PAKALKINAAVIN SUNDARAMAMORU PALAZHITHIRAYIL
Dearfriends, Thetopic of writing about Pakal kinavu (Day dream) was in my mind for a prettylong time. I thought of writing about it today. Sincerely, GopalaKrishnan 04-11-2021 1. Dictionary meaning Theoxford dictionary gives the meaning for day dream as “a series of pleasantthoughts that distracts one’s attention from the present. So by definition onlypleasant thoughts come to day dream. Not unpleasant thoughts. Ourmind can expand pleasant thoughts. This capacity is with all from boyhood todeath bed. Two conditions are required- a full stomach after eating desiring itemsand a comfortable atmosphere. There are many day dreamers while travelling inthe bus and forgetting the place for getting down. We could see a hidden smilein their face reflecting day dream after getting down away from the place. 2. Durvasa incident with Sakunthala. Thefirst thing coming to my memory is the incident of Sakunthala, immersed in daydream with the thoughts of King Dushyantha after he started to palace leaving theashram. The teen daughter of sage Munikanyaka had much to think of the strangepleasing experiences with Dushyantha. SageDurvasa coming that way, first addressed for sage Kanva standing in front ofhermitage. Then he noticed Sakunthala and again asked her for Kanva. Finding noResponse from her he cursed her that the person on whom she think, would forgether. HoweverDurvasa was not so bad without understanding a young woman’s feeling to herhusband. He gave amendment to the curse stating that proving any evidence, he wouldrecollect her. 3. Sage Narada and dreaming. Everytime I think of sage Narada, a smile would appear on my face, which I am not ableto explain. Two incidents with Narada. Oneis his desire to marry Damayanthi. For Damayanthi swayamvara, Narada desired toparticipate. He desired to have the face of Mahavishnu, a pleasing face andrequested Mahavishnu to grace with Kapi face. Kapi has got two meaning –OneMahavishnu and other Vanara. Withoutmuch thinking, Narada asked for the face of Kapi. He could have asked like you to Mahavishnu.Maha Vishnu simply agreed . Probably after getting grace of Mahavishnu,Narada did not bother to look for his face in the mirror. (I have seen pictureswhere Damayanthi standing looking her face in a mirror) Mahavishnugraced him with theface of vanara. In the swayamvara hall everybody smiled at Narada,he thought, it was appreciating his beauty. To cut short, Damayanthi already indesire of Nala garlanded him. Thesecond one which me day dream is the way how Narada, a bachelor could finalise the living arrangementswith five Pandavas for Droupadi and how he could have expressed itto Droupadi. 4. Dreaming with age. Akid of 5-10 years may day dream about the new toy. A young man may dream of theresultants of a good job received. After getting the job, he may dream of alover. A middle aged man may dream of the house he is constructing and anelderly person may dream of the pleasant life of his son or daughter aftermarriage. Surelya retired person may day dream of his past official life and sweet memories inday dream. Probably he may not be able to express his dream to wife or familymembers. Regardingwomen they go to a dreaming state in all ages of pleasurable things. Agood reader may go to day dreams as he read a novel. Some may go to day dreamsfor minutes together or even an hour. 5. Parukkutti in Marthanda varma. Oneof the earliest novels I read was Marthanda varma in my school life, and stillI could recollect my pleasing thoughts to make out a figure of character Parukkuttitold in it. Duringschool life and college life we would have many pleasing thoughts which arealways pleasing to recollect and they may frequently come to our thoughts wheneverwe are happy. To tell in Malayalam- Poovittu nilkum nin jeevithathil ennum EaeKalalayathin madhunadubhoothikal.-Lines of Sri Cherukunnam Purushothaman, my Malayalam lecturer and poet. 5a. Story of Ambassador Car. Longback for purchasing ambassador cars onehad to book and wait. In a family the husband had booked for a car oncompulsion of wife. One day he received intimation, his booking hasmaterialised. In the evening he found on return from work, the wife in daydream without answering his calling. He raised the voice, and the wife got alerted. He asked what was herday dream. She told what would be thepleasantness by travelling in the backseat of the car in front of her friends. The husband bowed his head- I amworrying how I could make out the money to purchase the car. Henever expected his booking would materialise so soon. 6. Thara balam, Chandra balamthathaiva…. Itwould be a repetition if I write aboutThara incident in detail- Abducting of Thara after the yagya by Moon god. Tharawas the wife of Jupiter. However Jupiter had two more wives, but he was specialto get Thara back from Moon. Finally after big war on command of Brahma, Tharawas returned to Jupiter. Thara was conceived already from Moon. The child bornis Budha. Iused to slightly twist the incident and talk, telling Thara was giving morepower to Jupiter than others and hence his persistent demand to get her back.The matter for day dream- what was so special with Thara for Moon to abducther? My note- Earlier once I wrote aboutTharabalam in a satirical manner. Onemember could not digest as seen from his later responses. Only thing I can tell is- it is a writer’s mind. There shouldbe a mind to appreciate a writer… Theday dream can be still more pleasant if thought with Ahalya episode also.Assisting Indra, taking the form of crow and crawling by Moon. 7. The title Theduet lines from a Malayalam movie Pakal Kinavu released in 65’s acted by Sarada and Sathyan. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/837926068.349785.1636000566247%40mail.yahoo.com.
