Yesterday night (8.5.09) went to bed by 12 30 since I was busy completing Sanskrit lessons/Home work
Again morning got up at 3 30 am for the continuation
Up to 7.30 non stop; then kuliyal( bath) and poojai( worship)
Then dress iron and got ready for the Saturday koil( temple) visit a little bit far away from home
Before going I was planning to drink buttermilk as it was very hot and due to sleepless nights body was going to one place when I was planning for another and already I have taken 2 cups of coffee which was creating uneasiness in the throat
I collected books-Sanskrit to read on the way and took Matruvani ( Amma’s monthly book) also to read
Forgot to take buttermilk and I even forgot that I was planning to drink the same
Went to the temple and completed my rounds and was about to leave
The kurukkal (chief priest) is known to me
He called and said to take the drink
What do you think it was?
Buttermilk!
I was shocked and surprised
To my surprise they said it is due to “ start of Agni Natchatram ( it is the 15 day period when it will be hot due to the proximity of Sun to Earth)“ and asked me to take another glass which I politely declined
See the hands of Amma
Thannai marandhu vaela seiyara kuzhandhaiyidam evvalavu parivu means “ Mother takes care of Her son who forgets to take food/drinks”
As a motherless son I see all girls/ladies as mothers and Almighty eventhough deprived me of that golden experience with motherhood compensating me with gifts like this
Really I was shaken by Amma’s this love
Today being Mothers’ day I feel it is apt to post in this blog….salute to you all mothers
When I am editing this, which I shared yesterday with my soul friend, TV is playing songs sung by Yesudas in various films on mother
I will take 10000000……births to have mother
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Amma and me
Performed Pournami pooja
Very peaceful
I wanted to write about that and Amma
So I read Matruvani May 2009 issue
I felt like taking prasadam
As moon had not come out of the next building I could not see the moon in the concrete jungle
I take food after seeing moon on pournami
So I was waiting and reading and peeping out of window if moon was visible
Yesterday night also I did not take anything, as I was engrossed in reading Kusum Ansal’s My Lover’s Name and other stories; Kusum writes wonderfully; her widow of vrindavan is a real masterpiece by the way
So felt hungry now
The article was about a French couple that initially rejected amma and later accepted
They happened to be in London
had limited money
and were rejected by a promising friend
They heard amma was there
Visited the venue
They were feeling hungry…(this sequence struck me as I also started feeling hungry)
They had the hug
They wanted to purchase samosa
But
The money was sufficient to go back to hotel. They have already reserved tickets back home
After darshan hunger increased
She asked her husband to check his pant pockets
Normally he was not of the habit of keeping money in pockets
He could find the toffee given by amma
Lo!
Along with that he could find 5 pound currency, which is the price of 2 samosas they wanted to purchase
In the normal circumstances 2 samosas are nothing
But when you don’t have money and embarrassed getting this help would look tremendous
Very peaceful
I wanted to write about that and Amma
So I read Matruvani May 2009 issue
I felt like taking prasadam
As moon had not come out of the next building I could not see the moon in the concrete jungle
I take food after seeing moon on pournami
So I was waiting and reading and peeping out of window if moon was visible
Yesterday night also I did not take anything, as I was engrossed in reading Kusum Ansal’s My Lover’s Name and other stories; Kusum writes wonderfully; her widow of vrindavan is a real masterpiece by the way
So felt hungry now
The article was about a French couple that initially rejected amma and later accepted
They happened to be in London
had limited money
and were rejected by a promising friend
They heard amma was there
Visited the venue
They were feeling hungry…(this sequence struck me as I also started feeling hungry)
They had the hug
They wanted to purchase samosa
But
The money was sufficient to go back to hotel. They have already reserved tickets back home
After darshan hunger increased
She asked her husband to check his pant pockets
Normally he was not of the habit of keeping money in pockets
He could find the toffee given by amma
Lo!
Along with that he could find 5 pound currency, which is the price of 2 samosas they wanted to purchase
In the normal circumstances 2 samosas are nothing
But when you don’t have money and embarrassed getting this help would look tremendous
Women, Do not let your husband love you passionately
I was reading the biography of Tulasidas
Following is a small fraction from his life
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Tulasidas married Ratnavali, who was a very intelligent and pious lady.
Tulasi loved his wife, and could never stand even a moment’s separation from her.
Once he crossed a flooded river to see his wife, who was visiting her parents.
Ratnavali got angry and said "What do you get by loving this mortal body?
If you were to love Lord Sri Rama like this, you would get mukti."
These words rekindled his love for Sri Rama, he renounced family life and started traveling across north India, preaching Sri Rama’s life. In Chitrakoot, he wrote the masterpiece Rama Charita Manas. He wrote in one of the Hindi dialects known as Avadhi spoken around Ayodhya region. Tulasidas employed "doha", "chowpayee", "swaratae" and other meters in his poem.
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The entire story is given as narrated by Siva to Parvati.
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Following are my observations
1) Tulasidas loved his wife passionately, which made him a saint
2) He became the devotee of Rama who struggled throughout His life because of his wife
3) Again if you in-between the lines, the story is given as narrated to Parvati by Siva again a passionate lover telling stories to wife
My point is that eventhough Tulasidas quit his family, he got aligned with the appropriate team and his writing also reflects the love of a passionate husband only
Following is a small fraction from his life
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tulasidas married Ratnavali, who was a very intelligent and pious lady.
