Caste.

 For the past few months the topic caste is in the air.census ,survey  etc.Here is my take.

As per the 'original sin' Purusha suktum allegedly conceived and propogated by vile Brahmins to keep the populace of Bharat under their foot ,all the four castes originated from the four bodily parts of Yagya Purusha that is Bhagwaan.,who rose from a Yaga conducted in ancient times by Brahma .

They are Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras.

I am a Brahmin woman and till 60 years of age i was under this unshakeable conviction that me being in the top most in the caste ladder were in majority.and was therefore reeling with the opiate high with the feeling 'We Brahmins' have India in our palms .

Had a terrific shock when my ignorance to our actual numbers was shattered on reading the statistics of a census or survey conducted several decades back which said that the so called the three  forward castes viz Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaisyas were in a minority .Their percentage put together was only 20 to 30 % in whole of India! And Brahmins barely 10 % ! The so called backward caste viz Shudras constituted the rest!Nearly 70-80 %!

It shook me out of my pride .What is the use of being top most in social heirarchy owing to birth if there aeren't sufficient numbers boost this pride.?

Then i pondered over this ratio.What is the reason behind this?Weren't we all created at the same time , yuga and same place from one single body/atma? as per shastras .Weren't all the 4 castes allotted a particular duty to which all bound themselves sincerely without much deviations for centuries ?So our population should also be in equal proportions.But no that is not the case as pointed above.

So i reasoned thus--The top most caste Brahmins the twice borns, the priestly caste had a very tough life to lead .Our Brahmin men  had to cram all the vedas , shastras , rituals ,philosophy etc and eat only twice a day that to sparingly.They relied on dakshina's ,.They were not supposed to accumulate wealth. Their earnings depended on what others gave .Thier economic status depended on the munificence of rulers viz Kshatriyas .

All our Brahmin anscestors were lean and poor.That is how many ancient books describe a Brahmin.So unable to withstand the rigours of highly ritualistic life they followed for themsleves and performed for the rest of the populace and with a starvation diet they slowly petered out over the ages.

Most of the Kshatriyas, second highest caste, who were allotted the duty to fight and defend the country were wiped out in the Mahabharat war .I kept coming across the following lament of KingYudhishtra in Mahabharat 'Why was i born a kshatriya? I have to kill people and keep seeing blood shed'.And the rest or a part of Kshatriyas died repulsing invaders starting from Alexander's invasion  since 325 BCE.

The Vaisyas third in the line, who were allotted the duty to  trade, undertook hazardous journeys across deserts, forests and seas for trade and were killed by robbers or drowned in the seas .So their numbers also started to dwindle. 

The fourth and last caste the Shudras who were allotted the duty to till the soil could pursue their caste order without any hindrance .Wars were fought in battle fields hence it didnot obstruct their daily lives , they didnot go on hazardous journeys for trade , they had no restrictions on food or drinks.So they laboured , ate well, drank well and had a free mind uncluttered by rote learning and had very less rituals to perform.They had a jolly good life over the ages!Physical work ,and  good food and a free mind made them strong and resilient .They  thrived over the ages and are now very naturally in majority.

Conclusion --Purusha was kinder to Sudras the lowest caste than to other three higher castes.

Note--Purusha suktum when sung by Brahmins who have learnt vedas in proper manner and in the proper tune set in ancient times, without using that irritating nasal tone that some brahmins use while reciting the vedas ,is avery soothing song .It calms a turbulent mind and mends frayed nerves and takes one to a higher level , to the realmn of the unknown , the mysterious and is awe inspiring.

Note --Sudras includes Scheduled castes.

 

 

Manickam Katti...ThiruThallattu \Lullabye to infant Sri Krishna sung by Periya azhwar.Hymns and meanings.

                                       

                      

  

 

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                                                                                                                                                                                             திரு  தாலாட்டு   பெரிய ஆழ்வார்  அருளியது   

                                    Thiru Thallattu .By Periya azhwar.

