To those of us born and brought up in the concrete jungles of
city – water has always been scarce. In
our childhood, we chased water running after tanker lorries, after municipal
pumps on roads and later water tanks .. .. so a swim in a puddle of water – be
it a large temple tank, or lake was sort of unknown. Then there is always fear of water ! .. ..
.. fear of drowning ! .. .. we know too well, that when we step into water
[jumping / diving into it ?] – we sink like a stone – but a wood, a big boat, a
massive ship – all float effortlessly.
Size obviously does not determine whether
something floats, and neither does weight. .. .. then what is it about ?
நாம்
அனைவரும் பிறக்கிறோம் ! ~ வாழ்கிறோம் ! ~ இறப்பும் ஒரு நாள் சம்பவிக்கும். இப்பிறவியானது
பெருங்கடல் எனவும், துயரமானது எனவும் அறிவர். அத்தகைய பெருங்கடலை நீந்தி கடப்பது
கடினம். ஓடங்கள் / படகுகள் / கப்பல்கள் கடலில் மிதக்க வல்லன; அவை நம்மை கரை சேர்க்கும்
- அதாவது வெறுமனே நீந்துவதை விட, ஒரு உபாயத்தை (கருவியை) கொண்டவர் - கடலை கடப்பது எளிது;
ஓடமோ கடலிலேயே இருக்கும். வள்ளுவர் கூறினார்.
பிறவிப்
பெருங்கடல் நீந்துவர் நீந்தார்
இறைவன்
அடி சேராதார்.
இறைவன் அடி என்னும் பிணையைச் சேர்ந்தார் பிறவி ஆகிய பெரிய கடலை நீந்துவர்; அதனைச்
சேராதார் நீந்தமாட்டாராய் அதனுள் அழுந்துவர். (காரண காரியத் தொடர்ச்சியாய் கரை இன்றி
வருதலின், 'பிறவிப் பெருங்கடல்' என்றார். சேர்ந்தார் என்பது சொல்லெச்சம்) உலகியல்பை
நினையாது இறைவன் அடியையே நினைப்பார்க்குப் பிறவி அறுதலும், அவ்வாறன்றி மாறி நினைப்பார்க்குப்
அஃது அறாமையும் ஆகிய இரண்டும் இதனான் நியமிக்கப்பட்டன. ஸம்ஸார நிலத்தைப்பற்றி
வரும் ஸகலமான துயரங்களும் தொலைய, பிறவித்துயரறுவதை அடைய - நாம் அவனை (எம்பெருமானையே)
நினைத்து, அவனையே பற்ற வேண்டும்.
Syracuse was a historic city on the island of
Sicily, notable for its rich Greek and Roman history, culture, amphitheatres,
architecture, and as the birthplace of the preeminent mathematician and
engineer Archimedes. Archimedes' principle is named after Archimedes
of Syracuse, who first discovered this law in 212 BC. For objects, floating and
sunken, and in gases as well as liquids (i.e. a fluid), Archimedes' principle
may be stated thus in terms of forces: Any object, wholly or partially immersed
in a fluid, is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
by the object. The principle of floatation states that when an
object floats on a liquid the buoyant force that acts on the object is equal to
the weight of the object.
All boats can float, but floating is more complex and confusing than it
sounds and it's best discussed through a scientific concept called buoyancy,
which is the force that causes floating.
An object floats when the buoyant force is large enough to counter the
object’s weight. So a large hollow object might float because large means more
water displaced – so more buoyant force – and hollow means relatively little
weight. A small solid object might not float, however. Less water displaced
results in a smaller buoyant force. If that buoyant force isn’t enough to
counter the weight of the object, it will sink.
We are
enamoured by the ‘float festival’ – the theppothsavam. The annual float festival of the Sri
Parthasarathy Swamy temple starts every year on Maasi Ammavasai day and is a 7
day affair. In my young days, the tank was much bigger and would brim
with water – so the size of the float also used to be much bigger. Now a days,
the float is much smaller in size, the grandeur of the festival has only
increased though.
In the
words of Azhwars, Thiruvallikkeni divaydesam is ‘mada maamylai
thiruvallikkeni’. .. .. over the years Thirumylai aka Mylapore is a cultural
place, with plentiful temples with Sri Mundagakanni, Kapaleechwaram, Adhikesavar
of Chithirai kulam and Thirumylai Sri Madhava perumal thirukovil .. .. nearer the intersection of Kutchery
road and bazaar road, lies Arundale street,
housing the avatharasthalam of Sri Peyalwar and nearer is Sri
Madhavaperumal thirukovil.
This is an
interesting place with eateries and old shops strewn around. Dubba Chetty shop started in 1885 by Krishnaswami Chetty, offers
exquisite herbal powders like kilkai
nelli and chithrathai, and is more famous
for its Deepavali and post-natal legiams.” There is also Venkataramana Ayurveda Dispensary, established
more than a century ago.
The temple
of Sri Madhava Perumal has a beautiful temple tank – and on 27.2.2021 – it was
Theppothsavam for Sri Madhavar and His consort Amruthavalli thayar. Here are some photos of the divine occasion.
Mamandur Veeravalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar
13.4.2021.
Very nice
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