Thursday, May 23, 2013

யாதனின் நீங்கியான்

யாதனின் யாதனின் நீங்கியான், விளையாடல்,
அதனுடன் அதனுடன் இலன்!

ஹரியும் சிவனும் ஒன்னு

ஹரியும் சிவனும் ஒன்னு
இது உனக்கு புரியலன்னா கண்ணு
நீ இன்னும் கொஞ்சம் யோகா பண்ணு !

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Mindfulness - Gratefulness - Fullness

Mindfulness is practised,
so that one can learn to be grateful!
Gratefulness is practised,
so that one can experience fullness!
Until such a time,
when fullness just is!

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Action from the heart

I have noticed in my life and in the life of people around me that most often, when someone takes a stand, there is usually another individual around who takes the exact opposite stand. For example, one spouse wants to be environmentally friendly. This triggers the other to deliberately make more waste. I call such an opposing action the dual action. The issue is then normally resolved by the use of force and other such things.


But, there is another space within us. If action emerges from that space, then I have observed that the dual action is not sharp and confrontational. Instead, it is softer and lends itself a lot more to dialogue and co-action. Such an action, I call action from the heart.

The efficacy of this and importance of this can be realised easily by observing the emergence of the dual action and its intensity. The dual action need not only be outside. It can also emerge within in the form of debilitating fear and self doubt when we want to embark on something. But, when action emerges within the heart, even if there is fear, there is some kind of strong possibility of working with. This is from my experience.

The route to the heart though is not a linear progress. One has to work steadily for many years on the various dimensions of ones life. Gradually and steadily, action emerges from the heart and one becomes strongly rooted there. Life becomes smoother and wholesome! May we all be blessed with that!

PS: Emerged from a conversation with a dear friend

Tuesday, May 07, 2013

सर्व विघ्नोपशान्तये

प्रसन्न वदनं ध्यायेत् सर्व विघ्नोपशान्तये!

jikishin kore dojo

jikishin kore dojo
A straightforward mind is the place of practice
-- Vimalakīrti

அசுர குண காலா

வசுதேவ தவ பாலா
அசுர குண காலா!

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Pointers to 'Who Am I'?


A pointer that may help one in understanding oneself and discovering the answer to 'Who Am I'?


Sunday, April 21, 2013

Silence and Peace

Touch the silence untouched by any noise, the peace untouched by all understanding is yours!

My journey to Ram


I went to the Buddha
kicking, crying and screaming!
Demanding answers
begging for solutions!
There was way too much suffering,
it hurt me
it hurt that it was happening
in my presence
despite my presence
and I wasnt doing much about it!
It hurt badly!

The revered one
in his infinite compassion
reached out to me
through the words of Tolle!
He pointed clearly that
humanity lacks
inner stillness
which naturally leads to
outer suffering.

Where should I start
demanded I.
Obviously, from yourself!
he said softly!
As I stood there
stunned and motionless
He uttered the name Patanjali!

Off I went to the divine shrink
Took his ashtanga course
asana, pranayama and the rest
With yoga sutras & the kural
as my guiding light
I worked on myself and
engaged with others

Gandhi & Krishnamurthi
Aurobindo & Christ
Osho & Nisargadatta
Anthony de Mello & Thich Nhat Hanh
Ramana & Ramakrishna
Valluvar & Moolar
Ramanuja & Sankara

Seeing my struggles
A buddhist-sufi worked with me
and helped me
fix my deficiencies.
In particular,
pointed at the
infinitely complex
causal web
and finally
pointed at my heart!

I turned my gaze inwards,
and in the cave of my heart
I saw him
pure as Brahman
Ram himself!
The more I saw him inside,
the more I saw him outside.

Ram,
In whose presence,
evolution happens!
In whose recoginition,
the heart melts,
all impurities drop
and the being becomes soft!
In whose presence,
the stage is set for
the amelioration of suffering!
Who is the ocean that
guides the wave!
May his fragrance
be with you, me
and all of humanity!

Seetha lakshmana hanumat-sameta kodanda Ramar!

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Quotes from Arbinger Institute FB page

Whenever there has been trouble in any relationship, these quotes have helped me immensely. Silent reflection of these quotes is certain to help one master the demons within and get back into the relationship in a most healthy manner. A most wonderful resource for those who want resources to help see their inner selves clearly in the mirror of relationships.

