Old mother writes to her son

Old  mother writes to her son

By

P.R.Ramachander

(Based on a Whatsapp Write up.Thanks to the author)

The son  whom I  fondled ,

Holding him   above my head,

Has grown up   so much,

That he  is taller  than my head,

I have  a  fear   about him,

That   during  one of these  days,

He may   harshly   tell me,

“Do not  interfere in my affairs”

And  This is my letter   to him.

Dear Son

Oh son , even forgetting yourself  ,

Do not  ever  tell  me like that,

I would   go away  to my God,

In this   very  young age  itself.

You used  to ask me questions,

And I used  to answer them ,

Without   ever getting bored,

And never   ever   saying  “no”.

Like you  , I also may ask you questions  ,

Just like a baby  , though I am not one,

Please  never   ever   shout  at me ,

Do not ever shout at me   and say” shut up.”

I am an innocent one  who is older,

Who can never ever   suffer a  pain,

And if you shout  , I would   start,

Sobbing  uncontrollably   for a long time

While you were a little baby  ,

I used to lift all the  rice that  you spilled

While  taking  your food   and as my fingers are old,

Some  rice  may fall on the ground, do not chide  me.

My  kidney  might have  lost    its strength,

Due to that    some  urine might    have spilled,

Please  do  not show an angry face and say “nasty”

For even today the smell of your urine  is there in my sari tips

I should die   when I   do have  the ability  ,

To  walk and reach    the  cremation ground ,

Please  my son please  never  even think  of,

Admitting  me  in any   old age   home.

I  was a blood donor   to you   and  transformed,

My blood  in to milk  and made you   drink it with glee  ,

So please  never   ever leave  me to suffer ,

And at least once  allow me  to sleep on your lap.

When my soul  leaves    from my body  ,

Please  be  near  me , with affectionate tears ,

And I beg   for this favour , with folded   hands,

Your mother   who forever cherished  and loved you.

You  know me   and you have affection towards me  ,

I want you   to see the motherly feminineness  in me  ,

I know you will cry after   reading  this  , don’t cry,

But honour all females, Thank you my son.

Shuklambaradaram Manthra-What does it mean

Shuklambaradaram Manthra-What does it meaN

By

P.R.Ramachander

Before   we start  any ritual   we recite the  prayer:-

Shuklambaradaram  Vishnum  Sasi Varnam  Chathurbujam,

Prasanna  Vadanam Dhyayeth , sarva Vigna upasanthaye.

The smarthas   consider it as  prayer   addressed to Lord Ganesa  , the remover of obstacles

And translate it thus:-

I meditate  on the cheerful faced  god   who  is the remover  of all obstacles,

Who is clad in white silk, who is peaceful, who is moon coloured  and has four hands.

(Lord Ganesha also wears  yellow silk    and is supposed to have  five hands- his tusk is considered as one hand . He is supposed to be red coloured)

The Vaishnavites  consider   that it is a prayer   addressed   to Lord Vishnu  and  translate it as follows:-

I meditate  on  Lord Vishnu wearing silk  white cloths, who is  of colour of moon,

Who has four hands  and has pleasant face   and pray to him  to remove all obstacles on my way.

(Please note  Lord Vishnu wears   yellow silk (Peetambaram)  )

Maha Periyava   gave a humorous explanation  to this (https://rajathathablog.blogspot.com/2017/02/shuklambaradaram-humorous-explanation.html)

White (milk) and black (decoction) mixed

Will become   coffee of the colour of moon,

And when Wife holding the cup in 2 hands

Hands it over to husband  , who receives it  with two hands(4 hands)

Imaging   this scene, your  face  become pleased,

And  once you take it, all problems would get solved.

