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Thursday, July 9, 2026

"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 !! 









நலம் தரும் சொல் - 'ஓம் நமோ நாராயணாய'

 

நலம் தரும் சொல்லை நான் கண்டு கொண்டேன் -
'ஓம் நமோ நாராயணாய' எனும் நாமம்.

 


Thiruvallikkeni Sri Parthasarathi thirukkovil

 

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

மறைத்த மாமத யானை !! ~ Elephant and Ekambareswarar Raja gopuram

 

Elephants are big, mammoth and attractive …. .. a decade or so ago ! in one of my sojourns to my native Dusi Mamandur – stopped mid-afternoon at Sri Ekambareswarar temple. 

People know for sure, the towering Rajagopuram – yet in the particular angle it was photographed, the Temple While elephant vahanam seemingly dwarfed the massive gopuram !! (some vehicles and unwanted objects removed with AI help – otherwise the picture is original !) – remember Thirumoolar paadal !!

 


 

"மரத்தை மறைத்தது மாமத யானை" என்பது திருமூலர் அருளிய திருமந்திரப் பாடலின் தொடக்கமாகும். 

மரத்தை மறைத்தது மாமத யானை

மரத்தில் மறைந்தது மாமத யானை..  ..   

 

The Ekambareswarar Thirukkovil is a very famous landmark of  Kanchipuram,  a massive 25-acre Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. As one of the five sacred Pancha Bhoota Stalas, it represents the element of Earth.  The  iconic 57-meter Raja Gopuram (entrance tower) built by Krishnadevaraya would be visible right from the moment you cross Kanchi Railway station and from many other parts of Kachi.  The Temple is quoted in the verses of Thirunavukkarasar. 

 

ஆகம்பத் தரவணையான் அயன் அறிதற் கரியானைப்

பாகம் பெண்ணாண் பாகமாய்நின்ற பசுபதியை

மாகம்ப மறையோதும் இறையானை மதிற்கச்சி

ஏகம்ப மேயானை என்மனத்தே வைத்தேனே !! 

 

பாம்பை அணிகலனாகக் கொண்டவரும் (அரவணையான்), பிரம்மனால் (அயன்) காண முடியாத அரிய பெருமானும், உமாதேவியை ஒரு பாகமாகக் கொண்டு (பாகம் பெண் ஆண் பாகமாய்) நின்றவரும், பசுக்களின் தலைவருமான (பசுபதி) சிவபெருமான், பெரிய ஆகமங்களை மறையோர் ஓதி வழிபடும் இறைவனாவார். மதில் சூழ்ந்த காஞ்சிபுரத்தில் (கச்சி) எழுந்தருளியிருக்கும் அந்த ஏகம்பனை (ஏகம்ப மேயானை) என் மனத்தில் வைத்துள்ளேன் என்பது இதன் பொருள் 

இது திருநாவுக்கரசர் (அப்பர்) அருளிய நான்காம் திருமுறையில் இடம்பெற்றுள்ள புகழ்பெற்ற திருஏகம்பப் (காஞ்சிபுரம்) பதிகத்தின் ஒன்பதாம் பாடல். இப்பாடல் காஞ்சிபுரம் அருள்மிகு ஏகாம்பரேஸ்வரரை போற்றிப் பாடுகிறது.  சுவாமி : ஏகாம்பரநாதர். அம்பாள் : காமாட்சியம்மை 

Well, the elephant need not be big to be attractive or capturing attention.  The Borneo Pygmy elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) is the smallest subspecies of Asian elephant on Earth and is endemic to the island of Borneo. Known for their gentle temperament and unique, compact appearance, these elephants are heavily concentrated in the Malaysian state of Sabah. Recently, they have gained widespread attention online after a highly circulated baby elephant image sparked viral trends. However, many viral images are actually AI-generated.  