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Nothing will make us so charitable and tender to the faults of others as by self-examination thoroughly to know our own. (Francois de Fenelon)


While we are caught in the bondage of self-betrayal, the prospect of giving up our accusing feelings and being responsive to others seems extremely hard, if not impossible... But when we allow ourselves to leave the box we discover that we have lost nothing. What we thought was such a staggering sacrifice seems now to have been no sacrifice at all. (Arbinger, Results. The Secret)


When we let go of our offense-taking and waive our demand for justice, it clears a space in which others can let down their guard and be emotionally truthful with themselves. (C. Terry Warner)


When our hearts go to war, we ourselves have chosen it. (The Anatomy of Peace)


When others' behavior offends us, we are finding in it justification or excuse for our own wrongdoing. (Arbinger Institute, "What We Are")


Placing the blame or judgment on someone else leaves you powerless to change your experience. (Byron Katie)


As long as we hold onto how this or that person hurt or dishonored us, we are trapped in a dance of suffering with that person forever. We feel their abuse every time that person enters our thoughts. Again and again we must relive the suffering, calling it up over and over, as if by sheer repetition we can erase the tape. (Wayne Muller)


If we were emotional victims, then our situation would be hopeless. We couldn't change fundamentally. We could only hope to keep away from the people who bother us. But since many of our emotional problems are of our own making, it is within our power to stop creating them. (Arbinger Principles)


I shiver, thinking how easy it is to be totally wrong about people -to see one tiny part of them and confuse it for the whole. (Lauren Oliver)


When we are at peace with ourselves, we have no need or desire to speak ill of others.


Sometimes the way we see ourselves isn't the truth. When we are part of the problem we don't see it. In fact, we tend to resist the idea that we could be at fault. (Think of the most annoying person you've ever been around. Did *they* think they were a problem?) So we must learn to ask ourselves, "What is the truth about me... REALLY?" (The Question Handbook, Arbinger)


From within the box, passions, beliefs, and personal needs seem to divide us. When we get out of the box, however, we learn that this has been a lie... If we have beliefs we cherish, then we know how important others' beliefs must be to them. (The Anatomy of Peace)


There is a question I have learned to ask myself when I am feeling bothered about others: am I holding myself to the same standard I am demanding of them? (The Anatomy of Peace)



When I betray myself, others' faults become immediately inflated in my heart and mind. I begin to 'horribilize' others. That is, I begin to make them out to be worse than they really are. And I do this because the worse they are, the more justified I feel. (The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict)


Because another is unkind to you is no justification of your own unkindness, but rather is a call for the exercise of great kindness on your part... Your unkindness may provoke hurt in others, but it certainly hurts and wounds and impoverishes yourself most of all. (James Allen)


We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way. (Viktor E. Frankl)


I must try to see the difference between *my* picture of a person and their behavior, as it is egoistically distorted, and the person’s reality as it exists beyond my own interests, needs, and fears. (adapted, Erich Fromm)


Despite our best efforts, we may find that some battles are unavoidable. Some around us will inevitably choose war. May we in those cases... remember that while certain outward battles may need to be fought, they can nevertheless be fought with hearts that are at peace. (The Anatomy of Peace, p. 224)


Those times when we feel most miserable, offended, or angry are invariably the occasions when we're also most absorbed in ourselves and most anxious or suspicious or fearful, or in some other way concerned about ourselves. (C. Terry Warner)


Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business. (Thomas Merton)


It is easy to reject those who have mistreated me. After all, why would I want anything to do with them? But I myself would feel lonely indeed if everyone I mistreated chose to turn away from me... For it is precisely our turning from each other that is the source of our pain. (Arbinger Institute, The Choice in Families)


The telltale sign of self-betrayal is needing to concoct a self-justifying story. When we act with integrity, according to what we genuinely feel is right, we have nothing to cover up... we don't have to spend any effort trying to make it *seem* right. (See Bonds That Make Us Free, p.37)


Blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault we find with others, no matter how much we blame, it does not improve us. Blaming others diminishes us. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off ourselves when we're looking for external reasons to explain our unhappiness or frustration. (adapted, Wayne W. Dyer)


