Pranam
Innocent and someone from USA says its kid's stuff?; nowadays I also fall
into the pit of "not understanding" and wait for someone to write with the
understanding; anyway, Rig vedam speaks about Parjanya means Rain in
Mandala 5 chap 83 as under: this is adult stuff:
1. SING with these songs thy welcome to the Mighty, with adoration
praise and call Parjanya.
The Bull, loud roaring, swift to send his bounty, lays in the
plants the seed. for germination.
2. He smites the trees apart, he slays the demons: all life fears him
who wields the mighty weapon.
From him exceeding strong fices e'en the guiltless, when
thundering Parjanya smites the wicked.
3. Like a car-driver whipping on his horses, he makes the messengers
of rain spring forward.
Far off resounds the roaring of the lion, what time Parjanya
fills the sky with rain-cloud.
4. Forth burst the winds, down come the lightning-flashes: the plants
shoot up, the realm of light is streaming.
Food springs abundant for all living creatures, what time
Parjanya quickens earth with moisture.
5. Thou at whose bidding earth bows low before thee, at whose command
hoofed cattle fly in terror,
At whose behest the plants assume all colours, even thou
Parjanya, yield us great protection.
6. Send down for us the rain of heaven, ye Maruts, and let the
Stallion's flood descend in torrents.
Come hither with this thunder while thou pourest the waters down,
our heavenly Lord and Father.
7. Thunder and roar: the germ of life deposit. Fly round us on thy
chariot waterladen.
Thine opened water-skin draw with thee downward, and let the
hollows and the heights be level.
8. Lift up the mighty vessel, pour down water, and let the liberated
streams rush forward.
Saturate both the earth and heaven with fatness, and for the cows
let there be drink abundant.
9. When thou, with thunder and with roar, Parjanya, smitest sinners down,
This universe exults thereat, yea, all that is upon the earth.
10. Thou hast poured down the rain-flood now withhold it. Thou hast
made desert places fit for travel.
Thou hast made herbs to grow for our enjoyment: yea, thou hast
won thee praise from living creatures.
Rig Veda Book 5 Hymn 83अछा वद तवसं गीर्भिर आभि सतुहि पर्जन्यं नमसा विवास |
कनिक्रदद वर्षभो जीरदानू रेतो दधात्य ओषधीषु गर्भम ||
वि वर्क्षान हन्त्य उत हन्ति रक्षसो विश्वम बिभाय भुवनम महावधात |
उतानागा ईषते वर्ष्ण्यावतो यत पर्जन्य सतनयन हन्ति दुष्क्र्तः ||
रथीव कशयाश्वां अभिक्षिपन्न आविर दूतान कर्णुते वर्ष्य्रं अह |
दूरात सिंहस्य सतनथा उद ईरते यत पर्जन्यः कर्णुते वर्ष्यं नभः ||
पर वाता वान्ति पतयन्ति विद्युत उद ओषधीर जिहते पिन्वते सवः |
इरा विश्वस्मै भुवनाय जायते यत पर्जन्यः पर्थिवीं रेतसावति ||
यस्य वरते पर्थिवी नन्नमीति यस्य वरते शफवज जर्भुरीति |
यस्य वरत ओषधीर विश्वरूपाः स नः पर्जन्य महि शर्म यछ ||
दिवो नो वर्ष्टिम मरुतो ररीध्वम पर पिन्वत वर्ष्णो अश्वस्य धाराः |
अर्वाङ एतेन सतनयित्नुनेह्य अपो निषिञ्चन्न असुरः पिता नः ||
अभि करन्द सतनय गर्भम आ धा उदन्वता परि दीया रथेन |
दर्तिं सु कर्ष विषितं नयञ्चं समा भवन्तूद्वतो निपादाः ||
महान्तं कोशम उद अचा नि षिञ्च सयन्दन्तां कुल्या विषिताः पुरस्तात |
घर्तेन दयावाप्र्थिवी वय उन्धि सुप्रपाणम भवत्व अघ्न्याभ्यः ||
यत पर्जन्य कनिक्रदत सतनयन हंसि दुष्क्र्तः |
परतीदं विश्वम मोदते यत किं च पर्थिव्याम अधि ||
अवर्षीर वर्षम उद उ षू गर्भायाकर धन्वान्य अत्येतवा उ |
अजीजन ओषधीर भोजनाय कम उत परजाभ्यो ऽविदो मनीषाम ||
achā vada tavasaṃ ghīrbhir ābhi stuhi parjanyaṃ namasā vivāsa |
kanikradad vṛṣabho jīradānū reto dadhāty oṣadhīṣu gharbham ||
vi vṛkṣān hanty uta hanti rakṣaso viśvam bibhāya bhuvanam mahāvadhāt |
utānāghā īṣate vṛṣṇyāvato yat parjanya stanayan hanti duṣkṛtaḥ ||
rathīva kaśayāśvāṃ abhikṣipann āvir dūtān kṛṇute varṣyṛṃ aha |
dūrāt siṃhasya stanathā ud īrate yat parjanyaḥ kṛṇute varṣyaṃ nabhaḥ ||
pra vātā vānti patayanti vidyuta ud oṣadhīr jihate pinvate svaḥ |
irā viśvasmai bhuvanāya jāyate yat parjanyaḥ pṛthivīṃ retasāvati ||
yasya vrate pṛthivī nannamīti yasya vrate śaphavaj jarbhurīti |
yasya vrata oṣadhīr viśvarūpāḥ sa naḥ parjanya mahi śarma yacha ||
divo no vṛṣṭim maruto rarīdhvam pra pinvata vṛṣṇo aśvasya dhārāḥ |
arvāṅ etena stanayitnunehy apo niṣiñcann asuraḥ pitā naḥ ||
abhi kranda stanaya gharbham ā dhā udanvatā pari dīyā rathena |
