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P.R.Ramachander who lives in Koramangala is a tamilian .He had retired after 36 years of service in Indian Institute of Horticultural Research , He knows well Carnatic Music as well as Stotras..He has great interest in matching of horoscopes.

Apart from that he has translated more than one thousand stotras of Gods in to English. In this are included Vishnu Sahasaranamam, Lalitha Sahasranamam , Lakshmi Sahasranamam , Soundarya Lahari , Kandhar Sashtoi Kavacham , BHagawad Gita ,

He has also translated more than 1000 Carnatic music Krithis without sacrificing their meaning . Some of the other books he has translated are

Bhagwatham, Narayaneeyam , THubjathu Ezhuthachan’s Adhyathma Ramayanam written in Malayalam ( The malayalis read it in the month of Adi), Valmiki Ramayanam, ^5 village Gods of Tamil Nadu , *5 famous temples of Kerala , The Periya Ezhuthu Vikramadithyan story .

P,R,Ramachander who tirelessly do all this work is 74.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Sins to be avoided

Srivathsa Somadeva Sharma

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Every religion believes that we should not do sins and if we do it God would punish us. Ofcourse the list of sins and the punishment that we would get differs slightly from religion to religion. Hinduism believes that every one should desist from doing sins. This list of sins is collected and given by a great Scholar called Srivathsa Somadeva Sarma. This material is the English translation of the information that he has given in a book called “Stotra ChinthamanI” published in Tamil by Sri Surabhi Jagatguru Publications , Madras in the year 1998.Most of these sins are normal acts which we should do to a health life. Even if you do not believe in them, Why not try not to do them and see for yourself whether they are true or not?

1.Troubling others

2. Talking ill of others

3.Stealing property of others

4.Desiring the wife of another person

5.Leaving out rituals prescribed for us.

6.Not doing acts proscribed by Sastras.

7.Sleeping in dawn

8.Sleeping in day time.

9.Biting the nails.

10.Eating food without taking bath.

11.Eating food without chanting God’s name or prayers.

12.Eating food without offering it to God.

13.Eating food without offering it to the guest.

14.Finding fault with God.

15.Not standing up and saluting when elders come.

16.Eating food on Ekadasi day . Using Thamboola on that day.

17.Berating girls without reason and making them cry

18.Lying down, eating food and sleeping at dusk

19.Making husband and wife quarrel.

20.Answering natures calls while standing.

21.Drinking water standing

22.Sleeping with head pointed towards north or eating facing north.

23 Spitting in water. Answering natures call in water

24.Not putting caste marks on the forehead.

25.Drinking milk in the day time and curd at night time.

26.Scratching head using both hands.

27.Answering natures calls facing the sun, temple and cow.

28.Cleaning of one leg using the other leg.

29.Keeping lamp , bell Durba grass, Garland of gems on the earth.

30.Addressing elders disrespectfully (Yeka vachanam)

31.Waking up people who are sleeping.

32.Throwing stones in the pond.

33.Seeing the sun during sun rise and sun set.

34.Calling elders using their names.

35.Bragging about oneself..

Effect of doing Charity(Dhana)

Srivathsa Somadeva Sharma

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

All religions in the world believe that charity would help you in doing God’s deed. Ofcourse charity should be given to the proper person .Hinduism believes that Charity should be given to the Brahmin who has chosen to dedicate all his life to the study of religion and lead a life of penury. This list of different charities and the gift that we are likely to get by doing them is given by a great Scholar called Srivathsa Somadeva Sarma. This material is the English translation of the information that he has given in a book called “Stotra ChinthamanI” published in Tamil by Sri Surabhi Jagatguru Publications , Madras in the year 1998.Most of these gifts are easily affordable by all of you. Even if you do not believe in them, Why not try to do them and see for yourself whether they are true or not?

1.Gifting cloth would increase life span.

2.Gifting land would make you attain Brahma loka.

3.Gifting honey in a bell metal vessel would lead to birth of a son.

4.Gifting a cow would repay debt to Sages, devas and Pithrus(manes)

5.Gifting a cow just before death will help the soul to leave without pain.

6.Gifting a cow after death would help you cross the river Vaitharani easily.

7.Gifting a cow for any particular purpose would help you succeeding in your purpose.

8.Gifting of gooseberry(Nellikkai/Amalakam) would get you wisdom.

9.Giving a lamp inside the temple would make you an emperor

10.Gifting of a lamp would improve your eye sight

11.Gifting a she buffalo would avoid premature death.

12.Gifting of seeds would result in long life , It also results in long life to our children.

13.Gifting of uncooked rice would remove sins.

