ஸம்ஸ்கிருதத்தின் அழகான இரு கவிதைகள்

Though, it is lifted from rasikas.org, I love this and worth reproducing.

पुराणान्ते श्मशानान्ते मैथुनान्ते च या मतिः।
सा मतिः सर्वदा स्यात् चेत् को न मुच्येत बन्धनात्।।

புராணாந்தே ஸ்²மஸா²னாந்தே
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ஸா மதி: ஸர்வதா³ ஸ்யாத் சேத்
கோ ந முச்யேத ப³ந்த⁴னாத்||

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kalidasa delights!
King Bhoja declares: I will give you the fourth line of a four-line verse; the challenge for you is to complete the verse most appropriately by filling in the remaining lines of the verse. The fourth line that he gave was the following:

अम्भोधिर्जलधिः पयोधिरुदधिर्वारां निधिर्वारिधिः ||

Ambhodhir jaladhihi payodhirudadhirvArAm nidhirvAridhihi…

The funny part of this proposition is that there are six words in this line of verse, but they all mean the same, namely, ‘ocean’! The poets of the assembly including Kalidasa dispersed for the day carrying the uneasy burden of this challenge which required to fill three lines of a verse which in its fourth line did nothing but to repeat the word ‘ocean’ six times. The next day when the assembly reconvened, Kalidasa brought a delightful verse:

अम्बा कुप्यति तात मूर्ध्नि निहता गङ्गेयमुत्सृज्यताम्
विद्वन् षण्मुख कागतिस्त्विह भवेत्तस्याः स्थिरायाश्चिरम् ।
कोपारोपकरालशेषवदनैः प्रत्युत्तरं दत्तवान्
अम्भोधिर्जलधिः पयोधिरुदधिर्वारां निधिर्वारिधिः ॥

Ambā kupyati tāta mūrdhni nihatā gaṅgēyamutsr̥jyatām
vidvan ṣaṇmukha kāgatistviha bhavēttasyāḥ sthirāyāściram.
Kōpārōpakarālaśēṣavadanaiḥ pratyuttaraṁ dattavān
ambhōdhirjaladhiḥ payōdhirudadhirvārāṁ nidhirvāridhiḥ.

Which means:

Subrahmanya, the little son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, goes angrily and complains to his father. ‘'Father, please get rid of this Ganga on your head, Mother is very much upset about it'’. The Father replies, '‘Oh Six-headed One, she has been living on my head for long. Where shall I ask her to go?''

The six-headed son, angry beyond words, replied with each of his six heads in succession: ''Ocean, ocean, ocean, ocean, ocean, ocean!’'

How beautifully, kAlidAsa replied !!!! 

Goddess Saraswathi's magic

अपूर्वः कोऽपि कोशोऽयं विद्यते तव भारति ।
व्ययतो बुद्धिमायाति क्षयमायाति सञ्चयात् ॥

Commentary:

In real world, what do we see?  If we spend something, what we retain decreases; upon collecting, what we possess increases.  But in Goddess saraswati's arena, the rules are completely opposite, the author says.

When one expends his knowledge, as in - teaching or sharing with others, his horizons broaden.  While teaching, a new outlook may dawn on him, which he never saw before.  His memory gets refreshed every time he shares his knowledge.  It gives him clarity of thought and a better understanding.  His value for what he is teaching intensifies in himself.  It will be reinforced in his mind and his faith in it shall get stronger!  It is a complete win win situation!!

If one collects shells for example, by keeping it to himself, his collection increases.  On the contrary, keeping knowledge to oneself (or confined in the books), only aids in dissipation of that knowledge.  One, he is not allowing himself to reflect upon that knowledge.  That knowledge that is not put to practice is of no use anyways.  Over time, he may even forget what he had learnt.  Worse, upon the passing away of that person, that particular knowledge may die with him!  If he did not pass it on to others, he has not paid off the debt of his teachers.  The best way to repay our guru-s and teachers they say, is by passing on the knowledge that they imparted to us.  If one stagnates that knowledge in himself, he would be curtailing the growth of the coming generations.  If our ancestors did the same to us, every generation would have to start over, all the way from inventing fire from the fire stones!!