 


Couple of months ago, the internet's latest obsession, the viral 'Borneo Pygmy elephant' meme, found an unexpected role in a public awareness campaign, with Delhi Police using the trend to remind citizens about the importance of following traffic rules. In a  post shared on its official Instagram account, the Delhi Police featured an image of a Borneo Pygmy elephant, the adorable "chubby baby elephant" at the centre of a global social media craze. The eye-catching visual was paired with a direct road safety message aimed at capturing the attention of users scrolling through their feeds.The text on the image read, "Aap mujhe itna attention de hi rhe ho toh aap ye message bhi sun lo ki traffic signal follow karna aur helmet & seatbelt lagana zaruri h. Bye bye.""Meme skip ho jayega toh kuch nahi hoga. Safety skip hui toh problem ho sakti hai," the caption reads. 

It highlights Safety -   that temporary entertainment is trivial compared to personal safety, which can have life-altering consequences.

 
Interesting !
 
Regards – S Sampathkumar
8.7.2o26

Monday, July 6, 2026

WW II ~ ARP - Sri Parthasarathi Perumal Garuda Sevai purappadu

 

Brahmothsavam  is a grand festivity – each day it is different Vahanam, and Perumal has classy alankarams … on Garuda vahanam day, thousands gather early in the morning to catch glimpse of the Lord as he comes out of the gate (Gopura vasal darsanam). 



In the grand Brahmothsavam, each Vahanam, every purappadu has its  own charm, yet, if one were to ask the most majestic and most crowd-pulling ones,  it would be Thiruther and Garuda vahanam. !!  .. .. ..    On Garuda Sevai day, people from far and away come to the temple, offer vasthram (new clothes), place before Lord coconut, fruits & other offerings and have darshan of Lord in Garuda vahanam. 




Reading the annals of History, - year 1943 marked a decisive turning point in the Second World War. Allied victories in North Africa, the Soviet triumph at Stalingrad, and the invasion of mainland Italy shifted the balance of power dramatically. Italy surrendered to the Allies, Mussolini was overthrown, and the momentum of the war began favouring the Allied forces both in Europe and the Pacific. On the Eastern Front, the Battle of Kursk delivered a catastrophic blow to German hopes of regaining the initiative. 

Beyond the battlefield, 1943 was a year of intense civilian mobilisation, scientific advancement, and cultural resilience. The Holocaust reached new depths of horror, but was met with courageous resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto. Allied conferences shaped the future world order, while home fronts across Britain, the United States, and the Commonwealth continued to adapt to rationing, bombing, and social change. In Britain, women took on a growing range of industrial roles, while music, cinema, and broadcasting sustained public morale. 

On April 21, 1943, the Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto was actively fighting back against Nazi troops. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which began on April 19, marked the first major urban rebellion against Nazi Germany.  On this day, the  bombing of Aberdeen killed 98 civilians and 27 servicemen. The attack was the worst of 34 separate German air raids on the Scottish city. The British submarine Splendid was shelled and damaged off Corsica, with the loss of 18 of her 48 crew, by the German destroyer Hermes.  Captain Frederick M. Trapnell became the first U.S. Navy aviator to fly a jet airplane, when he took up the Bell P-59 from the Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base) in California. 

 


Chennapatnam, aka namma Madras is now 387 years old … The city has witnessed everything from invasions, bombings, food scarcity, blackouts to evacuations but, time and again, but not much of War and World War.  In 1914, there was the infamous SMS Emden bombing and in 1943 a Japanese Bombing. Before that there were a few invasions that took place. So, people were not really prepared for a full fledged war.   When the World War II  began in 1939, it didn’t affect the city until the Japanese entered. “When the war began there was scarcity and everything was rationed!”   

In 1943 there was a cyclone and the city was flooding. The Japanese dropped the bomb and no one knew that the city was bombed for about a week! Newspapers couldn’t report it because of the inflicted power cut.”  Two-thirds of the city was empty as people fled. “The real estate prices crashed and a lot of people were making money by buying these houses.,” While humans fled, sadly animals in the Madras zoo were shot dead, fearing bombings and what would happen with wild animals on the run. Buildings were to be painted grey and newspapers were pasted on glass windows.  The collector and the Thasildar moved from the beach, in the pretext of other places being ‘safe’. “Technically no place was safe.   