14.Gifting of Thamboola(Betel leaf, arecanut and lime) would give you heaven.

15.Gifting of fruits would take you to heaven after death.

16.Gifting of blanket would cure rheumatism.

17.Gifting of cotton would cure leucoderma.

18.Gifting of Yagnopaveetha(Sacred thread) would make you a Brahmin in the next birth.

19.Gifting of flowers, Thulasi , Samith , vegetables .and grains would help you to go to heaven.

20.Gifting of ghee would cure your sickness.

21.Gifting of sugar would give you long life.

22.Gifting of milk , would remove your sorrow.

23.Gifting of sweets and savories , would remove road blocks.

24.Gifting of banana fruit would make you intelligent.

25.Gifting of honey would give you body luster and beauty.

26.Gifting of Jaggery would remove your sorrow.

27.Gifting of coconut would remove worries.

28.Gifting of Puffed rice(Pori in tamil ) would make life pleasant.

29.Gifting of seasame would remove fear of death.

30. Gifting of curd would lead to more masculinity.

31.Gifting of beaten rice(avil in tamil) would get you blessings of God.

32.Gifting of Bengal gram would lead to birth of children.

33.Gifting of multi grain flour(sathu Mavu in Tamil) would develop devotion to God.

34.Gifting of Payasam (Sweet gruel/kheer) would get us blessing of Pithrus(manes) and continuation of our clan.

35.Gifting of gold would remove sins as well as poverty.

36.Gifting of Umbrella and slippers would give you happiness in the world of Yama.

37.Gifting of a Kanya(virgin maid) would take you after death to world of Brahma.

38.Gifting of fan , Panaka(sweet jaaggery water) Butter milk and sacred waters would take you to the land of Vayu/Varuna after your death.

39.Gifting of a bed would make your life pleasurable.

40.Gifting of rosary , seat, sacred ash , Sandal wood paste would give a happy life in next birth.

41.Giving of food would lead you to heaven after death. It also would make you get food, when you are in need of it.

Effect of doing good deeds

Srivathsa Somadeva Sharma

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Every religion believes that doing good deeds would lead to blessing of God and personal benefits in life. Ofcourse this differs slightly from religion to religion. Hinduism believes that every one should lead a good life. This list of good deeds and the gift that we are likely to get by doing them is given by a great Scholar called Srivathsa Somadeva Sarma. This material is the English translation of the information that he has given in a book called “Stotra ChinthamanI” published in Tamil by Sri Surabhi Jagatguru Publications , Madras in the year 1998.Most of these good deeds are extremely easy to perform. Even if you do not believe in them, Why not try to do them and see for yourself whether they are true or not?

1.Grow a forest of Thulasi (ocimum), your sins would go away.

2.Worship a Brahmin, your dangers would go away.

3.Grow trees, your life in this world and in heaven would be pleasant.

4.Digging a public well or tank , would repay the loan of a son to his mother.

5.Worship of the guest, would take you to heaven.

6 . Bath for performance of a yaga or bath with the God in tank or river would lead to strength and food.

7.Building a temple to either Shiva or Vishnu would ensure your place in Kailasa or Vaikunta.

8.Sweeping and cleaning a temple and drawing a kolam (Rangoli) there would ensure life in heaven.

9.Thilahoma(Fire offering of gingelly along with Manthra) would remove committed sins.

10.Reading of Rudra, Chamaka and Purusha Sooktha would make you be a Brahmin in next birth.

11.Reading of ri Suktha would give you wealth.

12.Planting a Banyan tree , Performing Upanayana and Pradakshina(Going round the deity) would remove sins and give you great luck.

13.Daily Sradham would make Pithrus(Manes) pleased and would ensure growth of the family.

14.Observing fast would lead to strength of the body and health.

15.Taking Pancha Gavya, would remove sins from bones and skin and would cure lunacy.

16.Feeding grass to the cow and comforting it would lead to birth of children.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Prayers addressed to nine planets

Dear Friends,

All of us undergo good and bad times in our life. When things do not go as per our wish, there is a high probability that these are caused by planets. .Planets at the time of birth indicate , the problems which are likely to be caused by absence of wealth, bad married life, lack of children and many other such aspects. Also the period in our life which a particular planet controls our life is called Dasa of that planet. These dasas again determine the bad and good periods of our life depending on the nature of the planet and its strength. After this the planets keep on travelling in their course. When these reach particular houses , they also lead to problems. A well trained astrologer would be able to find out which planet (s) caused a particular problem at a particular time. Once we know this information , astrologers suggest various methods to get rid of these problems or lessen the impact of these problems like prayers, homas , Yanthras(Thalisman) , gems , pilgrimages to certain temples etc. One of these is the direct prayers to the planets. Over years I have collected many such prayers and have translated them. I am listing all of them here .