Never nurture self-pity - it is addictive, gives fleeting pleasure and separates us from reality. When we pity ourselves all we see is ourselves. Self-pity destroys everything around it except itself. (Anonymous)


He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views. (William Congreve)


We typically think our inner peace depends on how others treat us. I would like to suggest something different: Our inner peace depends on how we treat and see others. (Duane Boyce)


He who is troubled and disturbed about the faults of others is far from truth; he who is troubled and disturbed about his own faults is very near to the gate of wisdom. (James Allen, Above Life's Turmoil)

मलं - चित्तं

न चले मलं, चलं चित्तं!
चलं मलं, निश्चल चित्त:!!!

if impurities do not leave, stability of chitta (very poorly translated as mind) deserts one!
But if impurities leave, stability of chitta is attained!

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Prana

When prana wants to get in contact with the supreme, it meditates!

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Partha meets Sarathy

Partha: How many times should I loose to know that I am not in charge?
Sarathy: Who is asking this question - the victor or the looser?

Partha: I do not know.
Sarathy: Or may be is it the competitor?

Partha: Hmmmm
Sarathy: :)

Partha: I intellectually know that I am not in charge. But, that does not prevent me from trying. The urge to try is always there. Circumstances demand action. Is it not?
Sarathy: Go on

Partha: So, I do things and forget about who is in charge until some kind of unpleasant situation, a failure, hits me.
Sarathy: So then?

Partha: Now I start to question the motives with which I was working. The failure rankles me. I come running to you for succour.
Sarathy: Well, what more do you need to know?

Partha: Ill get back to my original question. How many times should I go through this cycle to forever remember that I am not in charge and not only when failure slaps me on my face. So that, I can work effectively and not worry about consequences, no matter how big or trivial?
Sarathy: What are these failures that you are talking about?

Partha: Ohh! There are countless and endless varieties of them. There are minor and major ones. The minor ones hit you everyday. You know there are days when one gets up late, have minor skirmishes with people at home, share auto drivers cheat you, go late to work and face a stern boss who does not like late coming. Then, there are the major ones. Mismatches between the right kind of life - in every sphere that is - social / economic / political / personal / spiritual and the actual kind of life one is living in all these spheres?
Sarathy: Hmmm

Partha: When a failure hits home, all the past habit patterns resurge. The mind does not like this state, races and wants to pick up a fight with everyone from the past where there has been a failure - the music teacher who does not keep up commitment, the insurance agent who does not do what he was supposed to and is not even apologetic in the least about it, friends who have not kept up their word etc.
Sarathy: Accepting these defeats rankles you isnt it?

Partha: Yes. I feel why should I loose these little battles when I could have so easily won them
Sarathy: Are you afraid of loosing them or are you pissed off with they winning?

Partha: Well, its both but I do feel that the former is the majority.
Sarathy: Cool. Thats probably true.

Partha: So then, what next?
Sarathy: The masculine nature hates to loose. The feminine nature is afraid to loose. But, when both are well developed, the masculine does most things correctly. Satisfied with it, it rests in peace. The feminine, now not under the burden of the stuttering and struggling masculine, understands that it is a complex world and results are consequencs of the complex interactions of countless factors in the web of causality. Hence, it also rests in peace.



Partha: So, how do I get them to be fully developed?
Sarathy: There are is no easy formula. Your life defines both the problem and the solution. Hold on to the desire that you want this more than anything else and figure out your own answers after listening to other answers around. Gradually, with patience and training, both masculine and feminine are well developed and then the masculine develops the ability to do everything correctly to the best possible extent and the feminine sees the play of god everywhere and gracefully surrenders to it. This process is called Yoga and there are many tools available to help you in this. These tools are useful in that they reduce the habit patterns that gets you in trouble and helps provide glimpse of the higher state often enough so that one remembers the higher state even in moments of great failure.

