Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Friday, October 22, 2010
Gayatri Mantra (English translation)
QUOTE(somewhere on the wonderful web)
The modern astrophysics and astronomy tell us that our Galaxy called Milky Way or Akash-Ganga contains approximately 100,000 million of stars. Each star is like our sun having its own planet system. We know that the moon moves round the earth and the earth moves round the sun along with the moon. All
planets round the sun.
Each of the above bodies revolves round at its own axis as well. Our sun along with its family takes one round of the galactic centre in 22.5 crore years.
All galaxies including ours are moving away at a terrific velocity of 20,000 miles per second.
And now the alternative scientific meaning of the mantra step-by-step:
Om bhur bhuvah swah:
Bhur the earth, bhuvah the planets (solar family), swah the Galaxy. We observe that when an ordinary fan with a speed of 900 RPM (rotations Per minute) moves, it makes noise. Then, one can imagine, what great noise would be created when the galaxies move with a speed of 20,000 miles per second.
This is what this portion of the mantra explains that the sound produced due to the fast-moving earth, planets and galaxies is Om. The sound was heard during meditation by Rishi Vishvamitra, who mentioned it too their colleagues. All of them, then unanimously decided to call this sound Om the name of God, because this sound is available in all the three periods of time, hence it is set (permanent). Therefore, it was the first ever-revolutionary idea to identify formless God with a specific title (form) called upadhi. Until that time, everybody recognized God as formless and nobody was prepared to accept this new idea. In the Gita also, it is said, "Omiti ekaksharam Brahma", meaning that the name of the Supreme is Om, which contains only one syllable (8/12). This sound Om heard during samadhi was called by all the seers nada-Brahma a very great noise), but not a noise that is normally beyond a specific amplitude and limits of decibels suited to human hearing. Hence the rishis called this sound Udgith musical sound of the above, i.e., heaven. They also noticed that the infinite mass of galaxies moving with a velocity of 20,000 miles/second was generating a kinetic energy= 1/2MV2 and this was balancing the total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence they named it Pranavah, which means the body (vapu) or storehouse of energy (prana).
Tat savitur varenyam:
Tat that (God), savitur the sun (star), varenyam worthy of bowing or respect. Once the form of a person along with the name is known to us, we may locate the specific person. Hence the two titles (upadhi) provide the solid ground to identify the formless God, Vishvamitra suggested. He told us that we could know (realize) the unknowable formless God through the known factors, viz., sound Om and light of suns (stars).
A mathematician can solve an equation x2+y2=4; if x=2; then y can be known and so on. An engineer can measure the width of a river even by standing at the riverbank just by drawing a triangle. So was the scientific method suggested by Vishvamitra in the mantra in the next portion as under: -
Bhargo devasya dheemahi:
Bhargo the light, devasya of the deity, dheemahi we should meditate. The Rishi instructs us to meditate upon the available form (light of suns) to discover the formless Creator (God). Also he wants us to do Japam of the word Om (this is understood in the Mantra). This is how the sage wants us to proceed, but there is a great problem to realize it, as the human mind is so shaky and restless that without the grace of the Supreme (Brahma) it cannot be controlled. Hence Vishvamitra suggests the way to pray Him as under:
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat:
Dhiyo (intellect), yo (who), nah (we all), prachodayat (guide to right Direction). O God! Deploy our intellect on the right path.
Full scientific interpretation of the Mantra:
The earth (bhur), the planets (bhuvah), and the galaxies (swah) are moving at a very great velocity, the sound produced is Om, (the name of formless God.) That God (tat), who manifests Himself in the form of light of suns (savitur) is worthy of bowing / respect (varenyam). We all, therefore, should meditate (dheemahi) upon the light (bhargo) of that deity (devasya) and also do chanting of Om. May He (yo) guide in right direction (prachodayat) our (nah) intellect dhiyo
So we notice that the important points hinted in the mantra are:-
1) The total kinetic energy generated by the movement galaxies acts as an umbrella and balances the total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence it was named as the Pranavah (body of energy). This is equal to 1/2 mv2 (Mass of galaxies x velocity)
2) Realizing the great importance of the syllable OM, the other later date religions adopted this word with a slight change in accent, viz., amen and Ameen.
