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Round The Clock Stories
Thursday, October 22, 2026
ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಕಾಡುವ ಎಂಟು ಆನೆಗಳು
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Navaratri and Weight Reduction
- Recital of "Srinivasa Kalyana" as depicted in "Bhavishyottara Purana", for a period of 9 days. The tenth day, Vijaya Dashami, coincides with the "Brahma Rathotsavam" of Sri Srinivasa at Tirumala (Tirupati).
- Recital and more particularly, enactment of "Ramayana" in the form of "Ramlila". The celebrations end with burning the effigies of Ravana and others, signifying the victory of the good over evil.
- Recital of "Durga Saptashati" or "Chandi Path" during the nine day period.
- Devi Kavacha: These 61 shlokas (some say 47) are like an armour for a soldier, as the word Kavacha suggests. This recital is to work as spiritual shield to protect the body and mind of the reciter during the period of recital. This is to prevent any influence of negative forces that defeat the objective of the process.
- Argala Stotra: These 27 shlokas are recited to remove obstacles and instil concentration during the recital.
- Keelaka: These 16 shlokas are like key to the hidden deeper meanings of the chant. The full range of the secret learnings are to be unlocked by chanting this.
- Saptashati: The seven hundred verses from Markandeya Purana, that sing the praise of Mother Godess.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
ಮುತ್ತಿನ ಮರ
- ಯಾವುದೇ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಮಾಡಲೇಬೇಕೆಂದಿಲ್ಲ.
- ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಹೀಗೆಯೇ ಮಾಡಬೇಕೆಂಬ ವಿಧಿ ಇಲ್ಲ.
- ಹಾಗೆ ಮಾಡಬಾರದು ಎನ್ನುವ ನಿಷೇಧವಿಲ್ಲ.
- ಇದೇ ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂದುವರೆಯಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆ ಇಲ್ಲ.
- "ಮಾಡಿದಮೇಲೆ ಮುಗಿದುಹೋಯಿತು; ಮತ್ತೆ ಬಲಾಯಿಸುವಂತೆ ಇಲ್ಲ" ಎಂದಿಲ್ಲ.
- ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ ಅಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಕಾದು ಕುಳಿತಿರಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯತೆ ಇಲ್ಲ.
- ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಅನುಮತಿ ಪಡೆದು ನಂತರ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಿಲ್ಲ.
- ಹೋಗಲಿ, ಮಾಡಿದ ನಂತರ ಬೇರೆಯವರಿಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಬೇಕು ಎನ್ನುವ ಕಟ್ಟುಪಾಡಿಲ್ಲ.
- ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು ಸರಿ ಇದೆಯೇ ಎಂದು ನೋಡುವ ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬನಿಲ್ಲ.
- ಅವನು ಮಾಡುವುದು ಯಾರಿಗೂ ಗೊತ್ತಾಗುವುದೂ ಇಲ್ಲ.
- ಮಾಡದಿದ್ದರೆ ಏಕೆ ಮಾಡಲಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳುವವನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ.
- ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳದೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟ ಇನ್ಯಾವುದೋ ನಿಯಮ-ನಿಬಂಧನೆ ಇಲ್ಲ.
- ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಜಡವಾದ ಒಂದು ಮುತ್ತು ಅವನ ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಸ್ಯದ ಬೀಜದಂತೆ ಆಯಿತು. (ಅನ್ಯಥಾ ಕರ್ತುಮ್ ಶಕ್ತ:)
- ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ಎಸೆದುಹೋದ ಮುತ್ತು, ಮಧ್ಯಾನ್ಹದ ವೇಳೆಗೆ ಮುತ್ತಿನ ಮರವಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆದು ನಿಂತಿತು. (ಅವನೇ ಕಾಲರೂಪ!)
- ಅವನ ಕಣ್ಣು ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿ ನಾವು ಏನೂ ಮಾಡುವಂತಿಲ್ಲ. (ಅವನು ಸಹಸ್ರಾಕ್ಷ. ಅನಂತ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳುಳ್ಳವನು)
- ಅವನನ್ನು ನಾವು ಹಿಡಿಯಲಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಮಾಡಲೇಬೇಕು. ಆಗ ಅವನೇ ತಾನಾಗಿ ಸಿಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.
- ನಾವು ದಾರಿ ತಪ್ಪಿ ನಿಂತಾಗ ಅವನು ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ದಾರಿ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.
- ಯಶೋದೆಗೆ ಮನೆಗೆ ಕರೆತಂದಂತೆ ಜೀವರನ್ನು ಮುಕ್ತಿ ಎಂಬ ಮನೆಗೆ ಕರೆದೊಯ್ಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.
- ಯಶೋದೆಯಿಂದ ಕೊಂಡೊಯ್ಡಿದ್ದು ಒಂದು ಮುತ್ತು. ನಂತರ ಅವಳಿಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದ್ದು ಮುತ್ತಿನ ರಾಶಿ. (ಕೊಡುವನು ಆನಂತ ಮಡಿಮಾಡಿ. ಮೂರ್ಮಡಿ, ನಾಲ್ಮಡಿ ಅಲ್ಲ. ಅನಂತ ಮಡಿ)
- ಲೋಕದ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವಳು ಹೆತ್ತ ತಾಯಿ. ಹುಟ್ಟೇ ಇಲ್ಲದವನಿಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿಯ ತಾಯಿ?
