Gokulaastami

This was the article I had written long back in 2005, when I felt that I was alone here at chennai on Gokulaastami day . This year Gokulaastami reminded me that and here is the article for you to read. Neraiya vishayam maravae illai.., Konjam Brahmin slang irukkum ..please adjust ..,

Today is Gokulashtami.Ppl will celebrate the birth of lord Krishna.Some will celebrate today (based on 'thithi' Astami and some celebrate on tomm ( based on Rohini nakshtra.)
This day remembers me my sweet childhood days.School Leavea irukkum or else sekiram vitruvaa.Veetikku odi vanthu paartha neraiya palakaram senju vachhu iruppaanga.Thattai , appam ( both salt and sweet) , murukku , cheedai ( both salt and sweet) ellam readyaa irukkum else on the way.Veetu kulla nulaiyaraoppove oil smell + Ghee smell mookai thozhaikkum.Kai ,kaal alambamma nera kitchenukkula pona paati thalaila thani vitu thittuvaa.Ivvalu panrele ennakku koodukka maatela?nu parithabama i 'll ask.Perumalukku neiveithaiyam pannittuthaan saapidanumnu sonna appothaikku mansu seriyaidum.

Chinna vayasula irunthae i used to these things.Bajji potta kooda perumalukku kaatiitu thaan sapidanum , avvalavu yen paal kaachinakooda perumallukku kattitu than saapidanum ( athuvun with sugar).Donno why ? Some confined culture they'll follow and i too loved following those in my childhood.Oru self discipline and will power vara karanamakooda irukkalam.(kanna munnadi palakaram irunthalum sapida mudiyathu).Kulichittu madiyaa kaalaile irunthu paatiyum , ammavum shredhaiyoda rasichu rasichu panradhai paarka acharyama irukkum.Athuvum paatiyoda kai suthu muruku ! adada athukku eedu enaiyae kidaiyathu.Gokulashtami annaikku thaan veetu hallella padam podalam .Amma karaichu vecha Arisi mavula vasala kolam poduva,appuram vasala irunthu Poojai room varikkum "krishnar kaal "(foot prints) poduva ..
Krishnar namma veetukku vaarardanu sollum pothu unmaiyavae varuvarnu nenaicha
kaalam undu. Pojai mudiyara varaikum athai mithikka koodathu.Mithichaa thittu thaan
vilum.Nalla naal athuvumaa ( matha Ashtami ellam bad days , innniku mattum exception) enda thittu vangaraenu paati solluva.Aana mudinchappuram vasallela irunthu naan thaan footprints follow panni veetu pojai room varikkum varuven(manasula periya Krishanarnnu nenaippu? eppo suthi oru ponnu illai? hmmm)

Neiveithaim Ready aana udanae thatha Kulichitu Poojai pannuvar.Engirunthu thaan avarukku antha energy varumo Mantras ovvonnum kanir kanir nu solluvar.Thatha voda aashthanna peran naan so ennakuu neraiya kathai ,manthiram solli tharuvar.Aaana avar solli thanthu kaatilum avar pojai panrappo kathula vilnthu naan kathukittathu thaan jaasthi.Pojai mudinji Deeparadhanai kaati 'theertham' kooduppar.Eppada kanna kaatuvarnu kaathitu iruppom.Enga annan ithu ellam romba ushaaru.Avanuukku vennummna ennai thoondi vittu kekae solluvan.Avan nallavan aayiduvan.Kanna kaatuna udanai Ellathulaiyum onnu,irundu eduthuttu escape....Night dinnerae athuthaan.Ethukku escapennu kelunga ..ivvlo kashtappattu kathirunthu saapitta kooda kadichu saapida koodathu ,vindu thaan saapidanum ,illainaa paati thalai saani kaarichu viduva..'yechal pannathaeda' appdinnu oru kural varum? so paati kannula
padamma escape...? But they taught us some very good habbits and loved those days and i followed most of the times.Appuram ellar veetukkum palakaram pogum , avanga veetu palakaram varum.Aduthu 2 dayskku snacks patrakurai illai.

Gone are those days...hmmm..

Last 5-6 years i was out from home,visits only on very few occassions esp diwali ,
pongal i missed these functions a lot.

Though the same enjoyment wil be there as always everytime i go there,i really miss these functions.Navarathiri aana 9 daysum kaalaila payasam , nite sundal..adaada enna vazhkai...

College padikkum pothu Krishna jeyanthi maranthae pogum ..engayavathu 'thevar kadila ' parota saapiitu irupaen..illai 'kumarapalyam theatrela padam paarthuttu irupaen.

Once pakkuthu veetu house owner aunty palkaaram kondu vanth kooduthu inniku
Gokulashtaminnu sonnanga ..Palakaram sapidum pothu i cried.Chennaikku vanthappuram 2003 gokulashtamikku naanum chithiyum cheedai try panni ,Ennaila pottu athu london bomb blast mathiri vedichu ..appothaan aaha samyal s/w kattilum kashtamaana velaidannu purinchuthu..

Cityla eppo 50% ppl krishna sweets irunthu Gokulaashtami spl package vaangitu poi
celebrate panraanga.., ethu ethukellam package vanthuduthu..oorla ellam avani avittathukku vaathiyar vantha thaan poonul , dharbai , pavithram kidaikkum ..enga en friend oru 'avani avittam pack avangi kooduthaan ' ellamae athula irukku..aathangarai pillayarkovil kitta poi 'sulli' arasa maram kuchi porukka povom ..enga athuvum packagelu included..

Hmm ..Human needs thaan businesskku aatharam.

City speed lifela Gokulaastami celebrate panna time ellama irukkalam..aana inuum oorla 'Mann vasanai' maathiri neraiya veetula 'ennai vasani' adichittu thaan irukku..

enageyo romba thooram vituttu vanthuta maathiri oru unarvu..

Thriumbi angeya poidalaama?

Mudiyumaa??