Jain Journal 1977 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

Page 47

Correspondence
Sir,
In his article entitled "Tamil Puranas' appeared in your issue of January 1977, the author has stated that 'Sripurana' has not yet been published. This is not correct. The University of Madras has published this work in 1943 and another print also followed it. Late Venkatarajulu Reddiar, a prominent Tamil Scholar, has edited this work. First he thought of translating it in Tamil but later changed his idea and published it in original form. Even now Jainas of Tamil Nadu keep this purana beside the idol and worship.
There are references in the commentaries of Tamil grammars about some other puranas written by Jaina Acaryas. In fact we have quotations from 'Santhipuranam' a work lost.
Yours etc.
S. Thanyakumar Secretary, Jain Youth Forum, Madras
Feb 26, 1977
Sir,
I am really thankful to Sri Thanyakumar for adding it to my knowledge that 'Sripurana' has since been published. My statement was, however, based on Prof. A. Chakravarti's book 'Jaina Literature in Tamil (pages 126-127, revised edition edited by Dr. K. V. Ramesh and brought out by Bharatiya Jnanapith in 1974). I shall be glad if you kindly publish Sri Thanyakumar's letter in the Journal for providing readers with the additional information contained therein.
Yours etc. Rama Kant Jain, Lucknow
Mar 17, 1977