இரவு நேர சிந்தனை Thought during night time

இரவு நேர சிந்தனை

Thought   during  night time

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

உலகம் ஒரு விசித்திரமான கல்லூரி 🎓

World  is a peculiar college

 

இங்கே பாடம் சொல்லிக் கொடுத்துத் தேர்வு வைப்பது இல்லை…

தேர்வு வைத்த பிறகே பாடம் கற்பிக்கப்படுகிறது 📖✨

 

Here exams do not follow  teaching but teaching is done after exams

 

அரிய சாதனைகள் அனைத்தும் வலிமையினால் 💪 அல்ல; விடாமுயற்சியினால்தான் 🙌.

 

Rare  achievements are  not due  to our strength but by trying without end

 

ஆசையில்லாத முயற்சியால் பயனில்லை ❌

முயற்சியில்லாத ஆசையாலும் பயனில்லை ❌

 

There is nouse  by efforts   without desires

There  is also no  useof desire without effort

 

சலிப்பவன் ஒவ்வொரு வாய்ப்பிலும் ஆபத்தைப் பார்க்கிறான் ⚠️

சாதிப்பவன் ஒவ்வொரு ஆபத்திலும் வாய்ப்பைப் பார்க்கிறான் 🌟

 

The  one who gets disappointed sees  danger  in all efforts

The one who achieves sees chances in every   danger

 

👉 பிரச்சனைகளை நாம் தீர்க்கத் தயங்கினால்,

அவை நம்மைத் தீர்த்து விடும்…

 

If we hesitate  to end  problems

They  will see   end of us

 

ஆகையால் வாழ்க்கை உன் வசமாகவோ 🌷,

விஷமாகவோ 🕸️ இருப்பது உன் கைகளில் தான் 🙏

 

So life  being in your control or your poison

Is within your hands

 

இன்று செய்த தவறுகளை மன்னித்து 🕉️

எல்லோருக்கும் எல்லா நன்மைகளும் அருள்வாயாக இறைவா 🌺

 

Oh God please pardon mistakes   done today

And shower all  that is good on every one

 

கவலைகளை மறக்க இயற்கை தந்த வரம் – தூக்கம் 😴

எனவே கவலையின்றி நிம்மதியாகத் தூங்குங்கள் 🌌

 

The boon given by nature  to forget worries  is sleep

And so  without worries   sleep  happily

എന്താണ് മരുന്നുകൾ? What are the medicines?

എന്താണ് മരുന്നുകൾ?

What  are  the medicines?

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

1.      നേരത്തെ ഉറങ്ങുന്നതും നേരത്തെ എഴുന്നേൽക്കുന്നതും ഔഷധമാണ്.

Getting up  early   and sleeping early  are  medicines

2.      പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ ദൈവത്തെ സ്മരിക്കുന്നത് ഔഷധമാണ്.

Meditaing on God in the  morning  is medicine

3.      യോഗ, പ്രാണായാമം, വ്യായാമം, ധ്യാനം എന്നിവ ഔഷധങ്ങളാണ്.

Yoga, Pranayama , exercise   and meditation   are medicines

4.      രാവിലെയും വൈകുന്നേരവും നടക്കുന്നതും ഔഷധമാണ്.

Walking  in the morning   and  evening   are  medicines

5.      ഉപവാസം എല്ലാ രോഗങ്ങൾക്കും ഔഷധമാണ്.

Starvation as penance  is  medicine  to all diseases

6.      സൂര്യപ്രകാശവും ഔഷധമാണ്.

Sunlight    is also  a medicine

7.      മൺപാത്രത്തിലെ വെള്ളം കുടിക്കുന്നത് ഒരു ഔഷധമാണ്.

Drinking water from mud pot  is a medicine

8.      കൈകൊട്ടലും ഔഷധമാണ്.

Clapping hand   is also a medicine

9.      നന്നായി ചവയ്ക്കുന്നത് ഔഷധമാണ്.

Chewing  well is also  a medicine

10.   വെള്ളം കുടിക്കുന്നതും ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കുന്നതും ഔഷധങ്ങളാണ്.

