Think or sink!

No dear Raji,
The B word for mother is the five lettered word! B****!
I bet you must have heard someone swearing "The Son of a B****!"
Unfortunately the children of B**** gets blamed and labelled
with another wicked B word for their nature of birth! :(
 
According to Saastraas ten different kinds of boys can be considered to be equal to one's own son for all technical purposes. I will try to find out who they are / were!

Also there are specific words for the children born to a woman - not out of her husband. It beats me how they could identify the father correctly - when there were no DNA tests available.

The sons of a widow had separate names and the sons of other women had different names. I read these long ago in Manu Dharma saastra. May be I can try to locate these or someone more knowledgeable in the computer can help me out!

Either the unmarried couple were subjected to the ordeal of fire/ water to tell the truth. Or they themselves decided to come out with the truth for any reason whatsoever.

So the out-of-wedlock children is nothing new to humanity. It has been happening all along from time immemorial!

 
Living in relationship had a fancy name in the past.
It was called Gandharva vivaaham.
The gandharva would conveniently disappear after the vivaham -
allowing the lovely lovelorn girl to face the world with a child in her womb!
 
The only daughter of a rich man has fallen in love with a foreigner.

While he is deciding whether or not to approve of the relationship,

in all probability they might be living together abroad thereby

allowing the father the usage of the word Ghandarva vivaaham.

 
6#13a. அரிச்சந்திரனின் யாகம் (1)

“பின் விளைவுகளைச் சிந்தியாமல் உன் தந்தை
சொன்னான் ஒரு நரமேத யாகம் செய்வதாக!”

மாற்றிவிட்டான் லோகிதாசன் மனத்தை இந்திரன்
மறைந்து வாழ்ந்தான் அவனும் மாயை வயப் பட்டு.

சிந்தித்தான் வியாதி மாறுவது பற்றி அரிச்சந்திரன்.
சிந்தித்தான் தன் குலகுரு வசிஷ்டரை அரிச்சந்திரன்.

உபாயம் கூறினார் குலகுரு வசிஷ்டர் வந்துள்ள
அபாயம் நீங்குவதற்கு மன்னன் அரிச்சந்திரனுக்கு.

“புத்திரர்கள் ஆவார் பதின்மூன்று வகையினர்.
புத்திரன் ஆவான் விலைக்கு வாங்கியவனும்!

விலைக்கு வாங்கிவிடு பிராமணப் பிள்ளையை;
நிலைமையை சமாளிப்போம் யாகப் பசுவாக்கி.

பூர்த்தியாகிவிடும் நீ செய்த அந்த சங்கற்பமும்;
தீர்ந்துவிடும் உன் கொடிய வியாதியும்!” என்றார்

“விலைக்கு வாங்கும் அமைச்சரே ஒரு பிள்ளையை!
விலைக்குப் பிள்ளையை விற்கும் பெற்றோர் இருப்பார்.

அறிவியுங்கள் நாடு முழுவதும் இந்தச் செய்தியை
வறியவர் எவரேனும் விலைக்குத் தருவர்” என்றான்.

அமைச்சர் சென்றார் ஊர் ஊராகச் சுற்றி அலைந்து;
அமைச்சர் கண்டார் வறிய அந்தணன் அஜீகர்த்தனை.

இருந்தனர் அவனுக்கு மூன்று மகன்கள் – அத்துடன்
இருந்தன அளவற்ற வறுமையும், பொருளாசையும்.

முதல் பிள்ளையைத் தர விரும்பவில்லை தாயார்;
கடைப் பிள்ளையைத் தரவிரும்பவில்லை தந்தை.

நடுப் பிள்ளைத் தந்தனர் விலைக்கு அமைச்சருக்கு.
நடுப் பிள்ளையின் பெயர் சுனஸ்சேபன் என்பதாகும்.

வாழ்க வளமுடன், விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.
 
According to Sage Vasishta 13 kinds of boys are technically equivalent to one's own son. It comes in Devi Bhaagavatam -Skanda 6 - chapter 13.
I will try to locate and get the list of such boys almost-equal-to-one's-own-sons.
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xpqVLIJD_8
 
How do the smaller and weaker creatures survive in the struggle called Life?

They outsmart the stronger and bigger creatures in this struggle successfully and manage to go on living. I have noticed how Tom outwits the big bulldog Spike and Jerry in turn outwits Tom.

I saw the samething happen among human beings yesterday.

The Vinaaayaka chathurthi was celebrated grandly with a Ganapathy Homam followed by elaborate abhishekaam, archanai, alankaaram and neivedhyam.

There were many prasadams and many more people than ususal.