3) The God could be realized through the saguna (gross),
upasana (method), i.e.,
by chanting the name of the supreme as OM
and
by meditating upon the light emitted by stars (suns).
The modern astrophysics and astronomy tell us that our Galaxy called Milky Way or Akash-Ganga contains approximately 100,000 million of stars. Each star is like our sun having its own planet system. We know that the moon moves round the earth and the earth moves round the sun along with the moon. All
planets round the sun.
Each of the above bodies revolves round at its own axis as well. Our sun along with its family takes one round of the galactic centre in 22.5 crore years.
All galaxies including ours are moving away at a terrific velocity of 20,000 miles per second.
And now the alternative scientific meaning of the mantra step-by-step:
Om bhur bhuvah swah:
Bhur the earth, bhuvah the planets (solar family), swah the Galaxy. We observe that when an ordinary fan with a speed of 900 RPM (rotations Per minute) moves, it makes noise. Then, one can imagine, what great noise would be created when the galaxies move with a speed of 20,000 miles per second.
This is what this portion of the mantra explains that the sound produced due to the fast-moving earth, planets and galaxies is Om. The sound was heard during meditation by Rishi Vishvamitra, who mentioned it too their colleagues. All of them, then unanimously decided to call this sound Om the name of God, because this sound is available in all the three periods of time, hence it is set (permanent). Therefore, it was the first ever-revolutionary idea to identify formless God with a specific title (form) called upadhi. Until that time, everybody recognized God as formless and nobody was prepared to accept this new idea. In the Gita also, it is said, "Omiti ekaksharam Brahma", meaning that the name of the Supreme is Om, which contains only one syllable (8/12). This sound Om heard during samadhi was called by all the seers nada-Brahma a very great noise), but not a noise that is normally beyond a specific amplitude and limits of decibels suited to human hearing. Hence the rishis called this sound Udgith musical sound of the above, i.e., heaven. They also noticed that the infinite mass of galaxies moving with a velocity of 20,000 miles/second was generating a kinetic energy= 1/2MV2 and this was balancing the total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence they named it Pranavah, which means the body (vapu) or storehouse of energy (prana).
Tat savitur varenyam:
Tat that (God), savitur the sun (star), varenyam worthy of bowing or respect. Once the form of a person along with the name is known to us, we may locate the specific person. Hence the two titles (upadhi) provide the solid ground to identify the formless God, Vishvamitra suggested. He told us that we could know (realize) the unknowable formless God through the known factors, viz., sound Om and light of suns (stars).
A mathematician can solve an equation x2+y2=4; if x=2; then y can be known and so on. An engineer can measure the width of a river even by standing at the riverbank just by drawing a triangle. So was the scientific method suggested by Vishvamitra in the mantra in the next portion as under: -
Bhargo devasya dheemahi:
Bhargo the light, devasya of the deity, dheemahi we should meditate. The Rishi instructs us to meditate upon the available form (light of suns) to discover the formless Creator (God). Also he wants us to do Japam of the word Om (this is understood in the Mantra). This is how the sage wants us to proceed, but there is a great problem to realize it, as the human mind is so shaky and restless that without the grace of the Supreme (Brahma) it cannot be controlled. Hence Vishvamitra suggests the way to pray Him as under:
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat:
Dhiyo (intellect), yo (who), nah (we all), prachodayat (guide to right Direction). O God! Deploy our intellect on the right path.
Full scientific interpretation of the Mantra:
The earth (bhur), the planets (bhuvah), and the galaxies (swah) are moving at a very great velocity, the sound produced is Om, (the name of formless God.) That God (tat), who manifests Himself in the form of light of suns (savitur) is worthy of bowing / respect (varenyam). We all, therefore, should meditate (dheemahi) upon the light (bhargo) of that deity (devasya) and also do chanting of Om. May He (yo) guide in right direction (prachodayat) our (nah) intellect dhiyo
So we notice that the important points hinted in the mantra are:-
1) The total kinetic energy generated by the movement galaxies acts as an umbrella and balances the total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence it was named as the Pranavah (body of energy). This is equal to 1/2 mv2 (Mass of galaxies x velocity)
2) Realizing the great importance of the syllable OM, the other later date religions adopted this word with a slight change in accent, viz., amen and Ameen.
