Curses

Curses

Translated from Tamil

By

P.R.Ramachander

(I found  many people have  written about this,I have translated  with some changes)

There are  thirteen types   of curses viz

1.Sthree  Sapam( curse of a lady)

2.Pretha  Saapam (Curse   of the dead body)

3.Brahmana Saapam(  Curse of a Brahmin)

4.Sarpa  Saapam(Curse  of a serpent)

5.Pithru Sapam (Curse  of dead ancestors)

6.Go Saapam(Curse  of the cow)

7.Bhoomi Saapam (Curse  of earth)

8.Ganga Saapam ( Curse  of water)

9.Vruksha  Saapam(Curse  of a tree)

10.Deiva Saapam(Curse  of gods)

11.Rishi Saapam(Curse  by sages)

12.Muni Saapam (Curse of village  gods)

13.Kula deiva Saaapam (Curse of the clan god)

1.Sthree  Sapam( curse of a lady)

       This is received by us when we ill treating   or deceiving  a lady or when we do not support our mother/sister, or  by neglecting wife .Our family would get  destroyed by this.

 2.Pretha  Saapam (Curse   of the dead body)

     When before a dead body  , if we talk   bad of the dead person or if we jump over the dead body or if we  try to stop the  cremation/burial of the dead body or if we prevent the relation of friend of the dead body to do final honours.  That person’s   life span would reduce by this curse.

3.Brahmana Saapam(  Curse of a Brahmin)

    It is the curse  given by a Brahmin, when we ill treat or trouble him.  If the  Brahmin who curses  follows all rituals  of a Brahmin , the person will suffer in various ways. This can go only if that concerned  Brahmin  pardons us.

4.Sarpa  Saapam(Curse  of a serpent)

This comes if the person kills or ill treats  the serpent. This also comes by placement  of Rahu or Kethu in a person’s  horoscopes. Delay in marriage or absence of children will result

5.Pithru Sapam (Curse  of dead ancestors)

  If a person does not do proper rituals for the  dead ancestors  or  ill treats old parents  when they were  alive this will result .Absence of male children in the family  , mental retarding of children or infant death of children will result .By doing proper rituals in certain pilgrimage centres would help.

6.Go Saapam(Curse  of the cow)

   Treating cow badly  , troubling it, selling it for killing   , not giving when it is thirsty  etc may lead to curse  of the cow.All sort of problems   will occur to the family.

7.Bhoomi Saapam (Curse  of earth)

Needlessly hitting  the earth, unnecessarily   digging it ,  taking by force some body’s land etc will lead to this curse.It will lead to  great  unbeatable   pain to the person.

8.Ganga Saapam ( Curse  of water)

Spoiling  drinking water, making running river dirty or  not giving drinking water  to a thirsty person    would cause this. The person who does it will not get water  when he needs it.

9.Vruksha  Saapam(Curse  of a tree)

      Cutting a living tree , making a fruit yielding tree die, burning tree , cutting away  trees to build  a home would cause  this curse,Due to this curse ,  the person would suffer  by ill health    and would not be able to return loans taken by him.

10.Deiva Saapam(Curse  of gods)

        Discontinuing  worship in the middle  ,  using bad words against gods, making others  not believing in God leads  to this curse. Your family will split because of this. You would suffer  poverty , however much you earn.

11.Rishi Saapam(Curse  by sages)

      Insulting sages, godly people  and devotees of Gods  leads to this curse .The person’s  family would  get destroyed  because  of this.

12.Muni Saapam (Curse of village  gods)

        Stopping  the  worship of village Gods and talking an insulting way   about them causes  this.Without the blessing of these gods, the person would not be able to complete any job he undertakes.Black magic will   work against him.

13.Kula deiva Saaapam (Curse of the clan god)

   Each family worships  Some God or other , wherever they go ,Forgetting such gods would lead to this curse.The persons home will always be surrounded by sorrow , de to this curse