Story of Skanda as contained in Valmiki Ramayana

Story of  Skanda  as contained  in Valmiki Ramayana

From Translation  of Valmiki Ramayana

By

P.R.Ramachander

Today  is Skanda  Sashti and many of you  may be wondering , which  is the first  book  , which tells   about  the stiry of Skanda

     I am sure  many  of you do not know   that  Sage Viswamithra  told   the story  Of Skanda, possibly   for   the first time in our  epics to Sri  Rama  and his brother  Lakshmana (Chapters 35, 36, 37  of  Bala Kanda .Those interested  to know  the full story  may read  my  translation https://englishvalmikiramayanam.blogspot.com/2013/06/bala-kanda-27-49.html

    You may also  be interested to know   that  the famous  sloka  of Waking up Rama  “kausalya  Supraja Rama,,,” is the first  sloka of chapter 35  .  The story told in these  chapters is slightly different from the story of  Lord Subrahmanya  that we all know)

Summary of the story  contained   in these  chapters  of Ramayana

Rama along with the sages reach the banks of river Ganges and they stay there for a night. When Rama asks about the river Ganges, Viswamithra starts telling him about the river. He tells them she was the first daughter of “ Himalayas and  Mena”   and as per the request of devas, she becomes a river and   is taken to deva loka.

Her sister Uma does penance and marries Lord Shiva Shiva and Uma lead a family life but no children are born to them. Worried that all the three worlds would be destroyed if a son to both of them is not born to them , at the request of devas, the earth receives the seed of Shiva  , which  flowers in to a God within fire. That God is Karthikeya.   Uma curses the devas as well as earth and Shiva and Uma do further penance.

The devas   who needed a commander to their army approached Brahma       and he asked them to  make the seed of Shiva which was with fire God to be placed in the wombs of Ganga. Since she was not able to tolerate his heat, he was slid down on the rivers and for suckling him the Krithika maidens are appointed.  He develops six faces to drink milks from six maidens. He grows up in a day and is anointed as  their commander  by the devas.

Saying this   sage Viswamithra  says

“Oh Rama, Now I have told you in great detail    the story of Ganga  and also told you   about  the birth of the divine  and honored  lad.” 37.31

“Oh Rama the devotees among  human beings of earth of this Karthikeya  would live long, have sons and grandsons  and in the end would go to the world of Skanda.”

The sastha who sits below a jack fruit tree –Palavadi Sastha

The sastha   who sits below  a jack fruit tree –Palavadi  Sastha

(on whom three leaves of the tree shed  after pooja)

Compiled  By

P,R,Ramachander

(Only micro info is available about this temple on line)

   This temple is near  Amba Samudram  of Thirunelvelii, which is 37 km from TEnkasi   and 47 km from  Thirunelve;li town .The God Sastha  with his consorts  , poorna  and Pushkala, in the form of three SWayambu Lingas is sitting under a  Jack fruit tree(Pala maram in Tamil, PLavu in Malayalam)   here.There  is no temple building

    His Vahana  , the elephant  is found in front of him 

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The speciality  of the temple is that  , if the God is satisfied  with the special pooja   given to him, three  leaves  of  the  Jack fruit tree , falls and get  placed on the   three  lingas

    There are  several huge forms of Parivara  Devathais  in this temple

We have only today with us and not tomorrow

We have   only today   with us and   not tomorrow

By

P.R.Ramachander

(Based  on a whatsapp   story.Thanks  to he  who   thought about it .May God bless  each one of us  and help us  to lead  a life of joy, today as well as tomorrow)

One  orf the richest mill magnets  of India,

Gave his son one thousand crore  worth sares,

And to day  he   is   struggling   to live,

And is fighting  case  with his son with tears

A lady   who was   billionaire   died  in her flat,

In Mumbai  , but her  son    discovered  it 

One year  later  because   he never   had  ,

Any contact  with his mother  in normal course

A very senior level government  officer  ,

Committed   suicide   like many others like him,

Because He   could   cope  up with the stress,

Caused by expectations  of his family as   well as  outsiders.

One with   greatest   wizard    of moter racing  ,

Wjo earned    several   shields    as well  as,

Billions  of dollars as  prize money is fighting  ,

To stay alive  with almost all his money spent in hospitals

All these  indicate  that  nothing  is permanent in earth,

Saving money    should not become   a race  of life ,

For what   will happen  ,  He   alone  knows ,

And so lead a  happy contented  , blessed  life as long as you can

Sori Muthu Ayyanar Temple

Sori Muthu Ayyanar  Temple (The pearl  like Ayyappa who rains wealth)