3) The God could be realized through the saguna (gross),
upasana (method), i.e.,
by chanting the name of the supreme as OM
and
by meditating upon the light emitted by stars (suns).
Sunday, December 20, 2009
malayALam typing
Type Malayalam
mElAl malayALathil ezhuthunnathile oru prashnavumilla !
മേലാല് മലയാളത്തില് എഴുതുന്നതിലെ ഒരു പ്രശ്നവുമില്ല !
വളരെ സന്തോഷം ! ഇതൊരു വല്ല്യ ഉപകാരമായി !
JUST CLICK THE LINK 'TYPING MALAYALAM' ! YOU WILL BE TAKEN TO 'E PATHRAM' PAGE, WHERE YOU CAN JUST TYPE THE EXACT WORDS OF MALAYALAM IN ENGLISH. AFTER EACH WORD WHEN YOU PRESS THE SPACE BAR IT WILL BE SHOWN IN MALAYALAM !
THANKS TO "E PATHRAM"
mElAl malayALathil ezhuthunnathile oru prashnavumilla !
മേലാല് മലയാളത്തില് എഴുതുന്നതിലെ ഒരു പ്രശ്നവുമില്ല !
വളരെ സന്തോഷം ! ഇതൊരു വല്ല്യ ഉപകാരമായി !
JUST CLICK THE LINK 'TYPING MALAYALAM' ! YOU WILL BE TAKEN TO 'E PATHRAM' PAGE, WHERE YOU CAN JUST TYPE THE EXACT WORDS OF MALAYALAM IN ENGLISH. AFTER EACH WORD WHEN YOU PRESS THE SPACE BAR IT WILL BE SHOWN IN MALAYALAM !
THANKS TO "E PATHRAM"
Thursday, December 3, 2009
gaNapathi gAnam
VINAI THEERKKUM VINAYAKAN
Lord Ganesha otherwise called Vinayakan, is the foremost God for Hindhus. It is said that the esthetic form of Vinayaka is the reason for the very creation of this Universe. HE is the foremost of all the other Forms of Almighty, whom Hindhus pray before starting any work or any pooja even! He is called 'vigna vinAyakan' which means, "the one and the only leader (nAyakan) who destroys all the 'vigna' (impediments) which comes in between". HE is the one who nullifies(theerkkum) all the results of one's evil deeds (vinai). HE is "vinai theerkkum vinAyakan" !
The purpose of this Blog is to make you all enjoy some melodious songs from all languages, on Lord Ganesha !
1. TAMIL
Given below is the youtube link for a very melodious Tamil song on HIM, sung by Sri SEERKAZHI GOVINDHARJAN. The song is set in Raga NAATTAI . Please enjoy!
2. SANSKRIT
"sankata nAsana gaNapahi sthOthram" :
The meaning of the above is,"A Praise on GANAPATHI who destroys all the sufferings". The verses can be heard here !
3. MARATHI
Next comes a very melodious song in Marathi in praise of Lord Ganapathi! Both the singers have poured out their devotion to God and that is why it is so very melodious! The song is set to Rag YAMAN (In Carnatic it is said 'Yamuna Kalyani').
Pratham Tula Vandito (Ganpati song)
4. KANNADA
This is a song by the great "PURANDHARA DASARAU" on Lord Ganesha . You will be hearing this sung by Bagyalakshmi Suresh and Jayashree Ramanathan. Traditionally this is sung in the Raga "Saurashtram", but here you will enjoy the song, very beautifully rendered in the Raga "Hameer Kalyani" !
5. TELUGU
Though there are so many carnatic krithis in Telugu by Thyagaiah, I am posting here a popular and melodious devotional song in Telugu, in praise of Lord Ganesha.
