புத்தகங்கள் மட்டுமே படித்த இந்த கண்கள்
உண்டன் விளையாட்டை பார்க்க அவள் உடன் தேடுகிறது.
சத்தம் கேட்டு பழிகயே இந்த செவ்விகள்
உண்டன் மௌனம் கேக்க கவனமாய் இர்ருகிறது
பட பட வென்று பேசும் எந்தன் உதடுகள்
இப்போது காதல்லை சொல்ல என் யோசிக்கிறது?
பல காதல் கொண்ட எந்தன் இதயம்
உன் மேல் காதல் கோல என்கீறது . . .
எந்தன் காதலை மருகதே!

Traditional Hindi Bhajan

इतना तो करना स्वामी जब प्रण तन से निकले
गोविंदा नाम लेके तब प्रण तन से निकले

श्री गंगाजी का तट हो यमुना का वंशीवट हो
मेरा संवारा निकट हो जब प्रण तन से निकले

पीताम्बरी कासी हो छवि मन में ये बसी हो
होंठों पे कुछ हसी हो जब प्रण तन से निकले

जब कंट प्रण ए कोई रोग न सताए
यामा दरस न दिखाए जब प्रण तन से निकले

उस वक्त जल्दी आना नहीं स्याम भुल जाना
राधे को साथ लाना जब प्रण तन से निकले

एक भक्त की हैं अर्जी खुदगर्ज़ की हैं गरजी
आगे तुम्हारी मर्ज़ी जब प्रण तन से निकले

इतना तो करना स्वामी जब प्रण तन से निकले

- Author Unknown

வெரிச்சோடி இருந்த ஏந்தன்
வாழ்கையில்
மழை மேகமாய் நீ வந்தாய்
நீ மழை அல்ல – உன் காதல் என்னுள் புயலை கிளப்பியது

God - has been the best perfectionist that we have seen 

Always - there was never two ways about it.

However, if at all - He made a mistake . . .

He did - when He made me incomplete!

Incomplete - so that we are 'not' made for each other!

Yet, merciful that He was;

He gave us this life to lead and this love to enjoy!

For without it - My life would have been His greatest regret!

I am happy that we share this world of love.

Who knows what I might have become if I was not "me".

I love you, as I am now....heart and soul.

The love that no man has forever borne . . .

கண் – உன்னை parpadharku 
இதழ் – உன்னக்கு முத்தம் கொடுபத்க்கு
உடல் – உன்னை மனபர்த்க்கு
இதயம் – உன்னை கதளிபர்த்க்கு
வாழ்க்கை – உன்னோட வழ்வர்த்க்கு
மரணம் – உன்னோடு வழவிட்டால் அனைபர்த்க்கு

Bye Bye Swami

Dearest Swami,
It has almost been 8 years of our ‘Marriage’ and now we both stand together probably only united in wanting a ‘Divorce’. Thinking about it, what terrible words – Marriage and Divorce?!!? When we first got married, I am sure – we never even thought of separation. However, the way things have been moving – this is probably the best thing that could happen to either of us. I thought I must tell you a few things before we are going to be legally cut off. 
First of all, THANK YOU very much. You gave me a chance to step out of my country and tread in a foreign land. You gave me a chance to learn about different cultures and visit a lot of places. You gave me a chance to be financially independent. You gave me a chance to serve your family. You gave me a chance to come back home to my family. You gave me a chance to pursue all of my interests. You gave me a chance to love you completely. You gave me a chance to be myself. THANK YOU very much. And, I truly did love you, at one point of time.
I understand that things have gotten completely out of our hands – but then it is certainly gone beyond repair as well. There is surely no looking back at all. Swami, as you are now set to lead a new life, I wish you come across the right kind of people. I wish you have adequate chances to grow and you make use of them. I wish you the very best in anything that you do. 
You know what, I am really sorry that your life with me did not turn out the way you might have imagined, but the same goes with me as well. This is certainly not the way I wanted to lead my life. So while knowing for certain that separation is good, I want to apologise that I could not commensurate your expectation. I am sorry that I could not give us both a ‘child’. There have been times that I wanted to have a child with you, but then….looking back, I’m glad it didn’t happen. Really Sorry!
In the past, there might have been multiple events where I may have hurt you – knowingly or unknowingly. I want to take this chance to ask for forgiveness for everything that I did to hurt you. Swami, it certainly was not my intention to hurt you. I really loved you very very much for me to hurt you. However all that I can tell you now is – I AM SORRY! I merely tried to bring the best in you. I think you are far more capable than what you are now. Live life well Swami. You will feel happier.
It was my deepest desire that you make good friends for yourself. I wanted you to read a lot and improve your knowledge about just everything. I wanted to have sensible conversations with you. I wanted you to be simply the best. I really wanted all of this….but I guess, your needs and ideas of life were different. Life is very short Swami. Make most use of all the available opportunities in making your life more valuable. I want to tell you so much more….but then, am finding it difficult to express. Words are not helping me out here…
As we now part ways, I feel very sad that I have failed as a ‘wife’. But what comforts me is that I have NOT failed as a good human being and I think that is more important. When people ask me why I have opted for a Mutual Divorce, I tell them… “Swami is a beautiful person and so am I. However, it is a pity that we are not that beautiful when we are together as a couple…”
If at any point of time in your life, you need someone to talk to, remember “I am there.”  I want to be your friend and will always be there for you. Trust me, I will always be your friend. 
Dear Swami, here is wishing you the very best in your life, once again. 
With lots of affection, regards and a warm hug – 
Pree

My dear Chittappa

To my dear Chittappa

 - Thank you for being there!

