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Sunday, September 4, 2011

தங்கபஸ்பம் என்னும் சொர்ண பற்பம்





தங்கபஸ்பம் பற்றி.......





       தாதுபுஷ்டியைத் தொடர்ந்து தங்கபஸ்பத்தைப் பற்றி கேள்வி ஏற்படும்.
                சில உரைகளின்போதும் தனிப்படவும் என்னிடம் கேட்கப்பட்ட கேள்விகள்:


1. தங்க பஸ்பம் என்று ஒன்று இருக்கிறதா? அல்லது சித்தரியலில் கண்ட உருவகமா?


2. தங்க பஸ்பத்தில் உண்மைலேயே தங்கம் சேர்கிறதா?


3. இதைச் சாப்பிடுவதால் இளமை திரும்புமா?


4. இது விஷத்தன்மை படைத்ததா?


                தங்கபஸ்பம் என்பது ஆயுர்வேத மருந்துகளில் ஒன்று. 
                அதனைச்செய்யுமுறைகள் வேறுபடும். தற்சமயத்தில் மூன்று முறைகளைப் பயன்படுத்துவார்கள்.

 

தங்க ரேக்கை முள்ளுக்கீரை சாற்றில் 3-நாள் ஊறவைத்து ரவியிற் (இரவில்) காயவைத்து கல்வத்திலிட்டு சித்திரப்பாலாடை சாற்றில் மைபோல அரைத்து வில்லை தட்டிக் காயவைத்து அதற்கு கடம்பிலையை அரைத்து கவசஞ்செய்து அகலில்வைத்து ஏழுசீலை மண்செய்து நூறெருவிற் புடம் போடப் பற்பமாகும். சவுரியிலைச்சாறு படி-8, சிறுக சிறுக ஒரு சட்டியிலிட்டுக் காயவைத்துத் திரட்டி நிறுத்தி அந்தவிடை ஆடாதொடையிலையும், 1-பலம் புனுகும் 2-கழஞ்சு மேற்படி பற்பமும் சேர்த்து மெழுகுபோலரைத்து நெல்லிக்காய்போலுருட்டி எள்ளெண்ணெயில் போட்டு அந்தி சந்தி ஒவ்வொரு உருண்டை வீதம் 6 மாதம் சாப்பிட்டு மேற்படி எண்ணெயை வாரத்துகிரண்டுமுறை ஸ்நானஞ்செய்து சையோகமும் கரப்பன் பதார்த்தமும் தள்ளிவைக்க வெண்குட்ட முதலான சகல குட்டமும் தீரும்.

கிராம்பை மயானமாய்ப் பொடித்து ஆவின்நெய்யில் மத்தித்து அதிற் பண்வெடை தங்கபற்பம் வைத்து சாப்பிட்டு பாலும் அன்னமும் பொசித்து வர விந்தூரும் தாதுகட்டும் தேகம் பலக்கும்.
                தங்க ரேக்குதான் மூலப்பொருள். தங்கரேக்கு என்பது சுத்தமான தங்கத்தை மெல்லிய தகடாக அடித்துச்செய்யப்படுகிறது. தாளைவிட மெல்லியதாக இருக்கும்.
                தங்கரேக்கை எடுத்து தனலில் வைத்து பழுக்கக் காய்ச்சுவார்கள். பின்னர் அதனை அப்படியே நல்லெண்ணெயில் முக்கி எடுப்பார்கள்.
                இதுபோன்று ஏழு தடவைகள் செய்வார்கள்.
                அதே மாதிரி, பழுக்கக்காய்ச்சி புளித்த மோரில் ஏழு முறை இட்டு எடுப்பார்கள். பின்னர் பசுவின் மூத்திரத்தில் அவ்வாறு செய்யப்படும். இறுதியாக கொள்ளு தானியத்தின் கொதிக்க வைத்த வடி தண்ணீரில் விட்டு எடுப்பார்கள்.
                'ரச கர்ப்பூரம்' என்று ஒன்று இருக்கிறது. 'Mercuric Chloride' என்னும் ரசாயனப் பொருள் அது. நவபாஷாணத்தில் ஒன்றாகும்.
                'நவ பாஷாணம் நவ பாஷாணம் என்று சொல்கிறார்களே, அது என்ன?' என்று கேட்கும் முன்னர் சொல்லிவிடுகிறேன்.
                சாதிலிங்கம், மனோசிலை, காந்தம், தாரம், கெந்தி, ரஸகர்ப்பூரம், வெள்ளைப்பாஷாணம், கௌரி பாஷாணம், தொட்டிப் பாஷாணம் ஆகியவை.
                ரஸகர்ப்பூரத்தை எலுமிச்சம் சாற்றுடன் சேர்த்து அரைத்து வைத்துக் கொள்வார்கள்.
                இதனை எடுத்துத் தங்க ரேக்கின் மீது அப்பிவிடுவார்கள்.
                அடுத்தபடியாக மண்சிமிழில் கந்தகத்துடன் சேர்த்து வைத்து வாய்ச்சீலை யிட்டு மண்பூசி மூடிவிடுவார்கள். அது காய்ந்தவுடன் புடம் போடுவார்கள்.
                எட்டு முறையாவது புடம் போடுவார்கள். எட்டு முறையும் ரசகர்ப்பூரத்தைச் சிறிது சேர்த்துக்கொள்வார்கள்.  பஸ்பத்தின் தன்மையைப் பொறுத்து இன்னும் அதிகமாகவும் புடம் போட நேரிடலாம்.
                இன்னொரு முறையும் இருக்கிறது. 'மஞ்சள் கடம்பு' என்னும் தாவரம் ஒன்று இருக்கிறது. அதிலிருந்து ஒருவகையான உப்பு தயாரிப்பார்கள். ஒரு வகைக் கள்ளியின் பாலுடன் இதனைச் சேர்த்து கலவையொன்றைச் செய்வார்கள். இந்தக் கலவையுடன் தங்க ரேக்கைச் சேர்த்து அரைப்பார்கள். அதனைக் காயவைத்த பின்னர், 'கபில நிறம்' போன்ற வண்ணத்தைக்
கொண்டதொரு பஸ்பம் கிடைக்கும்வரை இரு முறையோ அல்லது அதற்கும் மேலாகவோ அதனைப் புடம் போடுவார்கள்.