"Vinayaka Nee Murthike Ma Modhati Pranamam"
6. GUJARATHI:
Here goes a very melodious and pious filled Ganesh Bhajan in Gujarathi sung by PARAS BORKHATRIA . It sounds like Raga "Valachi" of Carnatic Music! Only experts should clarify the Raga! Please enjoy the song !
7. MALAYALAM:
Now comes a beautiful song by Jayachandran in Malayalam on Lord Vigneshwara ! This is again in the Raga NATTAI. It starts with lyrics meaning "Oh,Lord Vigneshwara, I came in front of you to break the Cocanut,ideally my life itself, as an offering at your Lotus Feet. Please accept" !
Vigneswara Janma Nalikeram - PUSHPANJALI
8. HINDI
gaNpati vandhanA - Hari Om Sharan
Hari Om Sharan, a famous Bhajan singer has rendered this song in praise of Ganapati wonderfully, with full of devotion. Very enjoyable one! I presume this to be set in Raag DESH ! The lyrics are also given in the video which would enable a sing along!
Let me end this with a composition of my own written in Tamil, which is set to raga Hamsadhwani !
ராகம்: ஹம்ஸத்வனி பாடல்: பாலாஜி
கஜமுகனை வேண்டினேன்
கணம் கணம் நினைந்துருகும்
மனங்களில் நினைந்தருளும் (கஜமுகனை)
முன்னைப்பழம் பொருளோன் மூவுலகாதாரன்
முறைகளைக் கேட்டருளி வரம்தரு மோர்சீலன்
மூவரும் யாவருமே முதல்நினை சிவபாலன்
முனிவர்கள் தொழும் வேதம் வணங்கிடும்குரு நாதன் (கஜமுகனை)
இனிமைக்கு மறுபெயரோன் இகபரசுகம்தரு வோன்
ஈடிணை இல்லாதோன் எங்கெங்கும் நிறைந்திடுவோன்
தங்கு தடையின்றி மங்களங்கள் அருள்வோன்
தாமரை மல்ர்க் கழல்கள் சரண்புகுந் தேன்நானும் (கஜமுகனை)
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
PAPANASAM SIVAN's "SRI RAMA CHARITHA GEETHAM "
"SRI RAMA CHARITHA GEETHAM"
"SRI RAMA CHARITHA GEETHAM"
PAPANASAM SIVAN, a great composer of Tamil devotional songs, has composed about 2000 songs in Tamil and also three long Drama Songs, one of which is "SRI RAMA CHARITHA GEETHAM". His lyrics are known for the simplicity of the language, which one can find in this wonderful song of his also. This has been sung by Seerkazhi Govindharajan in his meritorious, rich voice! The song as such is very melodious, sung in different ragas! Please Click the following link to enjoy "Ramachritha Geetham"
https://youtu.be/Y73nSpf3VyA
"sri rama jaya rama jaya jaya rama"
"SRI RAMA CHARITHA GEETHAM"
PAPANASAM SIVAN, a great composer of Tamil devotional songs, has composed about 2000 songs in Tamil and also three long Drama Songs, one of which is "SRI RAMA CHARITHA GEETHAM". His lyrics are known for the simplicity of the language, which one can find in this wonderful song of his also. This has been sung by Seerkazhi Govindharajan in his meritorious, rich voice! The song as such is very melodious, sung in different ragas! Please Click the following link to enjoy "Ramachritha Geetham"
https://youtu.be/Y73nSpf3VyA
"sri rama jaya rama jaya jaya rama"
Papanasam Sivan ! Popular Sivan!
PAPANASAM SIVAN was a famous composer of Tamil devotional songs of yester years! His songs are very simple but very impressive and meaningful. The lyrics themselves are very rhythmic and filled with full of devotion to the Almighty. On hearing the songs one would feel that the very birth of the song should have been in that particular raga only! With that much of devotion and involvement the songs have been composed! The simplicity of the language is the one which would attract the audience (even though the language was 'manipravALam',meaning a mixture of tamil and a little bit of sanskrit)! Sivan was known as 'Tamil Thyagaiah' (Thyagaiah is none other than Sri Thyagaraja who was the father of Carnatic Music, whose compositions were in Telugu!)
