First Edition§
Copyright © 2007
by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami§
Saivite Hindu Religion, Book Four for Children Ages 8 to 10 is part of a six-book children’s course initially based on Saiva Neri, a course prepared by the Educational Publications Department of the Government of Sri Lanka in 1979.§
Original English material by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami. Translations in Tamil by Appasamy Kuppusamy (Malaysia). Malay translation rendered by Usha Rani Kuppusamy (Malaysia). French translation provided by Monsieur Jean-Samuel Sahai (Guadaloupe, France). Back cover photograph by P. Ganesan (Malaysia). Cover photo courtesy of Parmarth Niketan (Rishikesh, India). §
Saivite Hindu Religion, Book Four for Children Ages 8 to 10 is published by Himalayan Academy. All rights are reserved. This book may be used to share the Hindu Dharma with others on the spiritual path, but reprinted in quantities over fifty only with the prior written consent of the publisher. Designed, typeset and edited by the sannyasin swamis of the Saiva Siddhanta Yoga Order, 107 Kaholalele Road, Kapaa, Hawaii, 96746-9304 USA.§
Cover photo: The rishikumars of Parmarth Niketan gather for worship on the banks of the Ganga River at Rishikesh, India. These are orphaned and underprivileged children who are living at the ashram, going to school and learning Hindu religion.§
Back photo: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami with students of the Saivite Hindu Religion class at a temple in Penang, Malaysia. At Bodhinatha’s right is Sivaram Eswaran, who teaches the class. Arumugaswami is to Bodhinatha’s left.§
PRINTED IN MALAYSIA BY SAMPOORNA PRINTERS SDN BHD BY ARRANGEMENT WITH UMA PUBLICATIONS §
Library of Congress Control Number 2006923774 §
ISBN: 978-0-945497-84-4 (HARDCOVER)§
978-1-934145-52-4 (EBOOK)§