Pranam
Kerala rain is nothing compared to Cherrapunji and London. A proverb
says that if it is raining it is England. And people walking to offices and
places with umbrellas have been seen in England and the North east too.
Speciality of Kerala is that rain does not deter them and women visit
temples with umbrellas. Rain is nature and nature was once bountiful. Have
you not heard King dialogue?; Minister do we get rain 3 times in a MONTH?.
Today, even 3 days of rain is an ordeal. Also I dont think Kerala normally
has any flood since geographically it's undulated and water passes away to
the Periyar lake. But can any one forget the rain at Chennai flooding the
city when boats were called in to serve, like Alappuzha?. Puzha is a term
concerning water. Water, one of the Pancha Bhutas, came as 3rd after space
and Agni; and the earth went in when the Varaha Vishnu lifted it out of
water is Varaha Puranam. H20 is an important combination and HO and h2o2
are useless. H2o is in the purifier forms today in every home. and this
happened because we have polluted the water in nature; flood is hurting us
because we have blocked the path-run of the water; and animals intrude
since they as amphibians and forest living cherish for easy foods. Now this
water termed as Rain is APA from PARJANYA. Rig vedam speaks in many places
scientifically. There is a chapter allocated also. If it does not rain,
life ends.
Rig vedam 5.83: 1 áchā vada tavásaṃ gīrbhír ābhí stuhí parjányaṃ
námasâ vivāsa
kánikradad vṛṣabhó jīrádānū réto dadhāty óṣadhīṣu gárbham
Address the powerful one with these hymns. Praise Parjanya. With reverence
seek to entice him here.
The constantly roaring bull of lively drops deposits his semen as embryo in
the plants.
2 ví vṛkṣân hanty utá hanti rakṣáso víśvam bibhāya bhúvanam mahâvadhāt
utânāgā īṣate vŕṣṇyāvato yát parjánya stanáyan hánti duṣkŕtaḥ
He smashes apart the trees and also smashes the demons. All creation fears
him who has the mighty weapon.
And (even) the blameless one shrinks from the one of bullish powers, when
Parjanya, thundering, smashes those who do ill.
3 rathîva káśayâśvāṁ abhikṣipánn āvír dūtân kṛṇute varṣyāaàṁ áha
dūrât siṁhásya stanáthā úd īrate yát parjányaḥ kṛṇuté varṣyàṃ nábhaḥ
Like a charioteer lashing out at his horses with a whip, he reveals
his rain-bearing
messengers.
>From afar the thundering of the lion rises up, when Parjanya produces his
rain-bearing cloud.(sound precedes all but receieved later than light
starts from here)
4 prá vâtā vânti patáyanti vidyúta úd óṣadhīr jíhate pínvate svàḥ
írā víśvasmai bhúvanāya jāyate yát parjányaḥ pṛthivîṃ rétasâvati
The winds blow forth; the lightning bolts fly. The plants shoot up; the sun
swells.
Refreshment arises for all creation, when Parjanya aids the earth with his
semen ( cycle of life)
5 yásya vraté pṛthivî nánnamīti yásya vraté śaphávaj járbhurīti
yásya vratá óṣadhīr viśvárūpāḥ sá naḥ parjanya máhi śárma yacha
At whose commandment the earth bobs up and down, at whose commandment the
hoofed (livestock) quivers,
at whose commandment the plants take on all forms—you, Parjanya— extend to
us great shelter.
6 divó no vṛṣṭím maruto rarīdhvam prá pinvata vŕṣṇo áśvasya dhârāḥ
arvâṅ eténa stanayitnúnéhy apó niṣiñcánn ásuraḥ pitâ naḥ
Grant us rain from heaven, o Maruts; make the streams of the bullish
stallion swell forth.(gods of winds 49 varieties)
(Parjanya,) come nearby with this thundering, pouring down the waters as
the lord, our father.
7 abhí kranda stanáya gárbham â dhā udanvátā pári dīyā ráthena
dŕtiṃ sú karṣa víṣitaṃ nyàñcaṃ samâ bhavantūdváto nipādâḥ
Roar! Thunder! Set an embryo! Fly around with your water-bearing chariot.
Drag the water-skin unleashed, facing downward. Let uplands and lowlands
become alike. ( living lands is upper and lakes and ponds lower flooded to
store)
8 mahântaṃ kóśam úd acā ní ṣiñca syándantāṃ kulyâ víṣitāḥ purástāt
ghṛténa dyâvāpṛthivî vy ùndhi suprapāṇám bhavatv aghnyâbhyaḥ
The great bucket—turn it up, pour it down. Let the brooks, unleashed, flow
forward.
Inundate Heaven and Earth with ghee. Let there be a good watering hole for the
prized cows. ( yagna was important then; so cows are needed to get a final
product Ghee to pour into agni; and rain is the cause)
9 yát parjanya kánikradat stanáyan háṁsi duṣkŕtaḥ
prátīdáṃ víśvam modate yát kíṃ ca pṛthivyâm ádhi
When, o Parjanya, constantly roaring, thundering you smash those who do ill,
(frequent thrice a month rains were once. )
all of this here, whatever is on the earth, rejoices in response.
10a ávarṣīr varṣám úd u ṣû gṛbhāyâkar dhánvāny átyetavâ u
10c ájījana óṣadhīr bhójanāya kám utá prajâbhyo 'vido manīṣâm ( vido is
veda creations viz the knowledge itself is enhance only if it rains)
You have rained rain: (now) hold it back. You have made the wastelands able
to be traversed.
You have begotten the plants for nourishment, and you have found (this?)
inspired thought for the creatures.
