"நுண்ணேர்மையன்" - infinitesimist !!! ~ Aani Revathi Sri Ranganathar 2026 -

 

Aani Revathi Sri Ranganathar 2026 - "நுண்ணேர்மையன்" - infinitesimist !!!

எம்பெருமான் எத்தகையவன் ?  -  " நுண்ணேர்மையன்" 

   - அப்படி என்றால் !?!?! -  நேர்மை என்றால்  – நுட்பம். 

 

Small !  Tiny !  -  Atoms represent the smallest pieces of matter with constant properties, and are referred to as the basic unit of matter. However, Scientists have discovered that atoms are not the smallest particles in nature.  In mathematics, an infinitesimal number is a quantity that is closer to zero than any standard real number, but that is not zero. The word infinitesimal comes from a 17th-century Modern Latin coinage infinitesimus ! which originally referred to the "infinity-th" item in a sequence. 

Generally we call them ‘minute’ (no reference to Time here) – meaning exceptionally small, tiny !!  - at one time atoms were thought to be the tiniest particles of matter.  Not any longer !! 

Electrons are one of the things inside atoms and they are seen moving around when an electric current flows.  The list of tiniest things  include quarks, gluons, electrons and neutrinos. Then there are the forces that join those things up: light is one of them. Light is carried by little particles called photons; then  there is the Higgs boson particle, which was found in recent times, found to be  smaller than an atom. 

"Miniscule" is a common variant spelling of "minuscule," which means "very small" or "extremely tiny." Minuscule can also refer to lowercase letters or to a style of small medieval handwriting.

Scientists study minuscule items by combining sensitive instruments, controlled experiments, and careful data analysis to observe, measure, and test phenomena far below everyday perception.  To detect a single protein molecule researchers might tag it with a fluorescent label, image it with a sensitive camera and total internal reflection microscopy, then use image analysis to confirm the signal above background noise.  Raman spectroscopy is a light-scattering technique used to identify materials by how their molecules vibrate. A laser shines on the sample, and most of the light bounces back unchanged, but a very small part changes energy in a way that reveals the material’s chemical “fingerprint.”

When the laser hits the sample, most scattered light is Rayleigh scattering, meaning it keeps the same wavelength as the laser. A tiny fraction is Raman scattered light, where the wavelength shifts because the light exchanges energy with molecular vibrations.  That shift is what scientists measure, and the pattern of peaks tells them what bonds or structures are present.

No Science or GK post but today being Revathi in the month of Aani – something on Periya Perumal – Lord of Thiruvarangam – Sri Ranganathan, resting on Adisesha on the beautiful island full of coconut trees, big walls, flowing water, riches and devotees – surrounded by the holy Cauvery that washes pearls and gems against the golden walls of the Temple built by Devas.  Emperuman here is everything the mightiest as also the one who resides in the tiniest of the substances. 

எம்பெருமான் எத்தகையவன் ?  -  " நுண்ணேர்மையன்"  - அப்படி என்றால் !?!?! -  நேர்மை என்றால்  – நுட்பம். 

நுண் என்ற  பெயர்ச்சொல் - மிகச்சிறிய/ மிகத்தெளிவான என அர்த்தங்கள் பெறும்.  நுண்ணுயிர்  என்பது - கண்களுக்கு புலப்படாத உயிரினம்.  நுண்ணேர்மையன்  என்றால்  ஸூக்ஷ்ம வஸ்துக்கள்  எல்லாவற்றையும் விட  மிகவும் ஸூக்ஷ்ம ஸ்வரூபனானவன் !  என்றபடி.   அதிஸூக்ஷ்மமான பதார்த்தங்களெங்கும் வியாபித்துத் தரித்துக்கொண்டு நிற்பவனே ஸ்வாமி நாரணன் எம்பெருமான். .  

திருமங்கை மன்னன் தம் திருமொழியில்  திருவரங்கத்து சிறப்பு பாசுரங்களில் இவ்வாறு : 