Drinking water and eating food   with  interest   are medicines

11.   ഭക്ഷണം കഴിച്ച് വജ്രാസനത്തിൽ ഇരിക്കുന്നത് ഔഷധമാണ്.

Sitting in Vajrasana  after   eating food  is a medicine

12.   സന്തോഷവാനായിരിക്കാൻ തീരുമാനിക്കുന്നത് ഔഷധമാണ്.

Deciding to live  happily  is a medicine

13.   ചിലപ്പോൾ, നിശബ്ദത ഔഷധമാണ്.

Some times   being silent  is also  medicine

14.   ചിരിയും തമാശകളും ഔഷധങ്ങളാണ്.

Laughter  and jokes  are  medicines

15.   സംതൃപ്തി ഔഷധമാണ്.

Satisfied  living is a medicine

16.   മനസ്സിൻ്റെയും ശരീരത്തിൻ്റെയും സമാധാനമാണ് ഔഷധം.

Peace  of mind  and body  isa medicine

17.   സത്യസന്ധതയും പോസിറ്റിവിറ്റിയും ഔഷധങ്ങളാണ്.

Telling truth   and being positive  are  medicines

18.   നിസ്വാർത്ഥ സ്നേഹവും വികാരങ്ങളും ഔഷധങ്ങളാണ്.

Selfless  love and emotions   are  medicines

19.   മറ്റുള്ളവർക്ക് നന്മ ചെയ്യുന്നത് ഔഷധമാണ്.

Doing good   to others  is a medicine

20.   പുണ്യം നൽകുന്ന കാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്നത് ഔഷധമാണ്.

Doing blessed  acts  is a medicine

21.   മറ്റുള്ളവരുമായി ഇണങ്ങി ജീവിക്കുന്നത് ഔഷധമാണ്.

Living comfortably  and happily  with others  is a medicine

22.   ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കുന്നതും കുടുംബത്തോടൊപ്പം സമയം ചെലവഴിക്കുന്നതും ഔഷധമാണ്.

Eating food and  spending time  along with family  is medicine

23.   ഓരോ നല്ല സുഹൃത്തും പണമില്ലാത്ത ഒരു സമ്പൂർണ്ണ മെഡിക്കൽ സ്റ്റോറാണ്.

Each good friend  is a complete  medical  store without money

24.   തണുപ്പും തിരക്കും ആരോഗ്യവും ഉത്സാഹവും ഉള്ളത് ഔഷധമാണ്.

Cold climate , crowd, having health  and enthusiasm are  medicines 

25.   ഓരോ പുതിയ ദിവസവും പൂർണ്ണമായി ആസ്വദിക്കുന്നത് ഔഷധമാണ്.

Enjoying every  new day  completely  is a medicine

26.   അവസാനം... ഈ സന്ദേശം ആർക്കെങ്കിലും അയച്ച് ഒരു നല്ല കാര്യം ചെയ്യുമ്പോഴുള്ള സന്തോഷവും ഔഷധമാണ്.  പ്രകൃതിയുടെ മഹത്വം മനസ്സിലാക്കുന്നത് ഔഷധമാണ്.

At last the joy we  get of sending this message which is a  good actis a medicineUnderstanding  greatness of nature  is medicine

How To talk with people

How  To talk with people

 

Translated  by 

P.R.Ramachander

 

With   mother   -talk with love

With father –talk with culture

With  teacher –talk  with humility

With wife- Talk  truthfully

With brother –Talk  to be limited

With  sister-Talk  with affection

With babies-Talk with enthusiasm

With relatives –Talk with sympathy

With friends –Talk with  right 

With boss –Talk with humility

With customers- Talk  with honesty

With employess- Talk with humanness

With  politician- Talk with care

With God-  Talk silently

 

THanthaikal(Fathers)

THanthaikal(Fathers)

 

By

Gurupadha Dasa

 

Translated  by

P.R.Ramachander

 

(This tamil  poem lists  nine type of Fathers)

 

 

தவமது செய்தே பெற்றெடுத்தவன் முதற் பிதா!

தனை வளர்த்தவன் ஒரு பிதா!

தயையாக வித்தையைச் சாற்றினவன் ஒரு பிதா!

சார்ந்த சற்குரு ஒரு பிதா!

