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Saturday, January 31, 2026

How miserable Lord Shiva is..!

 



एका भार्या समररसिका निम्नगा च द्वितीया
पुत्रोऽप्येको द्विरदवदनो षण्मुखश्च द्वितीयः ।
नन्दी भृङ्गी च कपिवदनो वाहनं पुङ्गवेशः
स्मारं स्मारं स्वगृहचरितं भस्मदेहो महेशः ॥
चाटुचणक

ekā bhāryā samararasikā nimnagā ca dvitīyā
putro'pyeko dviradavadano ṣaṇmukhaśca dvitīyaḥ ।
nandī bhṛṅgī ca kapivadano vāhanaṃ puṅgaveśaḥ
smāraṃ smāraṃ svagṛhacaritaṃ bhasmadeho maheśaḥ ॥

How miserable Lord Shiva is..!
One of His wives is Durga, ever engaged in fighting and killing Demons. She is an inveterate fighter.
Second wife is River Ganga, and by Her very nature she flows along low places, keeping company with lowly fellows.
One son is having the funny face of an elephant-Ganesa.
The other son Skanda is having six faces where normally an attractive person should have only one.
Therefore, both the sons are intolerably ugly.
His vehicle is the old doddery Vrushhabha (Bull) by name Nandi. His chief protocol officer Bhringee who has the face of a monkey.
So what can he have in His house to feel happy or proud about?
Therefore, Lord Shankara decided to run away to a burial ground where he is residing permanently. His body smeared with ashes collected from the funeral pyres.

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

वृद्धकाले मृता भार्या बन्धुहस्तगतं



वृद्धकाले मृता भार्या बन्धुहस्तगतं धनम्।
भोजनं च पराधीनं तिस्रः पुंसां विडंबना॥
चाटुवाक्य
വൃദ്ധകാലേ മൃതാ ഭാര്യാ ബന്ധുഹസ്തഗതം ധനം.
ഭോജനം ച പരാധീനം തിസ്രഃ പുംസാം വിഡംബനാ..
ചാടുവാക്യം
vṛddhakāle mṛtā bhāryā bandhuhastagataṁ dhanam|
bhojanaṁ ca parādhīnaṁ tisraḥ puṁsāṁ viḍaṁbanā||
cāṭuvākya
the most distressing and painful situations for men in their lives are the following three
Death of wife when one is aged
Own money being given to relatives for safe custody or as loan
Dependence on others for daily meals
Death of wife is obviously the most painful thing that can happen to a man.. A man is just helpless, even though he may pretend otherwise, if his wife is gone.. And the dependence becomes more and more inevitable as he gets older.. The ladies are perhaps better in this matter.. They may adjust or fight with childrens, children in law and all and somehow carry on.. But an old man is just dead the moment his wife is gone..
If we are reasonably affluent, we tend to entrust some of our money and assets with our relatives, be it own children, siblings or even friends.. But sooner or later we would realize that our money and wealth are our own only if they are in our absolute control.. and in the most liquid form.. Any sort of handing over to others, hampers the optimum utility of our own money when it is reallly required.. And when we ask back we gain enmity too..
And depending on others for food even if we pay for it, can make us miserable.. Perhaps the only persons we can deman food from at any time are our mother and the wife.. Mother would depart much earlier than us.. And the distress of losing the wife has already been pointed out earlier..
These are clear sources of sorrow.. But it is not in our hands to avoid any on the three situations.. Only God can save us..
Regards
k v ananthanarayanan.

