Why did you touch me, if don’t want to hug me ?
Not to you, not to you, Death.
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I long for the sun when it rains ; I long for the rains when it shines. But, whether it shines or rains, I long for you, my moon light !
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Not to you, not to you, Death.
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you alone, you alone, Neelakanta!
The opposite forces, churned the ocean in me,
Many were there to share the flowers and fortunes
But to absorb the poison,
you alone, you alone, Neelakanta! -
Everything is NEVER lost; something always remains.
If you are of my age but unlike me, exasperate everyone, every time you lose a shaky tooth or a shaving stick or any such silly things and moan, ” I have lost everything”, I feel sorry not for you but for me!Reason- you have ‘lost everything’, leaving nothing for me to grab.
If you are an youngster unlike me but still lament, “I have lost everything’, when, actually what you have lost is of no consequence, I will tell you: “My dear young man, everything is never lost. something always remains at the bottom of the vessel which can feed a hundred mouths. if God’s grace is on you, you will be able to locate that left over tiny part and build a castle out of it”
If you still continue with your, “I have lost everything” slogan, I will hand over a free ticket to Tirupathy along with a hundred rupee note and advice you to go to the abode of the Lord of seven hills, have a nice tonsure, mount the hills and cry, “Govinda, Govinda!”
If you retort, “going all the way that far to lose my hair ?”, I will grab that free ticket and currency note from your hand, raise my head and hands towards the sky and cry, “Govinda, Govinda!”.
You cannot change some people. The feeling of failure will be always remain with them. You may say , ‘something remains with them!’
And had you expected that I would have deposited the currency in God’s hundi, you have not understood me. I place only my heart at the feet of my Lord and not money, which he has in plenty!
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A valid reason indeed!
Shabari Express from Hyderabad to Thiruvananthapuram. B1 coach. Along with the wedding group of about 25 close relatives, I was proceeding to Ernakulam to perform the wedding of my second son Atchuth with Anjana. Seated next to me is a senior citizen, scratching his head as if to get rid of the illegal immigrants invaded into his vacant place on the top.
” I am fed up with my life,” he grumbles, gesticulating at me as if I am the cause for his agony.
“You mean sir, that you have more than one wife?” I enquirers, sympathy dripping from every word at the suffering of a fellow human being.
“More than one wife ? ” he fumes looking at the lady sitting peacefully opposite to him, as if he wants to throttle her for extending her neck towards him long back, to receive the garland.
” How divine she looks ?” I complement his wife, sitting silently enjoying the fun of her grand children’s play” and add unnecessarily, “what a perfect match ? ”
” Perfect match ?” my neighbor folds his fingers preparing to punch his wife’s nose or mine . She now opens her coffee flask, pours coffee into a brass tumbler and passes it on to him.
Enjoying the hot coffee, the old man looks at her affectionately and then, turning towards me, comments, ” I told you that I am fed up with my life.”
That surprises me. I ask, ” you did say so sir, but that was before you had your coffee. And if I’m not intruding into your personal life, may I know the reason for your discontentment? ”
” Look at my head, ” he makes a quick circle over that shining space and moans, ” not a single white hair and if I may share a secret, there is, in fact, no hair at all”
” There is no secret in it, if I can trust my eyes” I add, “but that is part of your aging process in which you have no say, I guess ”
“And this wife of forty years – she sits there like a dummy without saying a word ” That was his second complaint.
His son quietly nears and gives his dad a shot of insulin and moves away gently patting the old man’s back.
” And see this son of mine moving around shamelessly exposing his legs and see there, his wife laughing and playing with kids unmindful of the co-passengers’ piercing eyes , at her. ” The father complains again.
His daughter in law approaches him smiling and serves food. “Amma should not have given you coffee. I’m worried that might dampen your appetite.” She comments, waits there patiently till he finishes eating, enjoying every handful , and then leading him to the washbasin, brings him back to his seat, holding his hand and wipes it with a napkin. She then, rushes back towards the children to play and laugh loudly.
” Are you cool now sir, can we talk ? ” I inquire politely.
” What else were you doing all along?” He retorts with a harsh look and continues, ” go ahead. I love talking to less intelligent fellow beings”
“That reveals the depth of your scholarship and breadth of your humbleness ” I compliment him. ” I am sure that you are no more fed up with your life now.”
“Why do you say that ?” He is anxious to know.
“Because, you are able to fold your fingers to form a fist, bend your hip, squat on the floor, push your head below the seat to pull out your sandals, climb the narrow horizontal rods to reach the top birth and pull out a bag and pick up the newspaper, enjoy a sumptuous meal, admire your wife’s affection by glancing at her at times and sit in the same place for more than an hour without taking a nap. If a septuagenarian can perform all these tasks, what is there for him to complain in life? Your body is under your control, your brain is under your control, your wife, son and above all your daughter in law are all under your control at an age when generally people lose all controls and get controlled by outside agencies. What then, is there for you to complain and why should you get fed up with your life? ”
” What other reason do I need to have to complain when a nagger like you is occupying the seat next to mine ?” He questions with all the seriousness of a truth-seeker.
A valid reason indeed!.