அவம் அறுத்து ஆள்கின்ற அரசு ஒரு பிதா!

நல்ல ஆபத்து வேளை தன்னில்

"அஞ்சல்' என்று உற்றதுயர் தீர்த்துள்ளோர் ஒரு பிதா!

அன்புளம் உளோன் ஒரு பிதா!

கவளம் இடும் மனைவியைப் பெற்றுளோன் ஒரு பிதா!

கலி தவிர்த்தவன் ஒரு பிதா!

காசினியில் இவரை நித்தம் பிதா என்றுளம்

கருதுவது நீதியாகும்

 

One  who did  penance   and gave  birth to us one father

The one who  grew us  up  , one father

He who with mercy taught us knowledge  one  father

The Guru  who taught  us wisdom  is another father

The king  who cuts of injustice and rules us well  is another father

The person  who  saves us from danger and removes  our sorrow is another father

The person who has  an affectionate  heart to us  is another father

The person  who is father  of our wife  is another father

He who puts an end our troubles  is our father

In the earth  to recognize  them as father  as justice

 

By

Gurupadha Dasa

 

Translated  by

P.R.Ramachander

 

(This tamil  poem lists  nine type of Fathers)

 

 

தவமது செய்தே பெற்றெடுத்தவன் முதற் பிதா!

தனை வளர்த்தவன் ஒரு பிதா!

தயையாக வித்தையைச் சாற்றினவன் ஒரு பிதா!

சார்ந்த சற்குரு ஒரு பிதா!

அவம் அறுத்து ஆள்கின்ற அரசு ஒரு பிதா!

நல்ல ஆபத்து வேளை தன்னில்

"அஞ்சல்' என்று உற்றதுயர் தீர்த்துள்ளோர் ஒரு பிதா!

அன்புளம் உளோன் ஒரு பிதா!

கவளம் இடும் மனைவியைப் பெற்றுளோன் ஒரு பிதா!

கலி தவிர்த்தவன் ஒரு பிதா!

காசினியில் இவரை நித்தம் பிதா என்றுளம்

கருதுவது நீதியாகும்

 

One  who did  penance   and gave  birth to us one father

The one who  grew us  up  , one father

He who with mercy taught us knowledge  one  father

The Guru  who taught  us wisdom  is another father

The king  who cuts of injustice and rules us well  is another father

The person  who  saves us from danger and removes  our sorrow is another father

The person who has  an affectionate  heart to us  is another father

The person  who is father  of our wife  is another father

He who puts an end our troubles  is our father

In the earth  to recognize  them as father  as justice

Aparon ke Service Mein Krishnan (Hindi)

Aparon  ke  Service Mein  Krishnan (Hindi)

 

By 

Vijay

 

Translated  by

P.R.ramachander

 

(This is hindi poem  written about  my uncle  Sri APS  Krishnan,He was working in BARC  and retired,Even before  retirement  he  was spiritual in nature ,After  retirement  Mata Amrithanandamayi   attracted him  and   after  doing various  honorary  jobs  for Amma  ,He  is now living  in one  of the homes of Amma  in Valli kavu)

 

Ammaji  ke Parama Sishya ye,

SAmarpith  jeevan hai  inka

Swarth rahith seva  karne  ka,

Aanandamayi  vrith hai iska

 

He is   great  student of  Ammachi

His  life  is a dedicated  one

Doing service  without  selfishness

His penance  is that  of Anandmayi (pervaded  with joy)

 

Jaroormandh ke  padha  darsak ye,

Madath ko  aage  hath hai inka

Bahoothahi rochak vyakthimathva  hai

Thapaswi  sama gyaan hai inkaa

 

He is the shower of path  for  those who need

His hands  are  always  ahead  of  help

He has  a  very interesting personality

His knowledge  is equal  to  that of sage

 

Uchith  salaah  kaa  maarg  inhise,

karm se  vaasthaa hai  inkaa

Heen gareebh ki aasthaahai inse

Vrith  sevakl ka hai inkaa

 

From him  ask way to proper path

His  relation   is   towards   duty

Down trodden and poor have relation with him

And his  penance  is that  of  assistant

 

