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ஹோர்ட் நாடகம் பார்ட் 2

ஹோர்ட் நாடகம் பார்ட் 1

ஹரி என சொல்லுங்கள்

அருளில்லார்க்கு அவ்வுலகம் இல்லை பொருளில்லார்க்குஇவ்வுலகம் இல்லாகி யாங்கு. என்றார் வள்ளுவர்அத்தகைய அருளை பெறுவதற்க்கும், பெற்றதை காப்பதற்க்கும் என செய்வது என்று தன் சீடர்கள் கேட்க, ஹரி நாமம் கேட்பதே, சொல்வதே பேரின்பம் என்று இருக்கும் நாயகி சுவாமிகள் என்ன சொல்வார், சீடர்களுக்கும், வழிபோக்கர்களுக்கு, அருகில் நிற்க்கும் பெரியோர்களையும், அங்கும் இங்கும் திரியும் மக்களுக்கும் சொல்லும் பாங்காக அமைந்துள்ளது இப்பாடல்.இதை தன்னுடைய துள்ளல் இசையில் டி.என்.சந்திரசேகர் அவர்கள் பாடியுள்ளார்.

ஹரி மெனொபா3 ஹரி மெனொரே
ஹரி மெனெத் பாப்தா4ம் தெ4ரி த4மய்ரே (ஹரி)
ஜியெதி3ந்நு ஜான்த3க் ரி:யெதி3ந்நு அத்தோதி (ஹரி)
தா3துன் அஸ்கி லல்னாஸ்திக்காம்
தா3ர் தொ3ங்கர் கெல்லி த3டுநாஸ்திக்காம்
பீ4த் தெ4ல்லிகின் சல்னாஸ்திக்காம்
தளம் நீஸ்தக் தொ3வ்ரொஹொய் நசுனாஸ்திக்காம்(ஹரி)

தூ4ம்லயெ ஸரீர் து4ள்னாஸ்திக்காம்
பு3த்தி3 பெ4ண்டு ஹொய் த4மிஜானாஸ்திக்காம்
நெத்தி3 ஜெய் கெட்டொத3டி பிஸுனாஸ்திக்காம்
ஜொமைன் த3ணி ஹிங்கு3னாஸ்திக்காம் (ஹரி)

ஹரி மெனொபா3
ஹரி மெனொரே
ஹரி மெனெத்
பாப்தா4ம் தெ4ரி த4மய்ரே

ஜியெதி3ந்நு
ஜான்த3க்
ரி:யெதி3ந்நு
அத்தோதி

தா3துன் அஸ்கி
லல்னாஸ்திக்காம்
தா3ர் தொ3ங்கர்
கெல்லி த3டுநாஸ்திக்காம்
பீ4த் தெ4ல்லிகின்
சல்னாஸ்திக்காம்
தளம் நீஸ்தக்
தொ3வ்ரொஹொய்
நசுனாஸ்திக்காம்

தூ4ம்லயெ ஸரீர்
து4ள்னாஸ்திக்காம்
பு3த்தி3 பெ4ண்டு
ஹொய் த4மிஜானாஸ்திக்காம்
நெத்தி3 ஜெய் கெட்டொத3டி
பிஸுனாஸ்திக்காம்
ஜொமைன்
த3ணி ஹிங்கு3னாஸ்திக்காம்
ஹரி மெனொபா3 ஹரி மெனொரே
ஹரி மெனெத் பாப்தா4ம் தெ4ரி த4மய்ரே (ஹரி)

ஹரியென்பீரே, ஹரியென்பீரேஹரியென பாபாம் பயந்தோடுமே (ஹரி)
ஜியெதி3ந்நு ஜான்த3க் ரி:யெதி3ந்நு அத்தோதி (ஹரி)
தா3துன் அஸ்கி லல்னாஸ்திக்காம்
தா3ர் தொ3ங்கர் கெல்லி த3டுநாஸ்திக்காம்
பீ4த் தெ4ல்லிகின் சல்னாஸ்திக்காம்
தளம் நீஸ்தக் தொ3வ்ரொஹொய் நசுனாஸ்திக்காம்(ஹரி)

தூ4ம்லயெ ஸரீர் து4ள்னாஸ்திக்காம்
பு3த்தி3 பெ4ண்டு ஹொய் த4மிஜானாஸ்திக்காம்
நெத்தி3 ஜெய் கெட்டொத3டி பிஸுனாஸ்திக்காம்
ஜொமைன் த3ணி ஹிங்கு3னாஸ்திக்காம் (ஹரி)
-நன்றி திரு.குமரன் (http://nadanagopalanayaki.blogspot.com/)