                வேறொரு முறையில் தங்கரேக்கின் மீது எலுமிச்சஞ்சாற்றுடன் கலந்த ரச கர்ப்பூரத்தை அப்பிப் பழுக்கக் காய்ச்சி, அதனை முள்ளுக்கீரையின் பொடியுடன் கலந்து புடம் போடுவார்கள்.


                இதனை சிறிய அளவில் உட்கொள்ளவேண்டும்.
                அமுக்குராக் கிழங்கு, பூனைக்காலி, கஸ்தூரி ஆகியவற்றுடன் சேர்த்து அதனைச் சாப்பிடவேண்டும். அந்த மூன்றையும் 'அனுபானம்' என்று சொல்வார்கள்.
                முதுமை ஏற்படமாட்டாது. தாது புஷ்டியைத் தோற்றுவிக்கும். பாலுணர்வை அதிகரிக்கும். வீரியத்தையும் ஏற்படுத்தும்.


                மேலே கண்ட விபரத்தின் மூலம் முதல் மூன்று கேள்விகளுக்கும் பதில் சொல்லியாகிவிட்டது.
                அடுத்து,  'இது விஷத்தன்மை படைத்ததா? '


                விஷத்தன்மை படைத்தது என்று சொல்வதற்கில்லை.
                அதைத் தயாரிக்கும்போது ரச கர்ப்பூரம் சேர்கிறது. இது ஒரு விஷம். நவபாஷாணத்தைச் சேர்ந்தது. கந்தகம் போன்றவையும் வேறு சில மூலிகைகளும் சம்பந்தப்படுகின்றன.
                செய்முறையில் ஏதேனும் கோளாறு ஏற்பட்டால் 'ஹோகயா' - 'HOgayaa'-தானுங்களே? இல்லீங்களா?






               

                'தங்க பஸ்பம்' என்பது ஒரு முக்கியமான மருந்து. இது தமிழர்களிடையே புழக்கத்தில் இருந்தது. 'தெரிந்த பெயர், தெரியாத விஷயம்' என்று சொல்வார்கள்.

                ஆகவே இதைப் பற்றி என்னிடம் இருந்த சில நூல்கள், நான் கேள்விப்பட்ட விஷயங்கள் முதலியவற்றை வைத்து சுருக்கமாகத் 'தங்கபஸ்பத்தை' எழுதி வெளியிட்டேன்.



                இதன் தொடர்பாகக் காயகல்பம், Rejuvenation, Longevity, அதிபலம், அதிவேகம்,

அதிபோகம், அதிபுத்தி, புலன்களின் தீட்சண்யம் போன்றவற்றைப் பற்றிய கேள்விகள், டிஸ்ஷன் போன்றவை இருந்திருந்தால் திருப்தியாக இருந்திருக்கும்.