Paropakari aur  madadhgar hai

SAmajseva  kam hai inkaa

Dhaan soor hai , vanchith ke prathi

Anukambha kaa bhaav  hai  inkaa

 

He  helper of others  and his nature  is helping

His  work  is social service

He is a hero in charity towards those  who were  deceived

His  mood  is always that  of pity

 

Maananeeya ye sanmaananeeya hai,

AAdarsavath jeevan  hai inkaa

Sath pranaam  inke  charanom par

Yahi yai  sanmaan  hai inkaa

 

This  one is honourable  and he  is respectable

His life   is an ideal one

Hundred  salutations  at his feet,

This   is the way  to respect him

 

Seventy Years Back

 Seventy Years Back

Transcreated by P.R.Ramachander

This write up is not mine but was posted in the face book which attracted me. I have modified certain aspects to make its appeal universal. I have changed certain narrations)

seventy years back:-

They repaired their slippers and wore it again,

They darned their cloths and wore it again,

Even after love marriage the wife did not address,
Her husband by his name or referred to him without respect.

During festivals special dishes were shared with neighbors.

Whenever some dish was left over at night ,
Next day it was boiled well and used as side dish with gruel.

In all wedding celebrations lunch was important feast.

During long journeys they took mixed rices like lemon or tamarind rice to eat on the way.

Most of the people traveled by bus most of the time.

The students of all schools were only children.

Most of the people understood meaning of lyrics of songs

Most relatives and friends wrote letters to each other.

During festivals together they ate feasts and went and watched Cinemas together,

The entire village together ran behind the thief to catch him,

If some shouting is heard from a home, the neighbors rushed to help,(Not like today when they take phone to take a video_)

All of us respected elders of even neighboring homes

Near and dear ones came to attend marriages even two days before

The entire village toiled for every homes celebrations

Each and every one came and offered help if some is sick or in case of death

Dawn was pretty for breathing and thinking

WE call it progress but we have lost all that was good,
WE have sacrificed happiness of community for sake of individual pleasures and enjoyment.
It may be autumn of modernity now but we will never get back the spring

Psychology says about persons

Psychology   says about persons

 

Translated  by

P.R.Ramachander

 

He who laughs a lot  even for  small things

Is one  who experiences great solitude  within himself

 

Suppose  one person   sleeps a lot, he is sad  within himself

 

Suppose one talks  less but talks fasr then

He is a person  who carries lot of secrets

 

Suppose  one person  is  not able  to talk

He  is a mentally   weak person

 

Suppose  some one talks  as if everything is lost

He is  a person   with  lot of tension

 

A person  who cries  even for small  things

Is innocent person with  a weak  heart

 

A person  who gets angry  even for small things

He is one who  does not get love from others

And is the one  who  yearns for  it

*பாட்டி அடிக்கடி சொல்லுவாள் * A grandma used to tell again and again

*பாட்டி அடிக்கடி சொல்லுவாள் *

A grandma used to tell again and again

 

Translated  by

P.R.Ramachander

 

(Most  of us who  are  now  senior  citizens  used  to follow  these  advices of elders.Unfortunately  these  advices  faded  away.I saw  it in tamil .I am translating so  that  old generation  will grin and young generation would laugh)

 

நீரால் கோலம் போடாதே

நெற்றியைக் காலியாய் விடாதே

குச்சியைக் கொளுத்தி வீசாதே

இரவில் ஊசியை எடுக்காதே

 

Do not  draw  Rangoli  with water

Do not keep your foehead  empty

Do not burn a stick   and throw  it

Do not take  a needle   at  night

 

கால் மேல் காலைப் போடாதே

காலையில் அதிகம் தூங்காதே

தொடையில் தாளம் போடாதே

தரையில் வெறுதே கிடக்காதே

 

Do not sit  keeping  one leg on another

Do not sleep too much  in day time

Do not keep beat  on your thigh

Do not lie down on bare  floor

 

மலஜலம் அடக்கி வைக்காதே

நகத்தை நீட்டி வளர்க்காதே

ஆலயம் செல்லத் தவறாதே

அதிகமாகப் பேசாதே

 