Knowledge, is like water.  It is sparkling and crystal clear when it is flowing.  If it stagnates, it makes a swamp!  Anyone would readily drink water from a running stream rather than a stagnant swamp.  So, why no let knowledge flow like a river, drench in its refreshing waters and quench our inherent thirst for learning!  Being born as humans, each of us have this undying thirst for learning new things.

So, why no satiate our thirst by learning from others, as well as quell the strife in others by sharing what we know?!!

What is the use of "VidhyA" (Education) - Interesting Tamil Article

பார்த்தும், கேட்டும், படித்தும், உணர்ந்தும் நமக்குள் செல்கிறது கல்வி. அந்தக் கல்வி நம்மிடமிருந்து அறிவாக வெளிப்படவேண்டும்! அதுதான் கல்வியின் சிறப்பு.  சரியாகச் சொல்வதானால் கல்வியின் இயல்பே அதுதான். தமிழர்களைப் பொறுத்தவரை மிகவும் திட்டமிட்ட வாழ்க்கையை மேற்கொண்டிருந்தார்கள் என்றே  சொல்லலாம். முதலில் தாங்கள் வாழ்ந்த நிலத்தை ஐந்து வகைகளாகப் பிரித்தார்கள். அவை: மருதம், குறிஞ்சி, முல்லை, நெய்தல், பாலை. அந்தந்தப் பகுதிகளில்  அந்தந்த இயற்கைக்கேற்ப தங்களுடைய வாழ்க்கையை அவர்கள் அமைத்துக்கொண்டார்கள். புவியியல் ரீதியான நிலங்களில் ஒன்றுக்கொன்று  வேறுபட்டிருந்தாலும் தங்கள் வாழ்க்கையை அதற்கேற்ப அனுசரித்து நடத்திக்கொள்ளும் மனப்பாங்கு அவர்களுக்கு இருந்தது. அந்தந்த சூழ்நிலைகளுக்கேற்ப  குடியிருப்புகளைக் கட்டிக்கொள்வதும், அந்தந்தப் பகுதிகளின் விளைபொருட்களை உணவாக உட்கொள்வதுமாக தங்களை அவர்கள் பொருத்திக்கொண்டார்கள்.  அடுத்து, அவர்கள் தங்கள் சுவாசத்துக்கு, அதனால் உயிர்நிலைத்தலுக்கு உதவிய காற்றை நான்காக வகுத்தார்கள் - தென்றல், வாடை, கீழைக்காற்று,  மேலைக்காற்று.

மென்மையாக வீசும் தென்றல், காலத்திற்கேற்ப குளிர்ப்பதம் மிக்கதாக தன் தன்மையை மாற்றிக்கொள்ளும். அதேபோல கிழக்கு, மேற்குத் திசைகளிலிருந்து  மழையையும் சுமந்துவந்து நமக்குப் பேரானந்தம் அளிக்கும். இந்தக் காற்றுவகைகளை அனுபவித்ததோடு அவற்றோடு ஒன்றி, அவற்றின் தன்மையை தம்  தேவைக்கு ஏற்ப பயன்படுத்திக் கொண்டும் வாழ்ந்தார்கள். இயற்கைக்கு அடுத்து கருத்துப் பரிமாற்றத்துக்கு மொழிகளை உருவாக்கிக்கொண்டார்கள். வெறும் பேச்சாக  அது அமைந்துவிடாமல், கேட்போரை ஈர்க்கும் வண்ணமாகவும் அமையவேண்டும் என்றும் தீர்மானித்தார்கள். அதனால் அதனை இயல், இசை, நாடகம் என்று  முக்கலைகளாக வகுத்து மொழியின் மேன்மையை உலகெங்கும் பரப்பினார்கள்.