சேயனென்றும் மிகப்பெரியன் நுண்ணேர்மையினாய, இம்

மாயையை ஆருமறியா வகையான்  இடமென்பரால்,

வேயின் முத்தும் மணியும் கொணர்ந்து ஆர்ப்புனற் காவிரி,

ஆய பொன்மாமதிள்  சூழ்ந்தழகார் தென்னரங்கமே, 

என மங்களாசாசனம் செய்த்துள்ளார்.  மூங்கில்களில் நின்று முதிர்ந்த முத்துக்களையும் ரத்னங்களையும் தள்ளிகொண்டுவந்து நிறைந்திருக்கிற தீர்த்தத்தையுடைய திருக்காவேரியாலும் தகுதியான அழகிய பெரிய திருமதிற்களாலும் சூழப்பட்டு அழகு பொருந்தியிருப்பதான "தென் அரங்கம்"  எனும் பெருமகிமை கொண்ட திவ்யக்ஷேத்திரத்திலே  எவர்க்கும் கிடைத்தற்கரிய மஹாபுருஷன்;  அனைத்து சிறப்புகளும் பொருந்திய  நுண் நேர்மையன் என்ற புகழ் வாய்ந்த சர்வேஸ்வரன் - புனித காவிரி ஆற்றின் நடுவே அற்புதமாக அமைந்த திருவரங்கத்திலே பள்ளி கொண்டு நம்மை ரக்ஷித்து அருள்கிறான்.  அவன் திருவடியல்லால் வேறு ஒன்றும் நமக்கு புகலிடமில்லை - அவன் தாள்களையே பற்றி அவனை அடைவோமாக !! 

Today 8.7.2026 is  Aani Revathi -  Sri Ranganathar had siriya mada veethi purappadu at Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam.  Here are some photos taken during the purappadu

 
adiyen Srinivasadhasan
Mamandur Veeravalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar
8.7.2026 
பாசுர விளக்கம் : கச்சி ஸ்வாமி  ஸ்ரீ உ.வே பிரதிவாதி பயங்கரம் அண்ணங்கராச்சார் சுவாமி உரை  - கட்டற்ற சம்பிரதாய களஞ்சியம் திராவிடவேதாவில் இருந்து !! 

சுருதியும் லயமும் ஒன்று சேர… : shruti petti !!

 

லம்போ3த3ர லகுமிகர  !  அம்பா3ஸுத அமரவிநுத 

Lambodara lakumikara; ambaa suta amara vinuta

lambodara lakumikara

 

Those who lived in Triplicane half-century will know the names of Saraswathi Gana Nilayam, Smt GP Kamala, Smt. Chandra teacher and more .. .. young girl children would be sent to them for learning Carnatic music and one would hear, singing in various voices – lambo dara …. Laku mi … !!.  This famous song of Purandara Dasaru,  perhaps was the first song for aspiring musicians to learn singing .. .. 

Before you read further – can you associate ‘Bellows’ – primarily a device to expel a controlled blast of air to Carnatic music !!  

The first fatlering  step is to sing in unison with the shruti, beginning with Sa-Pa-Sa (the tonic and the fifth). This simple exercise helps  voice lock into the pitch of the drone. A good way to check aspirant Singer’s  accuracy is to sustain the “Sa” for as long as possible and listen carefully. If   voice wavers or feels unstable, try making small, controlled adjustments. Over time, this will improve your sruti shuddham (pitch purity). 

In every Music class, the teacher would harshly say -   “First, align your voice with the shruti.” What would  that really mean?  That is better tried with a Shruti Box.  For many beginners, singing with a shruti box feels confusing at first  !!  A shruti box is more than just background sound; it’s a constant companion that trains your ear, refines your pitch, and strengthens your grasp of ragas. In essence, it is believed that the humm of the “surpeti” helps the performer channel the humm of the universe through them.   

A shruti box (sruti box, shrutibox, srutibox or surpeti) is a musical instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, that traditionally works on a system of bellows. It is similar to a harmonium and is used to provide a drone in a practice session or concert of Indian classical music.  It is used as an accompaniment to other instruments.   In classical singing, the shruti box is used to help tune the voice. The use of the shruti box has widened with the cross-cultural influences of world music and new-age music to provide a drone for many other instruments as well as vocalists and mantra singing.  

Adjustable buttons allow tuning. Nowadays, electronic shruti boxes are commonly used, which are called shruthi pettige in Kannada, shruti petti in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu, and sur peti in Hindi    

Understand that in  Carnatic vocal music, there is no universal pitch—each singer has a natural sruti that complements their voice, and half the journey is finding it.  Before the arrival of the harmonium in the Indian subcontinent, musicians used either a tambura or a specific pitch reference instrument, such as the nadaswaram, to produce the drone.  Now there are two main types of shruti boxes:

•           Manual (Reed-Based) Shruti Box: These work like a harmonium, producing a warm, organic sound through air reeds. While traditionalists prefer them, they require more effort to tune and maintain.

•           Electronic Shruti Box or Shruti Apps: Most modern vocalists use electronic shruti boxes or mobile apps. These provide precise pitch control, allow multiple drone settings (Sa-Pa, Sa-Ma), and are easier to carry around.  