Do  not keep in control  stool and urine

Do  not  grow long nails

Do not miss going to temple

Do not talk too much

 

எண்ணெய் தேய்க்க மறக்காதே

சந்தியில் நீயும் உண்ணாதே

விரிப்பைச் சுருட்ட மறக்காதே

பகலில் படுத்து உறங்காதே

 

Do not forget  to  apply oil

Do not take  food  in Dusk

Do not forget  to roll your bed

Do  not sleep  during day time

 

குளிக்கும் முன்பு புசிக்காதே

ஈரம் சொட்ட நிற்காதே

நாமம் சொல்ல மறக்காதே

நல்ல குடியைக் கெடுக்காதே

 

Do not eat  anything before bath

Do not stand wet

Do not forget  to chant God’s name

Do not  spoil a good family

 

தீய வார்த்தை பேசாதே

நின்று தண்ணீர் குடிக்காதே

எதையும் காலால் தட்டாதே

எச்சில் பத்தை மறக்காதே

 

Do not tell   bad  words

Do not  drink water  when Standing

Do not kick  anything by leg

Do  not forget Saliva leaving and boiled  rice items

 

எல்லாம் சொல்லிக் கொடுத்தாரே

எந்தன் குடியில் மூத்தோரே

எல்லாம் கேட்டு வாழ்ந்தோரே

என்றும் வளமாய்த் தீர்வோரே

 

All these  have been taught  ,

By elders  in the family

All those  who obey  and live

Would live   with prosperity

Evolution of marriages in Brahmin families in the past 100 years

  Evolution of marriages in Brahmin families in the past 100 years

By
P.R.Ramachander

I belong to the generation of people who were born in the middle of twentieth centaury.In my previous generation girls had to get married even they were mere children and the boys did get married when they were nearing 18. Most of the males of that generation did not reach the age of 60 and died much before that . If a women survives her first child birth , she used to have a long life span. If by chance a girl does young , her husband got married again immediately. So almost every house had a widow and large number of houses were looked after by step mothers,

To prevent the ever increasing number of child widows the British brought the Sarda act .It said that women should not get married before the age of 14 and men before the age of 18.There were huge protests by Brahmins all over the country and my father used to say an Athi rudra yagam was performed in Palghat town , so that this bill would not get passed,.

Because Brahmins of that generation who got married in the 1940s were law abiding people , they followed this rule strictly. It was at this time that our youngsters started studing in schools and colleges and going to metropolises like Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta in search of jobs. By the time they could clear all their responsibilities and get settled in life , they were 25-30. The girls completed school education and were ready for marriage by the time they were about 17 .So the normal age difference between husband and wife was anything between 8-12 years .Child birth was not a great risk and the life span of men suddenly increased to beyond 60.Very less widows and very less step others were to be seen in my generation.

In the 1980s most of our girls started becoming graduates and most of the boys became post graduates. .Since lot of affordable money was spent on their education, both boys and girls wanted to earn money before their marriage . The average age of marriage of boys continued to be 28-30 but the girls got married between 23-25.So the age difference between the couples got reduced to 6-8 .Both girls and boys had relatively long life span .Widows were extremely rare and consequently number of step mothers came down. It was the time when girls got exposure of outside life before marriage Slowly love marriages started taking place

In the 1990s , almost all the girls were working before marriage and love started developing between class mates and colleagues. They started telling that if the age difference is more than 2 or 3, There would not be mutual understanding between them. It was at this time that due to very long life span of males also the sex ratio became almost 50:50 .

In 2000s love marriages and inter caste marriages became common . There were lesser number of girls compared to boys. The age difference between them further reduced.Divorces became common

And we have reached a stage when most of the girls prefer to have almost same age as their husbands or slightly younger.
WE have among us now people from almost all generations .What do they think about this development?

1.Is it not a good development , that there are very less widows, almost no step mothers and majority of us live long?

2.Taking in to account the fact , that women age fast after 50 and men only after 60, Is it alright to have 2-3 years age difference between bride And groom?

3.Why is it there are more love marriages between Brahmin girls and others, than Brahmin boys and others?

4.Why is it most of the inter caste marriages celebrated in typical Tamil Brahmin style?

4.Do all divorced people get married again?