Raja thatha's blogs: December 2019

Friday, December 27, 2019

Why I am a Hindu?

Translated with minor modifications

P.R.Ramachander

(I read the original text from a great book by pOet Kannadasan. It was called “The meaningful Hindu religion” and wrote this .I felt I am a proud Hindu too)

1.A religion which does not find fault with even a person , who said, “God is not there

2.A religion which does not have a time schedule to visit their temples

3.A religion which does not insist that one should go to Kasi or Rameswaram

4.A religion which does not tell that you have lead your life according to it

5.A religion which has no rule that you have to wear a symbol of that religion

6.A religion which does not have one person controlling it

7.A religion does not pardon even a Hindu who commits a crime

8.A religion to which everything in nature is God

Tree is god (Banyan, Bilwa)

Plant is God (Thulasi)

Stone is god (shiva Linga)

Water is God (sacred rivers)

Wind is God(vayu)

Monkey is God (Hanuman)

Dog is God (Bhairava)

Wild boar is god (Varaha)

Bird is God (Garuda)

Snake is God(Adhisesha)

Plant is God(THulasi)

Fish is God (Mathsya)

Wood cutter is God (Parasurama)

Plough man is God(Bala Rama)

Cow herd is God (Krishna)

9.A religion which says ,

You are God, I am god.

All that we see is God

10.A religion which prays,

May all the world be Happy

11.A religion which says,

Worship the God whom You like,

It comes to me, like rain water reaching the sea

12.A religion which is not based on just one sacred book

A religion who does not have a founder

13.A religion whose books teach just life to Humanity

Ramayana

To uphold truth and remove wrong passion

Mahabharatha

To remove the desire to posses earth

Bhagwatha

To tell you about your duty

Artha Sastra

To teach you politics

Ayurveda , sidha sastra

For medical treatment

Vimana Sasthra

To build planes

Vedic Mathematics

for education

Yogic science,

For building heath

For construction

Vasthu Sasthra

Astrology

To studyplanets

14.A religion which does convert any one by war, bribe, force

15.The religion which propagated Ahimsa and vegetarianism

16.A religion without a single sacred book

17.A Religion which shows way to salvation

18.A religion which teaches tolerance and peace

19.A religion whose temples are form of human life

20.The religion that taught us the secret of management of world

Ad infinitum we can keep on telling about our religion

Let us be proud to belong to this great religion

Thursday, December 26, 2019

Books (97) compiled/translated by me which are freely available on line

Books compiled/translated by me which are freely available on line

By
P.R.Ramachander

I started translation of stotras and religious books when I was 60.I am trying to find out how much I have done so far 97 books and I am already 80

,I myself was surprised to see that I the robot under guidance of my master , the GOD have either translated or compiled 97 books during this period. (approximately 20000 typed pages).This includes several epics , religious books , Upanishads, sahasra namams, books on Brahmin rituals , dance dramas based on Carnatic music , stories illustrating proverbs and very many other things. I have a humble requests to all my friends. Do go through the list and if you are interested in glancing any book, just click the Url. May God bless you all my friends. Ramachander
https://rajathathablog.blogspot.com/2019/12/books-compiledtranslated-by-me-which.html

From Puranas

1.Valmiki Ramayanam from Sanskrit - englishvalmikiramayanam.blogspot.com/

2. Kamba Ramayanam From Tamil - englishkambaramayanam.blogspot.com/

3.Adhyathma Ramayanam from Malayalam - rajathathas.blogspot.com/

4. Sundara Kandam- stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/in24.htm

5.Madhvacharya’s SAmkshepa Sundara Kandam- http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2016/01/madhvacharyas-samkshepa-sundara-kandam.html

6.Samkshepa Sundara Kandam- http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/samkshepa-sundara-kandam_20.html

7. Devi Mahathmyam – http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/devi-mahathmyam-or-chandi-path.html

8.Bhagawad Gita in verse - http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/bhagawad-gita-in-english-verse.html

9. .Yaksha Prasnam https://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/yaksha-prasnam.html

10.Vishnu Sahasranamam http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/vishnu-sahasranamam.html

11.Lalitha Sahasranamam http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/lalitha-sahasranamam.html

12.Lalitha Sahasranamam Phala Sruthi http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/lalitha-sahasranama-phala-sruthi.html

13.Lalitha Trishathi http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/lalitha-trishathi.html

14.Shiva sahasranamam http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/shiva-sahasranamam.html

15. Lakshmi Sahasranamam http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2010/11/sri-lakshmi-sahasranamam.html

16.Ayyappa Sahasranamam http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2010/10/sri-ayyappa-sahasra-namam.html

