வேண்டாம்---- Vendam

வேண்டாம்----

Vendam

Do not need it

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

வருவது அறியாது செயல் புரிய வேண்டாம்
வஞ்சகர்தம் நட்பென்று நாட வேண்டாம்
கருவத்தால் பிறர் வருந்தப் பேச வேண்டாம்
கடமைகளைச் செய்திட பின்வாங்க வேண்டாம்

Varuvathu ariyaathu    cheyal  puriya vendam,

Vanchakar  tham natpendru Naada vendam

Karuvatha;  pirar   varuntha pesa  vendam

Kadamaikalai cheithida  pin vanga  vendam

Do not  do anything    without knowing   what is coming,

Do not seek that which is known as friendship  of evil person

Due to pride do not talk  making  others sad

Do not withdraw    from doing  your duties

மர்மமாய் பகையை உள்வாங்க வேண்டாம்
மற்றவர் வாழ்வு கண்டு மருக வேண்டாம்
தர்ம வழி விட்டு என்றும் நடக்க வேண்டாம்
தாழ்ந்தவரைத் துச்சமாய் பேச வேண்டாம்

Marmamai  pakayai   ul vaanga  vendam

Mathavar   vaazhvu kandu maruka  vendam

Dharma vazhi vittu yendruim nadakka vendam

Thazhnthavarai thuchamai  pesa  vendam

Secretly do not store enmity  in the mind,

Do not become sad seeing  other peoples lives

Do not ever leave   the path of Dharna   and live

Do not talk about poor people in a bad  way

பொறுமை எனும் பூஷணத்தைத் தொலைக்க வேண்டாம்
பொன்னுக்குப் போராடி மடிய வேண்டாம்
திருவளரும் தாய்க் குலத்தை வருத்த வேண்டாம்
தீனர்களுக்கு உதவி செய்யத் தயங்க வேண்டாம்

Porumai yenum bhoohanathai  tholaikka  vendam,

Ponnukku poradi   madiya   vendam,

Thiru valarum  thai kulathai varutha  vendam

Dheenarkalukku  udhavi   cheyya  thayanga   vendaam

Do not loose  the ornament called  patience,

Do not die fighting  for gold,

Do not make sad  our mothers  clan where prosperity grows

Dop not hesistate   to help  poor  people

உருவ மயக்கில் உள்ளத்தை இழக்க வேண்டாம்
சர்வ பரிபூரணனை மறக்க வேண்டாம்

Uruva mayakkil  ullathai  yizhakka  vendam,

Sarva  paripoorananai  marukka   vendam

Due  to attraction , do not loose  your mind

Do not forget  God   who has  every thing

சந்ததமும் சாந்தியுடன் வாழ வழி இதுவே.

Santhathamum santhiyudan  vaazha   vazhi ithuve

This is the way to live always with peace

----ஆண்டவன் பிச்சை அம்மா

Brahmins of Chelakkara Village

Brahmins  of Chelakkara  Village

By

P.R..Ramchander

Though  you  see Puthucode (An agraharam  with nearly 400  houses)  in my surname, I actually  belong to a village  called  Chelakkara. (my grand father migrated  to that village) Chelakkara  means  “Pretty  Valley”  It had 120 otha madams (compounds) arranged  all around a Narasimha  Murthy   temple  belonging  to a Nambudiri  family,

   When I was  young kid(7 years old) most of the  Brahmins of the village    were   very poor. There   were   only  3-4   rich houses, Most of the people   were  cooks and   running  hotels  in different cities.

There  were a few middle class people   running commercial establishments

Provision stores 2

Ayurvedic Vaidhyan 1

Vessel merchant  1

Institute   teaching typing  1

Cloth store   1

Stationary  shop   with  agency for   magazines 1

Cinema theatre  1

Coffee  powder  shop 1

Rice  polishing mill 1

    There were two families of priests , 3 or  4 cooks and two  astrologers

Among the rich people  one was the Principal of the biggest college in Travancore state, His son was  head of department of mathematics  in  Private  college in Trichur, one who was secretary  in  the ministry  of shipping and transport, another  Joint secretary  of ministry of Petroleum, Assistant Director of Public Health of Tamil Nadu, A retired  Vertinary surgeon, one a retired Doctor from Army.There   was highly paid  employee  in one of Bangalore  public sector undertaking , one professor  in Indian institute  of science

    There were  also few  rich land lords..Few peopled had  retired as clerks  in Mumbai  and had one back. One widow’s son in law   was the secretary  of  Maharaja  of Patila.