அடுத்து சொந்த வாழ்க்கையை இரண்டாக வகுத்துக் கொண்டார்கள். அகவாழ்க்கை, புறவாழ்க்கை. தான், தன் குடும்பம், தன் உறவினர் என்று தன் சொந்த வாழ்க்கை  ஒருவகை; சமூகம், சமுதாயம், பொதுநலன் என்ற புறவாழ்க்கை இன்னொருவகை. இப்படி ஐந்து நிலங்கள், நான்கு காற்றுகள், மூன்று கலைகள், இரண்டு  வாழ்க்கை அமைப்பு என்று வகுத்துக்கொண்ட அவர்கள், ஒழுக்கத்தை மட்டும் ஒன்றாகவே எண்ணி வாழ்ந்தார்கள். நல் வாழ்க்கைக்கு நல் ஒழுக்கம் ஒன்றுதான்.  இதில் பிரிவு, பகுதி என்று கிடையாது. இந்த நல் ஒழுக்கம் எப்படி அமையும்? அன்பால்தான் அமையும். மனித இனத்துக்குள்ளேயே பாகுபாடு இல்லாமல், ‘யாதும்  ஊரே, யாவரும் கேளிர்’ என்ற ஒற்றுமை மனப்பான்மையோடு வாழும் சீரிய வாழ்க்கைக்கு அன்புதான் அடிப்படை.

இந்த அன்பைப் பாரபட்சம் இல்லாமல் பரப்பினால் உலகெங்கும் அமைதி தானாக நிலவும். இப்படி அன்பு செலுத்துவதற்கு ஓர் உந்து சக்தி வேண்டும். அது என்ன  சக்தி? கடவுளின் அருள்தான் அது. அதாவது, தான் வாழும் நிலத்தைப் பகுதிப்படுத்தி, காற்றை வகைப்படுத்தி, மொழியைக் கலையாக்கி, இருவகை வாழ்க்கையில்  ஈடுபட்டு, நல்லொழுக்கத்தை மேற்கொண்டதாகிய கல்வி, அறிவாக வெளிப்பட அன்பு தேவை. அந்த அன்புக்கு இறைவன் அருள் தேவை. என்ன அற்புதம்  பாருங்கள், கல்வி, இறையருளில் நிறைவடைகிறது! இதைத்தான் திருவள்ளுவர் சொன்னார்:

‘கற்றதனாற் ஆயபயன் என்கொல் வாலறிவன்
நற்றாள் தொழார் எனின்’

கற்றதன் பயனே எல்லாம் வல்ல, எல்லாம் அறிந்த இறைவனின் தாள்களைத் தொழுவதே என்று வெகு அழகாக  அறுதியிட்டுக் கூறியிருக்கிறார் வள்ளுவர்.

- இந்திய விவகாரங்களுக்கான சிறப்பு அமலாக்கப் பிரிவு, மலேசிய பிரதமர் துறை (SITF), மற்றும் சென்னையிலுள்ள கலைஞன் பதிப்பகம் இரண்டும்  இணைந்து, கோலாலம்பூர்-சென்னை தமிழ் எழுத்தாளர் மாநாடு மற்றும் அதைத் தொடர்ந்து சுற்றுலா என ஏற்பாடு செய்து தமிழ் எழுத்தாளர்களை சமீபத்தில்  மலேசியா அழைத்துச் சென்றார்கள். மாநாட்டில் மலேசிய அரசின் இளைஞர்-விளையாட்டுத் துறை துணையமைச்சர் மாண்புமிகு டத்தோ எம். சரவணன் அவர்கள்  ஆற்றிய உரையிலிருந்து ஒரு பகுதி இது.

Anusham-28.3.16 – MahAperiavA- Memorable Experience

At the very outset, I prostrate before each and every “AnushA” pooja bhakthAs in Mylapore.  In front of them, I don’t even exist.  Their dedication in this pooja is unbelievable.

This article is written not to boast my bhakthi.  But one day my children will read this that would help uplift their spiritual life.  At this young age, they don’t appreciate this even if they read.

MS Amma sings a song on mahA periAva, written by PeriasAmy tooran.  “Ennaiyum kAnchi muni Atkondadhen solvEn”…. Beautiful kriti on sahAnA.  It was such an experience for me.

Guru KatAksham is supreme.  It is an experience.  Sometimes, I feel that reaching Sadhguru is very easy.  Sarva sulabhan. Sri.Subramanya Deekshitar always conveys in his spiritual discourse that “Vaikuntam pOvadhu mannavan veedhi” which means to reach vaikuntam is very easy like travelling in a free road sans traffic. . When a Raja or Chief Minister comes, the entire stretch of the road will be traffic free and police will be watching to see that happens.

