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I am not sure what happens to people when time moves on. I was never behind people to post me or send me poems or enter into contest. It is practiced that I publish the authors information with the poem. If people are offended, they should have let me know about it. Any ways I wont do that mistake again of publishing any other peoples creations in my blog until it is mailed to me with full authority of publishing their details.

Because of this incident, I was forced to remove few post done earlier which contained other people reference whom I feel offended because of the act. To make it clear again , I published your content with your complete permission and I have nothing do with you in person anything other than just the job of publishing your creation in my blog as a blog owner. Please feel free to mail me if you find any other creations of your's published in blog instead posting anonymous comments.

Sandhya Naamam - Nama japam : Lyrics

Rama rama rama rama rama rama pahimam
rama krishna vasudheva rama rama pahimam


Aamyangal neengumaru angaya vannam eppozhum
Kshemamodanugrahikka rama rama pahimam

Sandhya neram ennu venda Sarvadha japikkuvan
Shakthi thannedename Shri Shanmugaya pahimam

Om namashivaya pahi, Om namashivaya pahi
Om Shivaya Pahimam,Namashivaya pahimam.

Namashivaya madhi manthram,ethrayum mahaltharam.
Samastha duritha nashanam,Namashivaya Pahimam.

Kshiprame padikka vedha,thathva sara sagraham,
shitha shudhi karanam namashivaya pahimam.

Mamalakal pottidunna nama manthramanithu,
Mamunikal sevitham,Muhuntha Rama pahimam.

Raaga rosham kondadhika,Roga maya shathruvinte,
Aamaya mahamune Muhuntha rama pahimam.

Muthravum malavumokke,Cherthadacha pathramam,
Gathram allayo hitham,Mukuntha Rama pahimam.

Kala pasha bandhamennil,eshidathe nithyavum,
Kathu raksha cheyyanam,muhuntha rama pahimam.

Veedu meda, aadu madu,padavum, purayidam,
Needi yennirikilum,muhuntha rama pahimam.

Padi yadi modiyodu,koodi vaanu kolkilum,
Pediyundo kalanu,muhuntha rama pahimam.

Antharangam sarvadha, namashivaya modhanam,
Santhadhi labikkanam, muhuntha Rama pahimam.

Antharangam sarvadha, namashivaya modhanam,
Bhakthi thannidename, muhuntha Rama pahimam.

Bandhu mithrar okke vannu anthikathirikkilum,
Anthakan vilakumo, muhuntha Rama pahimam.

Pahimam gunakari parabhari maheshwari,
Papanashini namo shri Ambikaya pahimam.

Ambike akhila lokha karani purathani,
Inpamodu kollemcode amarnnu vazhum ishwari.

Shanmugha shadanana samastha durithanashana,
Kumarakovil vasikkum shanmukhaya pahimam.

Kavadi eduthu kondu thulli nyangal vannidum,
Kalkall veenu vandhanam namaskarichu ninnidum.

Shanmugaya pahimam, Shri Shanmugaya pahimam,
Shanmuga horomyagam shri shanmugaya pahimam.

Padha kesham itharam paniyumen manogatham,
Safalamay varename shri shanmugaya pahimam.

Aru nin mughangalum, azhakudeya velumay,
Kananam kripalaya shri shanmugaya pahimam.

Sannithiyil vannu nyangal nerchakal nadathidam,
Pulli mayil eri va shri Shanmugaya pahimam.

Shanmugha daya thonnam, dhayaneeyam en sthithi orkkanam,
Kumara kovil amarumen paramjyothiye pari pahimam.

Neeyanashryam kaividathenne palicheedente Murugane,
Paril nin kadakshame gathi paravathi sudha pahimam.

Odi odi varunna duritham ozhichu mattanam Shanmugha,
Thedi vachoru nin padhambhuja bhakthi enkal udhikanam.

Dukham okke ozhichenikku sukham sadhabhi valarthuvan,
Velumenthi vannenne yeppozhum rakshikkename Shanmugha.

Daridhra dukham akattiyenpodu rakshikenam entammaye,
Shumptha dagham aduthidathavare kathidename Shanmugha.

Shanmugaya pahimam, Shri Shanmugaya pahimam,
Shanmuga horomyagam shri shanmugaya pahimam.