1.Navagrahas (nine planets)

These prayers are addressed to all the nine planets and are chanted daily so that problems caused by all of the planets are avoided and for beseeching all the planets to shower their grace on us.

1.Veda Vyasa’s Nava Graha Stotram http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n2.htm

2.Nava Graha peeda Hara Stotram http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n5.htm

3.Nava Graha Stotram of Vadhi Raja Theertha http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n6.htm

4.Nava Graha Sooktham from Vedas http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n26.htm

5.Nava Graha stotram http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n34.htm

6.Nava Graha Prarthana http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/2013/02/navagraha-devatha-prarthana.html

2.Surya ( also called as Ravi, Adithya, Bhaskara etc)

He is the son of sage Kashyapa and is believed to ride on a chariot driven by Aruna and dragged by seven horses. Ruby is his associated gem stone and Lord Narayana is the God associated with him. He goes through one rasi in one month time. The stars associated with him are Krithika, Uthram and Uthradam. People with Surya in 7, 8 and 12^th rasi from Lagnam are requested to chant any one of these stotras on Sundays . During the months in which low scores are there in Surrya ashta vargam , it is recommended that one of these prayers is chanted on Sundays..

1.Surya Mandalashtakam http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n1.htm

2.Adhithya Hrudayam http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n3.htm

3.Surya Ashtakam http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n4.htm

4.Adithya Kavacham http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n10.htm

5.Pratha smarana Surya stotram http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n25.htm

6.Suryarya stotram http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n27.htm

7.Adithya dwadasa nama stotram http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n28.htm

8.Adithya Ashtakam http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n29.htm

9.Trilokya mangala Surya kavacham http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n31.htm

10.Surya Kavacham http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n32.htm

11.Surya Sthava Raja http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n33.htm

3.Chandra (Moon)

Chandra is the God born out of the ocean of milk when it was churned. There is another story that he is the son of sage Athri . He married 27 daughters of Daksha Prajapathi and was cursed for being partial to Rohini . Later Lord Shiva wore him on his head. Shiva is his God and moon stone/white coral are the gems associated. The Stars associated with him are Rohini, Hastham and THiruonam,(Sravanam) .People with moon in the 6^th, 8^th and 12^th Rasis from Lagnam are likely to have problems. They should chant one of these on every monday

1.Chandra Kavacham http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n11.htm

2.Chandra stotram http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n20.htm

3.Kuja (Mars is called Mangal in Hindi and Chevvai in Tamil)

Kuja is the son of Bhoomi Devi and the incarnation of Boar of Lord Vishnu. Lord Subramanya is the God associated with him and red coral is the gem associated with him. He causes dosha when he is in first, second, fourth, sixth, eighth and twelfth houses. He reduces the number of offsprings if he is in the fifth house. The stars associated with him are Mrugaseersha, Chithra and Dhanishta. People pray him for getting married and also freedom from debts.

1.Angaraka Stotram http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n8.htm

2.Runa mochana Mangala Stotram http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n9.htm

3.Mangala Kavacham http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n12.htm

4.Budha (Mercury)

Budha is the son of moon and Tara the wife of Guru. He is the planet governing intelligence. The God associated with him is Lord Vishnu and the gem associated with him is Emerald. The stars associated with him are Ayilyam(aslesha) , Kettai (Jyeshta and Revathi. BUdha in third and twelfth house leads to problems of intelligence. Such people are requested to chant one of these stotras.

1.BUdha Kavacham http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n13.htm

2.Budha stotram http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Budha_Pancha_Vimsathi_Nama_Stotram

5.Guru (Jupiter)

Guru is the Guru of all Devas. He is also called Brahaspathi . He is the son of sage Angeeras. The God associated with him is Lord Brahma and Lord Dakshinamurthy. The stars associated with him are Punarvasu , Visakham and Pororattathi. When he is weak, marriage would get delayed. In third and twelfth house in the horoscope he leads to negative results. People with such problems are requested to chant one of these stotras on Wednesdays.

1.Guru Kavacham http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Guru_Kavacham

2.Brahaspathi stotram http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Sri_Brihaspathi_Stotram

6.Shukra (venus)

He is the Guru of all asuras.He is the son of sage Brugu(Some say he is sage Brugu himself) ,The God associated with him is the Goddess Parvathi and the gem associated with him is diamond. The stars associated with him are Bharani, Pooram and Pooradam. He also gives negative results in third and twelfth houses. He is the planet associated with love.

