionately an appreciation for this work. Iam torecord mysincerethankswith kind regardsto Dr. V. Satchidananthan, Professor of English Literature, a patriotic VI