Though the war happened miles away, it touched several lives. “The awareness about Madras’ participation in the war is zero. People only remember the evacuation.  Here is an interesting clipping linking Second WW to Madras particularly Triplicane and more specifically our Temple.  This is about Air Raid Precaution [ARP] reported in Indian Express dated 22.4.1943.   

During the Second World War (1939–1945), the British Government introduced an extensive civil defence system throughout India, particularly in important port cities such as: Madras, Bombay,  Calcutta, Vizag, Cochin, Kakinada and more !!  Madras was considered vulnerable because it was an important harbour, railway junction and military supply centre. After the Japanese entered the war in December 1941 and especially following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, fears of Japanese attacks on India's east coast became very real. People in Madras genuinely feared that the city would be next.  Many wealthy families temporarily left Madras for interior towns.  

The government regularly organised city-wide mock exercises – ARPs - When the siren sounded:

         everyone had to stop what they were doing;

         lights had to be switched off;

         people took shelter;

         traffic halted;

         emergency medical teams assembled;

         fire-fighting units stood ready;

         police controlled movement.

Volunteers known as ARP Wardens ensured everyone obeyed the regulations. They wore steel helmets bearing the letters ARP.

 


This clipping says :  "...the Vigraha with its accompanying paraphernalia made straight for 'cover' by going into the Gangaikondan Mandapam..." On that day, the Garuda Sevai procession of Sri Parthasarathy Perumal was moving through Tholasinga Perumal Koil Street.  Exactly then, the air-raid warning siren was sounded. The  temple authorities immediately followed the ARP instructions. The Utsava Murti was taken into the nearby Gangaikondan Mandapam, which served as a place of safety. Only after the "All Clear" aesal took place and Sri Parthasarathi Emperuman completed the rest of the procession. 

Those days the Air raid warning siren would be a rising and falling wailing sound, instructing people to take cover immediately and people took shelter.  The All Clear siren would be on a continuous steady note, meaning the danger had passed and normal activities could resume !! 

One needs to have in mind that by that time - Japan had already captured: Singapore, Burma and  the Bay of Bengal was an active theatre of war. Madras remained under constant preparedness although it was never subjected to a major aerial bombardment.

 

This   newspaper report is valuable because it records three aspects simultaneously:

         wartime civil defence,

         the continued conduct of temple festivals,

         cooperation between religious institutions and the civil administration.

 

For those of us connected to Thiruvallikkeni, this is evocative clipping.  It shows that even during one of the most uncertain periods of the 20th century, the Garuda Sevai and other festivities  continued. The devotees paused only long enough to obey the air-raid warning, sheltered both the deity and the assembled devotees in Gangaikondan Mandapam, and then, after the "All Clear", resumed the procession as though affirming that tradition would endure despite the anxieties of war.

 


The famous  Gangaikondan Mandapam   where Emperuman takes rest   once served not only as a sacred resting place during processions but also as an improvised wartime shelter during World War II.  Here is a recent picture of Gangaikondan mandapam and a  video of Garuda vahana aesal this year on 3.5.2026  :  https://youtu.be/POppOu_Sqio



This year Chithirai  Brahmothsavam of Sri Parthasarathi Emperuman  at Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam    3.5.2026  was  the third day –  Garuda Vahanam for Perumal. 

adiyen Srinivasa dhasan
Mamandur Veeravalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar
6.7.2026
 
PS:  Special thanks to my friend Mr Karthik Bhatt for providing this clip of newspaper.



Sri Azhagiya Singar purappadu thoranam

 


வாராரு வாராரு அழகர் வாராரு

அல்லிக்கேணி வீதியிலே அழகியசிங்கர் வாராரு

 


சப்பரம் ஏறி வாராரு, பல வாகனங்கள் ஏறி வாராரு

நம்ம சங்கடம் தீர்க்க போராரு, சந்தோசம் தர வாராரு


Sri Azhagiya Singar Chandra Prabhai 2017

 

Thiruvallikkeni Sri Thelliya Singar chandra prabhai 2017

Chandra Prabhai, Thiruther, Rajagopuram, devotees, light and more !!

Kairavini neerazhi mandapam hidden by that water tank !!