Tulasi loved his wife, and could never stand even a moment’s separation from her.
Once he crossed a flooded river to see his wife, who was visiting her parents.
Ratnavali got angry and said "What do you get by loving this mortal body?
If you were to love Lord Sri Rama like this, you would get mukti."
These words rekindled his love for Sri Rama, he renounced family life and started traveling across north India, preaching Sri Rama’s life. In Chitrakoot, he wrote the masterpiece Rama Charita Manas. He wrote in one of the Hindi dialects known as Avadhi spoken around Ayodhya region. Tulasidas employed "doha", "chowpayee", "swaratae" and other meters in his poem.
==============================================================
The entire story is given as narrated by Siva to Parvati.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Following are my observations
1) Tulasidas loved his wife passionately, which made him a saint
2) He became the devotee of Rama who struggled throughout His life because of his wife
3) Again if you in-between the lines, the story is given as narrated to Parvati by Siva again a passionate lover telling stories to wife
My point is that eventhough Tulasidas quit his family, he got aligned with the appropriate team and his writing also reflects the love of a passionate husband only
Thursday, May 7, 2009
first Forgery
actually i have been trying to post this for a long time
the credit goes to My Lord Siva?!
is it surprising you?
yes. here comes the friendship of Siva with Sundarar
sundarar is one of four great saints of the Saivites
when the milk ocean was churned " Aalakala Visha" the deadly poison emerged; there was no taker and the target was Siva
he asked the Devas to bring the poison to Him; since it was hot and deadly nobody was ready to risk; so Siva only had to solve the problem
He saw the mirror from which emerged Sundarar; so Sundarar was the person who did the deadly work
afterwards he came to this earth as destined by my Lord
he wasnted to marry a girl which was not in the design of schemes
so Siva took the form of an old person and brought a leaf document of those days claiming Sundarar's forefather has signed the document which said that all the members of that forefather's subsequent generation would be this old man's (Siva's) slave
the signature was verified; all confirmed that it matched with Sundarar's forefather's
so Sundarar had to go with old man-Siva- without marrying the girl
forgery for a cause, because it meant friendship
the credit goes to My Lord Siva?!
is it surprising you?
yes. here comes the friendship of Siva with Sundarar
sundarar is one of four great saints of the Saivites
when the milk ocean was churned " Aalakala Visha" the deadly poison emerged; there was no taker and the target was Siva
he asked the Devas to bring the poison to Him; since it was hot and deadly nobody was ready to risk; so Siva only had to solve the problem
He saw the mirror from which emerged Sundarar; so Sundarar was the person who did the deadly work
afterwards he came to this earth as destined by my Lord
he wasnted to marry a girl which was not in the design of schemes
so Siva took the form of an old person and brought a leaf document of those days claiming Sundarar's forefather has signed the document which said that all the members of that forefather's subsequent generation would be this old man's (Siva's) slave
the signature was verified; all confirmed that it matched with Sundarar's forefather's
so Sundarar had to go with old man-Siva- without marrying the girl
forgery for a cause, because it meant friendship
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Gender Mix—Male as Mother
Vaathsya Varadha Guru Amma
Due to want of time I could not post more here
But this episode needs to be posted as it is related to Mother, my obsession
Varadha was an ardent devotee of Sri Ranganathan (Sri Mahavishnu)
Every night he used to offer milk with sufficient sugar which was mixed properly by Varadha and cooled to the optimum level so that my Father Ranganathan can drink as such
One day absent mindedly he offered milk which was hot ( he forgot to shake it to the required warmth)
After offering ( Naivaedhyam ) Varadha felt the vessel and realized vessel itself was with unbearable heat and the milk no need to say anything
He started crying and asked Ranganatha as to how he would have taken that hot milk; his mouth,lips and tongue would have turned sour and he that could be treated
After listening o Varadha, Almighty talked “ Varadha, you have enacted the role of a mother which I experienced from Devaki and Kausalya ; now I get the same care from you; you deserve to be my mother”
From that day Varadha was called “ Vaathsya Varadha Guru Amma “
Amma is tamil means mother
I am also like Mahavishnu as I also take jaganmatha for my mother …..ha ha ha
Due to want of time I could not post more here
But this episode needs to be posted as it is related to Mother, my obsession
Varadha was an ardent devotee of Sri Ranganathan (Sri Mahavishnu)
Every night he used to offer milk with sufficient sugar which was mixed properly by Varadha and cooled to the optimum level so that my Father Ranganathan can drink as such
One day absent mindedly he offered milk which was hot ( he forgot to shake it to the required warmth)
After offering ( Naivaedhyam ) Varadha felt the vessel and realized vessel itself was with unbearable heat and the milk no need to say anything
He started crying and asked Ranganatha as to how he would have taken that hot milk; his mouth,lips and tongue would have turned sour and he that could be treated
After listening o Varadha, Almighty talked “ Varadha, you have enacted the role of a mother which I experienced from Devaki and Kausalya ; now I get the same care from you; you deserve to be my mother”
From that day Varadha was called “ Vaathsya Varadha Guru Amma “
Amma is tamil means mother
I am also like Mahavishnu as I also take jaganmatha for my mother …..ha ha ha
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