                நான்தான் அந்தக் கட்டுரையின் முடிவிலேயே, 'சரியான முறை இல்லாமல் போனால் 'ஹோகயா' என்று எழுதிவிட்டேனே.



                தங்கபஸ்பம் மட்டுமில்லை..... எந்த மருந்துமே - உங்கள் Aspirin-இலிருந்துZopiclone வரைக்கும் எல்லாவற்றுக்குமே டாக்ஸிஸிட்டி உண்டு.



                ரொம்ப நாளைக்கு முன்னால் ஒரு படம். 'மிஸ் மாலினி'. ஹீரோயின் புஷ்பலதா. அவருடைய வேலைக்காரி சுந்தரிபாய்.

                சுந்தரிபாய் ஒரு பாட்டுப் பாடுவார்......



"பலே ஜோர்... பலே ஜோர்.... பட்டனவாசம்

நான் பாத்துப்பிட்டேன் பாத்துப்பிட்டேன், பணத்துக்கு நாசம்"



என்ற பாட்டு.



                அதில் வரும் அடிகள்,

"தலவலிக்கொரு மாத்திரெ, தடுமனுக்கொரு மாத்திரெ

தவறிப்போயி போட்டுக்கிட்டா தர்மலோக யாத்திரெ"



என்று இருக்கும்.



                இதேதான் எல்லா மருந்துக்கும். அமுதம்கூட விஷமாகும்.

                தங்க பஸ்பம் இதற்கு விதிவிலக்கல்ல.

                இந்த நூற்றுக்கணக்கான ஆண்டுகளாக இந்தியர்கள் தங்கபஸ்பத்தைப் பயன்படுத்தியே வந்திருக்கின்றனர்.

                தங்க பஸ்பத்தால் கெடுதல் மட்டுமே உண்டு என்றிருந்தால் இத்தனை ஆண்டுகளாக அதைப் பயன்படுத்தி வந்திருப்பார்களா?

                அரசர்களில் பலர் தங்கபஸ்பம் சாப்பிட்டவர்கள்தாம். அவர்களுக்கு அந்த மருந்து ஊறு செய்திருந்தால், அதைக் கொடுத்த வைத்தியர்களைத் தோலை உரித்திருப்பார்கள், அல்லது போனால் போகட்டும் என்று கழுவில் ஏற்றியிருப்பார்கள்.

                தங்கபஸ்பம் என்னும் உருப்படியே இண்டியன் ·பார்மக்கோப்பியாவில் இருந்து அகற்றப்பட்டிருக்கும்.

                அதற்குப் பதில் 'விஷ சாஸ்திர சிந்தாமணி'யில் இடம் பெற்றிருக்கும்.

                அந்தக் காலத்தில் Slow Poison வகையறாவுக்கு மிகவும் கிராக்கி இருந்தது.

Posted by JayBee

Mountains to climb



August was a nerve-racking month for the world economy. September and October will be no better

CENTRAL bankers are not known for seeking solace in the heavens. But at their annual symposium in Jackson Hole, organised by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the world’s leading monetary mavens could be found, after dinner, peering enthusiastically into telescopes set up by the local astronomy club. As he spied the M82 galaxy, 12m light-years away, one central banker remarked: “That puts our problems into perspective.”
On the ground, though, those problems are as big as ever. Christine Lagarde, the new managing director of the IMF, voiced a collective sentiment when she said the world economy found itself in a “dangerous new phase”. Things could get riskier still in the coming weeks.