He was born on 26th September 1890 and lived his full years, upto 92. He hails from Tanjore District in Tamilnadu, a place very well-known for nourishing Carnatic Music! His original name was Ramiah. Ramiah adoring himself full with the 'bhasmam'(Vibhuthi) all over his body like Lord Shiva and living in Papanasam, came to be called as "Papanasam Sivan"!
Later years, he became more popular by his songs sung by M.K.Thyagaraja Bhagavathar in movies, in his meritorious voice! Many of his devotional songs were popularised by the veteran carnatic musicians like D.K.Pattammal, M.S.Subbulakshmi, and M.L.Vasanthakumari! I can not forget the song 'nAn oru viLayAttu bommayA' in raga "navarasa kAnadA", very much popularised by D.K.Pattammal! Just for reference, the lyrics of the song are given below, which is followed by video of the song:
Pallavi :
nAnoru viLayATTu bommaiyA? jagan
nAyakiyE umaiyE undanukku (nAnoru)
Anupallavi :
nAnilattil pala piRavi eDuthu
thiNDADinadu pOdhAdhA? dEvi undanukku (nAnoru)
CharaNam:
aruLamudaip paruga ammA ammA enRu
alaRuvadaik kETpadhAnandhamA?
oru pugal inRi un tiruvaDi aDaindEnE
thiruvuLam irangAdhA? dEvi undanukku (nAnoru)
Given down is a youtube link by clicking which you can enjoy Smt.D.K.PATTAMMAL singing the above song !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohAFxm-9Sng
The same song by the present day's singer NITHYASHREE MAHADHEVAN (Grand Daughter of Smt.D.K.Pattammal) also is given here just for a change/comparison !
Sivan himself was a good singer! I still remember the time he used to walk around the Mylapore Tank singing Bhajans with his group in the very early mornings during the month of "Maragazhi" (December 14 to January 13)!
Papanasam Sivan has composed over 2000 songs in both carnatic music and film songs. His compositions include varnams, kritis, operas and all types of compositions typically rendered in a concert. He has composed 2 operas viz., Sri Rama Charitha Geetham & Kaaraikkal Ammaiyar. Sri Rama Charitha Geetham is a raga-malika of 24 ragas. I remember having heard Sri Rama Charitha Geetham in the voice of Seerkali Govindarajan, in a cassette form. Though simple,very very impressive lines!
(One can enjoy this song posted separately in my blog "Papanasam Sivan's SRI RAMACHARITHA GEETHAM" !)
Another example for his simple language but at the same time being elegant,impressive and devotional, is the song "enna thavam seidhanai" in KAPI raga! After the lyrics given below, you may please enjoy the song wonderfully rendered in a very elaborate and explicit manner by Sri.Sampagodu S Vighnaraja in one of his concerts in Kaulalumpur !
ENNA THAVAM SHEIDHANAI !
Pallavi :
enna tavam sheidanai yasOdhA
engum nirai parabhrammam ammAvenr-azhaikka
(enna thavam)
Anupallavi:
IrEzu bhuvanangaL paDaiTHavanai
kaiyil Endhi shIrATTi pAlUTi thAlATTa nI
(enna thavam)
CharaNam 1:
bhramanum indhranum manadhil porAmai koLLa
uralil kaTTi vAi potthik-kenjavaiTHAi kaNanai
uralil kaTTi vAi potthik-kenjavaiTHAi thAyE
(enna thavam)
CharaNam 2:
sanakAdhiyar thava yOgam sheidhu varundi
sAdhiTHadhai punidha mAdhE nee eLidhil peRa
(enna tavam)
Yet another speciality of his songs used in old tamil movies are that a learner can very easily learn the form of a particular raga from any song. Of course, some songs are in Ragamalika! Some of his simple famous songs in popular ragas are given below:
CHENCHURUTI "rAdhe unakku kOpam AgAthadi" from CHINTHAMANI
"annaiyum thanthaiyum thAne" from HARIDHAS
"vaLLalai pAdum vAyAl" from SIVAKAVI
BHAIRAVAI "unnai kaNdu mayangAdha" from ASHOK KUMAR
PANTHUVARALI "ambA manam kaninthunathu" from SIVAKAVI
SINDHU BHAIRAVI "bhUmiyil mAnida janmam" from ASHOK KUMAR
BEHAG "dheena karuNAkaranE" from THIRUNEELAKANTAR
KAAPI "dhyAnamE en manathu" from ASHOK KUMAR
JONPURI "gnAnak kaN onRu" from CHINTHAMANI
"sathva guNa bhOdhan" from ASHOK KUMAR
The following link gives wonderful details of the songs of Sivan used in so many films:
http://www.tamilnation.org/culture/music/mkt.htm
"bhUmiyil mAnida janmam adaindhumOr", a melodious and a very meaningful song can be heard here. Speciality of this video is that the images presented also are very apt and very much relate to the meanings of the lyrics! something different! Please click and see !
