A poem to the mother

 

A poem to the mother

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

(translation of a great poem https://eluthu.com/kavithai/353979.AA

)

You are not just my  relation, you are my soul

For you’re your sacrifice  , would this  day,

Only be sufficient , mother

Definitely   no mother

Even if I lay  below your feet for ever

For the sacrifice  that you did  , it  would not be suffeccient

A day  marked  for you?

Daily  I have  to celebrate ,

You  with gusto  , oh mother

I will carry you  , who carried  me,

Till I am alive  , oh mother

Hiding within herself,

All her   worries,

Carrying me  in your belly

You breathed for sake of me  to breath

Just like  pearl in side  a shell,

You  hugged,and hugged and brothu  me up

You are one  , who,

Has  endless affection to me.

You gave  your lap to me,

So that  I can sleep

 

I have troubled  you a lot,

I also have  got angry with you

But  you, forgetting all that ,

Would ask me  through  your cell phone

With voice  drenched  in affection.

“Hey son, why have you not come to take lunch?”

In this world   only affection of mother,

Can  win  over all anger.

 

Even if  I roll all those who love me  ,

In this world, No one  can love me  ,

Like you  , Oh dear  mother?

All relations   who live around me,

Would eat their dinner  and sleep,

But even   deep in the night  ,

Without taking food  ,

You would  wait for me mother,

I cracked  my brain again and again,

“What  have I ever   done to you?”

Except  having born from your belly.

I have done  nothing to you , oh mother!

All the poems  , all over  the world  ,

Would get defeated  before ,

The great one word poem , “mother”, oh mother

She is the one  who shed  tears for you,

Please   never  make  , shed  tears ,

Thinking about you?..!

 

Till  the days  that  she is alive  ,

Please  look after  her  ,

Without  any problem to her

My poem is  dedicated  to,

All mothers  on earth

To my dear  mother ,

“Happy mother’s day “ greetings

Oh mother  ,]

Till  now   I have not told you,

“I love  you  , oh my dearest mother”

Why Dharma sastha keeps his finger on his nose

 

Why Dharma sastha  keeps  his finger on his nose

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

Once king   of Vijayanagar  visited  a Sastha temple,

Along with Vaishnava  Thathachari   and Appayya Deekshitha,

They all say that lord Sastha was keeping his finger  over his nose

And People there told , if real reason  for that is told, he will remove his finger

 

Then Vaishnava  Thathachari told:-

 

विष्णोः सुतोहं विधिना समोहं धन्यस् ततोहं सुर सेवितोहम् ।
तथापि भूतेश सुतोहम् एतैर् भूतैर्व्त चिन्तयतीह शास्ता ॥

 

Vishno suthoham , Vidhinaa  samoham

Dhanyas thathoham  , Sura  sevithoham

Thadhaapi  bhoothesa  suthoham, yethair

Bhoothair vruthas chinthayatheeha  sasthaa

 

I am son of Vishnu  , equal to lord  Brahma

Because of it I am honourable  And I am served  by devas

And also I am son of Lord Shiva,  the  lord  of the Bhoothas

And so I am surrounded by  Bhoothasand so Sastha  is thoughtful

 

Appaya  Deekshitha  told  :-

 

अम्बेदि गौरीम् अहम् आह्वयामि पत्न्य पितुर् माता एव सर्वः ।
कतम् नु लक्ष्मीम् इति चिन्तयन्तम् शास्ताराम् ईडे सकलार्थ सिद्ध्यै ॥

 

Ambethi Gaurim  Aham aahvayaami

Pathnya  pithur   mathara  yeva sarvaa

Kadham nu Lakshmim   ithi    chinthayantham

Saasthaaram  eede sakalartha sidhyai

 

I call  goddess  Gauri  as my mother,

Because wife  of father is mother to all

And I am thinking   Ihow I will address  Mahalakshmi

(who happens   to be  the wife of my mother)

And The God satha grants  all occult  powers

 

Lord Sastha   took the finger from his nose  and the king was greatly satisfied

Sage advises bird way to cross ocean

Sage  advises  bird  way to cross ocean

 

By

P.R.Ramachander

 

One  pretty bird approached  a sage,

And said that  it wanted  to cross the ocean,

Which is thousand miles  wide ,

And visit  a pretty island on the other sde

 