 

 ஆழவார் திருவடிகளே சரணம்                                                                                                  Azhwar thiruvadigale saranam.                                                                                                                        [ I surrender at the feet of Azhwar ]

 

சீரார் தூப்புல் திரு வேங்கடமுடையான் திருவடிகளே சரணம் 

 Seerar Tupul Tiru Vengadamudaiyan thiru vadigale saranam.                                                      [Isurrender at the feet of Tupul Swamy Desikan] 

 

Thanian/verse praising Peria azwaar .

Gurumuga manatheethya brahveda  naseshaan,

narapathi pari klupdham sulka madhadhu kamaha :

svasura mamaravanthyum ranganathasya saakshaath,

tvijakula thilakum VishnuChithum namami..............................By Nathamuni.

I bow to Periyazhwar who keenly contested the debate organisesd by the king Vallabha Devan[Pandian king] and won the prize that consisted of a bag of gold coins.

He had no formal education in Vedas yet he could recite and quote from the Vedas owing to the blessings of Sriman Narayana.

He is fit to receive obscience from Devas .He is the father- in- law of Sri Ranganathar.He is a tilak to the Brahmin clan.

Per anindhu Villiputhur Ani thanil ,

perum jothi thanil thondrum Perumane'

mun seer annindhu Pandiyan thun nrnju thanil ;

thiyakku ara maal para thathuvathai thiramai cheppi,

varanum mel Madurai valum varave vaanil,

Maal Garudavaganai thondra vaazhthu.

meranni Pallandu mudal pattu naanutruyezhupathu ondru irandum yennakku udhavu!.........  .....              By Swamy Desikan.

Periya aazhwaar !You took birth in the famous town of Sri Villiputhur in the month of Aani in the reign of the star Swathy.

Once upon a time[in 8 th CE] you cleared the doubts of the Pandiyan king that assailed him regarding the true nature of the Supreme Brahman and you emphatically proved and established that the Supreme being is Sriman Narayana ans none other.

When you were taken around the city of Madurai on the back of the royal elephant amid great celeberations all around,Narayana along with His consort Lakshmi appeared in His Garuda vahana in the skies to have a eyeful of these joyous celeberations.

At that time you praised Sriman Narayana with the verses beginning with Pallandu....and continued to expound 473 pasurums .

Kindly help me to learn and memorise these pasurums .

            

1,மாணிக்கம்கட்டி வைரம் இடை கட்டி ,

 ஆணி  பொன்னால் செய்த வண்ண சிறு தொட்டில் 

பேணி ,உனக்கு பிரமன் விடு தந்தான் ,

மணி குறளனே !தாலேலோ !

வையம் அளந்தானே !தாலேலோ !

1.Manickam katti vayirum idai katti,

Aanni ponnaal seidha vanna siru thotil,

Penni unakku bhiraman viduthandhaan,

Mani kurallane!Thalelo!Vaiyum allandhane!Thalelo! 

Bramha Deva has sent you a small cradle honed out of pure gold which is held by chains of precious stones entwined with strings of diamonds.

One who took the avatar of Vamana, the bachelor!.

This lullabye is  for You!

One who measured the world! Go to sleep.

 

2.Uddaiyaar gana manniyodu one mathullampoo,

idai viravi kotha yezhil thezhginodu,

vidaiyeru Kapaali Eesan viduthandhaan,

Udaiyai! azhel azhel!Thalelo!

Ulagam allandhane ! Thalelo!

Lord Siva who has the bull as his vehicle has sent You a chain made of gold beads which has  a gold pendant in the middle  which is as red as  a pomogranate flower, to cover Your sacred body  in the front below Your hips.

All life forms are Your slaves ! Accept this gift without crying

This lullabye is for You!

One who measured all the worlds ! Go to sleep.