Nama Japam - Sandhya Namam Lyrics

Almost in all parts of Kerala and Kanyakumari district, it is a practice to worship God during the sunset and sing bhajans. It was once a mandatory ritual to recite these hymns by everyone in the family and later it got reduced to a practice that brought children and Grand Parents together. Now, they have become recorded songs of renowned singers like K.S.Chithra and others. These songs are available in market as Sandhya Vandhanam albums.

When I was a kid, after lighting the "Nila Vilakku" (Lamp). We use to sit in front of the picture and recite Sandhya Naamam. Every region of Kerala seems to have different versions of lyrics and the one I am posting is a localized version of Sandhya Vandhanam which is popular in our region. I forgot almost everything, I am sure our next generation wouldn't even be aware of the fact that they had such hymns. Nila Vilakku is replaced by artificially illuminated lamps and Gods are kept in a corner of the living room. I called up my Mother and Grand mother to refresh my memories of the religious songs and I thought I shall post them before they were drowned into the oblivion. You can recite this song as per your wish or you can sing this based on the song of Sandya Vandhanam by Chithra.

I am not sure about few words i have written and its meaning as there are no written text for these and is mainted as Vaithari (Transfered to generations just by mouth). Thanks to my Grandma and Mom who recited me the entire text. Read It Here

Ventum oru abhadham - Malayalam Poem

Paduvan illa e pattinte yavwanam,
Paazhayi pokuvathenthu kondo,
Ennulile dukha swapnagal okkeyum,
Ee anathathwathil olichu poyo.

Kanuvan polumoru kattaruviyilla,
Kadinte koojanam ottu milla,
Jeevitha sandhyayil santhwanamyoru,
Prananatha en chareyilla.

Kottilla, kuzhalilla, Kompillidathalam,
Panchari melam mattonnum illa,
Panante pattile udukku polum enthe,
Padunilla ee dukha ganam.

Kayal thirakalodannu nyan aranju,
Kanamarayathe pon chandrane,
Kandathum cholka a pavathinodu,
Mindathuranguvan, rathri yathra venda.

Cry of Shadows - Authors Note

                                         The Author’s Note 

Dear Reader,

I was traveling along the Western Ghats. The flora and fauna of the Ghats enamored me a lot. The train I was traveling bustled like a huge python through the hills which unveiled the aesthetic mysteries of nature. I was awestruck by the Lush green forest with water falls and of course it instigated the writer in me. The destination I was heading to be always amazing as it is one among the renowned destination in the world tourist map.

Goa, the land of beaches is like a heartthrob for youngsters across India and of the world too. I always felt Goa is the true copy of Travancore and Kerala and may be the similarity is because of the stretch lies of the Western Ghats and the origin of these places share the same story of Parasuraman. Well, you can do the rest of the research about its glorious past by yourself. Coming back to the connection about my urges in literature and Goa, in my previous visit I wrote a poem sitting in the rocks of Anjuna beach while the gentle breeze pass through me like someone who enriches my imaginations. The travelogue about the trip in my blog brought about a lot of critical appreciation and the memories were always cherished by me.

This time, I was not thinking about any more than a travelogue but later changed my mind. I have written about a travelogue about Goa earlier and people are generally aware about the fancies of Goa. Now my search of doing something different whirled in my mind. I thought of writing a novel based on Goa, but then I changed my mind. I wanted to write a suspense based novel, something which my readers will eagerly waiting for, to read. That’s when I thought of writing Cry of Shadows. I hope this will be a good treat to all the followers of my blog. I promise to make this novel more romantic, sci-fi, fun and technological advanced treat.

Kindly mail me the positives and negatives of this Novel and please share this information with your friends as well.

                                                     Yours Lovingly,

                                                        Dhanesh Nair

Cry of Shadows - Novel

My First English Novel

"Diogo is in the transit of Frankfurt Airport. It was a tiring journey from Lisbon. He is anxiously waiting for the announcement for boarding his Lufthansa Flight to Mumbai"...

It’s been some time I updated anything in the blog. This time I promise you something massy, really great stuff, which I ever felt. I am involved in the research for my work and I promise to make it a wonderful experience for you. Please update me about the content, standard and experience. If you don’t find it of international standard then drop a word to me about how I can improve?? You will find Love to lust, culture to cuisine in its real sense in the novel. Novel will be posted as chapters and will be labelled under a common name so that readers can refer to it any time to have a complete reading experience.