The sage said   that  it would be difficult ,

For the bird   to fly that  far off   and advised,

Try to fly but once  you  feel tired ,

Return back   to here itself

 

He told   his disciple  who was near by

When you feel you are  tired  ,

You must have lost  half your strength

And so to save yourself, you should return

 

After  a week   the bird returned back  and said,

After  flying on hundred  miles   in to the ocean,

I felt very tired   and returned  back ,

Had I not  , I would have fallen in the sea and died

 

Again the bird came   and the sage  told him,

This time  take   along   with you  ,

Your companion who is your wife ,

But return once both of you are  tired

 

After  two weeks   the birds  came back ,

And told him, we flew   together four hundred miles,

Felt tired  and   we  decided  to come back,

But we  both want   to go once  more

 

The sage gave them  a stick  to carry,

Told them , whenever  you feel tired,

Put it in the water, take rest  on that floating stick,

And again fly  till you reach  the pretty island

 

After  two months   the birds  came back,

Full of joy and   told him  , we went to that island,

And we came  back  thanks  to you and the sage  asked,

Was the stick   very heavy  for   you to carry

 

They said, most of the time  one of us carried it,

And in some places, we carried it together,

Some times we fought  , put the stick in water,

And took rest and we realized  that the stick was carrying us

Vaishnava  Thatha chari told:-

 

The disciple   asked the sage why,  and he told,

Going alone we get tired soon, together  we could travel more

The stick made them fight   and also gave  them rest,

Though   many times  they felt it was a burden ,

 

One person will not be able to cross ocean of life easily,

Even two    of them who  are  companions cannot

But once they have   the stick of family  life they can,

Though the family life was heavy and made them fight.

 

Chathuranga Vallabha Nadhar temple, Poovanur

Chathuranga Vallabha Nadhar  temple, Poovanur

 

Compiled by

P.R.Ramachander

 

(Our prime minister Sri Narendra modi while inaugurating the  international chess  tournament  in Chennai  mentioned about this temple .Since I wanted to know  about Goddess and god who played chess  , I collected these info.Hope you will find it interesting)

 

 

Origin

King Vasudeva prayed Nellayappar for a child and  Goddess was born to them as their daughter

When royal couple where taking bath they saw  a conch placed on a lotus flower which became a baby girl.She was named as Rajarajesri, Her  nurse was one of the saptha Kanyakas calledchamundeswari.Rajarajeswari became an expert in chess. King said, those who win her in chess could marry her  .No one  was able to defeat her.When they were  taking pilgrimage, God met them in form of a very old  sidha and  he said , he  was master in chess.He won Rajarajeswari and married her.And immediately got transformed in to Lord shiva God is called  master in chess(Chaturanga Vallabheswarar) .

 

Important deities

 Goddess Rajarajeswari , lord Chathuranga Vallabheswarar and  Goddess Chamundeswari  who was the norse of the goddess

 

Sthala Vriksha   Jack tree

Padal pethra sthala, (166^th thhevaram)

Open from  6-11.30  and 4.30 to 8.30 pm

 

Festivals

Festivals   10day Chithirai festival to chamundeswari, Vaikasi visakam   in May-june, Aavani moolam in August September, Aadi pooram in July august, Thai poosam , Shivarathri etc 

Purpose  of coming here

Lord is prayed for curing ashthma, those suffering from   rat poison  Mother  Chamundeswari (the saptha kannika  who was the  nurse of the Goddess)  for problems of finance in business and boon of a child

 

Location

Poovanur(called Pushpavanam in ancient times) 612803   is 12km from, mannargudi, 5 km from Needamangalam.There is a railway station in Poovanur(Thiruvarur-Mannargudi line.Get down here cross Paamani river  and walk little

 

Phone  94423 99273

Guru(Tamil)

 குரு-Guru

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

...

...

குரு என்பது

ஒரு தன்மை

 

Guru  is

A nature

..

குரு என்பது

ஒரு தனி நபர் அல்ல

 

Guru  is not ,

One particular  person

...

கடவுள் வேறு

குரு தன்மை வேறு அல்ல

இரண்டும் ஒன்றே

 

God   and nature  of Guru

Are not different  but the same

...

இந்த இரண்டும்

ஒரு உருவம் இல்லாதது

 

Both of them are formless

..