 

3.Yendham piranar yezhil thirumarvarku,

sandum azhagiya thamarai thalarkku,

Indiran thanum yezhiludai kikini,

thandhavanai ninraan.Thaalelo!

Thamarai Kannane!Thalelo!

My Bhagwan!You have a beautiful chest .Your legs are soft and rose colored like a lotus flower.!

Indra who is standing in the middle ,that is neither too far or too near has brought You intricately crafted anklets that make pleasing sounds.

This  Lullabye is for You! Lotus eyed one ! Go to sleep.

 

4.Sangin Valumburiyum sevadi kinkiniyum,

angai sarri valayum naanum arai thodarum,

angann visumbil Amaragal pothnadhaar,

Sengann Karu Mugile! Thalelo!

Devaki singame Thalelo!

Devas the inhabitants of the upper world have sent You conch shell that has whorls on its right side,anklets with tinkling bells as well as apparels having golden borders,and also  thread to tie around Your hip.

Dark as rain bearing clouds and Red eyed  Bhagwan! This  lullabye is for You!

Devaki's lion ! Go to sleep. 

 

5.எழிலார் திரு மார்புக்கு ஏற்கும் இவை என்று ,

 அழகிய ஐம் படையும்  ஆரமும் கொண்டு ,

வழவில் கொடையான்  வயிச்சி ரவணன் ,

தெழுது உவனாய் நின்றான் :தாலேலோ !,

தூமணி வண்ணனே தாலேலோ

5.Yezhilaar thiru marbukku  yerkum evai yendru,

azhagiya i'm padaiyum aaramum  kondu,

vazhavil kodaiyaan vayichi ravanan,

thezhudhu uvanai ninraan,Thalelo!

Thoomani vannane! Thalelo!

 

Kuberan who is a blemishless philantrophist has brought You the following ornaments  which he deems would suit Your sacred and charming chest.

He has brought ornaments depicting Your 5 weapons and a chain made of golden beads .He is standing in the middle with bowed head and palms folded together in supplication.

Sri Krishna !This  lullabye is for You! Your colour is like a flawless turquoise blue stone! Go to sleep!

 

Note: Aye 'm' Padai  means -The five weapons of Sriman Narayana,who is known as the protector of the worlds .They are conch,bow, sword, chakra and mace.

It was tradition in days gone by to adorn infants with a chain which strung together the miniature replicas of the Pancha Ayuddum or the Five weapons of Vishnu.

Note: Kuberan is the guardian of the Northern directions and has unlimited  and incalculable wealth.

6.Vodhak kadalin olli muthin aaramum,

jadhi pavazhamum santha sar ee vallaiyum,

madhaka yendru Varunun viduthandhaan,

Jothi sudur mudiyai!Thalelo!

Sundara thollane'!Thalelo.

Varuna Deva ,has sent You a chain made of pearls which has been gathered from ocean depths.

He has also sent You ornaments made of superior quality of coral beads as well as armulets made of pearls and corals and also bangles made of shells.

He is sure that they are best suited for You.

Possesor of bright and lustrous hair!This  lullabye is for You!

Pretty shouldered One ! Go to sleep.!

7.கானார் நறுந்துழாய் கைசெய்த  கண்ணியும் ,

வானார் செழுஞ்சோலை கற்பகத்தின் வாசிகையும் ,

தேனார் மலர்மேல் திருமங்கை போத்தந்தாள் ,

கோனே !அழேல் அழேல் ! தாலேலோ !

குடந்தை கிடந்தானே! தாலேலோ !

7.Kanaar narunthuzhaai kai seidha kanniyum,

vanaar sezhuncholai karpagathin vasigaiyum,

thenaar malarmel thirumangai pothandhaal,

Kone'!Azhel azhel,Thalelo!Kudandhai kidandhane'!Thalelo!

MahaLakshmi who resides  in the lotus flower that brims with honey has sent You a garland of fragrant Tulsi leaves that has been gathered from a  forest .