dṛtiṃ su karṣa viṣitaṃ nyañcaṃ samā bhavantūdvato nipādāḥ ||
mahāntaṃ kośam ud acā ni ṣiñca syandantāṃ kulyā viṣitāḥ purastāt |
ghṛtena dyāvāpṛthivī vy undhi suprapāṇam bhavatv aghnyābhyaḥ ||
yat parjanya kanikradat stanayan haṃsi duṣkṛtaḥ |
pratīdaṃ viśvam modate yat kiṃ ca pṛthivyām adhi ||
avarṣīr varṣam ud u ṣū ghṛbhāyākar dhanvāny atyetavā u |
ajījana oṣadhīr bhojanāya kam uta prajābhyo 'vido manīṣām ||
KR IRS 22921
On Wed, 22 Sept 2021 at 15:42, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> *MAZHA- THE RAIN*
>
> Dear friends,
>
> Today my posting is round about rain. It is raining period in Chennai,
> temperature is coming down and water is flowing at all required places.
> Unlike Kerala, Tamilnadu and in particular Chennai is more plain and
> draining water is more difficult. The first effect of a good rain is
> cooling the atmosphere.
>
> Day before yesterday, it was with heavy lighting and thunder. I felt the
> lightning would have affected trees. But it affected electrical points. *My
> BSNL Modem became faulty, my UPS became faulty.* After contacting the AE
> in telephone exchange, who was available in the evening, somehow I replaced
> modem through a Franchise. For the UPS, after attending many other
> cases, technician came with a new UPS, changed, took the old one for
> repair, and distilled water topped up in the battery, somehow made it to
> work.
>
> My reverse osmosis man called and informed, if the machine do not work it
> could be due to the small transformer inside became faulty. Somehow it was
> not affected. Some information about rain
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gopala Krishnan 22-09-2021
>
> *1. Rain in Middle East.*
>
> After seeing the wider roads with 4 lane traffic, more cars than buses,
> and bus shelter with information about bus routes and schedule, with
> fewer men forming the queue system I looked around for drainage in the
> roads at Dubai during my first visit. I could find none.
>
> I asked my son in law how the rain water might go if it rains there with
> a little hesitation. He answered me it rains there now more occasionally
> , roads get flooded, but after 10-12 hours the water get absorbed and
> till such time water would be gradually decreasing. There is blocking.
> I am told the planning has not looked in to drainage earlier and now
> thinking of solutions. It was in 2002.
>
> Some 5 years back, there were rains at Jeddah in Saudi Arabia , unusually
> much more where my son is working. There the roads were flooded to waist
> lever water or more. Somehow my son could drive and reach through knee deep
> water, he told me when I called him after watching the TV News.
>
> In the last vacation when I asked about the drainage there, he told
> already they have started initiative there, since flooding is more and
> sometimes buildings also go in water in low lying areas. From his talk I
> understood, there would be ups and downs to certain extent there.
>
> *1a. Drainage in Trivandrum*
>
> Even with drainage systems the condition was not so good, especially in
> the Kerala State capital Trivandrum till 2004 when I was there. If there
> was continuous rain for a day, there might be knee deep water at East
> fort and water used to enter to the steps of Pazhavangadi temple.
> Thampanoor used to have more water even to waist level. Somehow having a
> lot of ups and downs, it used to drain in 2-3 hours maximum. Without
> wetting clothes it was impossible to travel by any means in that area.
>
> From the nearby open area water used to enter my residence quarters in the
> compound. People are accustomed to the raised water level at East fort.
> Even now no change has come.
>
> *2. Rain water absorbing.*
>
> Rain water get absorbed to ground and making it wet and absorb gradually
> to inside. It is this rain water getting absorbed reach water plate and
> coming to wells.
>
> Years before in a rainy season there was a talk in Tamil Doora darsan
> channel, about keeping the sides of open wells with soil and only the front
> plat- form to be cemented. This would make water absorb in to the well
> which is a reserve.