Compiled   from different sources

By

P.R.Ramachander

   THis is a famous  Ayyappa(sastha) temple  located between Papanasam  Karaiyar dam..It is located In side The Kalakad-Mundam THurai  tiger resort , in Amba SAmudram  Taluq of  Nellai district of Tamil nadu,(12 km from Papanasam dam and 61 km from Tirunelveli temple) on the shores of  Thamravarni river

     The temple is that of Mahalinga SWamy and Ayyanar (muthaiyanar)  with his wives poorna and Pushkala    is the security guard  of Lord Siva, He is there  with his assistants Sangili Bhootham, Thoosi Madan , Pechi, Isakki and Pattavarayan. He is normally referred as” Pon  Soriyum  Muthian” meaning “Muthiah   who  rains gold”. He is the “family God” of many families here. People believe that once when traders camped in the forest blood started flowing from a stone when the hoof of bull hit it. Then they heard a voice which instructed them to build a temple this way.    The temple is under the administration of Singampatti Zameen who takes adequate care in maintaining the temple with all piety and divinity

 

It is believed that Lord Ayyappa as lad came here to learn  martial arts . His devotees believe that  this is the first temple of Lord Ayyappa and term this as Mooladhara  temple.Because of this many SAbari Mala  devotees   begin their annual pilgrimage    from this temple

   Lord Dharma Sastha appears with His left leg bent and the right hanging down slightly siding on the left. Saptha Kannikas (seven maidens) are also  in His shrine. Those who are not aware of their family deity, pray here. There are Nandhi the bull, elephant and horse vahanas. Lord Bhairava graces in the front mandap with His dog vahan before Him.

    A Brahamin, Muthupattan by name, fell in love with two girls born in a different community. He died in a battle to protect the cows. Later, a shrine was built for him-Pattavarayan- where he appears with his wives Bommakka and Thimmakka. Though a Brahmin, as advised by his father-in-law, he also learnt the cobbler art. Hence, devotees tie  chappals in the shrine. When the devotee visits the shrine next year, he will find that the chappals are worn out though not used by any body. This seems to be miracle in the temple. As the temple is in a jungle region, there are not much human movements. Yet the chappals are found used and old.

   Villagers in the region come here in large numbers to worship Pattavaraya Sami for the welfare of their cattle. There is an Iluppai tree in the temple complex. The bells tied by devotees get stuck to the tree which is considered as the Lord acknowledging their prayers.

   There is a five day festival  in this temple during Aadhi Amavasya(Karkidaga Vavu).All other Amavasya are also important festival days , with Thai Amavasya being more important

Address  and telephone number of the temple 

Arulmigu Sorimuthaiyanar Temple,
  Singampatti,
  AmbasamuthiramÏ
  Tirunelveli district.,
    Pincode : 627 416 ,
  Manager:   0842435896

   E-Mail : vengairajah@gmail.com

Happy birthday greetings from younger brother to her elder brothe

Happy  birthday  greetings   from younger  brother  to her elder  brother

Transcreated by

P.R.Ramachander

(I  was  the eldest  son  of a  lower middle class  family. The  greatest   relations in the earth  to me are  my younger   sister  and younger  brother. With tears  I read the tamil original , because  I thought  ,my  brother  would   write like that only . He is only a few years  younger to me   but to him I am father, mother and God)

We will quarrel  with each other , beat each other,

Quarrel with each other  , but never  part with each other

All elder  brothers  are  another  father,

In  showing love  they are  our mother,

And in  disciplining  when in need  they  are our father.

My elder brother   would always  be chiding me,

Which shows    the depth of his affection to me

My brother  wanted me to be great  and will  teach me well,

He would spend  all his money  on me without asking me

My brother   will buy several gifts to me , though he cannot afford ,

Without ever asking me  but all of  them  were  greatly liked by me

If  My brother seems me  sad ,  tears  will  gush out of his eyes,

He is more than a mother  to me and always want  my good

Though he   shouts and   walks   away from me  ,

Within half a day  , he will come back  and hug each other

Path may   change , Partners  may change,

But the affection   between us will never change,

Though    our  eyes are   two  , our    sight  is only one,

Though anger  and affection are two, Only  affection comes  out

He was   my another  mother  , who lifted me up,

When I Fell down, he is   my brother  and first friend,

Happy birthday  brother, you should   grow like Kalpaka  tree,

And I will be always with you, under your shade  , my brother