Bellows are a device constructed to expel a controlled blast of air. The simplest type consists of a flexible bag comprising a pair of rigid boards with handles joined by flexible leather sides enclosing an approximately airtight cavity which can be expanded and contracted by operating the handles, and fitted with a valve allowing air to fill the cavity when expanded, and with a tube through which the air is forced out in a stream when the cavity is compressed.  It has many applications, in particular blowing on a fire to supply it with air.

 

Sure have heard this song from Salangai Oli set to the tune of Isaignani Ilayaraja

தகிடததிமி தகிடததிமி தம்தானா…

இதய ஒலியின் ஜதியில் எனது தில்லானா…

சுருதியும் லயமும் ஒன்று சேர…

 

In Indian classical and Carnatic music, Sruti (pitch) and Laya (rhythm) are the two foundational pillars.  Sruti refers to the exact, fundamental musical pitch or microtone. It is the smallest interval of sound that the human ear can differentiate and a singer or instrument can produce.  It is traditionally maintained in the background using a drone instrument, such as a Tanpura or an electronic Sruti Box.  Laya is the rhythm, tempo, or pulse of the music.  It is kept steady by counting, tapping the hand, or keeping time on a percussion instrument like the Mridangam or Tabla.  

 

This Shruti petti attracted me yesterday and here is a short video:  https://youtu.be/yVlLYdDwl0w  of Nadaswaram vidwan performing and carrying a Shruti box along at the time of Thiruvanthikappu at Sri Parthasarathi Swami thirukkovil – Vaikasi Ekadasi purappadu on 27.5.2026

 
Regards – S Sampathkumar
28.5.2026

Sri Parthasarathi Perumal pushpa pallakku 2026 - Puya raimondii !!!

 Sri Parthasarathi Perumal  pushpa pallakku 2026

- Puya raimondii !!!

Can you identify what this is ?  -    these  two plants are the  world’s largest bromeliad species, Puya raimondii  !!! 

திருவல்லிக்கேணி ஸ்ரீபார்த்தசாரதி எம்பெருமான் சித்திரை  ப்ரஹ்மோத்சவம் 2026  சிறப்புற நடந்தேறியது.   ஏழு  விடையாற்றி - சிறப்பு இன்னிசை கச்சேரிகள்  முடிந்து இன்று  18.5.2026 - புஷ்ப பல்லக்கு.

 

Flowers are beautiful  . .. .. they pervade fragrance and happiness.  Imagine walking in a beautiful garden -  sweet scent would waft  through the air.  In a Temple they pervade divinity.  The blooming and fragrance is perhaps  part of a strategy that helps flowering plants reproduce themselves and spread their species.  Plants flower to produce seeds that can go on to become new plants. To make a viable seed, pollen from one part of the flower must fertilize the ovules in another part of the flower. Some plants can self-pollinate, using their own pollen to fertilize the ovule. Others require pollen from another plant of the same species – that’s called cross-pollination.  A  flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants. 

பூக்கள் அழகானவை; நறுமணம் தர வல்லன.  பூக்களை அழகாக  தொடுத்து இறைவனுக்கு சாற்றி வழிபடுவது நெடுங்காலமாக உள்ளது. ஒரு நாட்டில் அதிகமாக மலர்கள் காணப்படுவதனை வைத்தே அந்த நாட்டின் நீர்வளம், நில வளம், மக்களின் மனவளம், ஆகியவற்றை நன்கு உணரலாம். பெரியாழ்வார் தமது பிரபந்தத்தில் ஆநிரை மேய்க்கும் கண்ணபிரானை பூச்சூட அழைக்கிறார் - கானகமெல்லாம் திரிந்த கரிய திருமேனி வாட திரியும் தேனிலினிய பிரானுக்கு -  செண்பகப்பூ, மல்லிகைப்பூ, பச்சை தமனகம், மரு, தமனகம், செங்கழுநீர்ப்பூ, புன்னைப்பூ, குருக்கத்திப்பூ, இருவாட்சிப்பூ, கருமுகைப்பூ  - என பற்பல மலர்களை ஆயர்கோனுக்கு பட்டர்பிரான் சமர்பிக்கின்றார்.  நாற்றம் ~ தமிழை சரியாக அறியாதவர்கள் முகம் சுளிக்கக்கூடும் ! இச்சொல் தற்காலத்தில் கெட்ட வாசனையை குறிக்கும் சொல்லாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது. உண்மையில்  நாற்றம் என்பது நறுமணத்தைக் குறிக்கும் வார்த்தை.  