>
> *3. Water collection to bore wells*
>
> In Chennai and nearby areas it is compulsory to approve the building
> plans to have a water collection near bore well or open well . The rain
> water from roof top has to be essentially connected to this collection
> point. In this point water get absorbed to the ground making available more
> water. This collecting point is somewhat similar to a soak pit and
> extended near to well .Area for about 16 sq. feet around bore well is
> filled with good soil which would absorb in to the ground. It is
> observed after a good rain bore well water fill the overhead tank in half
> the time, comparing to previous days.
>
> *4. Laksha dweep islands*
>
> While I was in Trivandrum Training centre people from Laksha dweep
> coming for training has told me without leaving a litre of water from
> roof tops they collect water in special tanks made. This water is filtered
> and used by them for drinking. For them the rain water is very costly and
> precious.
>
> *5. Rain water flowing through slum trenches.*
>
> One observation I could make is with all efforts the dirt and waste would
> be there in the trenches. With rain water it might flow away to certain
> extent and there would be good cleanliness. Even in the black top roads
> after rain the cow dung and all miscellaneous items sticking to the bitumen
> might wash away and the road appear good as if newly laid. Most of the
> roads are re-laid in my area once in two years.
>
> *6. Water harvesting system*
>
> Many municipalities have planned for water harvesting system. Concrete
> trenches are made on sides of streets and roads, with special instruction
> not to connect waste water lines. During rain, water from roads is
> collected through these trenches falling on the roads to a lake called
> Eari in Tamilandu.
>
> This system is implemented in my area, I could see through this trench,
> water flowing even after 2 days , the rain has stopped. The municipal
> water supply is made through digging bore wells about 500 metres away from
> this Eari. Slops and inter connection are made in the trench. In Chennai
> our area is one where there is *not much queue* for tap water in the
> streets.
>
> *7. Rain water drinking*
>
> In primary classes I learnt rain water after first rain is pure,
> collecting in pots from the open and good for drinking. However I have
> seen nobody doing so either earlier or now. Most use well water or tap
> water coming through municipal pipes.
>
> *8. Good water taps in the house.*
>
> While bore well water is lifted , a tap is provided in the work area
> which would give good water before it reach the overhead tank and going
> through pipes.
>
> After three days of my new home construction in Chennai , my wife asked
> the lady servant to get water from a tap. Thinking it is the convenient
> tap, she opened the pure water tap and took the available water and closed
> the tap!! . Next day the bore-well was found not lifting water due to
> air block. Having no other source and not so familiar to neighbours, we
> took water from street tap not only for drinking but to pour in to pipes
> to clear the air block with a nearby electrician.
>
>
>
> My wife too understood the importance that tap then only.( The lifted
> water was exhausted without knowing the bore well problem and not even a
> drop was in the overhead tank.)
>
> As munjagrithai muthanna, no more risks, next day I installed the
> reverse osmosis and aqua guard and made the tap *too tight*. Now very
> familiar to the tap, it is used to open and see whether airlock is there
> after switching ON the bore well.
>
> *9. Use of well water after big rains*
>
> In open wells we can see after continuous rain for three or four days
> water as muddy. The colour would be slightly changed. After fetching the
> water and keeping in a pot the mud would settle down and clear water is
> seen at top . This water has to be filtered again and boiled before
> using. Still colour may not change much in the boiled water but soil
> content would be less.
>
> *10. Full water in wells*
>
>
>
> After a good rain for two or three days we can see water to the ground
> level itself in the well. This is rain water through the soil coming to
> well. It will go down like anything after two or three shiny days.
>
> *11. Jala dosham*
>
> In my boy hood days I never understood body condition created due to
> water. It is created not only due to drizzling or heavy rain, but also
> due to not drying away water fully from the head after a bath in any part
> of the body.
>
> *12. Teaching about water*
>
> I am concluding this posting about water after telling a small incident
> before a few years. I went to the local high school here to include my
> wife’ name in the voters list on last Saturday. The revenue staffs were to
> issue and collect filled up forms in a class room. Since they came a
> little late, I was just going through the black board in the class.
>
> The different source of water was written with chalk piece and it was
> written *“ Water is used by people in many ways”.*
>
> I am not sure the board writing was by a student or teacher. I got
> astonished not to see: ”Water IS MOST ESSENTIAL for human life”.
>
> This would have been the first line either the student would have /
> teacher would have taught or corrected.
>
> I asked my wife to look at the board to pass the time. She simply replied
> what is written is correct and it means what I meant and diverted the
> topic- Other people are listening us. Don’t talk of your old working
> experience as teacher here. I think for that you are talking now.
>
> The revenue staff luckily arrived by the time.
>
> MY FINAL NOTE- This posting might be simple. The aim is to make
> understand our ipad kids about water and its essentiality and problems
> created by rain as information if some member asks the kid to read it.
> *Recently
> there was a mail from member from USA that he asks the kids my postings
> since he found very useful. *
>
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