ஒரு மகா திவ்ய தன்மை

..They both have  great divine nature

 

கடவுளின் அவதாரமான

ராமனே

தான்

ஒரு கடவுள் என்றோ

ஒரு குரு என்றோ

எங்கும்

கூறவில்லை

 

No where it has been told that,

Rama who incarnation of God

Is God

Or is a Guru

..

கடவுளே

மானிடராக பிறந்தாலும்

அவர்களை

அவர்களுக்கே

உணர்த்த

ஒரு

வெளி ஸ்தூல குரு தேவை

 

THogh god himself

Gets born as a human being

They need a external Guru with a form

To make  them understand

About themselves

..

வசிஷ்டரும்

விஸ்வாமித்திரர்

இருவரும்

அவதாரத்திற்கே

வித்தை

கற்று கொடுத்த குருமார்கள்

உணர்த்துவது

குரு இல்லையேல்

மூன்றாம் கண் இல்லை

 

Both Vasishta  and Viswamithra

Are Gurus who taught  ,

Knowledge  to incarnation himself

If There is no Guru to make  you understand

There  is no third  eye

....

இந்த

மூன்றாம் கண்ணை திறக்க

குரு தன்மை மிகுந்த

ஒரு

மானிட பிறவி குரு தேவை

 

To open this third eye

You need a human Guru

You has  the great nature  of Guru

...

அந்த மானிட பிறவி

ஸ்தூல குரு யார்..

 

Who is this Human being

The guru   with a form

..

எப்படி இருப்பார்

 

How will he be?

...

எங்கே இருப்பார்

How will he Be?

..

அவரை எங்கே

கண்டுபிடிப்பது

 

Where  to find him?

...

இது தான் உலகம் தேடுவது

This is what   the world is searching.

...

குரு பல வகை உண்டு

There are  different types of Gurus

...

குரு என்ற உடைய

துணியாக உடுத்தி

பல குருமார்கள் உண்டு

...

There are many Gurus,

Who have worn the   dress of Guru

 

நிர்வாணம் என்பதை

உணர்ந்தவரே குரு

 

Guru is the one  who knows

What is Nirvana

..

உடுத்தும் உடை துறப்பது அல்ல

நிர்வாணம் என்பது

 

Nirvana  is not forsaking,

The dress    we wear

...

உடல் என்ற ஆடை துறப்பது

It is forsaking the dress  called  Guru

 

மனம் என்ற ஆபரணம் துறப்பது

To forsake   the ornament called Mind

..

விகாரம் என்ற கேடயம் துறப்பது

To forsake  the armour called sensations

..

மும்மலம் துறப்பது

To forsake  the three  evils 

..

தான் என்ற அகங்காரம் துறப்பது

It is forsaking the pride  of myself

...

தான் ஒரு குரு என்ற

உடையையும் துறக்க வேண்டும்

We should forsake  the feeling,

That  I am a guru

..

அதுவே

குரு தன்மையை உணர்வது

That is what  is that

Which makes  you understand nature of Guru

....

இத்தகைய தன்மை வாய்ந்த

ஒரு பிறவி

குரு தன்மையோடு

வலம் வரும் ஒருவரே

குரு

இந்த குரு தன் சுய முயற்சியால்

குரு தன்மையோடு

உடன் இணைந்தவர்கள்

 

That human being 

Who wanders with these  conditions

Is Guru

This guru   due to his self effort

Have merged   with,

The nature of being Guru

...

குருதன்மையே

விரும்பி

ஒரு அவதாரமாக பிறக்கும்

கடவுள் அவதாரம் போல

இவர்களே

பூமியில் உதித்த

அவதார குருமார்கள்

 

A person who is an incarnation is

Just like an   incarnation born

With a desire  of nature of a guru,

They are  the incarnation Gurus.

Who were  born  on earth

...

இத்தகைய குருவை

எங்கே காண்பது..???

எங்கே கிடைப்பார்..???

 

Where can we   see  such a Guru

Where will he be available?

...

விசித்திரமான உண்மை என்ன என்றால்

The peculiar   truth  is that

..

குரு

ஒவ்வொறு வினாடியும்

மிகுந்த ஆவலோடு

தன் சிஷ்யனுக்காவே

காத்து இருக்கிறார்

தேடிக்கொண்டு இருக்கிறார்

என்பதே

 

A Guru ,

Every second  waits  ,

With great   desire

For his disciple

He keeps  on searching for him

..