Partha: Hmmm
Sarathy: After years of such practice, suddenly you will discover that the higher state is your natural state. In this meantime, its useful to see that everyone has their battle to fight. May be from their perspective, you are not doing something right. If you, Partha with so much exposure in life, have so much difficulty in facing tough situations in life, imagine the plight of folks who have not had such varied exposure. Practice compassion in all relationships. Also, do not castigate yourself for the anger that arises in you. Simply, get back to these relationships with humility and the firm resolve to set them right. Some tools like asana, pranayama, meditation, traditional art forms, chanting the divine name, training the mind to be aware of internal and external happenings and being in the present moment, company of people with similar interest, participating in activities that truly benefit mankind help. Finally, in the long term, work to develop yourself continually by trying to find out the optimal state of life for you - where you are externally happy, internally peaceful and socially responsible. A work life where you are passionate about what you do for starters, may be?

Partha: Yes you are right. Ill try as you suggest. One last question. How long would it take for that higher state you talk about to come about in me permanently?
Sarathy: Now, its my turn to get back to my original answer. Who is asking this question and why? :

Partha: :)
Sarathy: :)

Friday, January 25, 2013

They reflect me

These songs! Oh, what a wonder!
Reflect me like a mirror
without as much a shimmer,
Oh my! More than a drop of tear!

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Drown in Inner Peace

"If you abide in the Heart, realising your true state, your peace will never cease.

Knowing that inner peace with which you have merged to be your own real nature, abide as that peace and, with determination, drown in it."
  
   --- Ramana Maharishi

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Yoga by music

Songs that blow me off my feet and place me in touch with the divine!










Saturday, January 12, 2013

Helplessness

I was having a conversation with a friend recently. We were talking about the feeling of utter helplessness that crucified many of us when we heard about the brutal rape and the subsequent death of this young girl in Delhi last December. We were discussing if it is at all possible to function in this world without that feeling. Even after I came home, the topic continued to play in my mind and here are some observations.

The feeling of helplessness that one goes through is not an atomic emotion. It is more the result of the interplay of many complex emotions within us. This amalgam of emotions shows up as helplessness in some, anger in some others and cynicism in a few others. I feel, if we can dissect this amalgam into more finer categories of emotions through self-knowledge, we may have a chance of facing up to such complex situations that life keeps throwing at us.


Lets take the case of helplessness and try to partition it into finer categories of emotions. For starters, definitely there is a lot of compassion / empathy towards the young girl. Next, there is a lot of frustration / anger / shame at the way our society is. In addition, they may also be there at ones own inadequacies. There is a also a lot of intense motivation to work in the society and move its overall character into more desirable shades. All these are indeed most wonderful emotions that one needs to carefully guard and nurture.

Then, on the other hand, there are a few not so desirable feelings. First there is a lot of fear born out of the thought (conscious in some, unconscious in some) - 'What if it were me or a near and dear one'? Second the issue of frustration at our society and the desire to change is affected by the fact it is 'my' society. It is questionable if either of these emotions will be of the same intensity if the same event had happened in a far away country. Then there is the surreptitiously built up thought of 'me' the individual whose life is somehow spectacularly significant. As everything is viewed through it, ones perception of reality is drastically affected. Lastly, there is also the not so mature masculine nature (that which wants to 'do' things in the world) which refuses to accept defeat.

One really effective way to deal with these negative components is to find, recognise and identify them correctly when they are the lead emotion in the mind. Though the overall feeling of helplessness is a mixture, at different times, different components are manifested more strongly than the rest. If we continuously introspect, then all the components can be identified easily and we can clearly know when which component is dominating. As we do this and develop ourselves through the practice of Yoga (am referring to all aspects and not just the external aspects), then the masculine nature will develop fully and will remain constantly as an efficient instrument at the hands of the divine. It will stop going behind ones own egoistic pursuits and instead develop oneself and be moved by something very deep from within. As this development happens, the notion of the 'me' being significant gradually diminishes. Instead the 'me' dissolves into the eternal and divine (if you may will so) process of evolution of form in a manner that is most suitable for the being. All the energy in the individual is directed into the process. Lastly, the fear of death / pain also recedes. They will be reduced to small amounts.

The being that has accomplished this indeed has the greatest chance of facing up to such a complex world skilfully. As the mind is freed up of negative qualities, the positive qualities grow and occupy the space vacated by the negative ones. The individual then works hard to make hir life count by fully manifesting ones potential and contributing to society. That the ugly manifestations we see outside are connected to the unconsciousness almost all of us harbour within is understood and earnest effort is taken to root it out from oneself. This may take time and may involve a few fortuitous circumstances. But, if one is diligent and sincere, such circumstances are bound to arrive soon. After such development, then gory events such as this will certain move the individual out of compassion but will never leave one paralysed. The individual can respond in meaningful ways.