KR IRS 14621
On Sun, 13 Jun 2021 at 18:06, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> *MAZHA- RAIN*
>
> Dear friends,
>
> In my boyhood days people knew rain may occur during two specific period
> of the year for about a month in Kerala . They are called *Edava pathi
> and Thula varsham. *
>
> Rarely rain occurred in summer. During rainy season all precautions were
> taken to ensure damages due to rain and river flooding were less. The same
> continued even in my college days. This is a simple write up relating to
> rain, rivers and flood-Nostalgic memories. *No serious matter is told. *
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gopala Krishnan 13-6-2021
>
> *1 Flood during Malayalam Era 99*
>
> I am born in Malayalam Era 120. So the flood during the period was heard
> through elders talking. Throughout Kerala it was flooding. All rivers
> overflowed, and receding took long time. Water entered in all low lying
> areas. Other than great damage to cultivation, nothing else was told to us.
> Sun light was not seen for days together. Probably being children, other
> damages might not have been told to us.
>
> *2 Purchase of umbrella*
>
> Because of the heavy rain during school opening during June in Kerala
> called Etavapathi, parents might purchase umbrellas to their children.
> Along with study books, note books, food for afternoon, umbrella also was
> an item for going to middle and high school. In the class room all
> umbrellas were kept in a corner. Shops displayed umbrellas are
> available during the season.
>
> Repaired umbrellas were used by elders. That much care was given to school
> going children.
>
> Primary school children mostly went with their mothers to school, mother
> would hold large umbrella. Mothers used to bring back children.
>
> It was the period of no school or college buses. This was the condition
> even during 1964, when I graduated from Kerala University. There was no
> college bus. Most of us walked about 3 KMs to the college.
>
> *3 Care about river bath*
>
> First mother would go to river for bath. If the river is flooding or water
> is muddy, we children were not permitted to go to river . We were asked to
> take bath fetching well water in iron buckets standing on the platform of
> the well. Though became adolescent in high school days and young in college
> days- for parents we were children. The practice continued.
>
> *4. Domesticated cows*
>
> Equal to children, domesticated cows and calves were given attention. They
> were brought out only when sunlight appeared for some time in the afternoon
> from cowshed. Cattle feeds were reserved in advance.
>
> *5 Trembling and walking*
>
> I recollect a rainy period evening, my mother asked me to get some coconut
> oil and coffee powder while I was in high school. Water level was rising in
> the Achhankovil River at home. I had to cross the bridge to reach the shop.
> While going water was about one foot below the pillars.
>
> But while returning the water level had increased and it was about
> touching the bridge top level. With great fear somehow I returned with
> things.
>
> While father returning from school, *three or four people hold together
> and crossed the bridge* and came. He first said- Holiday for school till
> water recedes. Pandalam Bridge is under water. Mother was specific not
> telling father about my crossing the bridge for going to shop.
>
> Now there is a new bridge in RCC. Old iron bridge because of river
> current during a flood went with current to about 1 KM away. How it
> remained there is not clear to me.
>
> *6 Falling of compound wall and soil sliding*
>
> While I was studying in the college the college compound was still under
> construction in the south west area. Our physics lab and class room were in
> south west corner. It was heavily raining and for light two bulbs were
> switched on in a winter period.
>
> Suddenly a sound-*patapatapata,* the soil on the compound wall area and
> compound wall under construction fell down. Hardly fifteen feet distance
> from the class room, the soil was sliding!! All of us were fearful if the
> soil near class room fell down?
>
> *7. Rain in school compound till the floor level.*
>
> Because of the continuous rain, the school compound got filled up with
> water while I was teaching in *Trikkariyur High School*. There is no
> near by river. Seeing so much water in a school compound was new to me.
> Students and teachers reached school, lifting the dress to knee level for
> one or two days.
>
> Though in Trivandrum it was a common scene experienced by me in later
> years at East fort and Thampanoor, still the memories of this incident
> remains with me. Probably being in bachelor days.
>
> *8. Rain and Palar River flooding.*
>
> It was during 1970. Heavy rain in Tamilnadu. The Palar dry river started
> overflowing
> with water near the Arcot Bridge. Bridge came under water. Even now I
> cannot imagine the current with muddy water I was working in Ranipet, and
> telephone exchange was about 400 metres from the river. Water came up to
> 200 metres near the exchange.
>
> *At that time only my wife saw a river overflowing being born in Chennai .
> We were married about a year before the flood time. *
>
> How the telephone poles can with stand such a current? About 15 posts bend
> in the middle at right angles and we could not see the wires. After about
> 15 days, the posts were replaced with old rails.
>
> My Asst. engineer, and Divisional engineer came from Chennai to see *the
> damage and flood also!*
>
> *9 Rain on most of the days*
>
> I was in Nagerkovil and in charge of Kanyakumari exchange during 1980.
> When my officer told, Kanyakumari might have rain on all days for some
> time, I did not believe.
>
> It was on a summer day. I got in to bus and reached near Kottaram, rain
> started. To cut short, I entered the telephone exchange fully wet after
> getting down from bus.
>
> *10 River water behind RTTC compound at Trivandrum.*
>
> Actually Karamana river flows about 1 M away from the RTTC Building. But
> during flood water entering very close to the building was common, along
> the approach road to NSS Women’s college road which was just 300 metres
> away. Behind the training centre during flood one foot water flowing was
> common.
>
> *11. Conclusion*
>
> Kerala experiences rain during the specified times and now most rains
> result in floods. One reason for flood is told as removing of almost
> sand from rivers.
>
> Another comparing to earlier times, more rains and flooding of rivers in
> recent years. Most probably the *recent floods in 2019 and 2020* in
> Kerala might be worse than the floods in Kollavarsham 99.
>
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