நமது  சங்க இலக்கியங்கள் இயற்கையை போற்றுகின்றன.  வாழ்க்கை முறைமையினை அகம், புறம் என்ற இரு பாகுபாட்டில் அடக்குவர். இவற்றிற்குரிய திணைகளை வகுக்கும்போதும், அகத்திணைகளுக்குரிய முதல் கருப்பொருட்களைச் சுட்டும் போதும் இயற்கைப் பின்னணியிலேயே படைத்துக் காட்டியிருப்பது இதற்குச் சான்றாக அமைகிறது. இவ்வியற்கைப் பின்னணியில் மலர்கள் குறிப்பிடத்தகுந்த இடம் வகிக்கின்றன.  குறிப்பாக சங்க இலக்கியங்களில் 99 வகையான மலர்களை மகளிர் குவித்து விளையாடியதாக குறிப்புகள் உள்ளன.  

பக்தி இலக்கியத்திலும் மலர்கள் முக்கிய பங்கு பெறுகின்றன. வண்ண நறுமணம் வீசும் மலர்களையே எம்பெருமானுக்கு சமர்பிக்கின்றனர்.  சைவ குரவர் திருஞானசம்பந்தர் -  முதல் திருமுறையில்,   திருக்கோலக்காவில் பொற்றாளம் பெற்றுச் சீர்காழி திரும்பி உடன்  நேரே ஆலயம் சென்று "பூவார் கொன்றை" எனத் தொடங்கும் திருப்பதிகத்தைத் தாளமிட்டுப் பாடினாராம்.  "பூவார் கொன்றைப் புரிபுன் சடையீசா!  காவாயென நின்றேத்துங்.. .." - பாடல்களின் சொற்பொருளாய்க் கலந்து நிற்கும் பரமர், பக்தர்கள், "கொன்றைப் பூக்கள் பொருந்திய முறுக்கேறிய செஞ்சடை ஈசா காவாய்!" என நின்று துதித்துப் போற்றும் சீர்காழிப் பதியினராவார். 

Believe me !  - the one at the start is a flower !! yes – it is Puya raimondii, also known as Queen of the Andes, the largest species of bromeliad, its inflorescences reaching up to 15 m (50 ft) in height. It is native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru.  It was once hypothesized to be a Protocarnivorous plant.  The plant begins as a massive, spiky rosette of leaves spanning up to 2 metres wide. When it matures, it shoots up a towering central flower spike that stands 9 to 15 metres tall. A single flower spike produces between 8,000 and 20,000 creamy white flowers over a brief 3-month window. These blossoms heavily attract local high-altitude hummingbirds for pollination.

The first scientific description of this species was made in 1830 by the French scientist Alcide d'Orbigny after he encountered it in the region of Vacas, Cochabamba, in Bolivia at an altitude of 3,960 m (12,990 ft). However, as the plants he saw were immature and not yet flowering, he could not classify them taxonomically.  Now,  Queen of the Andes are classified as rare and endangered because habitat loss and changes in climate have dramatically reduced the wild populations. The Garden’s Puya raimondii are grown from seed collected in 1990 in Bolivia by botanists from the NY Botanical Garden. The first Queen of the Andes that ever flowered in captivity was at the UC Botanical Garden in 1986. A sibling of these two plants flowered at the Garden in 2014. Horticulture and Conservation experts at the Garden have never heard of two flowering at once in captivity, making this a unique spectacle in the plant world.

For us life is simple .. .. flowers are beautiful and fragrant flowers are submitted to Sriman Narayana – there is Pushpa pallakku that is beautifully made of flowers for our Emperuman… .. here are some photos of pushpa pallakku at Thiruvallikkeni for Sri  Parthasarathi Perumal  this evening on 18^th May 2026.

adiyen Srinivasa dhasan
Mamandur Veervalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar

Vettiver Chapparam 2026 ~ Erinnerungen an die Zukunft

 

Erinnerungen an die Zukunft  -    what ??

Heard of ‘Chrysopogonzizanioides’ and wonder what is has to do with a Temple related post, especially one on the last day of Brahmothsavam at Thiruvallikkeni - the  10th day – Sapthavaranam, dwadasa aradhanam  and siriyathiruther of Sri Parthasarathi  Perumal  Chithirai   brahmothsavam at Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam on 10.5.2026.   The  brahmothsavam is a grand 10 day affair with Emperuman having purappadu in many vahanams including Sesha, Simha, Garuda, Hamsa, Hanumantha, Yaanai, Kuthirai and more .. thiruther (juggernaut) captures the eye of everyone. . ..  the uthsavam concludes with siriya thiruther known as Vettiver ther as this coolant is fixed on all sides of the ther.  Chariots have important mention in history as also in Ithihasa puranas.