Comments:I read this article which is absorbing. God bless you.with best wishesr ramabadran
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Never get scared of plastic dolls
When I came out of the college with a poor third class, partially due to a viral attack( which temporarily immobilized me ) and partially due to my poor preparation, I thought that was the end of the world. Believe me, the world didn’t end. I secured a good job and reached the top of the ladder.
When a personal calamity struck me and shook my roots, trunk and branches, I had no doubt that everything was over for me.
Believe me, I did survive the tsunami and continue to row my boat.
While looking back, the monsters of the past ,who were about to swallow me then, looks like plastic dolls now.
Your son has missed the IIT exam. Relax. It is just the beginning of several such chances he is likely to miss and IIT or any other degrees alone do not assure success in life.
Some one close to you has passed away. Gain courage. Death is not a stranger to those who are born. As long as you are alive nothing else matters.
You have lost a vital part of your body but you are able to read this message. Smile. The sky, the sun, the clouds, the moon, the stars, the forest and your own body and your own family are visible to you and what else do you need?
Never get afraid of plastic dolls -
05 Madana Mohana Ashtakam
Madana Mohanashtakam————————————
‘Madana mohanastakam’ is really ‘mohanam’, a lovely prayer song. You can sing the melody and forget yourself, forget the world around, while at home or in a lonely forest or under a moonlit sky or in the pouring rain.
In the ‘karaavalamba stotram’, we seek Narasimha’s hands for our rescue, whereas in Madana Mohanashtakam, we seek Sree Krishna’s feet. The eight slokas are simple, sincere and a heart -to heart appeal to the Divinity.
“Anthimabaandhava ( slokam 4 ) -Bagavan, you are my last bandhu, the only remaining relative, my last resort, who will be with me till my last breath” – what a cordiality between the Creator and the created!—————————————————————————————————————-
Madana Mohana Ashtakam
श्रीमदनमोहनाष्टकम्
जय शंखगदाधर नीलकलेवर पीतपटाम्बर देहि पदम् ।जय चन्दनचर्चित कुण्डलमण्डित कौस्तुभशोभित देहि पदम् ॥१॥
जय पंक्कजलोचन मारविमोहन पापविखण्डन देहि पदम् ।जय वेणुनिनादक रासविहारक वंक्किम सुन्दर देहि पदम् ॥२॥
जय धीरधुरन्धर अद्भुतसुन्दर दैवतसेवित देहि पदम् ।जय विश्वविमोहन मानसमोहन संस्थितिकारण देहि पदम् ॥३॥
जय भक्तजनाश्रय नित्यसुखालय अन्तिमबान्धव देहि पदम् ।जय दुर्जनशासन केलिपरायण कालियमर्दन देहि पदम् ॥४॥
जय नित्य निरामय दीन दयामय चिन्मय माधव देहि पदम् ।जय पामनपावन धर्मपरायण दावनसूदन देहि पदम् ॥५॥
जय वेदविदावर गोपवधूप्रिय वृन्दावनधन देहि पदम् ।जय सत्यसनातन दुर्गतिभञ्जन सज्जनरञ्जन देहि पदम् ॥६॥
जय सेवकवत्सल करुणासागर वाच्छित पूरक देहि पदम् ।जय पूतधरातल देवपरात्पर सत्वगुणाकर देहि पदम् ॥७॥
जय गोकुलभूषण कंसनिषूदन सात्वतजीवन देहि पदम् ।जय योगपरावण संसृतिवारण ब्रह्मनिरञ्जन देहि पदम् ॥८॥
Jaya, samkhagadhadhara, neelakalevara, peethapatambhara dehi padam,Jaya chandanacharchitha, kumdalamanditha, kousthubha sobhitha dehi padam. 1
Jaya pamkajalochana, maaravilochana, paapavikhandana dehi padamJaya venuninadaka, raasavihaaraka, vamkima sunmdara dehi padam 2
Jaya dheera durandhara albudhasumdhara deivathasevitha dehi padamJaya viswavimohana, maanasa mohana, samsthithikaarana dehi padam 3
Jaya bakthajanaasraya,nithyasukhalaya, anthimabaandhava dehi padamJaya durjanasaasana, keliparaayana, kaaliyamardhana dehi padam 4
Jaya nithya niraamaya, deena dayaamaya, chinmaya, Maadhava dehi padamJaya paamarapaavana, dharmaparaayana, dhanava soothana dehi padam 5
Jaya vedavidamvara, gopavadoopriya, vrindaavanadhana dehipadamJaya sathya sanathana, durgathibanjana, sajjanaramjitha dehi padam 6
Jaya sevaka valsala, karunasakara, vaanjithaporaka dehipadamJaya poothadharadhala, devaparatpara, sathvagunaakara dehi padam 7
Jaya gokulabooshana, kamsa nishoodhana, saathvatha jeevana dehi padamJay yogaparaayana, samskrithi vaarana ,Brahmaniranjana dehi padam 8
Comments:Blessed SivasubramanaiamThank you for forwarding the above mail thro’IYER123. Please keep sending such interesting mails.I have forwarded the same to many of my relations and friends.With sincere best regards,T.V.Venka;teswaran,Edappally, Kochi————————————Respected Sir – Thank you very much for this beautiful prayer song. Could you pl enlighten me from where this astakam is taken and who is the saint composer.Namaskaramas to you.Anand