1.Shukra Kavacham http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n15.htm

2.Shukra stotram http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n22.htm

7.Sani (Saturn also called Mandha)

He is the son of sun God. Once his half brother threw a stone and broke one of his leg. So he can only move slowly. He takes two and half years to cross one rasi. The god associated with him are Lord Venkateswara, Lord Ayyappa and Lord Hanuman. The gem associated with him is blue sapphire. When he travels In 1,2, 4 ,6, 8 , and 12^th rasis from moon, he leads to untold sufferings. It is requested that any one of the following stotras be chanted on Saturdays during those times. His dasa which lasts up to 19 years is supposed to result in various misfortunes. The stars associated with him are Pooyam, Anusham and Uthrattathi.

1.SAnaischarashtakam http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n7.htm

2.Sani vajra panjarika Kavacham http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n16.htm

3.Sanaischara Sthava Raja http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n30.htm

4.Sanaischara dwadasa nama stotram http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n35.htm

5.Sanaischara Kavacham http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/2013/02/sanaischara-kavacham.html

6.Dasaratha Krutha Sanaischara Stotram http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/2013/02/dasaratha-krutha-sanaischara-stotram.html

8.Rahu

Rahu is the head portion of the son of sage Kashyapa and a Rakshasi called Simhika. He is only considered as half a planet. Rahu in 7^th and 8^th house delays marriage and in 5^th house leads to less of children. The stars associated with him are Arudhra, Swathi and Chathayam. The God associated is Lord Subramanya and the gem associated is Gomedhaka . Those having problems due to him should chant one of the following on Tuesdays.

1.Rahu Kavacham http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n17.htm

2.Rahu stotram http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n23.htm

9.Kethu

Kethu is the body part of the son of sage Kashyapa and Rakshasi Simhika. He is also considered as half planet. Kethu in 7^th , 8^th house is supposed to delay marriage and in fifth house is supposed to lead to few children. The stars associated are Aswathi , Makam and Moolam. The God associated is Lord Ganapathi and the gem associated is Vaidoorya.Those having problems due to him should chant one of the following on Saturdays.

1.Kethu Kavacham http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n18.htm

2.Kethu stotram http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/n24.htm

P.R.Ramachander

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Poonthanam and the Bhakthi movement in Kerala

In spite of Adhi Sankara , who has himself composed large number of great devotional stotrams , being born In Kerala and in spite of the Bhakthi movement which was full swing in neighboring Thamizh Nadu lead by the Nayanmar’s(Shaivism) and Azhvars (Vaishnavism) , the Bhakthi movement in Kerala started only at the end of 15^th centaury. Ofcourse Kulashekara Azhvar who wrote Mukunda Mala in Sanskrit and several other Tamil works belonged to Kerala. This Bhakthi movement of Kerala was lead by four great poets viz Thunchathu Ezhuthachan, LeelaShuka called as Bilwamangalam Samiyar , Meppathur Narayana Bhattathiri and Poonthanam.While Bilwamangalam and Meppathur preferred to write in Sanskrit , Thunjathu Ezhuthachan and Poonthanam preferred to write in Malayalam. Sri Krishna Karnamrutham of Bilwamangalam who was one of the pioneer of Krishna Bhakthi movement , reached the hands of the savants of Bhakthi movement of Bengal and he became popular throughout India. But the other great writers were known only inside Kerala. It was the great savant and Harikatha exponent of Tamil Nadu Brahmasri Sengalipuram Anantharama Deekshithar who popularized Narayaneeyam, the master piece of Meppaathur in Tamil Nadu. The other two did not get the popularity that they deserved among the devotees outside Kerala because , Malayalam was not understood outside Kerala. In spite of that many people did hear about The Adhyathma Ramayanam kili pattu of Ezhuthachan and the Jnanapana of Poonthanam.

I have recently taken up the translation of some of the great works of Poonthanam,. Poonthanam was not his name but the name of the Nambudiri family that he belonged. We do not know his real name. Though he did learn Sanskrit, some how, he was more interested in Malayalam. He used to live in a village called Keezhathur near Perinthalmanna of Kerala which was not very far away from Guruvayur. He used to be a devotee of the mother Goddess of Perinthalmanna, who also happened to be the Kula Deivam of the Zamorin kings. He was not blessed with a child for a long time after marriage. Then a son was born to him. The child passed away under tragic circumstances on its first birthday. Being a great devotee and a great philosopher , he decided to go to Guruvayur. From that time onwards he became an ardent devotee of Guruvaurppan. It was at this time when Meppathur Narayana Bhatathiri , a great sanskrt scholar and an ardent devotee of Guruvayurappan was writing Narayaneeyam in Guruvayur. Poonthanam also started writing his great works at that time. Most of the works of Poonthanam were in Malayalam , few in simple Sanskrit and four of them in Tamil. Even in Malayalam he took up for his writing using the Pana style which was similar to the blank poem, with very less rules governing it and written using the conversational Malayalam rather than the Malayalam of the scholars , which was mostly Sanskrit. Some of the great works that he wrote were Jnana Pana, Kuchela Vrutham Pana , Santhana Gopalam Pana, Bhasha Kasrnamrutham and Kumara Haranam Pana. Out of this Jnana Pana was a work of extreme devotion to Lord Krishna , with Advaitha philosophy in simple language so that it can be understood by the common people . Bhasha Karnamrutham was prayer songs addressed to Lord Krishna. Then he also several stotras addressed mainly addressed to Krishna, but also addressed to Shiva as well as Goddess Parvathi.