Chariots of the Gods (German: Erinnerungen an die Zukunft, lit. 'memories of the future') a  West German documentary film directed by Harald Reinl hit the screens in 1970. It was  based on Erich von Däniken's book Chariots of the Gods?, a pseudo-scientific book that theorized extraterrestrials impacted early human life and evolution. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. 

Cargo cult is a term used to denote various spiritual and political movements that arose among indigenous Melanesians following Western colonisation of the region in the late 19th century. Features common to most cargo cult groups include the presence of charismatic prophet figures foretelling an imminent cataclysm and/or a coming utopia for followers—a worldview known as millenarianism.  Claims made by these prophets varied greatly from movement to movement, with some predicting the return of the dead or an abundance of food.  Some movements sought to appease "ancestral spirits or other powerful beings" by either reviving ancestral traditions or adopting new rituals, such as ecstatic dancing or imitating the actions of colonists and military personnel. 

Chariots of the Gods?  Unsolved Mysteries of the Past -  is a book written in 1968 by Erich von Däniken and translated from the original German by Michael Heron. It involves the hypothesis that the technologies and religions of many ancient civilizations were given to them by ancient astronauts who were welcomed as gods. 

The main thesis of Chariots of the Gods is that extraterrestrial beings influenced ancient technology. Von Däniken suggests that some ancient structures and artifacts appear to reflect more sophisticated technological knowledge than is known or presumed to have existed at the times they were manufactured. Von Däniken maintains that these artefacts were produced either by extraterrestrial visitors or by humans who learned the necessary knowledge from extraterrestrials. Such artifacts include the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, and the Moai of Easter Island.  Further examples include an early world map known as the Piri Reis map, which von Däniken describes as showing Earth as it is seen from space,  and the Nazca Lines in Peru, which he suggests may have been constructed by humans as crude replicas of previous alien structures, as a way to call the aliens back to Earth.  He uses this same explanation to argue that cart ruts in Malta may have had extraterrestrial purposes along with similar lines in Australia, Saudi Arabia, and the Aral Sea. 

The book also suggests that ancient artwork throughout the world can be interpreted as depicting astronauts, air and space vehicles, extraterrestrials, and complex technology. Von Däniken describes elements that he believes are similar in the art of unrelated cultures.  Among the artwork he describes are ancient Japanese Dogū figurines (which he believes to resemble astronauts in spacesuits) and 3,000-year-old carvings in an Egyptian New Kingdom Temple that appear to depict helicopter-like machines. The book further suggests that the origins of many religions, including interpretations of the Old Testament of the Bible, are reactions to contact with an alien race. According to von Däniken, humans considered the technology of the aliens to be supernatural and the aliens themselves to be gods. Von Däniken asks if the oral and literal traditions of most religions contain references to visitors from stars and vehicles traveling through air and space. These, he says, should be interpreted as literal descriptions which have changed during the passage of time and become more obscure. 

In our Puranas too there are references to Devas living outside the World as also to chariots, vimanas, flyers and more .. .. residents of vinnagaram are capable of performing much bigger deeds than humans, but our life revolves around Emperuman and the ultimate surrender unto Him.

On the  concluding day of Chithirai Brahmothsavam is ‘Sapthavaranam’ and  Sri Parthasarathi perumal has purappadu in Siriya Thiruther [known as vettiver chapparam].  On 10^th May 2026, around 0930pm there was siriya thiruther purappadu.     

Getting back to vettiver thiruther, it  is all about keeping the place cool .. .. both industrial refrigeration and air-conditioning are based on the same mechanism: a fluid, generally water or air, is cooled by evaporation of another fluid, called the refrigerant. The refrigerant circuit, comprising the compressor, evaporator, condenser and expansion device, is an integral part.  Air-conditioning is that process used to create and maintain certain temperature, relative humidity and air purity conditions in indoor spaces.  An air-conditioning system must be effective regardless of outside climatic conditions and involves control over four fundamental variables: air temperature, humidity, movement and quality. 

Vettiver is a great coolant as also spreading fragrance.   ‘Vettiver Chapparam’… is embellished with mats of vettiver. The scientific name of  vettiver is  - ‘Chrysopogonzizanioides’, a type of grass of Poaceae family, native to India.  Also known as ‘khus’ Vettiver can grow up to 1.5 metres high and form clumps as wide. This Ther is known as ‘VettiverChapparam’ – for there used to be so many sheets made of this grass placed on the temple car.  One could feel the divine fragrance from a distance itself.  

Here are some photos of Sri Parthasarathi   Emperuman sapthavarana thiruther purappadu. 

 ~ adiyen Srinivasadhasan
Mamandur Veeravalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar
10.5.2026