Many central bankers, including Ben Bernanke, the Fed’s chairman, think it is time for fiscal policy to do more. He gave Congress a scolding at Jackson Hole, arguing that politicians need to address the medium-term fiscal mess while leaving room to cushion the economy now. Barack Obama is working on a jobs plan but the chances of a political rapprochement on issues like America’s payroll-tax cut, due to expire soon, remain uncertain. No deal implies sharply tighter fiscal policy.
In America, the worry is dashed expectations. The Federal Reserve’s policy-setting committee next meets on September 20th and 21st and has scheduled an extra day’s discussion on its arsenal of unconventional monetary weapons. Wall Street hopes it will mark the onset of “QE3”, another big bout of bond-buying. The mood in Jackson Hole suggested that any action will be modest and incremental.
Far more serious danger lies in Europe. Policymakers there put great faith in an agreement they struck on July 21st, which promised more money for Greece as well as more resources and a broader remit for the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF). That expanded role is due to be ratified by euro-zone parliaments in the next few weeks. The European Central Bank (ECB) regards its recent decision to buy Spanish and Italian bonds as a stopgap until the expanded EFSF is up and running.
But three shadows hang over the EFSF. First, the political timetable for its ratification could slip. Potential causes include Finnish demands for collateral against its contribution to the Greek bail-out and a vote by Germany’s constitutional court, due on September 7th, on the legality of the rescue package (see table).
Second, there is growing confusion about what the revamped rescue fund should do. Europe’s central bankers are desperate for it to take over the bond-buying duties if markets stay skittish over Italy and Spain. Ms Lagarde is pushing another priority. She thinks Europe’s banks urgently need more capital to “cut the chains of contagion” and wants a mandatory recapitalisation, using public funds if necessary and the EFSF in particular. In effect, the IMF wants a repeat of what America’s Treasury did in 2008, when it bullied big banks into taking capital injections.
Many Europeans were furious at Ms Lagarde’s comments, denying any serious capital shortage and arguing instead that if there is a problem, it is one of attracting funding from skittish wholesale markets. Jean-Claude Trichet, the ECB’s president, tried to damp down even that concern, pointing out that banks could tap unlimited liquidity at the ECB and that they had ample collateral left to post in return.
Mr Trichet is right, but only up to a point. The sheer scale of European’ banks’ funding needs (about €1.7 trillion, or $2.5 trillion, in the next three years) is daunting: an idea from Morgan Stanley, to use the EFSF to offer European guarantees on new bank debt, has gained traction recently. And illiquidity is a symptom of concerns about solvency. So Ms Lagarde is right that strengthening banks’ buffers is important. The July stress tests, which did not allow for sovereign defaults, offer scant guidance. Using the market price of sovereign bonds, the IMF thinks that European banks could have unrecognised losses of €200 billion, meaning lots more capital would be needed. The EFSF is one sensible source.
The third and biggest reason to worry is that the EFSF is too small. The fund is being increased to €440 billion. But subtract the money already committed to bail-outs as well as the extra Greece might need if “voluntary” private debt-restructuring falls short (seearticle), and only around €200 billion may be left. At the ECB’s current pace of bond-buying (€6 billion-22 billion a week), that will not last long, especially if some is also set aside for banks.
European politicians are unlikely to cough up more, so much discussion behind the scenes is about how to lever up the rescue facility. Daniel Gros of the Centre for European Policy Studies and Thomas Mayer of Deutsche Bank think the EFSF should be registered as a bank and allowed to borrow from the ECB, using the government bonds it buys as collateral. That kind of arms-length arrangement, they argue, would be much better than having the ECB buy bonds itself, and would give the EFSF huge firepower. Conservative central bankers worry that it would still break the rule that bans direct purchases by the ECB, in spirit at least.
An alternative, quietly touted by some North American officials, is to tempt investors into buying bonds by giving them access to non-recourse loans from the ECB. The model is another American innovation from the financial crisis—the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, or TALF. Soft loans from the Fed were designed to tempt investors into buying securities; the Treasury promised to take the first tranche of any losses, thus protecting the Fed. In a European version, cheap, non-recourse loans would encourage investors to buy Italian or Spanish bonds and bring down yields. The ECB would provide leverage, but any initial losses would be borne by the EFSF. The facility’s resources would be magnified, private investors would be drawn in and the price of bonds would still be set by the market.
Dusting off America’s crisis-management ideas makes sense: they were effective. But Europe’s task is far harder, not just because there are many more parties involved but because the end goal is so unclear. American officials were battling the temporary collapse of a financial system. European politicians need to create a new one, either with a more integrated fiscal union or a break-up of the current euro area. Without political leadership, the technocrats cannot solve the problem.