17. Sri Krishna Kanamrutham -

http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2010/06/sri-krishna-karnamrutham-nectar-to-ears.html

http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2010/03/introduction-to-sri-krishna.html

http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2010/03/sri-krishna-karnamrutham-chapter-i.html

http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2010/03/sri-krishna-karnamrutham-chapter-ii.html

http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2010/03/sri-krishna-karnamrutham-chapter-iii.html

18.Rama Gita from Uthara Kanda https://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2017/06/rama-gita-from-uthara-kanda-of.html

58.Bhaja Govindam -- http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/bhaja-govindam-of-adhi-shankara.html

59.Lalithambal Shobanam (Tamil) http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2010/11/lalithambal-shobhanam-tamil.html

60.Prasnothara Rathna Malika http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/adhi-shankaras-prasnothara-rathna.html

61.Mariamman Thaluttu (Tamil) - http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/mariamman-thalattu-tamil.html

62 Devi Narayaneeyam https://devinarayaneeyam.blogspot.com/2016/10/introduction_29.html

63.Devi Patam https://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2016/08/devi-patam-namaskaram-prayer-to-goddess.html

64.Avadhootha Gita https://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2017/06/avadhootha-gita-english-translation.html

65. Sri Rama Karnamrutham https://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2017/07/sri-rama-karnamrutham.html

66.Sri Narayaneeyamrutham (tamil) https://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2019/04/srimad-narayaneeyamrutham-from-tamil.html

67.Sri Rama Ashtapadhi https://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2019/05/sri-rama-ashtapadhi-sri-rama-kavi.html

68.Thulasi Pattu http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2018/10/thulasi-pattu.html

69.Thirumandiram https://rajathathablog.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-tirumandrima-selected-350-stanzas_40.html

70. Shiva Vakkiam https://rajathathablog.blogspot.com/2018/05/shiva-vakkiam-of-shiva-vakkiar_50.html

71.Chandra Shekara Saraswathi SAhasranam https://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2019/12/poojya-sri-chandra-shekarendra.html

72.Jagannatha Sahasranamam https://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2013/05/jagannatha-sahasra-nama-stotram_4525.html

73. Aparokshanubhuthi https://www.advaita-vedanta.org/texts/aparokshanubhuti_eng.pdf

74.Mangadu Amman Kamakshi amman vara padalkal -1 http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2010/11/mangadu-kamakshi-aru-vara-padalagal-set.html

75. Mangadu Amman Kamakshi amman vara padalkal -2 http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2010/11/mangadu-kamakshi-aru-vara-padalgal-set.html

76.Andal’s THirupavai http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/andals-thiruppavai.html

77. Thiruvembavai http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/thiruvembavai-tamil.html

78. Prayer book in English for Indian Child https://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2019/12/prayer-book-for-every-hindu-child-in.html

79. Tamil prayer book in English for Tamil child https://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2019/12/short-tamil-prayers-addressed-to.html

80.An E book of prayers addressed to Ganesa( 25 Ganesa prayers) https://dokumen.tips/documents/e-book-from-kanchi-periva-forum-xayimgcom-nbsppdf-filebala-ganapathi.html

Bhajan Literature

80. Nurani Shastha preethi songs- nuranisasthapreethi.blogspot.com/

81.Sastha Kalyana Manjari of Villivakam - http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2013/05/sri-sastha-kalyana-manjari-by-villi.html

82.E book on prayers to Goddess Kamakshi https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwuDCferB6sJVC1LMTZ1NFlfQTA/edit

82 a Vemana SAtakam https://rajathathablog.blogspot.com/2018/03/vemana-satakam-essence-of-dharma.html

83. Stotra Chinthamani https://www.shastras.com/mantras-and-rituals/stotra-chinthamani/

Musical Dramas

84..Nandanar Charitham http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2013/01/nandanar-charithram-of-gopala-krishna_1266.html

85.Nauka Chritham http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2015/04/nauka-charithram-of-saint-thyagaraja.html

86.Prahladha Bhakthi Vijayam http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2015/04/prahladha-bhakthi-vijayam-introduction.html

87.Savithri puranam translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2011/08/savithri-puranam-by-neelakanta-sivan.html

88.Madhava Geetham (D.Pattammal) http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2012/10/madhava-geetham.html

89.Kumara Sambhavam (D.Pattammal) http://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2012/10/kumara-sambhavam.html

90.THyagopanishad https://translationsofsomesongsofcarnticmusic.blogspot.com/2016/11/thyagopanishad-of-sritsbalakrishna.html