Friday, October 16, 2026
City Under The Sea
Sri M Bhaktavatsalam was the last Congress Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Sri C N Annadurai became the first Chief Minister from DMK party in 1967. In the next year, 1968, second World Tamil Conference was held in Chennai. As a part of the conference celebrations, ten statues of various icons representing the Tamil literature were erected along the Marina beach. A 10-foot bronze statue of Kannagi was also among them. Sri M Karunanidhi as the then PWD minister was actively associated with the conduct of the conference and erection of these statues.
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Three-in-One Boom Shankar
Those who have visited the Ananta Padmanabha Swamy temple in Trivandrum, now Thiruvanantapuram, and deriving the name from the same Anantha, are familiar with having the darshan of the Lord through three doors. The idol is one, but you get the darshan through three different doors. The grand idol is 18 feet long and the devotees cannot see the entire statue from one point. They can see the face and chest from the first door, the "Kamalanabha" part with Lord Brahma sitting in the Lotus emanating from the navel of Ananta (hence the name "Padmanabha", the one having a lotus in his navel), and the lotus feet of the Lord through the third door.
The view is from three sides, but the full picture is got from the combination of all the three. That was the first 3-in-1 I saw, first as a school boy in the 1960s, and several times again later in life. Each time it was a different experience, as with each passing year other experiences elsewhere in similar situations made it even more rewarding and enchanting.
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Elephants, Lions, Tigers and such animals always generate interest among us, irrespective of our age. They did so even more in our childhood, when we had only seen their pictures but not in reality. Circus camps were bestowing an opportunity in our childhood to see them face to face. Such chances were available to the children living in big cities, but those of us living in villages did not have such luck. We had to be satisfied by the stories about such circus shows from those who had seen them, until we got a chance to see them in later years.
Our father returned to our village after a visit to Bangalore in 1958. My elder brothers and sisters were able to follow what he explained, but it generated a lot of interest among all of us. He had seen a show of "Kamala 3-Ring circus" or the "The Great Indian Circus". It had come to the Subash Nagar field, opposite to the Bangalore City Railway Station. The present Kempe Gowda Bus Station has occupied this field, which was originally known as "Darmambudhi Kere". Kempambudhi and Darmambudhi lakes were two reservoirs built in the memory of the two queens of Nadaprabhu Kempe Gowda, founder of Bengaluru, we were told in our childhood.
"Kamala Circus" was very famous for its three rings. It was a 3-in-1 show. Circus companies run their shows in a big tent with a ring shaped arena in the middle with spectators sitting around it. All circus companies have one such ring. But Kamala circus had three rings with action going on in all of them simultaneously.
While the excitement of hearing the stories was great, I learnt much later that this circus was owned and started by a doyen of circus shows, Prof K Damodaran of Thalassery, Kerala. It was named as "Kamala Circus", named so after one of his daughters. The circus traveled for many years in countries like Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Singapore, Philippines, Malaya (now Malaysia), Siam (now Thailand), Indonesia and Australia, for several years.
The circus had more than a hundred artistes. There were also an equal number of animals. Its total weight while being transported through oceans was more than 300 tonnes! We were told that the circus ceased to exist because the ship transporting the circus capsized in the ocean due to fighting between the elephants on one of the journeys on the sea. It was very painful to hear it, and we believed it to be true as one could imagine what happens when elephants start fighting in a ship. They were days before "Fact Checks". It was much later that we learnt it to be false!
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Each time one sees Boom Shankar, many such 3-in-1 thoughts come flooding in. But they have to wait for another day!
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
ನನಗೆ ನಾಲ್ಕೂ ಈಗಲೇ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿತು!
Monday, September 28, 2026
ನಾಲ್ಕು ಜಡೆಗಳ ಸುಂದರಿ
- ಅವಳು ಗುಂಗುರು ಕೂದಲ ಸುಂದರಿ. ವೆಂಕಟರಮಣನ ಬಿಂಕದ ರಾಣಿ!
- ಕಾಲಂದಿಗೆಗಳಿಂದ (ಗೆಜ್ಜೆಗಳು) ಶೋಭಿಸುವ ಪಾದಗಳು. (ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ಕಾಲ್ಗಳ ನಾದ!)
- ಅವಳ ಪಾದಗಳು ಬಣ್ಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಮಲದಂತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮೃದು.
- ಸದಾ ನಗು ಮುಖದ ದೇವಿ. ಹಸನ್ಮುಖದ ರೂಪ.
- ಶ್ರೀಸೂಕ್ತ ಹೇಳುವಂತೆ "ವಿಪುಲ ಕಟಿ ತಟೀ". ಸಣ್ಣ ನಡು ಉಳ್ಳವಳು.
- "ಪದ್ಮಪತ್ರಯತಾಕ್ಷಿ". ಪಂಕಜ ಲೋಚನೆ. (ಕಮಲದ ಎಲೆಯಂತೆ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳು).
- "ಶುಭ್ರ ವಸ್ತ್ರೋತ್ತರೀಯಾ". ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ವಸ್ತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿರುವವಳು.
- ಬೇಡಿದವರಿಗೆ ಅಂಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಭಾಗ್ಯ ರಾಶಿಯನ್ನೇ ಕೊಡುವವಳು.
- ಕಂಕಣ (ಧರಿಸಿದ) ಕೈಗಳ ತಿರುವುತ್ತಾ ಬರುವವಳು.
- ಒಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಕಲ ಸನ್ಮಂಗಳಗಳನ್ನೂ ಕೊಡುವ ದೇವಿ.








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