Radhashtami 2011




Shrimati Radharani“Shrimati Radharani is most dear to Lord Krishna, and Her lake known as Radha-kunda is also very dear to Him. Of all the gopis, Shrimati Radharani is certainly the most beloved.” (Padma Purana)
Radhashtami is the anniversary of the appearance day of Shrimati Radharani, the eternal consort of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The thrill felt by lovers courting one another, playing jokes and enjoying each other’s company, is found in its purified form in the intimate dealings between Radha and Krishna. To understand the transcendental nature of their interactions and derive the full benefit from hearing about them, one must be very fortunate. Without a properly situated consciousness, the conditioned mind will take Radha and Krishna’s interactions to be similar to the boyfriend and girlfriend dealings we are accustomed to seeing. Yet, just like the expensive antiques in the living room of the house, the pastimes between Radha and Krishna are meant to be enjoyed by those who understand its value. Put the priceless vase in the hands of children and they are liable to break it, not understanding its importance. With the benediction of wonderful holidays like Radhashtami on the Vaishnava calendar, any person can become familiar with Shrimati Radharani and her important position as Krishna’s most beloved.
Shrimati RadharaniIf you are God and you have someone who makes you extremely happy, it would make sense that your devotees would love her very much as well. We can just imagine the divine character of that pleasure-giving person, how many wonderful qualities they have. The Shri Chaitanya Charitamrita of Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami lists some of Radharani’s most important qualities. She appeared on this earth as the daughter of King Vrishabhanu and Mother Kirtida. The exact sequence of events relating to her appearance can vary by creation. The variations found in Vedic literature donot give evidence to the theory that the information is just mythology or hyped up stories. On the contrary, as the creation and destruction of the earth and other material planets go through repeating cycles, the exact sequence of events pertaining to the pastimes of Lord Krishna and His associates isn’t always the same.
This also reveals why there are sometimes variations in the telling of the Ramayana, which describes the life and pastimes of Lord Rama, one of Krishna’s most famous incarnations. Indeed, even Goswami Tulsidas, who is sometimes criticized for having differences in his Ramacharitamanasa, provides a few different details in his other shorter poem on the same subject matter called the Gitavali. Was he not aware that he contradicted himself? Was he not aware that his versions of the events of Rama’s life differed slightly from what was found in the original Ramayana composed by MaharishiValmiki? Obviously not, as the Lord doesn’t follow exactly the same behavior every single day. Just as our day is measured by the movement of the sun, the length of the creation is equated to one day of Lord Brahma, who is the creator. In each day of Brahma, there are cycles of the different yugas, with the sun that is Krishna appearing at similar times in each cycle. Though the spiritual sun that is Krishna doesn’t always follow the same path through the sky, the majority of the events relating to His pastimes occurs at similar times and follows similar patterns.
“By human calculation, a thousand ages taken together is the duration of Brahma's one day. And such also is the duration of his night.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-gita, 8.17)
Lord KrishnaWith Shrimati Radharani’s appearance, the earth was graced with the lotus feet of Krishna’s beloved. Around five thousand years ago the two roamed the sacred land of Vrajabhumi, performing wonderful pastimes together, many of which are documented in the Shrimad Bhagavatam, the crown jewel of Vedic literature. That the heartwarming tale of Radha and Krishna is included in this sacred work is enough to give it superior status. Though Vedic literature is quite vast and comprehensive, one needn’t study every single scriptural work to find full enlightenment. Rather, just lending an ear to the Bhagavatam and having an open mind when learning about Krishna, His beauty, His pastimes and the glories of His associates are enough to attain all the knowledge necessary in life.
Even if one isn’t given to hearing about Krishna, by visiting a place of pilgrimage, a tirtha, and taking bath in its sacred waters so many sins accumulated over many past lifetimes in the material world can be washed away. The soul is eternal, but the bodies it occupies are not. Just as our clothes get worn out and dirty over time, the dwellings occupied by the soul undergo development and decay. The sins accumulated are rooted in desire, with the consciousness not wanting to return to its constitutional position of pure loving devotion to the Supreme Lord. The inkling towards love is always there; but in the absence of bhakti, or pure devotion, it manifests in so many other forms. Only in bhakti-yoga, or devotional service, does the loving propensity find a tangible outlet, a recipient who can never be smothered, a person who will never scorn the lover, a person who will instead find ways to increase the devotee’s attachment.
Krishna in VrindavanaOne of the most famous tirthas for devotees of Krishna is Radha-kunda. Adjacent to this is Shyama-kunda. These are the famous ponds dear to Radha and Krishna, and the story of how they came about is quite heartwarming. When Krishna appeared in Mathura in the prison cell of King Kamsa, He was immediately transferred to the neighboring farm community ofVrindavana, where He would be safe from the king’s wicked plots. A prophecy had warned Kamsa that his sister Devaki’s eighth son would kill him. Not taking any chances, the king locked up his sister and her husband Vasudeva in prison. With each son they produced, Kamsa came and threw the infant against a stone wall. He was anxiously awaiting Devaki’s eighth son to appear so that he could keep the tradition going.
Lord Krishna had arranged everything perfectly, so the prophecy was real and could not be reversed. Krishna decided to grow up in Vrindavana, though, to grace the residents there with His presence, for His childhood form and activities are the most attractive. Just imagine how much joy we get from watching our young sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren play around the house and try to learn to walk and talk. Add the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His immediate expansion Lord Balarama to the mix, and what you get is the unmatched pleasure felt by the residents of Vrajabhumi.