मन्त्रभ्रंशे सम्प्रदायः प्रयोगश्च्युतसंस्कृतौ



मन्त्रभ्रंशे सम्प्रदायः प्रयोगश्च्युतसंस्कृतौ ।
देशधर्मस्त्वनाचारे पृच्छतां सिद्धमुत्तरम् ॥
Manthrabhramshe sampradaayaH prayoga chyutha samskrutau
deshdharmastvanaachaare prucchataam siddhamuthtaram
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝘂𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲, 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗲𝘁𝗰..
𝗧𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗿𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿…
“ 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄”
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗿𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗱..
“ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗴𝗮.. 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘁𝘆𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆”
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗿𝘂 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗰 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘀, 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘆,
“ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 “
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴.. 𝗦𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗯 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝘂𝗿𝘂 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀… 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.. 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗴𝘂𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼.
A quote from Chatuchanakam… an anthology of funny quotes.
മന്ത്രഭ്രംശേ സമ്പ്രദായഃ പ്രയോഗശ്ച്യുത സംസ്കൃതൌ
ദേശധര്മ്മസ്ത്വനാചാരെ പൃഛതാം സിദ്ധമുത്തരം
അപക്വമായ അറിവും വാചകക്കസര്‍ത്തും കൈമുതലാക്കി പൊതുജനത്തെ കൈയ്യിലെടുത്തു ഗുരുക്കന്മാരും ആധ്യാത്മിക ചിന്തകരും ആയി വിലസുന്ന ബുദ്ധിജീവികളും, ഗുരുക്കന്മാരും, സ്വാമിമാരും എല്ലാം പലപ്പോഴും അവര്‍ പടച്ചുവിടുന്ന വിവരക്കേടുകള്‍ക്ക് വിശദീകരണം നല്‍കേണ്ടതായ സന്ദര്‍ഭങ്ങള്‍ അഭിമുഖീകരിക്കാറുണ്ട്. വിവരക്കേടും, നാവിന്റെ പിഴയും എല്ലാം ഇതിനു കാരണമാവാം. പക്ഷെ ഇത്തരം വിഡ്ഢിത്തങ്ങള്‍ക്കും വൈരുധ്യങ്ങള്‍ക്കും മറുപടി നല്‍കി മുഖം രക്ഷിക്കാന്‍ അവര്‍ പലേ തന്ത്രങ്ങളും സൂത്രങ്ങളും പ്രയോഗിക്കാറുണ്ട്. അവയില്‍ ചിലത് ഈ ശ്ലോകത്തില്‍ കാണാം .
മന്ത്രങ്ങളും സൂത്രങ്ങളും തെറ്റായോ മുഴുവനും അല്ലാതെയോ ചൊല്ലുമ്പോള്‍ അവര്‍ പറയും.. “ ഇതാണ് ഞങ്ങള്‍ തുടരുന്ന സമ്പ്രദായം”
ഭാഷാ പ്രയോഗത്തിലോ, വ്യാകരണത്തിലോ ഉച്ചാരണത്തിലോ പിഴവ് വന്നാല്‍ ഇമകള്‍ പോലും ചിമ്മാതെ അവരി പറയും.. “ ഇത് ആര്‍ഷപ്രയോഗം ആണ്.. വ്യാകരണനിയമങ്ങള്‍ ഇന്നത്തെപ്പോലെ അല്ലായിരുന്ന കാലത്ത് ഈ പ്രയോഗം ശരിയായിരുന്നു.”
ഒരു ആചാരമോ അനുഷ്ടാനമോ വിവരക്കേടുകൊണ്ട് തെറ്റായും കീഴ്വഴക്കങ്ങള്‍ക്കും ആധികാരികഗ്രന്ഥങ്ങളില്‍ പറഞ്ഞതിനും വിപരീതമായി പ്രയോഗിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ അയാള്‍ക്ക് ഈ മറുപടി ഉണ്ടാവും.. “ ഈ പ്രദേശത്തെ നാട്ടുനടപ്പ് ഇങ്ങനെയാണ്.. ഇത് ഈ നാട്ടിന്‍റെ പ്രത്യേകത ആണ്.”
പാവം പൊതുജനം. അവര്‍ക്ക് ഇതിനെക്കുറിച്ച് വലിയ് ഗ്രാഹ്യം ഒന്നും ഉണ്ടാവില്ല. ഗുരുവിന്റെയും പുരോഹിതന്റെയും വാകുകളില്‍ അവര്‍ വീഴും. പിന്നെ ചോദ്യങ്ങള്‍ ഒന്നും ഉണ്ട്ടവാന്‍ സാധ്യതയില്ല.
രാഷ്ട്രീയക്കാരും ഇത് തന്നെയല്ലേ ചെയ്യുന്നത്?
പിന്നെ സോഷ്യല്‍ മീഡിയയിലെ പണ്ഡിതന്മാരും
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Sunday, December 29, 2019

even the Lord has to play his disguises...



त्रिविक्रमोऽभूतपि वामनोऽसौ स सूकरश्चाटपि स वै नृसिम्हः।
नीचैरनीचैरतिनीचनीचैः सर्वैरुपायैः फलमेव साध्यम्॥
चाटुचाणकः
trivikramo'bhūtapi vāmano'sau sa sūkaraścāṭapi sa vai nṛsimhaḥ|
nīcairanīcairatinīcanīcaiḥ sarvairupāyaiḥ phalameva sādhyam||
cāṭucāṇakaḥ


One may have to assume the forms or play the roles of the best among the best and the lowliest among the lowly too if he has to achieve the best results..
He may have to put to use plans which are of high qulity, and of lowly qulity..
See how Lord Vishnu the Narayana ahieved his action plans..
He manifested Himself as Thrivikrama who pervaded the whole univers..
He took the shape of the tiny dwarf Vamana too.
He appeared as a pig,
as a fish,
as a tortoise,
He also appeared as Nrisimha the fierce combination of a man and a lion
It is evident that even He, the Narayana has to appear in so many disguises to generate the right results..
That is the way of the world..