There are many stories about how Poonthanam was recognized by Guruvayurappan himself. It seems once when he was reading Vishnu Sahasranamam, instead of reading Amara Prabhu (the eternal lord) , he read Mara Prabhu(Woodden Lord) It seems Meppathur who heard that laughed at him. It is believed that the voice of Guruvayurappan from inside the temple ,told Meppathur, that he would prefer to be Poonthanam’s Mara Prabhu rather than bring Meppathur’s Amara Prabhu. Another story tells how Meppathur refused to edit the manuscript of Poonthanam on Bhasha Karnamrutham, saying that it did not have Vibhakthi. That day night, Meppathur became very sick and the Lord came in his dream in told him that Poonthanam’s Bhakthi was more dear to him. There is also a story of How Once Guruvayurappan saved Poonthanam from robbers in the guise of the Minister of Zamorin. It seems Poonthanam presented him his ring and next da, it appeared in the sanctum sanctorum of Guruvayur temple and the priest was ordered to return it to Poonthanam,. Poonthanam lived to the ripe old age of 92. When he became unable to go to Guruvayurapan temple, the Lord himself came to Poonthanam’s house and asked him to build a temple for him there. Poonthanam constructed the temple on the left side of his home and called him Vamapureswaran. It is also believed that the Lord personally came to take Poonthanam to heaven. I am very happy to be able to translate the following works of Poonthanam in to English:-

1.Janappana http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/2009/07/poonthanams-jnappana-malayalam.html

2.Bhasha Karnamrutham http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/2012/11/bhasha-karnamrutham-of-poonthanam.html

3.Anjana Sridhara Krishna http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/k22.htm

4.Ambadi Paithal http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/k21.htm

5.Hari Stotram (108 Hari ) http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/v108.htm

6.Saptha Swara Keerthanam http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Matangi_saptha_swara_Keerthanam

7.Ghana Sangham http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/2013/02/ghana-sangam-or-ambika-sthavam-by.html

8.Neeyathre Govinda http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/2013/02/poonthanams-neeyathre-govinda-malayalam.html

9.Moola Thathwam http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/2013/02/poonthanamsmoola-thathwam-malayalam.html

10.Maya Varnanam (Tamil) http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/2013/02/poonthanams-maya-varnanamtamil.html

11.Guru Sthuthi http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/2013/02/poonthanams-guru-sthuthi-malayalam.html

12.Dwadasa Nama Keerthanam http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/2013/02/dwadasa-nama-keerthanam.html

13.Dasa Avathara Stotram http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/2013/02/poonthanams-dasavathara-stotram.html

14.Vasudeva Sthuthi (Tamil) http://stotrarathna.blogspot.in/2013/02/ponthanams-vasudeva-sthuthi-tamil.html

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1. For reading translations of 656 stotras: http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/ 2. For reading about meanings of 615 Carnatic music krithis : http://stotraratna.sathyasaibababrotherhood.org/gi.htm 3. For reading about rules and rituals of Brahmins: http://brahminrituals.blogspot.com/ 4. For reading Raja Thatha’s 77 Blogs : http://rajathathablog.blogspot.com/ 5. For reading about 59 Kerala temples: http://rajathathaskeralatemples.blogspot.com/ 6. For reading about, 65 village gods of Tamil Nadu : http://villagegods.blogspot.com/ 7. For reading stories and rhymes for children: http://rajathathacorner.awardspace.com 8. For reading poems by Ramachander : http://poetrypoem.com/cgi-bin/index.pl?sitename=ramya475&;item=all 9. For stories illustrating Malayalam Proverbs : http://keralam.kairaly.net 10. My translation of Narayaneeyam: http://narayaneeyamtrans.blogspot.com/ 11.Stories of Vikramadhithya : http://vikramadhithya.blogspot.com/