சிஷ்யன்

தயார் ஆகும் போது

தானே

தேடி வருவார்கள்

குருமார்கள்

 

When the  disciple   is ready

The Gurus,

Themselves  will come in

Search of them

...

சிஷ்யன் யார்

Who is a disciple?

..

ஒரு சிஷ்யன்

தயாராவது எப்படி...??

How will a disciple,

Get ready?

..

அந்த சிஷ்யன்

எப்படி இருப்பான்...???

How will the  disciple be?

..

சிஷ்யன் ஆக மாறாமல்

குருவை காண்பது எங்கே..!!

Without transforming as a disciple,

Where can the Guru be sen?

..

நான் சிஷ்யன் என

நினைப்பது

சிஷ்யன் அல்ல

 

Thinking that I am a disciple ,

Is  not the disciple?

...

சிஷ்யன் என்பதே

ஒரு தவம்

ஒரு வரம்

ஒரு உயர்ந்த நிலை

 

Disciple

Ia penance

A boon

A superior   stage

...

மூலாதாரத்தில் இருக்கும் மனம்

ஆஞ்னா சக்கரம்

வந்து அமரும் மனமே

சிஷ்யன் நிலை

🌹 எல்லாம் அவன் செயல்🌹

சிஷ்யன் ஆவதற்கே

ஆறு மலை தாண்ட வேண்டும்

 

The mind   which is in Mooladhara

Is The Aajna  Chakra

The students state,

Is to come   and sit

“Everything is his  job”

To become a disciple,

You have  to Cross

Six Mountains

...

இதற்கும் உதவ ஒரு குரு தேவை

Even to help in this there is a need for Aguru

..

இந்த குரு

This Guru

..

இன்றைய உலகில்

நிறைய இருக்கிறார்கள்

In the  present world

There are many of them

....

இவர்கள் மூலம்

தத்துவங்கள் அறிந்து

தூய

சுய கர்மம் ஆற்றும் போது

சிஷ்யன் தயார் ...

Through them,

After  understanding the  principles

When   we do our  job in a pure manner

The Disciple  is ready

..

பிறகு

திவ்ய தன்மை வாய்ந்த

யோக குருமார்கள்

கண்ணில்

தானே படுவார்கள்..

ஆசியும்

கொடுப்பார்கள்..

After  this  ,

You will be seeing 

Many   Yoga Gurus with divinity

They also  would give

Blessings

...

பிறகு தான்

உண்மையான

குரு பாடம்

ஒரு

சிஷ்யனுக்கு

ஆரம்பம் ஆகிறது..

Afterwards  ,

The true  lessons  pof a Guru,

Commences to the disciple.

 

தொடரட்டும் நமது

குரு பயணம்...

Let our travel,

For Guru   continue

..

ஓம் நமசிவாய

Om Namashivaya

 

Who is wife?

 

Who is wife   ?

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

The ocean  told:-

She is one   who consoles   her husband  ,

Whenever  he is sad , keeping him on her  lap

 

The sky told:-

She is one   who decides that  every sorrow ,

Of  her  husband  is hers too   and sheds tears

 

The earth said:_

 Wife   is the gem studded crown of her husband

And husband is the diamond  studded on it

 

The wind said:-

  Wife is the dress of her  husband

And he  is   her dress

 

The rain said:-

 Wife   wants her husband  to live well,

And go to heaven

 

The heaven said:-

 Never will a husband  go alone,

To heaven without his wife

 

God  Said:-

Wife is the invaluable  treasure  presented  to husband by me

She is  heaven, life  with her  is heaven

 

Oh husbands

Truly love  your wife  and  enjoy life

It is in your hand

To make her  either  in to heaven or hell

 

Marriage(Malayalam)

Marriage

 

(Translated with thanks from Malayalam)

 

By

P.R.Ramachander

 

Marriage is like   throwing,

Stone  on a fully mango laden mango tree

Some time we wil get  ripe   sweet mango

Some times  we will get  ripe  sour mango

Some times we will get a fully spoiled  mango

Some times we will get  unripe mango

Some times it would been pecked  already by a bird

Some times people  may not get any mango  in spite of several throws\