Friday, December 27, 2019

maximum benefit at minimum cost



शुष्कोपवासो धर्मेषु भैषज्येषु च लङ्घनम्।
जपयज्ञस्तु यज्ञेषु रोचते लाभशालिनाम्॥
चाटुचाणकः
śuṣkopavāso dharmeṣu bhaiṣajyeṣu ca laṅghanam|
japayajñastu yajñeṣu rocate lābhaśālinām||
cāṭucāṇakaḥ


A person who is alway eager to make positive material benefit
would prefer the vow of eating little or no food as the best ritual
would prefer the medication of complete fasting as the best medicine
and
would choose the yajna of chanting divine names for ever as the best yajna..

In a positive way.. the idea is very noble..
A man is entitled to earn profits.. And Upavaasam or restricting food is a nice religious vow.. The best route for recovery when one is sick is to starve.. And among yajnas, chanting the names of the Lord is accepted as the best even by the Blessed lord Krishna..

But take the case of a miser..
His eye is always on profiteering and spending as little money as possible.
If he is asked to observe some ritual.. he would select only the ritual of Upavasam.. For him that would mean no expenditure on food.. But no other expenditure on poojas and rituals.

If he is asked to take medication when he is sick, he would prefer to starve and wait for recovery.. Because this process does not involve fees to doctor and expenditure on drugs.

If he is asked to select a yajna, he would select Japayajna.. He can just sit in the corner of his house and chant the names of God.. For other yanjnas, a lot of money would have to be spend on rituals, dakhinas, food and so on.. But Japayajna is practically free of cost..

So the miser always wins..

Monday, November 25, 2019

opportunism

कातर्यं दुर्विनीतत्वं कार्पण्यमविवेकिता।
सर्वे मार्जन्ति कवयः शालीनां मुष्टिकिङ्कराः॥
चाटुचाणकः
kātaryaṁ durvinītatvaṁ kārpaṇyamavivekitā |
sarve mārjanti kavayaḥ śālīnāṁ muṣṭikiṅkarāḥ||
cāṭucāṇakaḥ

Opportunists who pose as learned poets and scholars
just being slaves to the fistfuls of grains they would receive as patronage
would conceal or ignore the nasty traits of their sponsors
The unhealthy traits like
procrastination,
lack of courage,
arrogance, ignorance,
lack of discretion etc
found in their patrons and
would give the colour of simplicity and grace to such characters..

Wednesday, January 02, 2019

tongue or venom?

निर्माय खलजिह्वाग्रं सर्वप्राणहरं नृणाम्।
चकार हि वृथा शस्त्रविषवह्नीन् पितामहः॥ 
चाटुश्लोकम्॥ 
nirmāya khalajihvāgraṁ sarvaprāṇaharaṁ nṛṇām| 
cakāra hi vṛthā śastraviṣavahnīn pitāmahaḥ|| 
cāṭuślokam|| 


Brahma the creator produced the nasty tongue of an evil fellow which is capable of destroying many lives.. 
After that he created weapons, poison and fire too .. but his later creations were waste and superflous.. 
The tongue itself could kill everything 



The couplet indicates that when a fellow with an acid tongue is around, he can cause all the destruction that the fire, the weapons and the poison all put together could achieve.. 


നിര്‍മ്മായ ഖല ജിഹ്വാഗ്രം സര്‍വപ്രാണഹരം നൃണാം
ചകാര ഹി വൃഥാ ശാസ്ത്ര വിഷ വഹ്നീന്‍ പിതാമഹഃ 
ചാടുചണകം
എല്ലാ ജീവനും  ഒരേ സമയം ഒടുക്കുവാന്‍ കഴിവുള്ള

ദുഷ്ടന്റെ നാവിന്‍ തുമ്പ് സൃഷ്ടിച്ച ബ്രഹ്മാവ്‌  വിഷം, ആയുധം, തീയ് എന്നിവയും   ആവശ്യമില്ലാതെ  സൃഷ്ടിച്ചു. 



ദുഷ്ടന്റെ നാവു തന്നെ തീയും വിഷവും ആയുധവും എല്ലാം ചെയ്യുന്ന വിനാശം ഒറ്റക്കുതന്നെ ചെയ്യുമായിരുന്നു




सर्व प्राणहरं खल जिह्वाग्रं निर्माय पितामहः सर्वं नाशं कृतवान् By creating the end of a tongue of a nasty fellow, the tongue which could take the lives of all, Brahma had already created all the damage he could.


तदनन्तरं सः शस्त्र विष वह्नीन् वृथा कृतवान When he later created weapons, poisone and fire, it was a wasteful action..