You celebrated my birth & infancy

Laughed & joked while we were growing up.

Before we even learned that life was hard;

My Father's best friend,

My Grandmother's loving son.

You are the soul of our family

For as pillars fell, one by one.

You swept the fragments away, and said

"I'll always be there".

Life is a short interlude

Where we are blessed with Love

For youth and wealth are but feathers

We proudly adorn for a while.

And then the body ages, and we feel the pain

of lost stamina, of missed opportunities

And even as we watch on

Life passes us by.

But for people like you

And I know not many;

Life is a chain of glorious encounters

Each day a golden chance

To help someone in need

With a kind word or deed.

And leave the person feeling blessed

That the world still has people like you

That understand.

I may be far away

But I want to tell you

How much your presence means to me

And to thank you

For just "being there".

- Asha

I Firmly Believe . . .

I firmly believe there is none kinder than You to shower Grace on me. Tell me, is this not the reason I am at Your Lotus Feet?

I firmly believe You will respond quick when I pray and plead....Tell me, is this the reason I am crying out loud for You?

I firmly believe You are ever beside me to guide my steps all the time...Tell me, is this not the reason I am Yours thro' day and night?

I firmly believe You can never say 'No' to whatever I ask of You.....Tell me, is this the reason I long for a glance from You?

What have You designed for me this time? Why this dire delay to offer boons? However long You make me wait and wail, I will not leave..... I will be standing still Until Your loving eyes do turn on me . . . .

- Written by Bhagwan Sri Satya Sai Baba, and given to Prof.Kasturi on New Year's Day 1960.

நான் செல்லும் பாதை தேடும்போது
வழிகடியை நீ வந்தாய்
நீ சொல்லயும் வழியில் நான் சென்றன்
என் பயணம் நீ
என் புதையல் உன் காதல்

Eternal Love

My eyes shine... 
Because you are their light.

I speak... 
Because you are my words.

My Spirit soars... 
Because your spirit soars with me.

My arms reach... 
Because you are there to embrace.

I walk... 
Because you walk beside me.

My love survives... 
Because you are my heart.

My passion burns... 
Because your passion blazes within me.

I smile... 
Because you are my laughter.

I am me... 
Because you are everything to me.

Compelled Immobility

This morning I casually asked a friend, "What is the worst thing that has ever happened to you? She said, "I missed a train because I was five minutes late." "Hmmm...That’s alright," I thought. A couple more of informal replies - My handbag was stolen in the busy streets as I was shopping (On come on! It must have had a couple of lip shades and a couple more of nail colours...Please!!!); I lost my unbreakable, water-proof, fire-proof, user-friendly watch (Yeah, enough that the watch already did far more than it was designed to do!); I failed my board examinations (Okay, here is something you can think of worrying about.) "What is the worst thing that has ever happened to me?" As I pondered over this, my mind went back to the time I lost my mobile phone. 


Immobile is what I felt at the moment."My contacts!" I shrieked. The first sting of losing your mobile hits you hard when you realise that losing the instrument is but secondary. What tops the chart is still the synchronised phone book that goes alongside the instrument. That "Phone Book" which could have been saved into your system (but then, you never have the time to update your contacts! It could go Ram Home, Ram Home 1, Ram Office, Ram Fax...even Ram wouldn't know he had these many numbers!) or at least could have been written down in a telephone diary (Okay, that is what the senior citizens do, not the youth!). I cursed myself for my incompetence in not saving the contacts. Could my forever shrinking ability to recall names stored in my phone book take the pressure? I drew an immediate plan of action - to remember the important names first, to trace the person next (Oh come on, not everyone is on Facebook or LinkedIn and then follow up to get the number. Phew! Totally not worth it! But then, like I had a choice!

It took me a great deal of time to remember where I had last seen my phone. I was reasonably certain that I left it near the TV, its usual place. In the common, every day event of misplacing one's phone, the natural remedy is to call from the landline and then follow the ring. Lo and behold! You discover that your phone was left under the pillow and manage to retrieve it. That day, however, no number of calls helped in tracing my phone. 


"The subscriber cannot be reached at the moment." said a voice. I began to wonder if service providers should apologise for being unable to reach the subscriber rather than just announce. "My contacts," I sighed. An empathetic friend offered to deactivate my number. The investment in a new phone would also have to accommodate the cost of re-activating a new SIM card, with the old number. "Please do it right away," I told her, "the least I can do now is to save my bill that could run up to unscrupulous figures if someone else used my number..." I needed to do my investment planning right away. I decided to merely buy a basic instrument - something that would enable receiving/making calls and messaging. No Apples or any other fruits!

At the store, the technological buffet somehow did not fascinate me as it usually would. I still was in my mourning period! As I was scrutinising a primary model, the sales rep told me to take a 'hotter' model. "You can make or take calls with this phone. Surely read and write messages, but then this phone would not represent you." He paused, giving me time to ponder over his words of wisdom! "Represent me?" I thought to myself.

Let aside your personality, your calibre, your dressing patters, now people take cue of who you really are from your mobile phone! Thoroughly impressed with his selling skills, I used my credit card (This expense was definitely unforeseen) and brought home a sparkling new gadget - something that 'represented' me! My friend announced that we could collect the new SIM right away, merely by paying its cost. My contacts were left out. I stored the numbers that I knew by heart - my residence and my father's. I tried to recollect a few names, but then the loss had made me go off course, driving home the fact that my memory needed an upgrade to co-operate. I felt dyslexic trying to remember numbers. "May be you need a telephone diary," my dad suggested. "Yeah, right!" I mumbled.