Balarama and KrishnaTo increase the transcendental satisfaction felt, there were many episodes involving danger, with Krishna able to save the day every time. Kamsa found out that Devaki’s child had made it to Vrindavana, so he sent demon after demon there to try to kill Him. One took the form of a bull and was named Arishtasura. He was killed easily by Krishna, but the Lord’s gopi friends were a little concerned with the manner of the slaying. The cowherd girls of the town were especially devoted to Krishna. Among the gopis, Shrimati Radharani was the chief, as she enjoyed Krishna’s company the most and had captured His heart.
A unique aspect of the mood of devotion practiced by the gopis is that they fly pass the stage of having reverence for God. For celebrity athletes and movie stars, it’s nice having adoring fans, but having peers and equals is more enjoyable because they allow for the exchanges of emotion to be more real. In devotional service, the transcendental mellows followed by the gopis are the topmost because they are more intimate than the reverential spirit usually reserved for God, who is the supreme powerful. It is not that one should just casually address Krishna and treat Him as an equal without cause. Rather, when the love is so strong, the attachment will be there no matter what, so there is no need to fear Krishna’s punishments, for He is like the dearest family member.
Shrimati RadharaniAfter Krishna killed the bull demon, the gopis were concerned that His sin of killing a bull would spread to the rest of the residents. Therefore they started thinking of a way to become absolved of this sin. While they were walking about, they ran into Shri Krishna, who was very happy about having saved the town from Arishtasura. When they saw Him, the gopis immediately chided Him. Shrimati Radharani told Him to stay away because He was contaminated by sin. Can we imagine saying such a thing? Krishna is the embodiment of purity. Sin only gets introduced when one is not tied to Krishna. The root cause of the material creation is forgetfulness of God, which thus forms the original sin. Since Krishna is the object of worship, He is incapable of behaving impiously.
The sentiments from Radharani were rooted in the most heartfelt emotions though. These sorts of insults gave great pleasure to Krishna, as it allowed Him to fire back with His own witty retorts. He told Radha that what He had killed was not actually a bull, but a demon in the guise of a bull. Therefore there could not be any sin attached to the demon’s slaying. Radharani, ever the wise Vedic scholar, quickly responded by referencing King Indra’s slaying of Vritrasura. Vritrasura was also a demon, but by birth he was a brahmana. Therefore Indra, the king of heaven, had to suffer the sin of having killed a brahmana, which is actually one of the most grievous transgressions one can make.
Radharani thus won this short, playful debate. When Krishna wanted to know how He could become absolved of the “sin”, Radha informed Him that He had to take a bath in all the sacred rivers. At this point Krishna gave up His fake humility and scoffed at her suggestion. Why would He need to visit any holy places? He is the Supreme Lord after all, so He can bring the sacred waters of the world to wherever He goes. Kicking the ground, the Lord was able to make a small ditch that soon filled up with Ganga water. Then the most sacred tirtha waters from around the world poured into the hole as well. Krishna then took His bath in front of the gopis, as if to show them He was now pure. After Radha downplayed this by saying that it was simply a display of Krishna’s illusion, to remove any doubt, the Lord then summoned the sacred rivers to reveal themselves.
Shrimati RadharaniAs the pastimes of Radha and Krishna completely delight the mind, it’s not surprising what happened next. Rather than accept that Krishna had now been purified and agree to His invitation to enter His newly created pond, Radha and the gopis claimed that the water had become contaminated by Krishna’s sins. Therefore if they were to step into His kunda, or pond, they would be infected with His sin. Radha then saw a hole in the ground nearby which had been created by the hoof print of Arishtasura. Taking her bangles, she started digging her own hole to be used as a bathing place. The many gopis that were there followed suit by using their bangles for digging as well. After the hole was made, they needed to fill it with water. The gopis were ready to travel far and wide to bring water from all the sacred places. Seeing their steady resolve, Krishna Himself summoned the same sacred rivers to come and fill Radha’s ditch.
With her kunda now built, Shri Krishna used His flute to break the dam separating the two ponds. The Lord then took a swim in the new Radha-kunda and declared its water to be sacred. These two bathing places still exist in Vrindavana, and devotees take tremendous delight in bathing in them, as there are tremendous spiritual merits accumulated from contact with these waters. Just as Radha is dear to Krishna, so is her bathing place of Radha-kunda. And Shyama-kunda is right next to it, so just by mentally taking a dip in both waters one can keep the image of Shri Shri Radha and Krishna in their minds for a long time. The aim of human life is to always remember the Lord and His dearmost associates. Among the devotees, none are dearer to Krishna than the gopis. And among the gopis, Shrimati Radharani is the best, for she gives so much pleasure to Krishna that He is fully surrendered to her. On Radhashtami we remember Krishna’s beloved, and we pray that she may have mercy on us and give us the boon of Krishna-bhakti, so that we may never forget the divine pastimes of Kishora-kishori and their sacred land of Vrajabhumi.
Radha and KrishnaIn Closing:
Shrimati Radharani to Krishna is most dear,
Her pastimes with the Lord pleasing to the ear.
On her appearance day her divine nature we remember,
Krishna’s spiritual senses enthralled just by seeing her.
One time after killing bull demon did Krishna walk,
On the way He saw the gopis, with whom did He talk.
Radha chastised Him, saying He was now contaminated,
For killing a bull, injunction of shastras He had violated.
“In holy waters Your body You must dip,
To become free of the sin, to tirthas take a trip.”
Instead, Shri Krishna made a hole in the ground with His heel,
Filling it with sacred waters, thrill of victory did He feel.
But Radha was not impressed, hoof print of Arishtasura she found,
Using their bangles to dig, by gopis large hole was made in the ground.
Krishna then summoned sacred rivers to fill Radha’s kunda,
New pond was loved by Him, found next to His Shyama-kunda.
On Radhashtami we remember Radharani and her beloved pond,
Of hearing of her love for Shri Krishna we are forever fond.