PS: These thoughts are only on how an individual may respond and is not about how social / political response to such events should be. Whatever they are, they can be manifested better when there are more individuals around who consciously choose to work on themselves on these lines.

பிள்ளாய் (O Child), பாவாய் (O Damsel), நங்காய் (O Lady), எழுந்திராய் (wake up)! மணிக்கதவம் தாள்திறவாய் (Open the bejeweled door)


Incredible poetry, beauty and bhakthi! May we all listen to this, enjoy it and wake up :)


புள்ளும் சிலம்பினகாண்; புள்ளரையன் கோயிலில்
வெள்ளை விளிசங்கின் பேரரவம் கேட்டிலையோ?
பிள்ளாய்! எழுந்திராய்
Did you not hear alternate twittering birds making loud noises,
Did you not hear the loud sound of white conch,
From the temple of the king of Garuda,
Oh, girls please wake up,


கீசுகீ சென்றெங்கும் ஆனைச்சாத் தன்கலந்து
பேசின பேச்சரவம் கேட்டிலையோ? பேய்ப்பெண்ணே!
காசும் பிறப்பும் கலகலப்பக் கைபேர்த்து
வாச நறுங்குழல் ஆய்ச்சியர் மத்தினால்
ஓசை படுத்தத் தயிரரவம் கேட்டிலையோ?
நாயகப் பெண்பிள்ளாய்! நாராயணன் மூர்த்தி
கேசவனைப் பாடவும்நீ கேட்டே கிடத்தியோ?
Did you not hear, Oh slow witted girl,
The twittering sound of black birds of the morn,
Which sounds like a talk between them,
Did you not hear the tingling sound,
When the big and small coin like pendants,
Rub against each other,
Did you not hear the sound of vigorous pull,
Of the curd churner being pulled,
By the flower bedecked cow herdesses,
Did you not hear the sound of twirling curd,
When churned using the mixer,
Oh, leader among girls, How can you sleep,
When they sing the names sweetly.
Of Narayana and Kesava,


கீழ்வானம் வெள்ளென்று, எருமை சிறுவீடு
மேய்வான் பரந்தனகாண்; மிக்குள்ள பிள்ளைகளும்
போவான் போகின்றாரைப் போகாமல் காத்துன்னைக்
கூவுவான் வந்து நின்றோம், கோதுகலமுடைய
பாவாய்! எழுந்திராய்
The eastern sky has become white,
The buffalo's are free to walk and graze,
The remaining lasses, have stopped from going,
All those who wanted to go,
And have come to call you,
Oh girl filled with happiness, Please wake up.


தூமணி மாடத்துச் சுற்றும் விளக்கெரிய,
தூமங் கமழத் துயிலணைமேல் கண்வளரும்
மாமான் மகளே! மணிக்கதவம் தாள்திறவாய்;
மாமீர்! அவளை எழுப்பீரோ? உம்மகள்தான்
ஊமையோ? அன்றிச் செவிடோ அனந்தலோ?
ஏமப் பெருந்துயில் மந்திரப் பட்டாளோ?
Oh my uncle’s daughter, who sleeps,
In the soft cotton bed,
In the pearl filled Villa,
Well lit from all sides,
And full of the smoke of incense,
Please open the ornamental door.
Oh aunt, why don’t you wake her up,
Is your daughter dumb or deaf, Or down right lazy,
Or she is in trance of deep pleasurable sleep,


நோற்றுச் சுவர்க்கம் புகுகின்ற அம்மனாய்!
மாற்றமும் தாராரோ வாசல் திறவாதார்?
நாற்றத் துழாய்முடி நாரா யணன்நம்மால்
போற்றப் பறைதரும் புண்ணியனால் பண்டொருநாள்
கூற்றத்தின் வாய்வீழ்ந்த கும்ப கரணனும்
தோற்றம் உனக்கே பெருந்துயில்தான் தந்தானோ?
Oh lady fine, who has entered the heaven,
Due to penance done in last birth,
Won’t you reply,please
Won’t you open the door,please
If we pray the God Narayana,
Having with him the scented garland,
Made of holy basil,
He would give us gifts, many,
He is the same who is holy in times ancient,
Sent Kumbhakarna to his death,
After beating him in the field of war.
Did that ogre give you his sleep,


