bulk is the strength..

अल्पानामपि वस्तूनां संहतिः कार्यसाधिका।

तृणैर्गुणत्वमापन्नैः बध्यन्ते मत्तदन्तिनः॥

॥सुभाषितं॥

alpānāmapi vastūnāṁ saṁhatiḥ kāryasādhikā|

tṛṇairguṇatvamāpannaiḥ badhyante mattadantinaḥ||

||subhāṣitaṁ||

അല്പാനാമാപി വസ്തൂനാം സമ്ഹതിഃ കാര്യസാധികാ 

തൃണൈര്‍ഗുരുത്വമാപന്നൈഃ ബധ്യന്തേ മത്തദന്തിനഃ

even the most insignificant or trivial object, when a large collection of it is put together wisely can be of use even in attaining very huge and complicated objectives.. When strands of grass and spun together to form a thick rope, that rope is used to bind and keep in abeyance even an elephant in its full ruts..

തനിച്ചു കാണുമ്പോള്‍ ഒരു കാര്യത്തിനും ഉപയോഗമില്ലാത്തതെന്നു തോന്നുന്ന ചെറു സാധനങ്ങള്‍ വിവേകത്തോടെ ഒരുമിച്ചു കൂട്ടിച്ചേര്‍ക്കുമ്പോള്‍ അവ വളരെ വലിയ കാര്യങ്ങള്‍ നേടിയെടുക്കാന്‍ നമ്മെ സഹായിക്കും.. വെറും പുല്‍ക്കൊടികള്‍ പിരിച്ചെടുത്ത് ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന കയര്‍ ഉപയോഗിച്ചു മദമിളകി നില്‍ക്കന്ന ആനയെ തളക്കാനാവും.

a simple prayer to Guruvayurappan...

അടിയന്‍ ചെയ്തുള്ള ദോഷങ്ങളെല്ലാം പോടിപൊടിച്ചുടന്‍ കളവാനായ്
അടിമലരിന്നുദിക്കേണം ഭക്തി ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനേ

ആധികൊണ്ടു വലയുന്നേന്‍ കൃഷ്ണാ ആതങ്കമെല്ലാം തീര്ക്കേണം
ഭീതി തീര്ത്തെന്നെ രക്ഷിച്ചീടെണം ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനേ

ഇന്നു നിന്‍ പാദം ചേരുവാന്‍ ഭക്തി വന്നു ചേരേണം വഴിപോലെ

മന്ദമൊന്നു കടാക്ഷിച്ചിടെണം ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനേ

ഈ വണ്ണം വരുമെന്ന് മാനസം ഗോവിന്ദാ ഞാനും കരുതീല

കാര്‍വര്‍ണ്ണാ നിന്റെ കരുണ വേണമെന്‍ ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനേ

ഉണ്ടുസങ്കടം മോഹപാശങ്ങള്‍ കൊണ്ട് ഞാന്‍ ഇതാ വലയുന്നേന്‍

പണ്ട് ഞാന്‍ ചെയ്ത ദുരിതത്തിന്‍ ഫലം ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനേ

ഊക്കു കെട്ടുടന്‍ ഉദരംവീര്ക്കുമ്പോള്‍ ഗോക്കളെ പോലെ താങ്ങണം

തീര്ക്കാണമെന്റെ ദോഷങ്ങളെല്ലാം ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനേ

എന്ത് ഞാന്‍ ഇനി വേണ്ടതു കൃഷ്ണാ ദന്ധിച്ചു മോഹ പാശത്താല്‍

സന്തതം നിന്നെ ചിന്ത ചെയ്യുവാന്‍ ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനേ

ഐഹികത്തില്‍ ഒരാഗ്രഹമില്ല അയ്യോ വേറൊരു മോഹവുമില്ല

മോഹിക്കുന്നു നിന്‍ പാദം ചേരുവാന്‍ ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനേ

ഒട്ടൊഴിയാതെ താപം വര്ദ്ധിച്ചു ചുട്ടുനീറുന്ന ദേഹവും

ഒട്ടും വൈകാതെ പാദം ചേരുവാന്‍ ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനേ

ഓതും വേദപ്പൊരുളെ വൈകുണ്ഡ മാതുലാന്തക മാധവാ

വ്യാധി നിഗ്രഹ ഭീതി നാശക ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനേ

ഔഷധങ്ങള്‍ ഫലമില്ലോന്നിനും ഔഷധം ദേവ കീര്ത്ത നം

ദോഷജാലങ്ങള്‍ വാരാതിരുപ്പാന്‍ ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനേ

അന്ത്യ കാലത്ത് ബന്ധുവായ് വന്നു അന്തകന്‍ ഭീതി തീര്ത്തെന്നെ

അന്തിക്കും മുന്നേ കാണേണം കൃഷണ ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനേ

ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനെ കൃഷ്ണ കരുണാസാഗരാകാര്‍വര്‍ണ്ണാ

കരുണാസാഗരാ അഖില നായകാ ഗുരുവായൂര്‍ വാഴും ഭഗവാനേ

Adiyan cheythulla dhoshangalellam podi podichudan kalavanai

Adi malar ninnudhikenam bhakthi guruvayur vazhum bagavane

Aadhi kondu valayunnen krishna aadhangamellam theerkenam

Bheethi theerthenne rakshicheedenam guruvayur vazhum bagavane

Innu nin padham cheruvan bhakthi vannu cherenam vazhi pole

Mandhamonnu kadakshicheedenam guruvayur vazhum bagavane

Ee vannam varumennu manasam govinda njanum karutheela

Karvarna ninte karuna venamen guruvayur vazhum bagavane

Undu sangadam moha pashathaal kondu njan itha valayunnen

pandu njan cheytha dhurithathin palam guruvayur vazhum bagavane

Ookku kettudan oordham veerkumbol gokkale pole thangenam

Theerkenamente doshangalellam guruvayur vazhum bagavane

Enthu njan ini vendathu krishna dhandichu moha pashathaal

Santhatham ninne chintha cheyyuvan Guruvayur vazhum bagavane

Ihikathyl oragrahamilla ayyo veroru mohavumilla

mohikunnu nin padham cheruvan Guruvayur vazhum bagavane

Ottozhiyathe thaapam vardhichu chuttu neerunna dehavum

Ottum vaikathe padham cheruvan Guruvayur vazhum bagavane

Oothum veda porule vaikunda mathulandhaka madhava

Vyadhi nigraha bheethi nashana Guruvayur vazhum bagavane

Owshadhangal palamilloninum Owshadham deva keerthanam

Dhosha jaalangal varathirippan Guruvayur vazhum bagavane

Anthya kalathu bandhuvai vannu anthakan bheethi theerthenne

Anthikkum munne kanenam krishna Guruvayur vazhum bagavane

Guruvayur vazhum bagavane Krishna karuna sagara karvarnna

Hari narayana akhila nayaka Guruvayur vazhum bagavane

Krishna, the blessed one shining forth in Guruvayur, may you be pleased to grant me utter devotion on your lotus feet so that all the sins committed by this slave of yours will be crushed to powder

Krishna, the blessed one shining forth in Guruvayur, my mind is distressed beyond limit through anxiety, may you be pleased to remove the maladies that afflict me and to remove my fears.

Krishna, the blessed one shining forth in Guruvayur, may you be pleased to show me ways to reach the comfort of your lotus feet, may those enchanting eyes be turned towards me at least for once.

Krishna, the blessed one shining forth in Guruvayur, never for my life did I ever expect that my life would reach such a crisis my Govinda, You of the colour of black clouds, your mercy alone can save me

Krishna, the blessed one shining forth in Guruvayur, I am under the grip of unbearable sorrow and I am bound by desires and attachment that lead me astray and indeed it is the result of the sins I have committed over long periods.

Krishna, the blessed one shining forth in Guruvayur, I am weak and all my strength has left me, and my stomach is bloating, just like you lift the cattle you rear when they are suffering, may you be pleased to lend me a hand and lift me us and remove all my flaws.

Krishna, the blessed one shining forth in Guruvayur

Krishna, the blessed one shining forth in Guruvayur, I am at a loss to know what I should do to cut myself off from the ties of attachment and I do not know how I can fix my mind fully at your lotus feet, may you be pleased to show the way..

Krishna, the blessed one shining forth in Guruvayur, I do not have any attachment at present to worldly things, and I have not desires , my avid desire is to reach your lotus feet, may you be pleased to grant me that wish..

Krishna, the blessed one shining forth in Guruvayur, my body is burning with the relentless heat caused by maladies and care, and my desire is to reach your lotus feet without any delay, may you be pleased to grant me that boon.