When I was about 10  , every year  10-15 people   studied typing and went to Mumbai  and got employment as clerks/stenographers  and almost all families  lived  out of the money  sent by them, Some of them went to Calcutta  because there  was a highly paid employee  in Remington there  who helped people of his native place.Since there  was no college  in Chelakkara,  from poor families  very few  graduated,

   When  I completed  my post graduation , from the poor families  I was one of the very few to do so .

Suddenly  opportunities  in middle east  opened up .Large  number of children of chelakkara  clerks went to the middle east and their parents did not come back for living in chelakkara.. Two families  in Chelakkara   started  doing  Kadugu mangai business ,Interstingly thefamous thangam pickles  are also from Chelakkara.

  The children of the employed middle class  families started  studying . Now a days   very large  number  of well employed  people   are from this village

  Today  I came across  one of them. After  graduating from IIT , he went  to Harward   to study international law. About 1`5 years  back he met me and told that he would practice law but  wants to study Vedas. He  went to Benares  and studied Vedas. When I knew him , he was  teaching  Vedic applications  in science  and engineering .Today my another  friend informed  me that , he  is now a topmost lawyer in arbitration matters. He runs a Veda patashala at Chennai and a goshala near aarkonam and is  deeply involved in Vedic promotion.(Om Charitable trust )

Widows

Widows 

Compiled by

P.R.Ramachander

I was   translating a prayer.

I n one place it has been told

If a widow   chants it, she will die quickly!

In another  place it has been told

If a widow   chants it,

In her  next birth   she will not become a widow

I was shocked.My mind went back to my   childhood.

When I think of  my child hood I remember some young ladies  with head shaved  completely  . After  growing up I came to know  that they were widows , I also remember a common word of abuse  among Brahmins  , which I much latter knew that it means “Widow”.Over time when I came to know  about of the plight  of those  fourth class  citizens of the community, I felt sad.When I was young my father told me that  they are not elegible for properties of their husband  or father.

   My uncle told me a Sanskrit sloka , which said, one widow  will destroy a family, two the street, three  the country

   Later  I read about  Easwar Chandra Vidhya Sagar of Bengal   who fought against society  for permitting them to get  married again,

    When I was a boy I came to know that  ladies of Brahmin families  considered  them as  ill omen.I also came to know that if they do not shave their head( ie give away  their beauty) they were kept  outside the society.I heard about  Matas of Hindus where such  widows are not permitted to enter

I then read my translation of Vamiki Rammayana  to see whether  the  widows of Dasaratha  lived a normal life.  In the chapter on Rama Pattabisheka the following  a verse occurs

Afterwards the  very joyful Kausalya   who loved her sons   made  auspicious decoration of  the wives of all monkeys  with   great effort.                                                                                                          128.18

Which clearly indicated that Kausalya  was alive when Rama returned  and had a honourable position.

    WE all know   About the role Kunti the widow of Pandu played in making her sons great.

Things have changed a lot  .I personally know  few widows in a family  known to me, who  had remarried and leading a happy  married life.

Golden words of advice

Golden words of advice

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(I was charmed by the simplicity abd grandeur  of these advices  which were in Tamil. They were in whatsapp .I do not know   who is the author.I found a tamil video on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5eV8UUi_9M  )

Some wounds  get cured by medicine

Others  by  forgetting

Luxury takes you to destruction

Health  gives you good life

Problems   for man,

Because of it worship to God

When poverty comes   you should not fade,

When  prosperity  comes   you should not   dance

A hero  never dies

A coward  never lives

It is better to go slow   on a right road,

Than going fast  in a wrong road

I do not have  beauty   for you to admire,

But I have  vacancy in my heart   for you to stay

Man knows ABCD but does not  know how to stand in Q

Ants do not know ABCD but they know how to go in G

Stand opposing 1000 people,

But do not stand expecting  one person

Take loan if you need,

But do not take  it, because  it is available

The blood  of Black Man is red,

The  shadow of red man  is black

If you  want to get married  it is desire,

But if you live forever  happy after that it is  great desire

Those   who worked hard  never went forward,

But  those whp  worked with concentration   went forward

Sweat  may be salty,

But  it would turn life in to sweet

Whether   it is loan or  it is love,,

Your greatness lies in returning it

Wich living relative is important  ,

Is determined  by lifeless  money

Gie loan, you will know  what a great  fool you are,

Ask for loan you will how the other man is wise

Give money   to others, they will praise you,

Ask  the given money back, they would throw mud at you

It is a lie  that people decieve  by going on talking,

It is true  that we  get deceived  by their talk

He who purchases everything his wife  desires is intelligent,

He who promises   to purchase and manages like that is efficient

Half the  worries are  imaginary

And others   are temporary

He who searches problems wthin himself   succeeds,

And he   searches problems in others is scandalized

There is a place in home for  cut off slipper

But there is no place  there    for the dead  body

Falling down is pain,

Getting up afterwards is  greatness

Problems caused by Sani after Sani Peyarchi and what can be done

Problems caused by Sani after Sani Peyarchi and what can be done

On January 24th Saturn is leaving the Dhanu Rasi and entering the Makara rasi .according to Drik Panchangams