கற்றுக் கறவைக் கணங்கள் பல கறந்து செற்றார் திறலழியச் சென்று செருச் செய்யும்
குற்றம் ஒன்றில்லாத கோவலர்த்தம் பொற்கொடியே புற்று அரவு அல்குல் புனமயிலே போதராய்
சுற்றத்து தோழிமார் எல்லாரும் வந்து நின் முற்றம் புகுந்து முகில் வண்ணன் பேர் பாட
சிற்றாதே பேசாதே செல்வ பெண்டாட்டி நீ எற்றுக்கு உறங்கும்
Oh daughter of the cattle baron,
Who milks herds of cows,
And wages war on enemies
And makes his enemies loose their strength,
Oh Golden tendril, Oh lass who has the mount of venus,
Like the hood of the snake, Wake up and come,
When your flock of friends,
Have come to your courtyard, And sing of Krishna,
Who has the colour of the cloud, Oh rich, rich lady,
How can you neither move nor talk, And lie in deep trance,


கனைத்து இளம் கற்றெருமை கன்றுக்கு இரங்கி
நினைத்து முலை வழியே நின்று பால் சோர
நனைத்து இல்லம் சேறாக்கும் நற் செல்வன் தங்காய்
பனித் தலை வீழ நின் வாசற் கடை பற்றிச்
சினத்தினால் தென் இலங்கைக் கோமானைச் செற்ற
மனத்துக்கு இனியானைப் பாடவும் நீ வாய் திறவாய்
இனித்தான் எழுந்திராய் ஈதென்ன பேர் உறக்கம்
Hey, sister of the rich one, who owned,
The mooing she buffalo with a calf,
Which took pity on the calf,
And gave out plenty,
Of milk to it through its udder,
And made his courtyard slushy with milk,
We are assembled in thine yard,
In the dripping fog, And sing about Him,
Who killed in anger the king of Southern Lanka,
And who is very dear one,
But open your mouth, you don’t..
At least wake up now,
Why this very deep slumber,


புள்ளின் வாய் கீண்டானைப் பொல்லா அரக்கனைக்
கிள்ளிக் களைந்தானைக் கீர்த்தி மை பாடிப் போய்ப்
பிள்ளைகள் எல்லாரும் பாவைக் களம்புக்கார்
வெள்ளி எழுந்து வியாழம் உறங்கிற்று
புள்ளும் சிலம்பின காண் போதரிக் கண்ணினாய்
குள்ளக் குளிரக் குடைந்து நீராடாதே
பள்ளிக் கிடத்தியோ. பாவாய்.
The lasses have reached,
The place of prayer for Pavai,
Singing the fame of our Lord.
Who killed the ogre who came like a stork.
And who cut off the heads of the bad ogre, One by one.
The venus has risen in the morn,
The Jupiter has vanished from the sky,
The birds are making lot of sound,
Of beautiful one with wide eyes red as a flower.
Without taking bath by dipping
again and again in ice cold water,
Would you prefer to sleep.


உங்கள் புழக்கடைத் தோட்டத்து வாவியுள்
செங்கழுனீர் வாய் நெகிழ்ந்து ஆம்பல் வாய் கூம்பின காண்
செங்கற் பொடிக் கூரை வெண்பல் தவத்தவர்
தங்கள் திருக்கோயில் சங்கிடுவான் போதன்றார்
எங்களை முன்னம் எழுப்புவான் வாய்பேசும்
நங்காய் எழுந்திராய்
In the pond in the backyard of your house.
The lily in the ponds have opened,
The night flowers have closed,
The white toothed sages,
Who wear clothes as red as,
The powder of brick, Are going to their temples.
To sound the conch.
You who promised to wake us up, Please wake up,


எல்லே. இளம் கிளியே இன்னம் உறங்குதியோ

“Hey, little bird, Are you still sleeping? ”


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