Krishna, the blessed one shining forth in Guruvayur, you manifest as the meaning of the four Vedas which we chant, You are the slayer of your uncle, you Madhava, who removes maladies and relieves us of our fears, may you be pleased to shower your blessings on your slaves..

Krishna, the blessed one shining forth in Guruvayur, medicines have lost their power to cure my maladies, and the only elixir is the chanting of your names, may you be pleased to protect me so that huge sins do not visit me.

Krishna, the blessed one shining forth in Guruvayur, as my end is approaching and the God of death is coming near to tie me up and take me away, may you be pleased to be present near me as my sole kinsman and may you be pleased to present to my dying eyes your blissful form.

You the dweller of Guruvayur, having the hue of black clouds, you the source of all that is splendid, may you be pleased to bless me.

cosmetics cannot hide

जरा रूपं हरति धैर्यमाशा मृत्युः प्राणान् धर्मचर्यामसूया।

क्रोधः श्रियं शीलमनार्यसेवा ह्रियं कामः सर्वमेवाभिमानः॥

॥सुभाषितं॥

jarā rūpaṁ harati dhairyamāśā mṛtyuḥ prāṇān dharmacaryāmasūyā|

krodhaḥ śriyaṁ śīlamanāryasevā hriyaṁ kāmaḥ sarvamevābhimānaḥ||

||subhāṣitaṁ||

ജരാ രൂപം ഹരതി ധൈര്യമാശാ മൃത്യു: പ്രാണാന്‍ ധര്‍മചര്യാമസൂയാ

ക്രോധ: ശ്രിയം ശീലം അനാര്യസേവാ ഹ്രിയം കാമഃ സര്‍വമേവാഭിമാനഃ

സുഭാഷിതം

Old age destroys the beauty and attractiveness of the body

Excessive attachment or covetousness drains one's courage

Death obviously takes away one's life

Jealousy simply takes away the sense of propriety and virtue

Extreme anger annihilates our wealth and affluence

Our character and conduct touches lowest levels when we serve bad bosses

Excessive lust and desire for sensual pleasures relieve us of any sense of shame

and

Misplaced pride can cost us everything that is worth possessing..

to be present in the present

गते शोको न कर्तव्यः भविष्यं नैव चिन्तयेत्।

वर्तमानेन कालेन वर्तयन्ति विचक्षणाः॥

॥सुभाषितं॥

gate śoko na kartavyaḥ bhaviṣyaṁ naiva cintayet|

vartamānena kālena vartayanti vicakṣaṇāḥ||

||subhāṣitaṁ||

ഗതേ ശോകോ ന കര്ത്തവ്യഃ ഭവിഷ്യം നൈവ ചിന്തയേത്

വര്ത്തമാനേന കാലേന വര്ത്തയന്തി വിചക്ഷണാ:

സുഭാഷിതം

One should not grieve on what has already happened in the past.. 

One need not be excessively worried about what is in store in future.

The intelligent and successful people live in the present moment

This does not in anyway mean that one should simply forget all that is past, nor that he should not learn lessons from the past.. 

But obsessive brooding over what has happened just to stay in complete misery for oneself and for all persons around him should be given up.

Likewise anxiety or worry for the future should be avoided but this does not be understood to imply that proper planning and care for a reasonably secure continuum in life should be ignored..

a question of compatibility..

मृगा मृगैः सङ्गमुपव्रजन्ति गावश्च गोभिस्तुरगास्तुरङ्गैः।

मूर्खाश्च मूर्खैः सुधयः सुधीभिः समानशीलव्यसनेषु सख्यं॥

॥सुभाषितं॥

mṛgā mṛgaiḥ saṅgamupavrajanti gāvaśca gobhisturagāsturaṅgaiḥ|

mūrkhāśca mūrkhaiḥ sudhayaḥ sudhībhiḥ samānaśīlavyasaneṣu sakhyaṁ||

||subhāṣitaṁ||

മൃഗാഃ മൃഗൈഃ സംഗമുപവ്രജന്തി ഗാവശ്ച ഗോഭിസ്തുരഗാസ്തുരന്ഗൈഃ

മൂര്ഖാശ്ച മൂര്‍ഖൈ: സുധയഃ സുധീഭിഃ സമാനശീലവ്യസനേഷു സഖ്യം

സുഭാഷിതം

Deers flock  nicely with  other Deers

Cows share stables with other cows in great comfort

Horses gallop in the company of other horses

Idiotic and adamant people revel in the company of similar people

Men of wisdom seek the company of enlightened peers

Therefore,

sustained friendship can be kept only among people

with similar mindsets

and

placed in comparable environs

In fact so much of trouble in the society arises from flocking together donkeys, monkeys, horses and elephants all together..