Naayagi Swamikal - 2

In the young age itself, Swamikal was a great person with great detachment. Even though he was born in Madurai, 12 years of his childhood were spent in Kumbakonam as his parents were living there. When he reached the marriage age, his parents started preparing for his marriage. He refused to get married and sang the song 'Nokko Ambo Mogo Horaadu - Mother; I do not want to get Married' (this song will be explained in one of future postings). He reached Madurai and spent around 12 years in severe penance in a cave on the backside of Thiruparankundram hill.He received the blessings of Lord Muruga. As per His Direction, Swamikal met a Sivayogi named Sri Nagalinga Adigal at Paramakudi and became his disciple. He learned the methods of Pranaayaamaa (regulating the breath to acheive spiritual benefits) from Sri Nagalinga Adigal and became adept in it. From that time he was known as 'Sri Sadananda Siththar'. His songs touch the experiences he got during this period also.He went for Theertha Yathra around Eastern and Southern Tamilnadu. When he reached Azhwaar Thirunagari Thirukurugoor, the birth place of the great Azhwar Nammaazhwaar, he got the Dharshanam of Sri Vadapathrasaayi Jeeyar who was a great Sanyaasi and Propagator of Sri Vishishtaadvaitha Philosophy. He was convinced by the words of Sri Vadapathrasaayi Jeeyar, that there is no other better path than Saranagathi in this Kaliyuga and Sri Kesava is the God who can give Moksha. He bacame the disciple of Araiyar and learned the Vishishtaadvaitha Philoshopy. Jeeyar gave a name 'Natanagopaalan' to Swamikal. He learned Naalaayira Divya Prabhandham, the divine songs of Alwaars. He decided that the Naayaka Naayaki Bhaava was the best among the nine types of Bhakthi to feel the Lord closest and hence started practising the Naayaki Bhaava. Seeing his great involvement and how natural it was for him to get into Naayaki Bhaava, Sri Vadapathrasaayi Jeeyar called him with the name 'Natanagopaala Naayaki'. From this point onwards, Swamikal referred to his Guru affectionately in all his songs, mentioning that due to the Grace of his Guru that he attained the Path to Liberation.

தேங்க்ஸ் டு திரு. குமரன்(http://natanagopalanayaki.blogspot.com)

Naayagi Swamikal - 1

Natanagopaala Naayagi Swamikal was born in the year 1843 at Madhurai in Sourashtra Brahmin Community in the family of Chinnakonda, also known as 'Koppaan'. His parents were Sri Renkaaryar and Srimathi Lakshmi Ammaal. His parents gave him the name 'Raamabadhran'. He did not flourish in school studies. But his Bhakthi and Wisdom were beyond limits. Out of the nine types of Bhakthi the one that came naturally to him was 'Nayagi Bhaava Bhakthi'. In this type of Bhakthi, the devotee considers the Lord as the 'Naayagan' and himself/herself as the 'Naayagi'. He lived very naturally with this type of Bhakthi. He lived as 'Natanagopaala Naayagi' himself. It was very natural for him to be immersed in Bhakthi with tears flowing out from eyes due to the overflow of Bhakthi, falling down like a tree without any roots while dancing and singing His Glories, and always immersed in the contemplation of His Divine Lotus Feet. All his songs show his unlimited Bhakthi clearly.He has sung thousands of songs in both Sourashtram, his mother tongue and Tamizh, the regional language. Unfortunately not all of them have been recorded. His devotees living in various parts of Tamilnadu are singing many of his songs regularly during their worship. Those songs are very simple in the way they describe the 'Thathvam - the facts about the Lord and the Universe, Hitham - the way to attain the Ultimate benefit for the living being, and Purushaartham - the Ultimate benefit to be attained, the Lord Himself'. Those songs explain clearly the exalted state of Swami's Bhakthi and these songs can easily make a person to immerse into Bhakthi.
தேங்க்ஸ் டு திரு. குமரன்(http://natanagopalanayaki.blogspot.com)

சௌராஷ்டிரா அல்ப்ஹபெத்

Sourashtra vowels and vowel diacritics with 'ka'

Sourashtra consonants

Sourashtra numerals

Links

Sourashtra - information about the Sourasthra people and language
http://www.sourashtra.com/

Upamanyu - a blog about Sourashtra language and literature
http://subramanian-obula.blogspot.com

Information about the Sourashtra alphabet (in PDF format)
http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n2549.pdf

Free Sourashtra fonts and other information about Sourashtra language & culture
http://www.palkar.org

சேடுவ் சௌராஷ்டிரா சோர்ட் படம்.