I got a mail last month about Anusham day, being performed at Mylapore.  I knew that this has been performed every month as I had seen many times MahA periavA’s portrait was taken as procession around Mylapore mAda vEEdhis. 

I could not attend the programme as my office timings are erratic and I reach home at 9.30 PM every day. But the poojA was in back of my mind.

When I was working in Dubai, I attended many Anusha pooja functions at Deira.  It was so memorable and my wife prepared prasAdhams for the function.  Vishnu Sahasranamam, Guru Stotram, Rudram, chamakam and it was so spiritual and it was again PeriavA’s blessings I could get to attend that pooja.

Having come to Chennai, I confined to Nitya pooja and with my office timings, I don’t have a chance to attend outside programmes.. 

Yesterday also, I performed my usual shiva pooja followed by periavA astothram followed by swasthi vAchanam-guru vandhanam.….

I stored the number from my last month’s mail and promptly  called yesterday to know about the Pooja. Smt. Mangalam picked up the phone and answered that Anusham is being performed every month and asked me to join and gave the address too.

It was year end for me in my office and as a Finance head it was not easy for me to leave at 5 PM.  So, I thought of dropping the idea of going to the pooja and as usual left my office at 8 PM.

I purchased “malligai poo mAlai” at Broadway, near my office for my next day’s pooja and kept in my bag.  I reached Mylapore at about 8.45 PM.  When I crossed North Mada street, I could see the “Swami purappAdu” about to finish and the portrait was about to be taken inside after the procession. NAdhaswaram playing melodiously, I crossed further to buy “udhiri pushpam” for my next day’s pooja (opposite to ambika appalam)  I don’t get “udhiri”  in Broadway, near my office.  This, I kept below the seat of my two wheeler.

When I was about to go further, I thought for a while to see the “Karpoora Arthi”.  I was reluctant initially because of my dress code (pants,shirts, shocks & shoes) and felt bad to stand among “Pancha khachcham glad bhakthAs”.   Neverthless, I thought, at least, to have a darshan.

As I parked the two wheeler and went inside, the mahA aarthi was being performed with “getti mElam” marking the end of the programme.  I was so happy to see the arthi, at least.

After that, one person next to me gave a packet of “thoduttha poo” and some flowers it was promptly accepted and then that happened..

Someone looked at me and I immediately thought of the “thodutha poo” in my bag and  took it and gave it to him. It was so perfectly  put as a “mAlA” (over his head as a ^ shape) for Sri.JayEndra sarawathi swAmiji and bAla periaVa.  The middle portion  on the “pAdAravindham” of Sri. mahA periAva.

All of a sudden it happened. It was so beautiful and I could not control my tears. Why I purchased “thodutha poo” at Broadway and why I carried here ?   MahAperiAva, saranAgatha vatsalan, just like that acknowledged my small offerings…in a second.  As I felt bad, for not attending this pooja (in my office), was heard by Him and here He responded promptly !!!

I neither had proper clothes not had a state of mind to attend such a function full of vEdha purushAs. But still periAvA took my small offerings  which was amazing.

After the portrait was taken inside, all the ‘upachArams” were performed.  kapAli kriti in mOhanam made the atmosphere more serene.  All the  vEdha pandithAs chanting Chatur vEdhAs, dEvArams etc … It was so lively and no words would be enough to express the experience.

Today I called the number again and the person who took the phone was Shri.Ganesha Sharma. I narrated my experience yesterday and he confirmed that it was he who garlanded the periavA’s portrait with my “pushpa mAlai”.  He asked me to come home any time.

 Why I got this Anusha pooja mail last month ?

 Why I carried only the "pushpa mAlai" in my bag ? (to promptly give)

 Why I reached in time to see the mahA arthi ?

 Why I the Garland perfectly fit for all the three seers ?

 Why He is prompting me to write this ?

Any one knows ?!!!!

 

I credit this to my parents and my Kula deivam “Varagoor perumAl”.  My parents imbibed bhakthi in me and my PerumAl is in my life system.

mahAperiAvA  saraNam.. saraNam….Anandha kOti namaskArangal.  to shOwer his blessings to me also.

SahAna kriti pallavi goes like this….