She has also sent You a wreath of flowers of Karpaga trees that grow profusely in Deva Loka to adorn Your forehead.

King of all! Donot cry! Donot cry!This lullabye is for You!

One who is reclining in Kudandhai temple!Go to sleep.

8.Kachchodu porkarigai kaambu kankavalai,

ucchi manni chutti one thaal nirai porpoo,

Achudhanikku yendru avan inniyaal poth thandhaal,

nachchu mulai undai! Thalelo!

Narayana! Azhel ,thalelo!

Bhooma Devi ,Your sweet heart ,has sent You Achchudha , an waist band , a golden dagger, silk robes with borders,a golden ornament hewed with rubies to adorn the parting in Your hair over Your forehead and golden flowers .

One who drank the milk from the poison smeared nipples of Bhoodhanai!This lullabye is for You.

Narayana ! Donot cry! Go to sleep!

 

9. Mei thimirum nanap podiyodu manjalum ,

seiya thadangkannuku anjanamum sindooramum,

veiya kalaipagi kondu uvallayai nindraal,

Ayoo! Azhel azhel Thalelo!

Aranagathanaiyane! Thalelo! 

Durga ,who has a stag for her vehicle has brought You  fragrant  bathing powder , turmeric powder , kolliriyum for Your eyes and sindhoor to decorate Your forehead.She is standing in the middle.

No no Swamy ,donot cry ,donot cry!This lullabye is for You!

Ranganatha! You are  reclining over AdiSesha in Srirangam temple!Go to sleep!

 

10.Vanchnaiyaal vandha peichi mulaiunda,

anjana vannanai aaichchi thalatia ,

senchol maraiavar ser pudhuvai pattan sol,

yenchamai vallarku illai idarthane!

Yashoda who belonged to Yadava clan sang this lullabye to Sri Krishna who was as black as kolliriyumand who sucked the life out of the rakshasi Bhoodanai when she tried to kill infant Sri Krishna by suckling Him with her poisend nipples.

This lullabye which  was sung by Yashodha to rock her infant son to sleep was envisioned by Battar Piraan ,[Periazhwar]who was born in Sri Villiputhur that was inhabited by Brahmins who were well versed in the Vedas .

Those who recite these Pasurums will lead a  life free of troubles.

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                          பெரிய ஆழவார் திருவடிகளே சரணம் 

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Reference:-Nalayira Divya Prabhandhum  By --Proffesor KamalaKannan.

Free health insurance cover for senior citizens.

 Good news!Prime minister and his cabinet has okeyed free health insurance cover for all persons who are 70 years of age and  above.irrespective of their income                                                                                   

To middle class people like us [ who are just a bit above the starting point of the definition of middle class]the 5 lakhs amount assured in case of illness would  tackle  our health bills problems.

As one gets older the health bill becomes larger.We rely only upon private hospitals and they are costly.Hospitalisation even for just a week can cost us  anywhere between a minimum 5lakhs to a maximum of 30 lakhs.and more.

When a person crosses 65 years of age it is sure that one day or the other in the coming years that person would have to visit a hospital for some ailment or the other.

I am not yet 70 but my husband is , so he is eligible .In three years time I would also become eligible if I am around.

We  take health insurance cover from private insurers.The  harsh reality is that as we grow older the premium increases and the assured amount  decreases.So it is costly.It is like as if to say you ve lived enough ,quit being a burden on people and resources , just get lost and grace either Vaikuntum or Kailash.as quickly as possible.

I couldn't believe my ears when my husband told me about this free insurance cover for all above 70  , few months back..Weren't freebies only for the poor?The class that votes religiously ?