Some of his other popular devotional songs which are still being sung by musicians in their kutcheris, are given below for reference.
SRI RANJANI "gajavadhana karuna sadhana"
DHANYASI "bAlakrishnan padhamalar"
MOHANAM "Kapali,karuNai nilavu pozhi"
KHARAHARAPRIYA "dhayavillayadhayala"
VARALI "kA vA vA, murugA vA vA"
VASANTHA "mAlmaruga shanmukha"
THODI "kArthikEya kAngEya gowri thanayA"
KAMBHOJI "kANna kaNkOti vENdum"
VACHASPATHI "parAthparA paramEshwara"
MADHYAMAVATHI "kaRpagamE kaNpArAi"
SHANMUKHAPRIYA "sharavana bhava enum thirumandhiram"
SAHANA "sri vathApi gaNapathiyE"
HAMSANANDHI "srInivAsa thiruvEnkatmudaiyan"
In the era of Carnatic Music, at one stage it was questioned as to why only krithis of other languages, namely Telugu and Sanskrit should be taken and why not Tamil! Later, musicians slowly started singing Tamil songs during their performances. Songs from "Rama kAthai" of Arunachalakkavirayar, Songs of Mahakavi Bharathiar,Bharathidhasan,Oothukkadu Venkatasubbhiar, and those of so many composers inculding those of Papanasam Sivan were popularised by musicians. We have to mention time and again that the lyrics of Papanasam Sivan are that simple to enjor and to practice the same in popular ragas. Let me end this with another musical note of Papanasam Sivan ! You may please enjoy here the song "kaNNanai paNi manamE" in raga SHANMUKKHAPRIYA, in the melodious voice of K.S.Chithra ! Please click the following link!
"kaNNanai paNi manamE" in raga SHANMUKKHAPRIYA,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpais_bTWL0
"SRI RAMA CHARITHA GEETHAM"
"SRI RAMA CHARITHA GEETHAM"
PAPANASAM SIVAN, a great composer of Tamil devotional songs, has composed about 2000 songs in Tamil and also three long Drama Songs, one of which is "SRI RAMA CHARITHA GEETHAM". His lyrics are known for the simplicity of the language, which one can find in this wonderful song of his also. This has been sung by Seerkazhi Govindharajan in his meritorious, rich voice! The song as such is very melodious, sung in different ragas! Please Click the following link to enjoy "Ramachritha Geetham"!
https://youtu.be/Y73nSpf3VyA
https://youtu.be/Hzy8uKxL-mI
Sri Rama Charithaa Geetham Part 1and 2
Sri Rama Charithaa Geetham Part 1and 2
The following link gives the lyrics:
https://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2948
"sri rama jaya rama jaya jaya rama"
Saturday, November 7, 2009
COMPASSION
Page 2 of 7: This is what is called COMPASSION! Compassion to the whole humanity ! (does not matter whether the needy one is a man, a dog, a snake or plant !)
in reference to: http://www.rramakrishnan.com/Articles/Hinduism/Teachings-of-ABHINAVA.pdf (view on Google Sidewiki)
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