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has been narrated by Kandaswamy pillai (1964) in the introduction to his commentary for Thiruvaachakam. Dr. Pope wrote a letter to the, then Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Sri.S.Subramania Iyer. The upper part of that letter was wet and the words were disfigured. Dr. Pope wrote thus: “I am conscious that the upper part of this letter has become wet and the words not legible. I thought of writing another letter. But the actual fact how the letter became wet. did not allow me to tear this letter. For sometime past I have the habit of inscribing a line of Thiruvaachakam at the top of every letter that I write and then alone the contents of my letter will follow. In the same way I wrote out a line of Thiruvaachakam at the top of this letter. My eyes without my knowledge have poured out profuse tears as to distort the upper part of the letter. I noticed after blotting the letter that the words were erased out by my own tears. Having noticed the miracle and impact of the words of Thiruvaachakams on my mind I did not wish to destroy this letter as I thought it fit that the tears aroused by Thiruvaachakam are to be cherished and so I have despatched it as such. Excuse me”. How »ieasant it is to hear this marvel. Actually I myself was moved and wept for a while when I read this matter for the first time. 93