This would mean that

1.It will not be ashtamathil sani for those born in Rishabha rasi (Karthikai 2,34, Rohini , Mreigaeersham 1,2 Padams)

2. It would not be Ezharai Sani (sade sathi) period for those who are born in Vruschiga Rasi ( Visagam 4th padam, Anusham and kettai)

3.It would not be Janma Sani for those born in Dhanu Rasi(Moolam, Pooradam, Uthradam 1padam) )

4.Ashtamathil Sani would start for those who are born in Mithuna Rasi (Mrugaseersham 3, 4 padam, THiruvadirai, Punartham 1,2,3 padam)

5.Ezharai sani (sade sathi) would start for those born in Kuumbha rasi Rasi (Avittam 3,4, Chadayam, pororattathi 1,2,3)

6.Janma sani would start for those born in Makara rasi (Uthradam 2,3.4. thiruonam and Avittam 1,2 padam) )

A general prediction would be

1. Those born in Rishabha rasi and vruschiga Rasi would get rid of all problems caused to them by Sani.(it is recommended that they do an archana to Lord Sani on 24th.

2. Those born in Mithuna rasi and Kumbha rasi would start facing problems due to Sani*

3. Those born in Dhanu rasi would find their problems to be of reduced intensity.

4. Those born in Makara Rasi would find their problems of increased intensity .

What type of problems and how intense etc would be decided by the position of Sani in their horoscope as well as power of Sani in their horoscope and these can only be predicted by an astrologer after thoroughly studying a person’s horoscope
I have been finding that those who with faith read the “Sani Vajra Panjarika Kavacham “ or hear it on Saturdays , would find that their problems becomes manageable as told in the Kavacham
If the son of Sun God is in eighth(ashtamathil sani ), twelfth, first or second house,(ezhara sani) m

By daily reading or hearing this Kavacham , no misery would ever be caused due to sani

This is true to a very large extent .
You can find the Kavacham with english translation in
http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/…/sani-vajra-panjarika-stot…

You can hear it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqJ7a-bGjM0

Worship of Lord Hanuman or Lord Venkatachalapathy or Lord Ayyappa on Saturdays have also been found beneficial.
Reading of Kurma stotram (http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/…/prayers-to-kurma-avathar… ) or chanting of Hanuman chalisa http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/…/hanuman-chalisa-hindi.ht… or chanting Prayer addressed to Lord Narasimha by Sanischara (http://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/…/nrusimha-sthuthi-by-sana… ) on Saturdays by Sri Vaishnavites

P.R.Ramachander

My Celebration of birthday

My  Celebration of birthday

By

Raja Thatha

    I decided  not to cut a cake  nor   blow the candle. WE placed a lamp and all round it  we kept  cups of  Gulab Jamun(my most favourite sweet ) ,Before  a small  group  of Brother, cousin, daughter  and children, I (80 year old Raja Thatha) lit the lamp.All people sang

Pasyama Sarada  SAtham,

Jeevama  SArada SAtrham

Nandama   Sarada Satham

May he see   hundred autumns

May he live hundred   autumns

May he   enjoy hundred Autums

As well  “Happy birth day to you Raja Thatha,”

I distributed the cups of Gulan Jamuns  to every one present and ate my favourite  Gulab Jamun

I felt immensely happy

Why bulls and cows work for men?

Why  bulls and cows work for men?

By

P.R.Ramachander

(Based on a folk tale  told by my daughter Mrs Meera Venkatesan)

One   day  Lord Shiva   called  his Nandi,

And told him, “Go to earth,

And tell     all those  human beings there,

To daily take bath and  take food  once ina month”

Lord Nandi    did go  but   instead  told them all,
Daily take food and  take bath once   in amonth,

And they started   following it and there  was,

Great   sacarcity for food and intense   bad smell.

Lord Shiva   when he   came to know called Nandi and told.

“it is your mistake  , go down to earth    and help them,

To produce more food”and  Lord Nandi   went back,

And started   working day and night  to produce food.

Lord Shiva   then sent the serpent on his neck   to earth,

To scare  all human beings  to daily     take bath,

And that  serpent came and hissed   at human beings,

“If you do not take bath, I will  bite you”   and all of them took bath regularly