சௌராஷ்டிரா கிளாஸ் -2

சௌராஷ்டிரா கிளாஸ் -1

Nayagi

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Palkar Community

Sourashtra or “Sourashtras” refer to a community of people who originated from Gujarat and now settled in different parts of Tamilnadu. They are also called as Palkars or in Tamil as Pattunulkarars which refers to the silk thread workers.
Sourashtrians are a glorious community who reside in and around India and speak Sourashtra as their mother tongue. Generally speaking, these people are adepts in Weaving cotton and silk fabrics. Quite a large number of Sourashtrians have gone down in the history of Indian Independence owing to their patriotic fervor.
Reference to Sourashtrians in the ancient epics and puranas of India are legion. The history of the early 56 countries tells us how Sourashtrians have made themselves a glorious community. The “Sourashtrians Raga” has a unique place among the “Mangala Ragas” of Carnatic Music. The names of Sourashtram and Somanathapuram find a distinct place in the history text books of schools, especially in the political maps of the regions of Ashoka, Kanishka, Gupta Harsha, Gajini Mohammed etc.

சுவாமி ஐயப்பன்

Introduction :
Swamy Ayyappan always has a predominant place in the Hindu religion. The main reason behind this is Swamy Ayyappan is the last Human Incarnation of god in kaliyug. Bhagawan Ayyappan is in married posture with Shri Pushkaladevi of Sourashtra community in Aryankavu. The marriage festival is held in Aryankavu every year and the marriage rituals are the same as in the Sourashtra community.Every year under the invitation of Trivancore king and Devasvam Board, the people of sourashtra under a sangam called 'Aryankavu Devasthan Sourashtra Mahajana Sangam', go as the sambanthi for the Lord Ayyappan. For the marriage they carry all the essential things as we carry for any marriage to Aryankuva from Madurai.

Incident at Aryankavu :
In earlier days the Sourashtrians sold silk dresses to the Trivancore king. One such business man went to sell silk dresses to Trivancore with his virgin daughter. On his way he reached Aryankavu by night, so he had to stay there.The next morning after freshing up he was ready to start, when his daughter requested him that she wanted to stay back there and keep praying to the Lord Ayyappan. She was impressed by the Lord and devoted to him. The people of the place also suggested not to take his daughter with, as it was a dense forest journey and they promised to take care of the girl. The businessman impressed by his daughter's bhakthi towards Lord Ayyappan, left her in charge of an archakar in that temple.

Lord Ayyapan's Dharshan :
After completing his business in Trivancore he returned towards Aryankavu. As he was nearing Aryankavu, a big one horned elephant came threatening towards him. The businessman was terribly afraid of this sudden appearance of the elephant and started praying loudly 'Ayyappa help and save me'. At that time a well-built hunter appeared suddenly and shouted towards the elephant to go. On hearing that the elephant went away like a magic The businessman was impressed and told to the hunter," you have saved my life and my family like a god". In a token of appreciation, the businessman gave a rich silk cloth to the hunter. The hunter wearing the cloth around his neck asked the businessman 'How do I look?'. The business man replied 'You look like a beautiful bridegroom'.On hearing this the hunter asked him, " will you marry your daughter to me.?" For that the business man said "why not? you have saved my life and if you wish I will marry my daughter to you".The hunter felt very happy and told that he will meet the businessman at the Aryankavu temple and he disappeared. The businessman was surprised that how could a stranger would know that I had a daughter for marriage and with confusion, he reached Aryankavu temple.

Archakar's Dream:
At the same time the temple's archakar had a dream in which Lord Ayyappan appeared and said ' wake up my devotee, a sourashtra business man, is waiting at the entrance of the temple. According to his wish I have united his daughter Pushkaladevi with me. The girl who was in your custody is now my wife and she is in a statue form on the left side of me in the temple. I will appear along with Pushkaladevi from today. Every year I want the businessman and his community to come here and celebrate this day as our marriage festival. After that the Archakar woke up from his dream and went to the temple along with people. There he saw the businessman. As he opened the temple door he saw all the lights of the temple lit and a small statue of Pushkaladevi was seen near the Lord, both in a married posture. The silk cloth given by the businessman to the hunter was found around the neck of Ayyappan. On seeing that the businessman knew that it was the god who had saved his life in the forest now his daughter was married to the god.

King's Dream Comes true :
On the same day the king of Trivandram had a dream in which lord told all the happenings and wanted him to treat the Sourashtra businessman and his community as his 'Sambanthis' and asked him to be the relative for Lord during his marriage.The king rushed to Aryankavu and felt happpy that his dream was true. He treated the businessman royally. He also wanted the businessman to come with his people every year and celebrate this festival. The king ordered that there should be a 'Eleven day grand festival' every year and the customs of the Sourashtra has to be followed for the marriage. So from then onwards and till date, every year the Government of Kerala's representatives come here as Lord's relatives and the Sourashtra people as the sambanthi to the lord, to celebrate. Every year, on this occassion a well decorated Portrait of the last king of Trivancore, Balarama Varma is kept. Before this photo the engagement ceremony takes place. And in the temple, there is a 11 day festival, with each day in different posture of the lord.

Daithya Sudan