                          Further i wondered as to how the Govt would pay 30 crore people?During covid vaccination that was the stated number of senior citizens viz.60 years and above  living in India. But as per news reports there are only 3 crore people above 70 currently living in India.That means the rest that is the rest 27 crores of people in a rough calculation,by not taking into account those who have popped off , is quite a lot of us!What if all of us survive upto 70 years of age and more?OK that is the Govt's look out . Not mine . So middle class needs have not been ignored.                                                                                                                                                     The fact that free health cover  has materialised is all that matters and I am happy that   my husband would get this financial assistance .This is very good news.

My heart felt  thanks to  Modi ji for reducing the burden of our  health bills .

Never ending punishments.

 The punishment for quoting Bharathiyar was swift .Suddenly my abdomen on my left side started to pain and i  was feeling very nauseous.It reminded of the similar pain in my abdomen and the  nausea i had in Bangalore last year when i started to visualise during my daily puja  the idols of the temples  i visit  . 

For the past few days i can feel my forehead getting highly uncomfortable in the early hours of morning when i am in my bed like as if it is being blocked ,This happens  soon after stray dogs start barking in the southern direction.

Supreme court's gift to Bharathiyar on his birth anniversary .

Velli    panimalayin meedu ullavu om ,

adi melai kadalmuzhuvadhum kapppal viduvom,

Palli thalam anaithum koyil seiguvom,

yengal bharatha desam yendru thol kottuvom.

Meaning -We will roam over the snow capped mountains [Himalayas]

               We will leave ships in all  the  seas, 

               We will make all educational institutions as sacred as temples,

                We will pat our back and say this our Bharata Desam.

                                                                                                                                                    "Sindhu nadhiyin isai nilavinile ,                                                                                                           chera dha natin illum pengaludane,                                                                                               sundara thelunginil paatisaithu ,                                                                                              Thoinigal voti villayadi varuvom,

           Yengal bharata desam endru thol kottuvom.

Meaning --Listening to the musical notes of Indus river  on a moonlit day ,

we will sing in beautiful Thelugu  in the company of  young Kerala women ,

whilst rowing down the Sindhu river on a boat .

  We will pat our backs and say this is our Bharata desam       --[country]     

  The above  verses were written by Bharathiyar  a visionary and  passionrtly  patriotic poet during the British rule to see  India as a country that was whole  and  united from Kashmir  in north to  Kanya kumari  in south ,there fore he penned the above lines in Tamil 

Unfortunately he didnot live to see India gaining freedom, but co incidently  his dream came true yesterday viz 11.12.23 on his birth anniversary ,when the Supreme court of India decided on that very day, that the land where the river Indus flows [Kashmir]  and has snow capped mountains [Ladakh]is irrevocably a part of India .

 

Soft landing on Moon .

  Congrats to all at  ISRO for the remarkable feat.

Thank you for bringing a part of the moon to all our living rooms and lives  and   filling us with happiness and  suffusing us with a  sense  of  pride at the  proprietal rights over this celestial body when Vikram the lander planted its feet firmly on it. .

Odours,representation and signals.

 In 2014 i the following suggestions were microwaved ,

A parrot represents  a christian.

A pigeon represents a muslim.

A koel represents a moderate muslim , 

A crow represent s a Hindu .

I didnt know the significance then ,over the years i learnt that the call of these birds actually represents members of that community who are either stalking me , or sending suggestions or provocations directly into my head without  my ever being aware of it 

Those who alerted to me these intruders never microwaved the methods to avoid such provocations 

Next odours --

burnt milk means a evagengical  white christian becuase i had finally connected the two when i see them nearby in temples i visited when they wear a cross on their chains, on repeatedly seeing them and am assaulted by that smell. 

Milk --means a white person .

And several odours  like burnt tyres, amurtanjan , stink of corpse and sewage and at time  gas leakage and scent of incense sticks for which i am yet to make a connection  as representating some intruding person's idendetity.