“enna perum tavam yAn seidhadhariyEnE…

Enniyum kAnchi muni Atkondathen solvEn”

                                                              

                                           

Kum.Varshini’s first concert at Mahalingapuram Iyappan Temple

Not all dreams come true in our life.  I did not aspire to become a superstar in my professional career nor in my personal life.  I had toughest times in my life and happiest moments too.  Just turned back and see the “takeaways”, it was God’s grace and my parents blessings; I overcome these situations with minimum loss.   

I need to thank my wife for whatever Iam today.  My kids are so lucky to have her as their mother.

When I felt  my daughter had an interest in music, I thought to put her under  a proper guru.  It all culminated when In dubai, I took  her to “Abhirami Andhadhi” class where she was taught the whole AA in different rAgAs.  Each and every 5 verses were tuned in a rAgA and she could learn it quickly and recite it without referring the book. 

Sanjay subramaniam, in his MA speech last year, had mentioned that students who learn music should not be thinking of singing in Music Academy immediately.  So, I knew this well before when my daughter was young and was very clear about the process for my daughter’s music career !!!.  I slowly build my dreams and I don’t want this to fade away !!!!

Those days, she was also interested in Bharathanatyam class and Dubai was abuzz with those classes, I also allowed her to learn this.

After moving to Chennai, I made it a point to give her proper training in music and she got Smt.Saraswathy, a disciple and relative of Sri.Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer.  She underwent training for 2-3 years.  She was able to bag many awards like SIMA (Smt Sudha ragunathan presented the award), schools and colleges etc and also tried all the leading sabhAs.  Though unsuccessful, I always remembered Sanjay’s quote above.

As the teacher was ill and hospitalized and could not take classes for sometime, I put her under Smt.Padma Narayanaswamy, wife and disciple of Shri.Palakkad K.V.Narayanaswamy.

I should say a few words about her Guru.  She is so devoted to music. She imbibed the bhakthi part from Shri KVN and music automatically came free to her.  She makes it a point to go to Thyagaraja samAdhi once in a year and also Orirukkai, mahA periavA’s place at Kanchipuram as a reciprocal promise to her music career.

She is very serious customer and takes the best out of every student.

Varshini has been learning still under her and I could see her improvement in each and every class.  As I know little Carnatic music because of may be, my birth place, Semmangudi, I have been closely monitoring her improvement.

My kula deivam-is varagoor perumAl.  We conduct Tarangini utsavam every year, where the kritis of Shri.Narayan Teerthar were sung by eminent personalities.  I made it a point to put my daughter to give half and hour slot to sing Tarangams.

It was the most memorable and the first step for her to swim the ocean of Carnatic music.  In 2016 january month Tarangini function, she could sing a keeravani ragam followed by “Damodhara tavaga”.. a famous kriti of Saint Teerthar.

So, I thought of taking her to a concert level and the day came.

Smt.Padma Narayanaswamy arranged an hour concert in Mahalingapuram Iyappan temple on 26^th March 2016.

It was my dream to see daughter to give a programme. Her training, under her Guru. Smt.Padma Narayanswamy shaped her well as she was ready to give an hour programme in Mahalingapuram Iyappan temple.

I have written so many review. It is a thrill to write my daughter’s review !!

Violin-Smt Balam                                                                         

Mridhangam-Smt. Rajam (sister of Flute maestro Ramani)

sarajinAbhA- Nattai- Patnam Subramanya Iyer

Sriranjani raga for 2 minutes- Gajavadhana karunA-papanasam Sivan-Swaram in Gajavadhana

ThyAgarAjAya namastE-bEgadA-MD

kalyAni-Main-Nidi chAla sukhama-Thyagarajar-neraval in mamata bandan yuga followed by swaram.

ungal puzhakkadai-anandha bhairavi-AndAl

mAdhava mAmava-NT

Sri Ramachanukku-mangalam

Nice to see Rajam mami congratulated her after finishing the kalyAni ragam.

I don’t see any problem in her concert. Her throw and attitude were good. No fear was one attitude for the new singers. Fortunately, she did not have that on that day.  KalyAni swaram had few hiccups, but it was nothing compared to her stage presence and presentation.

God bless her. I was immensely happy and it was my lucky day to be there at the venue to take the blessings of Lord Guruvayarooppan and Lord Iyappan and listen to the KVN bhAni.