NEW ASPIRIN Serious stuff! A MUST READ.


 CHEST PAINS?   DONT LIE DOWN! 

VERY SERIOUS INFO THAT MAY KEEP YOU ALIVE! YOU SHOULD HAVE EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY READ THIS AND KNOW WHAT TO DO AS
  
UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL HAPPEN TO SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU SOONER OR LATER--BE PREPARED!
   
ASPIRIN   :::We did not know that you should not lie down while waiting for the EMT to arrive. 
Heart attack info      NEW ASPIRIN           Serious stuff ! 

Just a reminder to all: purchase a box, keep one in your car, pocketbook, wallet, bedside, etc.
  

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Something that we can do to help ourselves  -  Nice to know.
 
  
Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve under the tongue. They work much faster than the tablets.
  
Why keep aspirin by your bedside?
 
  
About Heart Attacks
 
There are other symptoms of an heart attack besides  the pain on the left arm. 
One must also be aware of  an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating, however these symptoms may also occur less frequently. 
Note:
 There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack..  The majority of people (about 60%) who  had a heart attack during their sleep, did not wake up.  However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.
 

If that happens:
 
-         immediately dissolve  2 aspirins in your mouth 
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         and swallow them with a bit of water 
Afterwards
 :  
        
 
CALL 911 
-  say  "heart attack!"
-  say that you have  taken 2 aspirins..
  
-  phone a 
neighbor or a  family member who lives very close by 
-  take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival  and.... 
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Understanding Next-Generation Electronic Devices: Smallest Atomic Displacements Ever


This photo shows the sample holder, made of copper, which was used in the experiment. The small gray crystal of TbMnO3 that was studied, is in the center, between two electrodes to apply an electric field. (Credit: Image courtesy of Luigi Paolasini)
ScienceDaily  — An international team of scientists has developed a novel X-ray technique for imaging atomic displacements in materials with unprecedented accuracy. They have applied their technique to determine how a recently discovered class of exotic materials -- multiferroics -- can be simultaneously both magnetically and electrically ordered. Multiferroics are also candidate materials for new classes of electronic devices.


