An eagle means it is either representing centre or defence .

a squirrel means a intelligence gatherer and also enacter of my thoughts .The squirrels are open in thier merriment , screeching their dirty cowardly deed s to establish that i have no privacy of thoughts.

sounds --

Pressure cooker, mixie , throwing of gas cylinders as if in anger, sound of electric saw--in this i have deciphered only the last --electric saw means the state govt is not amused

OK what is the use of letting me know the links , that such and such a person is sending you suggestions etc when i have not been taught to avert  such suggestions and escape provocations . It is of no use to me.Nor is enacting my inner most thoughts to make me know that each and every thought of mine is read and processed and then used to  shock and shame me .I haven't been taught  the methods to avert this constant 24 by 7  rape  going on since 2012 .

I learnt that turning my head towards right that is a full swing to see my back i can cut the messages .How can i always be alert?Am i a james bondi? Now for past few days turning my head to right or left is near impossible since my head is spinning .A s i blog now it is still spinning .I can't bend either .I guess i have to wait it out that is bear this pain for 4 weeks till coast is clear viz no foreign visits or foreign dignataries visiting us .

These jammers know that i know that i am being [my head, foehread and jaws] jammed that i will write or blog about it if it becomes extreme .Yet  it is being done.who are these people?If it is our own people i mean institutions,or organisations  why are they risking their image being tarnished?Guess since there is no public  outrage at what is being done to me they are doing it .Simple.

If it is to make me aware of my thoughts and keep checking it and trace its source to these signals i have to abandon all my house hold duties and  go to the Himalayas and keep on checking my thoughts in absolute stillness of the mountains..In short i have to become a sanyasin.

Those who keep sending suggestions and provocations to induce me to write on tv news dramas [all based around minorities sc,s and tribals] are themselves mental rapists who have no pity on me .I am myself battling daily mental rape and no touch tortures and the gall of these. people to expect me to shed tears on thier behalf.I think thier intention is to make me give ideas to mainstream journalists and politicians 

Ok i am seeing Chinese look alikes everywhere .Why aren't they represented by a  screeching bird or odours?Or i am , seeing the signals but am unable to decipher?I see dead rats on the streets i walk, picked by crows .Do  rats represent  Chinese?

Another mystifying pattern is this--Pairing of Tamil brahmins viz aiyars with Tamil Muslims, and Telugu brahmins [saivaites] with urdu muslims.One will always precede the other whilst entering or exiting our premises .Always .A pattern which is quite obvious.Like as if they are one mind and one thought.Shakthi worshipers are paired with Christians.

My pairing is generally with maid servants , sanitary workers and labourers[ labourers being my late father's pets].It is the rest room cleaning women in hotels, shops , marriage halls,temples and public toilets  who exude joyful comaradire on seeing  me .No one else  is so spontaneously happy to see me. It is like as if they are seeing a long lost friend!This feeling of kinship is not new .It has existed since  my teens, only now it has gone to amazing levels.I havenot courted them so the reason behind this kinship could be Poorva janma vasanas' viz impressions of my past births.Maybe i was a  sanitary worker in my last birth, an lowliest of the lowly even amongst   sc's [ scavenger]and hence the bonds are still strong between us..I just have to stand in front of them in thier domain viz toilets weilding thier weapons like mop, broom phenyl,etc--that  instantly their faces will  light up with  joy and chemical sparks fly between us encircling us in a happy re union. If i lingered on they may even offer to buy me a cup of tea and bun!If all those politicians and commies  who labour hard to win thier hearts were to see my roaring reception in restrooms ,they would burn with jealousy...

All this pairing is done with coming and going of aeroplanes in my vicinity.The provocations and suggestions  precede this pairing and before i hear a planes sound in here in Chennai and the sound of of Metro in Bangalore,.In Bangalore the sound of Metro rail is very frequent .i havent as yet worked out the pairing in Bangalore.

                    Who ever is setting these delusional and laughable  pairing  on and on each and every day is doing a monotonous but precision job.This also means that i am not the only puppet on a string .

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