Usually the children from the neighboring slum would come in at the last minute and receive the prasadam first. This time they went one step further. Each of them took two paper plates for receiving the pradsadma and this left many of the children and adults of the colony without any plate.

Those kids won't part with their extra platee. Each one named someone ( who was not present there) for whom he / she was taking the additional prasaadams.

What chance will I stand if I were (God forbid it!) among people for whom the trait
of Kuzhaayadich chaNdai runs in the family. :scared:

 
It appears I used to run and occupy the easy chair (when I was hardly two years old) before my paternal grand mom - who had difficulty in walking - could reach it.

Well! What we gave out comes back to us - may be much later- but is comes back to us all the same!

Now every time we try to chat with our elder son my three year old grandson jumps into action. He would grab a book brought from the children's library and thrust it in between the webcam and my son and keep on demanding that the book be read out to him then and there.

So we can neither see our son , nor talk to him, nor hear him talk.

A fine way to monopolize and grab the attention of his dad - our son! :rolleyes:
 
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His mother lies on her back staring at the ceiling since 5 years.
Her well educated mind is as alert and active as it had been.
Her faith in God is becoming stronger day by day.
She realizes that she is reaping the effects of her past karma
- bad karmas(?) done in many births earlier to this.
If she moves her legs the ball might come out of its socket in her hips.
If she lifts a finger something might happen to her shoulder joints.
She lives in pain and as a complete dependent but remains at peace
despite everything- waiting for the great reliever called Time (Kaala).
She waits for her end and prays and blesses everyone else.
But what does her only son - the apple of her eyes - do?
He blasts her in from of visitors wondering about her mental strength.
He says he would have become a lunatic under similar situation.
Does he want his dear mother to become a lunatic in addition to all these
and suffer more than what she is doing already?
It is true that " petra manam piththu! PiLLai manam kallu!" :(
 
A 65 year old widower committed suicide in the hospital bathroom using his own lungi as the noose.
Poverty had not just 50 but thousands of shades. :(
When the stinking rich son wants his helpless parent(s) dead what to say about those who live a hand to mouth existence?
The Eskimo's custom of setting the man/ woman who turns 60 afloat on a piece of ice may have its benefits after all. He/ she will meet her destiny as soon as the ice melts or even earlier - thanks to the animals infesting the sea.
 
[h=1]சாம்பற் கயிறு.[/h]

அரசன் ஒருவன் அறிவித்தான்,
அனைவரையும் வியப்பிலாழ்த்தும்
அதிசயமான புதிய அறிவிப்பு;
அதுவரை யாருமே கேளாதது!

“அறுபது வயது முதியோர்களால்,
ஒரு பயனும் இல்லை, உலகுக்கு!
அவர்கள் பூமி தேவிக்கு வீண் பாரம்,
அவர்கள் உண்ணும் உணவும் வீணே!

நாட்டில் எல்லோருமே இளமையாக,
நல்ல அழகுடன் இருக்க வேண்டும்.
அறுபது வயது தாண்டிய முதியோரை,
அரிய தண்டனையாய் நாடு கடத்துவேன்!”

அரசன் ஆணையை மீற முடியுமா?
அதற்காக முதியோரை விட முடியுமா?
மதி மிகு அமைச்சர், அச்சம் என்பதின்றி
‘மாதக் கெடு’ மன்னனிடம் கேட்டார்.

ஒரு புதிய அறிவிப்பு வெளியானது.
‘ஒரு கயிற்றைச் சாம்பலால் செய்து
தருபவர்க்கு உண்டு பொற்காசுகளின்
அருமையான பரிசுக் கிழி ஒன்று’.

மாதக் கெடு முடியுமுன் வந்தான்,
மன்னன் கேட்டபடியே ஓர் இளைஞன்;
சாம்பற் கயிற்றினை அழகியதொரு
தாம்பாளத்தில் வைத்து எடுத்தபடி!

ஆயிரம் பொற்காசுகளை அளித்தபின்,
தூய அமைச்சர் கேட்டார் அவனிடம்,
“யார் சொல்லித் தந்தார் இதனை?
கூறு உண்மையினை அச்சமின்றி!”

“எழுபது வயது நிரம்பிவிட்ட என்
ஏழைத் தநதையின் எண்ணமே இது;
‘சாம்பல் கயிற்றைச் செய்ய முடியாது;
கயிற்றைச் சாம்பலாக்கி விடு’ என்றார்!

தாம்பாளத்தில் கயிற்றைப் பொசுக்கி,
தங்களிடம் எடுத்து வந்தேன் நான்”
“நாடு கடத்தப்படவேண்டுமா அரசே?
நல்லறிவு உடைய முதியவர்கள்?