Books on Brahmin Rituals

91.Samkshepa Dharma Sastram - brahminrituals.blogspot.com/

92. Iyer Marriages-Rules and Rituals

107.E book on Upakarma http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/2014/08/download-e-book-on-upakarma-of-vedic.html

General

93.Tips on Pilgrimage to Rameswaram, Prayag, Varanasi and Gaya http://brahminrituals.blogspot.com/2015/06/tips-to-pilgrimage-to-prayag-varanasi.html

94.Vikramadhithya stories (entire book ) vikramadhithya.blogspot.com/

95. 100 Malayalam proverbs illustrated and explained using stories www.sakthifoundation.org/~sakthi/images/uni5/pdf/English-PDF/Intelligence-Education/Uni5-Education/2-Elementary-Age-5-to-8/Languages-Elementary-%20Age%205%20to%208/Proverbs/Malayalam%20proverbs%20English%20translation.pdf

96. Temples of Kerala https://kupdf.net/download/temples-in-kerala_590d48f7dc0d60692c959e94_pdf

97. E book on Vaiheeswaran koil http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2018/08/read-e-book-on-vaitheeswaran-koil.html

Wednesday, December 25, 2019

One Vadhyar analyses why?

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

One person who was an assistant for another “leader Vadhyar” has written a very huge essay on vadhyars in tamil and published in whatsapp .Here are some of the points he mentioned

1.Vadhyars are not sanyasis nor people who do not have any responsibility.

2.Once upon a time manthras were taught only orally and later books came in Grantha lipi.But nowadays you can get in tamil.Any one who learns it by heart claims he is a Vadhyar

3.There are Vedic Schools but no Schools to train Vadhyars

5.Even fifty years back Vadhyar job always was in Vadhyar family and not outside.

6.The Vadhyars were looked after by Agraharams

7.For every sradha good quality rice,, good veshti and good vegetables were given to Vadhyars apart from a small Dakshina then

8.Very few Vadhyars were practicing in towns and when they have a big ritual, they used to call Vadhyars from nearby Agraharams.When called like that they would be given transport expenses as well as good Dakshina

9.When Brahmins started migrating to cities, Vadhyars also had to go there.They slowly left tuft, pancha Kacham, Chanting of Vedas etc and started having even moustache .

10People started going to sacred spots to do big Vaidheeka Karmas

11.Due to this Vadhyars started demanding more and more Dakshinai

12.Initially they were travelling in cycle, later in scooter, motor cycle and also cars

13.Many Grahasthas did not know how to wear Pancha Kacham and Vadhyars had to assist them

14.Grahashas told if a ceremony was not done properly the sin would go to vadhyars

15.Many people do not repeat the manthras told by vadhyars

16.The house wifes started cooking food for rituals and started employing servants

17.Even contractors are being employed for that

18.More money is being spent by them for decorations , hall rent and feast but they are not willing to increase the fees for Vadhyars

19.Women have not stopped participating in rituals during periods

20.Vaidheekam has become an unwanted affair for many of them

21.They do it only for sake of others finding fault

22.People are doing Sradha only because they are scared of Pithru sapa

22,If our parents were alive and if we give them one cup of coffee per day, it will cost rs 20 is 7300 rupees per year.Can they not spend it on two sradhas, asks the Vadhyar.

23.Bokthas for Sradha are not available and so Vadhyar says , they can call their relatives like son in law, brother in law uncle etc for that purpose.There is no sin at all it is done that way

24,Vadhyar says the manthras of sradha are about 40 pages and they can be learnt by heart and we ourselves can be upadhyaya for our friend and he to us

Monday, December 23, 2019

Very nice Tribute to the Passing Year 2019.... A Poem by Gulzar:

Translation attempt

P.R.Ramachander

(Though I am not an expert in Urdu, I love their poems .I am great fan of Gulzar.I hope he will pardon me for my shoddy attempt)

Oh life , please go slowly,

There are several loans to be repaid

There are some pains to be cured,

There are several duties be done

By going with speed,

Some have become angry, some have left

To make angry people agree is remaining

To make sad people laugh is remaing

Some smiles are still not reachable

Some work also needs definitely to be done

The wishes which ae remaining in this mind,

They remain to be buried

Some relations which were formed , broke down

Some which were uniting, left getting united

Of those broken relations,

The curing of those wounds needs to be done

You go in front and I will come,

Can I afford to leave you and go?

They who have the right to these breaths

Understanding them remains to be done

Oh life go slowly,

Now several loans remain to be repaid

Original text

Ahista chal Zindagi,

Abhi kai Karz Chukana baaki hai.