 

 


Saturday, July 4, 2026

Sri Azghagiya Singar porvai kalaithal 2026

 



Thiruvallikkeni Thelliya Singan draped in mantles

Porvai kalaithal vaibhavam 2026


Thiruvallikkeni Thelliya Singar 2026

 

சிங்கமதாய் அவுணன் திறலாகமுன் கீண்டுகந்த சங்கமிடத்தான்..

திருவல்லிக்கேணி ஸ்ரீ தெள்ளிய சிங்கன் –  போர்வை களைதல் வைபவம் முடிந்து ஏகாந்தமாக சேவை சாதிக்கும் அவசரம்.

 


Thiruvallikkeni Thelliya Singar 2026 (background edited with AI)

Friday, July 3, 2026

Nadaswaram enthralling performance - can you identify the Raga / Keerthana ????

 

The annual Aani Brahmothsavsam of Sri Azhagiya Singar is drawing to a close and today is day 9 – theerthavari and dwaja-avarohanam. 

In the evening there was grand purappadu of Sri Thelliya Singar in Sadadarsha vimanam .. .. and today it was mellifluous Nadaswaram music played by MKSN Manikandan and Chittoor Devarajulu and party.  

 


In the initial Peyalwar Kovil stretch they played :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q__INZktf-g

 


nārāyaāya namō mādhavāya

A simple meaning: "Salutations to Lord Nārāyaa;

salutations to Lord Mādhava."

 

As the evening procession moved gracefully through the streets, Vidwans Manikandan &  Devarajulu rendered "Nārāyaāya Namo" in Madhyama Varali, a composition of Sri Narayana Tirtha set to Khanda Chāpu tāla. While my camera captured the artiste's concentration, a short video taken at  Peyazhvaar kovil street  later helped me discover the musical identity of the performance through a lengthy conversation.  My initial attempt to identify the rāga from a brief recording led to an interesting exchange with  ChatGPT, music critic Essel (Lakshmi Narasimhan) and, finally,   the performing vidwan himself, reminding me that learning is often a delightful journey. 

Narayana Tirtha,  was a Hindu saint and Carnatic composer, best known for the Sanskrit musical work Sri Krishna Leela Tarangini that presents Krishna’s life in a sequence of songs, verses, prose passages, and narrative pieces. He is remembered for devotional compositions centered on Krishna and for popularizing the tarangam form in musical-dramatic tradition.   Sri Krishna Leela Tarangini  Tarangam is a devotional-dance item in Kuchipudi in which the performer dances to Narayana Tirtha’s compositions, often on a brass plate, making it one of the form’s most recognizable signature pieces.  In practice, tarangam combines singing, rhythmic footwork, abhinaya, and balance-based movement, so it functions as both a musical composition and a dance number.  

Today the Nadaswaram performace was enthralling and kept me  spell bound – thanks and special appreciations to Sri MKSN Manikandan  &  Chittoor Devarajulu- acknowledgement, regards and thanks to Devaraj, my friend Essel and of course ChatGPT - a rich learning experience !!  

Interesting !
 
Regards – S Sampathkumar
3.7.2026

Thiruvallikkeni thiruther chakkaram 2026

 


பாரதத்து போரில் எம்பெருமான் பாகனாக அமர அதிர்ஷ்டம் செய்த 

திருத்தேரும் – சக்கரமும்

 


தேர் சக்கரம் பாரம்பரியமாக தேர் சக்கரங்கள் இலுப்பை மரத்தால் செய்யப்படுவது வழக்கம்.   இலுப்பை அல்லது இருப்பை அல்லது குலிகம் (Bassia longifolia) இந்திய மரம்.  

திருவல்லிக்கேணி திருத்தேர் சுமார் 40 ஆண்டுகள் முன்பு பழுதாகி புதிக்கப்பட்டபோது இரும்பாலான சக்கரங்கள் பொருத்தப்பட்டன.


Sri Azhagiya Singar kuthirai vahana aesal 2026

 

Sri Thelliya Singar kuthirai vahana aesal 2026

:  https://youtu.be/XahbwHvSciY