எந்த இளைஞனுக்கும், பெண்ணுக்கும்,
இந்தக் கூர்மையான அறிவு இல்லையே!
அறிவு இருப்பவர்களையும் தாங்கள்
பூமிக்கு பாரம் எனக் கருதலாமா?”

அரசன் இது கேட்டு நாணமுற்றான்!
அரசு ஆணையை ரத்து செய்தான்.
அனைவரும் முன்போலவே மிகவும்
ஆனந்தமாக வாழத் துவங்கினர்.

வாழ்க வளமுடன்,
விசாலாக்ஷி ரமணி.
 
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THE ASH-ROPE.

A king felt that all the senior citizens were of no use and should be banished. He wanted all his citizens to be young, energetic and active. One wise minister argued with the king that it was a wrong decision, but the king had made up his mind already.

So the minister begged for one month’s time. He announced a strange contest! Anybody who could bring a rope made of ashes would be awarded 100 gold coins.

A young man brought an ash rope on a plate and won the prize of 100 gold coins. The minister asked the man to tell the truth about the ash-rope.

The man said it was the idea of his 70 year old father. He had said,” Since we cannot make a rope out of ash, we will make ash out of a rope”. So a rope was burnt on plate to produce the ash rope.

The minister turned to the king and said, “MaharAj! None of the young, active and agile minds could find a solution to the problem of the ash-rope. It took the wisdom of an old mind to figure it out! Do you still consider that senior citizens are an unnecessary burden on your kingdom?”

The king realized his folly and canceled the royal decree banishing all elders from his country. The people in the country lived happily as before.
 
I am sure that people belonging to any other country / state
take pride in stating that they do not know to read / write
their own mother tongue as many of us here do often!
Not knowing is NOT a crime but having no inclination
whatsoever of beginning to learn certainly is!
 
The three words which we should all detest
as my dear mother used to do are...
Theriyaathu, Mudiyaathu, Kidaikkaathu!
TRY not using these words at all
and see your life is changes very soon!
 
NOT knowing Tamil does not necessarily mean that
they are great pundits in some other language. :kev:

A real pundit would learn as many languages as possible.

The definition of a pundit is one who is well versed
in the usage of 18 different languages! :clap2:

Where do most of us stand in comparison??? :frusty:
 
The poor do not get a proper meal
To keep the body attached to the soul.

Oh people, who talk of precious apple
To whiten the unsightly smelly AkkuL!

The use of besan mixed with turmeric powder whitens the dark color. No need to spend a fortune on apple or get bitten by ants and insects.

P.S.

Whitening the underarm need not necessarily be followed by thrusting it at every unsuspecting victim - wearing a sleeveless dress! :nono:

It is enough if you see and know the difference without having to prove it to the entire world! :horn:

Foot note : besan is the chana flour or kadalai maavu
 
Men and women on the move! :bowl:

Both I and my neighbor paatti had the same complaint last week... namely swollen ankles.
She went with her son to get an X ray taken, consulted a specialist and was advised bed rest.
I have not seen her since then. In all probability she is resting - supported by soft pillows at both the extremities. :couch2:
I on the other hand went on to walk as usual and even increased the number of laps. The ankles returned to their normal size, the pain has subsided and I have really started losing weight - may be slowly but steadily. :thumb:

IT IS TRUE THAT WE LOSE WHAT WE DON'T USE!
 
I don't remember have seen my paternal grand father resting at any time of the day- until he fell sick at the sunset of his life.
He would be always walking around whenever he was NOT composing songs and writing down them with the notations or teaching us mental arithmetic or telling us stories.
He was just a sparrow of a man - with a tiny frame and was very thin. He would not eat one tablespoon of extra food or eat anything in between meals.
He was so well disciplined and used to do all his personal chores including washing his clothes by himself!
Where can I find another man like him??? :hail:
 
Our paternal grand father was our first guru.
He taught us Carnatic music and English grammar.
He told us wonderful stories with morals from the epics.
He never lost his temper nor shouted at any one at all.
He would chant Rama nama as if it were attached to his very breathing.
I bet he had earned the enough merit by the taaraka naama mantram
to successfully jump out of the cycle of jananam and maranam.
How I wish I could do the same myself!
 
Can we have names which are oxymora by
combining two words with opposite meanings?

Today I came across one such interesting name.
May I should sit tight and think up more like
Amaavaasai chanthiran and GrahaNa sooriyan.

These are different from the Aakaasth thaamarai and Kuthiraik kombu -
since these are purely imaginary non existent.

The highlighted names are not non existent they are merely invisible.
See the difference between the two??? :decision:
 

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