Kuch Dard Mitana baaki hai,

Kuch Farz Nibhana baaki hai.

Raftaar mein Tere chalne se -

Kuchh Rooth gaye, Kuch Chhut gaye.

Roothon ko Manana baaki hai,

Roton ko Hasana baaki hai.

Kuch Hasraatein abhi Adhuri hain,

Kuch Kaam bhi aur Zaruri hai.

Khwahishen jo Ghut Gayi is Dil mein,

Unko Dafnana baaki hai.

Kuch Rishte Ban kar - Toot gaye,

Kuch Judte-Judte Chhut gaye.

Un Tootte-Chhutte Rishton ke

Zakhmon ko Mitana baki hai.

Tu Aage chal Main aata hoon,

Kya chhod Tujhe Ji paunga ?

In Saanson par Haqq hai Jinka,

Unko Samjhaana baaki hai.

Aahista chal Zindagi,

Abhi kai Karz Chukana baaki hai ....

Saturday, December 21, 2019

My maid servant has not come

Image result for meri bai nahi aai song lyrics

My maid servant has not come

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(A maid servant not coming in a home can be compared to a cyclone, earth quake and Tsunami mixed together for a Housewife .Here is a lteral crying in a funny way by one of them. Some Marathi words are there and so if my translation is not up to mark pardon me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhS5zAP5iB0 )

My maid servant has not come

Today maid servant has not come

The vessels have accumulated a lot

What will happen to me, please tell SAi

My maid servant has not come

I will see to her salary

She who is heroine of herself

She understands,

How to sweep with broom stick

Seperately she also takes

But also in cleaning of bath room

Her hand was there

My maid servant has not come

I will do a cleaning of her,

My maid servant has not come

Her address has gone away

I am dependent on her

She takes advantage of that

I got manicyring done

With great love

By washing vessels they may get broken

In my hands

My maid servant has not come

By looks she is a butcher

My maid servant has not come

Maid servant Khujli has not come

I would bid her good bye

Yes, not even one vessel is left

My maid sevant has not come

Original in English letters

Meri Bhai nahi aayi

Aaj Bhai nahi Aayi

Bharthan pe jum gayi kaai

Kaun majhe bolo sai

Meri Bhai nahi aayi

Kaat loongi pagaar mai uski

Apne aap ko heroine

Voh hai samajhti

Jhadu poche ka

Alag se hai leti

Phir bi bathroom saaf karne main

Uski hai haat ti

Aaj bai nahi aai

Meri bhai nahi aayi

Karungi uski dhulai

Meri bhai nahi aayi

Chal gaya pata uske

Mai depend hum uspe

Isika toh utathi hai who

Faida jumke

Manicure karaya tha maine

Bade hi pyaare se

Bartan dhoke padd gaye chaale

Mere haathon mein

Meeri bhai nahi aayi

Shaqal se hai voh kasai

Meri bhai nahi aayi

Khujili bhai nahi aayi

Kar doongi usko good bye

Haan bachi nahi ek bhi kadhai

Meri bhai nahi aayi

Friday, December 20, 2019

Kalidasa tried to introduce himself to a village belle

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Once Kalidasa , after writing dseveral great works,

Was travelling in a village and he became thirsty,

And saw a village lady drawing water from the well,

And she agreed but wanted to know who he is ?

Kalidasa thought that this rustic village boorish lady ,

May not about him or his very great creations,

And replied “ I am nothing but a traveler and she smiled,

And said” Only sun and moon are travelers and who are you?’

Kalidasa wanted to snub that ignorant lady and replied..

“I am only a guest” and she said “ Youth and wealth ,

Are the only travelers, because there are there day ,

And next day they are not there” and he got angry,

He said I tolerate your silly questions and so I am,

A tolerant person” She smiled and said with a sneer,

“Only earth and tree are two tolerant persons,

You did the earth , throw stones at the tree but they nurture you.”

Then He said “Without getting what I want I wont go,

I am a stubborn person” and the lady said in a calm,

Only the hair and the nail are two stubborn people,

However much we cut them , they continue to grow”

Kalidasa then said , I was expecting to get water from you,

And so I am a fool and she said “only an incapable king,

And the Minister who flatters are fools for the minister,

Tells lies while praising and the king thinks they are truth.”

