Thoughts of a 79 year old retired Indian scientist , who is an astrologer, a translator of prayers and poems and a story teller to children.
Sruthivani a great magazine, brought out by Trichur chapter of “Kerala Brahmin association Said this in its april 2024 issue
P.R.Ramachander set record in India books of records
P.R.Ramachander who has translated 75 minor Ramayanas , apart from Valmiki Ramayanam(Sanskrit), Kamba Ramayanam (Tamil) and Adhyathma Ramayanam(Malayalam) has got a position in “India book of records”:Apart from this he has also translated 175 prayers addressed to Rama, though he is 84 years old,
My dear Friends,
Saptha varnangalaal(Malayalam)
By the seven colours
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
1.Saptha varnangalal shobhithamaayoru,
Maanathe mazhavillinnu yendhu chandam
Kodakar varnande mauliyil choodiya
Varna mayil peelikku yere chandham
What a prettiness to the rainbow in sky
Which shines in several different colours
The coloured peacock feather tucked,
In the head of he who is colouredin summer cloud
2.Manja pattu udayaada chuthri nilkkunnoru
Mukkuthi poovinnu yendhu chandham
Amma yesodha jnori vechu uduthiya
Peethambara pattinnu yere chandham
What a prettiness to the Mukuthi flower
Which stands with yellow silk tied to it
The mother yasoda wearing a yellow silk
Which she has tied tucked in properly is more pretty
3.Moovanthi nerathuputhulaninjidunna
Muthathe mullakku yendhu chandham
Mandasmitha pozhiyumaa kannande
Muthuari pallukal yere chandam
The jasmine plant of the home courtyard
Which makes torrential floweing in the dusk is pretty
That Krishna who showers smiles, showing
Teeth like white pearls is more pretty
4.Thulli kalichu aadi odi nadakkunna
Kathra kidaangalkku menthu chandham
Paimpal kidavine mathikudikkunna
Bala gopalannanere chandam
The pretty calves which move about
Jumping , playing and running are pretty
But the boy bala gopala who drinks milk,
Keeping away the calves of cow is more pretty
Euology on my 80th bithday
Written on my eightieth birthday
by
TAMBRAHM GNANA PARIVAR
Vasu Iyengar · 18 January 2021
TGP is
blessed to greet
Shri P.R,Ramachanderji
an erudite
scholar par excellence, on his 80th Birthday today
Our pranaams
and best wishes to a great personality on this yet another milestone in Sirs's
life
We pray to
Lord Guruvayurappan to bless the couple with health, wealth and happiness all
their life
அனந்த கோடி நமஸ்காரங்கள்
ஆயிரம் பிறை கண்டவர்
முதிர்ந்தவயதிலும்
முதுமைகொள்ளாத இளைஞன்
முன்றின்று காரியங்கள் நடத்திட
நல்லதலைவன்
மக்களுக்கு சிறப்பாய்
சேவைசெய்த அறிஞன்
சிறந்த பணிகள் இவர் வாழ்க்கை பணிகள்
அப்படியான இவர் பணிகள் தொடர வாழ்த்தி நிற்போம்
வாழ்க வாழ்க வளமுடன் பல்லாண்டு
Endless
crores of Namaskarams
He has
seen 1000 full moons
A young
man not becoming old
Even at
ripe old age
A good
leader
Who will
stand first to get things done
A wise
man who is there to do service to people
His life’s
works are good works
Let us
grett him to continue , more and more good
works
Livi,
live, long live with prosperity
குருகடாக்ஷத்துடனும் ஸ்ரீ மஹா பெரியவா ஆசிர்வாதத்துடனும் பரிபூரண தேக ஆரோக்கியத்துடன் சிறப்புடன் வாழ பிராத்திக்கிறோம்.
இந்த நாளும் வரும் எல்லா நாட்களிலும் அவர் மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் இருக்க எல்லாம் வல்லவனிடம் பிரார்த்தனை செய்து கொள்கிறேன்
We pray him to
live long healthy life with aseervadams of
Maha Periyava
I am praying that
he should live happily today and all days
Convergence of Science and Sanatana Dharma.
By
Rajeswari P Ranganathan
On 18 January 1940 , a multifaceted genius was born in Palakkad district.Originally from Puducode Agraharam in Palakkad district, he spent his childhood and teenage years in both Hyderabad and Chelakkara (adjoining Palakkad&Trichur) before moving to Tamilnadu for pursuing higher studies.Completed his post-graduate degree in Mathematics in 1960 and obtained Professional Statisticians’ Diploma in Agricultural Statistics from the Indian Agricultural Statistical Research Institute, New Delhi, in the year 1963 and continued Statistics/Economics from Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
His biography says << He has carried out 37 years of scientific research in four different, premier agricultural Institutes as Head of the Section of Statistics. His specialized areas of interest include statistical applications to perennial crops, biometrical genetics, insect ecology and epidemiology. Some of his major achievements are his contribution to seedling selection technique in areca nut using Selection Index (which has since been included in the recommended package of practices for this crop), identification of suitable climate for growing extra-long-staple cotton, studies on statistical applications to insect ecology, development of software, for the first time in India, for comprehensive guidance of horticultural farmers and, also, several computer applications including systems analysis and modelling. He has published over 150 research papers, five popular articles and two books while in service.
He is a multi-faceted personality with hobbies such as cartooning, astrology, anthropology and history.