The authors comprise scientists from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble (France), the University of Oxford and the University College London (both UK). Helen Walker from the ESRF is the main author of the publication.The discovery, a major breakthrough in understanding multiferroics, is published in Science dated 2 September 2011.Everybody is familiar with the idea that magnets are polarized with a north and a south pole, which is understood to arise from the alignment of magnet moments carried by atoms in magnetic materials. Certain other materials, known as ferroelectrics, exhibit a similar effect for electrical polarisation. The exotic "multiferroic" materials combine both magnetic and ferroelectric polarizations, and can exhibit a strong coupling between the two phenomena.This leads to the strange effect that a magnetic field can electrically polarise the material, and an electric field magnetise it. A class of strong multiferroics was discovered ten years ago and has since led to a new, rapidly growing field of research, also motivated by the promise of their exotic properties for new electronic devices. One example is a new type of electronic memory, in which an electric field writes data into the memory and a magnetic detector is used to read it. This process is faster, and uses less energy than today's hard disk drives.However, the origin of the electric polarisation in multiferroics remained mostly elusive to date. The team's work unambiguously shows that the polarization in the multiferroic studied proceeds from the relative displacement of charges of different signs, rather than the transfer of charge from one atom to another.As the displacement involves a high number of electrons, even small distances can lead to significant polarisation. The actual distance of the displacement still came as a surprise: about 20 femtometres, or about 1/100,000th of the distance between the atoms in the material. Measuring such small displacements was actually believed to be impossible."I think that everyone involved was surprised, if not staggered, by the result that we can now image the position of atoms with such accuracy. The work is testament to the fantastic facilities available in Grenoble to the UK science community," says Prof. Des McMorrow, Deputy Director of the London Centre for Nanotechnology, leader of the UCL part of the project.
Walker and her colleagues developed a smart new experimental technique exploiting the interference between two competing processes: charge and magnetic scattering of a powerful, polarized X-ray beam. They studied a single crystal of TbMnO3 which shows a strong multiferroic coupling at temperatures below 30K, and were able to measure the displacements of specific atoms within it with an accuracy approaching one femtometre (10-15m). The atoms themselves are spaced apart 100,000 times this distance.
The new interference scattering technique has set a world record for accuracy in absolute measurements of atomic displacements. (It is also the first measurement of magnetostriction in antiferromagnets.) Most significantly the identification of the origin of ferroelectricty in a multiferroic material is a major step forward in the design of multiferroics for practical applications.
"By revealing the driving mechanism behind multiferroics, which offer so many potential applications, it underlines how experiments designed to understand the fundamental physics of materials can have an impact on the wider world," concludes Dr. Helen Walker who led the work at the ESRF.

New insight in how cells’ powerhouse divides



Time lapse microscopy of cells shows the endoplasmic reticulum (green) contacting mitochondria (red) at sites of mitochondrial division (arrows). (Jodi Nunnari/UC Davis photo)
New research from the University of California, Davis, and the University of Colorado at Boulder puts an unexpected twist on how mitochondria, the energy-generating structures within cells, divide. The work, which could have implications for a wide range of diseases and conditions, was published today (Sept. 2) in the journal Science.
“It’s a paradigm shift in cell biology,” said Jodi Nunnari, professor and chair of molecular cell biology at UC Davis and a co-author of the paper.
Mitochondria produce chemical energy for a cell’s needs. They are wrapped in two membranes, have their own DNA, and can divide to produce new mitochondria. When this division is not properly controlled, it can result in cell death. Defects in mitochondria have been linked to a wide range of degenerative conditions and diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
The research team led by Gia Voeltz, assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology at CU-Boulder, and Nunnari, at UC Davis, investigated how another structure in the cell, the endoplasmic reticulum or ER, is related to mitochondrial division.
The ER is a complex network of sacs and tubules that spreads out from the nucleus and is distributed throughout the cell. It is thought to play a role in a range of cell processes, including making secretory protein and lipids, and transporting molecules around the cell.
The team found that in both yeast and mammalian cells, mitochondrial division overwhelmingly occurred at points where the two structures, mitochondria and ER, touched.
Previous work by Nunnari’s lab and others has shown that mitochondrial division is regulated by dynamin related protein-1, which assembles into a ligature that tightens around the sausagelike mitochondrion and causes it to divide.
Nunnari and Voeltz found that these and other proteins linked to mitochondrial division were also found where the ER and mitochondria touched. Their study indicates that ER tubules first squeeze the mitochondrion, then dynamin-related proteins assemble on the surface to complete the job. This new function for the ER expands and transforms our view of cell organization, Nunnari said.
Co-authors of the paper are Jonathan Friedman, Matthew West and Jared DiBenedetto at CU-Boulder, and Laura Lackner at UC Davis. The work was funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Searle Scholars Program and CU-Boulder.

Family problem


The Indian man said to the American,

We have problem in India.

We cant marry the one whom we love.

You know my parents are forcing me to get married to this so called
homely girl from a village whom I haven't even met once.

We call this arranged marriage. I don't want to marry a woman whom I
don't love...

I told them that openly and now have a hell lot of family problems.

The American said, talking about love marriages...

In America We can marry the one whom we love I'll tell you my story.

I married a widow whom I deeply loved and dated for 3 years.

After a couple of years, my father fell in love with my step-daughter
and married her,so my father became my son-in-law and I became my
father's father-in-law.

Legally now my daughter is my mother and my wife my grandmother.

More problems occurred when I had a son. My son is my father's brother
and so he is my uncle.

Situations turned worse when my father had a son.

Now my father's son, my brother is my grandson.

Ultimately, I have become my own grandfather and I am my own grandson.

And you say you have family problems.


The Indian fainted........!!!

Who is better placed ? I leave it for your decision!!!
  


Karu Liyanage


SAI BABA SHIRDI WALE SUSHIL SHARMA