Then Kalidasa fell at the feet of the lady and she said,

You are a human being first and all other things later,

And you seemed to have not realized this and,

Any one who does not realize he is human being is an ordinary one,

Lord Krishna tries to introduce himself to Radha

Translated by

P.R,Ramachander

Image result for Lord Krishna knocks at the door

Once Radha was in her house and the proud Krishna,

Knocked at her door and she asked him from ,

Behind the door “Who are you?” and Krishna,

Replied “I am Hari” and she said Hari means ,

Monkey and you should better go to the forest ”

Then Krishna replied “Darling I am Krishna”

And she said Krishna means “black”

And so you are a black monkey,

Whom I am greatly scared, go away from here”

Krishna then told her “no darling , I am,

Madhu soodana” which would mean ,

One who hunts for honey and said,

Go to my garden plenty of flowers there.

And poor Krishna not knowing ,

What to do, started going back ,

And she opened the door and toldhim,

“Could you not say that you are my darling”

(कोऽयं द्वारि हरिः प्रयाह्युपवनं शाखामृगस्यात्र किं

कृष्णोहं दयिते बिभेमि सुतरां कृष्णादहं वानरात्।

राधेऽहं मधुसूधनो व्रज लतां तामेव पुष्पान्वितां

इत्थं निर्वचनीकृतो दयितया ह्रीणो हरिः पातु वः॥

Sloka sent to me by one of my very scholarly friends. Thanks to him)

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

The curse of dependent old age

Compiled by

P.R.Ramachander

The second most important problem faced by us is that” There is no one to take care of us at old age especially when we are physically dependent”

Even about 80 years this problem was not there because

1.Every one had several children and some one of them will take care of them

2.Most of the children were financially dependent on their parents

3.All old and young lived in India and after retirement old people used to retire to their native village to live amidst friends and relatives

4. People used to die around 60 years of age when they are not physically dependent

45Every individual in India felt that it is their primary duty to take care of old people

56There were no old age home to go,

At the present time

1. Each of has have one or two children

2. No child is financially dependent on his parent

3. Retired people settle down in the place they retire, far away from their close relations

4. Most of the people live very long, subjected to physically depilating diseases and the curse Alzheimer’s disease

5. Children do not feel that it is their duty to look after their parents

6. There are very large number of old age homes

What can be done

1.Start having a large family with many children

2.Become financially not dependent on your children, if needed do not support them beyond an age as done in foreign countries

3.Before retirement , along with relatives and friends buy flats in the same apartments(your own old age homes)

4,Nothing can be done about old age diseases except suffer and try to lead a healthy life3

5.Nothing can be done to make children realize that it is their duty to look after you

6.If you are financially okay go to an old age home

All these I understand are impractical, Nothing can be done .If God wants you to suffer in old age there is no other option except praying him

Monday, December 16, 2019

Sabarimala Swamy Ayyappan- The second indian with his own post office

Compiled by

P.R.Ramachander

Only two person in India have their own post office, which receives posts addressed to them only

They are

The President of India

And

Sabarimala Sami ayyappan

In case of Sabarimala Ayyappan his post office works only 73 days in a year and his PIN code is 689713.

During these days thousands of letters addressed to the God from all over the world , requesting personal favours and money orders are received, .The post office is managed by a post master and two postal assistants

If you pay rs 300, they will make 12 stamps bearing your photo in the back ground of the temple and these would handed over to you These can used like any other postage stamps . A special cover is also available in the Ayyappan post office

After the season the post office is transferred to Pathanamthitta

I am just another human being

Daily to sing about You I am not Andal

To give you AVal(beaten rice) and get wealth from you , I am not Kuchela

To fondle you , even in my dreams, I am not a Gopi,

When you say “do your duty without attachement,to hear, I am not Arjuna

Daily to repleatedly chant your name, I am not Narada

To open my chest and show you , I am not Hanuman

Thinking a second in my mind and go to attend my job,I am a human being

Oh Madhava, don’t you have willingness to remove my sorrow, I am onlya human being

I give away everything to Krishna

(translated from whatsapp –P.R.Ramachander)

அனுதினம் உன்னைப் பாட அடியேனும் ஆண்டாள் இல்லை

அவல்தந்து செல்வம் வாங்க அட நானும் குசேலன் இல்லை

கனவிலும் உன்னைக் கொஞ்ச கண்ணாநான் கோபியர் இல்லை

கடமைசெய் பலனில்லை என்றால் கேட்கநான் அர்ச்சுனன் இல்லை

தினமுந்தன் நாமம் சொல்லித் திரியநான் நாரதன் இல்லை

திறந்து என் நெஞ்சில் உன்னைக் காட்ட நான் அனுமனும் இல்லை.

மனதிலே ஒருநொடி எண்ணி மறுவேலை பார்க்கப் போகும்

மனிதன்நான் என்துயர் போக்க மாதவா மனமா இல்லை?

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