He was recognized as the ‘Fellow of Indian Genetic Society' in 1967 by Indian Genetic Society, New Delhi, and as `International Man of the Millennium’ and one of '2000 Outstanding Scientists of Twentieth Century ' by International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England, in 1999>>
Coming to the Dharma part, Puducode Rama Iyer Ramachander] blogs in the name Raja Thatha (grandfather in Palakkad Tamizh) Ramachander mama has been a regular contributor to Hindupedia, Celextal.org, Stotra-Ratna and has been rendering a great service to uphold the spirit of Sanatana Dharma.He has thousands of translations (sholkas.stotras.ashtakams,bhujangams,sahasranamas,...) to his credit. An endless list, I must say. Besides, Mama has published books on Rudram, Lalita Sahasranama etc. As on today, Mama has so far translated 2000 stotras and equal number of Krithis and hundreds of pieces on Kerala temples.
Shri Ramachander Mama neither brags about the greatness of our Dharma nor he laments about the inability of the younger generation to follow our tradition. No chest-thumping either. Mama continues to engage in his passion irrespective of the outcome. I have admired his prowess to take nuanced stance in traditional practices. His proficiency in at least half a dozen languages is a boon and we are blessed to get access to his works in a single click!! Treasure trove apart, Ramachander mama is an inspiration and icon for the younger generation. I am sure, many among us are enjoying the fruits of his hard work. His FB timeline speaks volume about his commitment and colossal contribution to Sanatana Dharma.
As they say, behind the success of every man, there is a woman. Mama derives inspiration from wife, Smt Jayalakshmi. Pranams to both Ramachander Mama&Jayalakshmi Mami.
Poem –dead body
Based
on tamil poem by Adhiths Karikalan
By
P.R.Ramachander
The pretty
name kept by our parents,
The silly
name kept by college
mates
And
the lovely names kept by our darling
Changes
in to “corpse”
The
pretty dress worn as a baby
The flamboyant dress worn as lad
The
loving dress brought by our
darling
Changes in to
“rag”
Does the
darling wife who loved,
The friends
who spent time chatting
And
our own kids whom we loved
Give away the life with us
Does
the body as boy that went to school
Does the healthy
and lovely body as youth
And the body which limped with a
stick
Not give away
its soul and lay there like a
doll
The siblings who told That they will give their life,
The
darling wife who said , “I will die before you”
And the loving children who said
they will not allow me to die,
Are all
standing there but dumb for the moment
The
relatives who said they were
my uncles
The
lovely ladies who said
they were my aunts
And
hundreds of cousins who teased me and made
me giggle
Are standing there saying they are no
one to us
In
this world to which you have come,
In
the body that was
given by HIM
Who is your
relation now ,
Are they those
who carry us to cremate
Why was Gita told?
By
Raja Thatha
(As told to his grand
children)
King Pandu the younger brother of King Drutharashtra was ruling over Hasthinapur. While King Pandu had five sons, King Drutharashtra had one hundred sons and a daughter.
Unfortunately King Pandu died early. Because of this all the 106 children were brought up together. Maithree asked, “Thatha, it means they need not go to school and school would come to them.” Raja Thatha replied, “That is true Maithree and that is what happened. These children were taught by a great teacher called Drona and also by another teacher called Krupa. Time passed. The sons of Drutharashtra always quarreled with the sons of Pandu. They all grew big .They all got married and had children.” Rohan replied, “Thatha, then one school would not be sufficient.”
Thatha replied, “That is true Rohan. But what happened was the eldest son of Drutharashtra, whose name was Duryodhana, wanted to become the king after Drutharashtra. But he was much younger than the sons of Pandu. So by deceiving them, he drove them away. Our God who was born as Lord Krishna decided to help the sons of Pandu. He went and requested Duryodhana to give at least five houses for Pandavas instead of a big country. The children chorused, “That is not fair Thatha. How can they be satisfied by five houses? If he did not give even that, he must be a very bad man.” But Duryodhana refused. So the Pandavas decided to go for a war with Duryodhana, The grandfather of Pandavas and Duryodhana as well as their teachers decided to fight for Duryodhana. This is because he was their king, On the day of the war both armies came face to face. God Krishna who was driving the chariot of Arjuna took the chariot in the middle of the armies. Suddenly Arjuna realized that he had to kill his grand father, teachers and cousins to win the war. This made him very sad. So he told God Krishna, that he will not fight. He told him that if he had to kill all of them, their children will not have father and they will suffer. “ Maithree jumped up, raised her hand and told, “I agree with Arjuna.” Rohan and Yamini also nodded their heads.
Then Krishna advised Arjuna that what he is thinking is wrong. Bad people whoever they are should be killed. If this is not done they would trouble more people. But Arjuna was not convinced. Maithree told, “Thatha I think I understand. The other day some body told me that our neighbor aunty was troubled by a robber. Suppose you simply keep quiet, these robbers will start troubling all of us.” Thatha said “Amen.” And concluded What Lord Krishna told and did to convince Arjuna is called the “Song of the God” .This is the meaning of its name “Bhagawad Gita”. This is possibly our greatest religious book. I would try to tell you what the book tells in the form of stories.
Ten acts which are undesirable
Translated from tamil
By
P.R.Ramachander
1.Son should not see Father’s tears
2.Mother should not hear about bad name of her son
3.You should not shw off 6your wealth before siblings
4.There shuld not be suspicion between married couple
5.The winner should not have pride
6.Even for a second a leader should not have instability
7.Should not find fault with a rich person when he lost his wealth
8.Shoulld not be glad of even your enemies death
9.Should not take food even when you are very hungry in a home who disrespect you
10.Should not stop a person from doing charity