constraints of time

अनेकशास्त्रं बहुवेदितव्यं अल्पश्च कालो बहवश्च विघ्नाः।
यत् सारभूतं तदुपासितव्यं हंसो यथा क्षीरमिवाम्बुमध्यात्॥
॥सुभाषितम्॥
anekaśāstraṁ bahuveditavyaṁ alpaśca kālo bahavaśca vighnāḥ|
yat sārabhūtaṁ tadupāsitavyaṁ haṁso yathā kṣīramivāmbumadhyāt||
||subhāṣitam||
There are many sciences to be learned, too many sources of knowledge to be tapped, and the time available for us is too small, and we face so many impediments in the pursuit of even in our small ways. Therefore, we have to learn the essence of such knowledge without any delay, just like the swan eating milk alone from huge quantities of water.
True, the capacity to select what we have to learn is far more important that the learning process itself..Knowledge, the product of the toil of human intellect over innumerable years, is stacked like a mountain.. and the girth of the mass of knowledge is swelling beyond imagination as we progress from exchange of information by word of mouth through manuscripts, printed volumes and the present electronic storage of data in verbal and visual forms..
We cannot try to read even a small portion of it even if we spent our whole lifetime just for that..So wisdom lies in selecting our favourite fields and focussing on the essentials.. because time is never a luxury.Sage Bharadwaja was obsessed with learning and when he was about to die, He begged Indra to extent his lifetime by one span so that he could complet his studies..Indra granted the extension once, then the second time, and also the third time... The studies were inconclusive..
When a petition for the fouth extension came, the Lord of Gods told the elderly sage, "Look sir, Are you not seeing those huge mountains? The knowledge to be gained is huge like them.. Now please see the four tiny heaps of sand before you.. These would be the knowledge you have gained till now, in comparison.. So even if I grant you innumerable extensions, your education will never be complete.. So let us stop it at this point."
"Miles to go before I sleep"

simple love

simple love

यस्य त्वया व्रणविरोद्पणमिङ्गुदीनां

तैलं न्यषिच्यत मुखे कुशसूचिविद्दे।

श्यामाकमुष्ठिपरिवर्द्धितको जहाति

सोऽयम् न पुत्रकृतकः पदवीं मृगस्ते।

कालिदासमहाकवेः शाकुन्तले चतुर्थात् अङ्गात्

yasya tvayā vraṇavirodpaṇamiṅgudīnāṁ

tailaṁ nyaṣicyata mukhe kuśasūcividde|

śyāmākamuṣṭhiparivarddhitako jahāti

so'yam na putrakṛtakaḥ padavīṁ mṛgaste|

kālidāsamahākaveḥ śākuntale caturthāt aṅgāt

This is from a scene in abhijnaanashaakuntalam of Kalidasa..

Shakuntala and the hermitage of Kanva are preparing themselves for the inevitable departure of the pregnant Shakuntala to the palace of her husband Dushyanta..

The sage Kanva, the recluse foster father of the young girl could not help shedding tears of separations..

All inmates also silently bid her a tearful farewell..

Even the animals and plants of the hermitage could not brook the idea of this lovely girl leaving them..

A young deer, just stands before her blocking her way..

Kanva says

"Look at  this young deer who is refusing to move away from your path and let you depart..

When this young one got its lips injured through sharp darbha grasses while grazing, you would tend the injuries by smearing oil of ingudi with your soothing hands over the injuries.. Throughout this young one’s life, you would always feed him with green tender ears of Shyamak grass, and he has grown up eating that alone.. He was just like a son to you. How can he let you go?”

Kalidasas poignant depiction of love among all beings.. and especially those who live in the company of pristince nature in all innocence.. should send a great message.

We hardly love anyone to day…

We hardly care for plants and animals..

We can see the plants and animals only as source of food, nothing more..

This is the reason why there is only one Shakuntala, and there is only one Kalidasa