952. What Did I Commit To Take This Birth Of Ailments? (220208) Poem by Raman Savithiri
952. What Did I Commit To Take This Birth Of Ailments? (220208)
(Ramalinga Vallalar was a synthesis of great philanthropist, reformer, devotee, a poet…..He enquires himself what sin in the past birth he committed in a poetic verse. I too read the same to introspect and to clean the mind by dropping tears. These sins of ordinary people he puts on himself intentionally to awaken normal people mind. In fact he was a pure soul not stained by any sin)
What did I commit to take this birth of ailments? (220208)
Did I make saints’ hearts to tremble?
Did I desert any hand in mid river?
Did I intentionally pull any one to court to humiliate?
Did I block any path of transport?
Did I stand to stop offering from charitable one?
Did I waste things overlooking morality?
Did I divide dissolved friends?
Did I give clue to crooks?
Did I deceive mind-merged friendship?
Did I increase taxes to deprive citizens?
Did I spoil drinking water pool?
Did I make Poor’s stomach burn?
Did I say ‘no’ to beggars?
Did I help murderers?
Did I relish flesh of other creatures?
Did I say lie, desiring any worldly object?
Did I demolish any public building?
Did I cheat any one after promising?
Did I reduce wages after increasing chores?
Did I destroy any tree, giving shelter from hot sun?
Did I overlook hungry faces?
Did I destroy crops after developing enmity?
Did I slander and ungroup a family?
Did I betray one who hid trembling for life?
Did I join a woman not virtuous?
Did I ruin the chastity of virtuous women?
Did I destroy protected virgin?
Did I enjoy aborting foetus?
Did I grumble at learned ones?
Did I keep bound a calf without feeding its milk?
Did I stand ashamed to be humble in front of Guru?
Did I forget to give Guru thakshina?
Did I cage a bird shuddering?
Did I find fault in saint’s songs?
Did I mix and sell sand grains and paddy grains?
Did I humiliate who do penance?
Did I keep temple door closed?
Did I hiss and scold Siva’s devotee?
Did I debase people of pure wisdom?
Did I stand rebuking my Mother and Father?
Did I neglect my parent’s advice in life?
Did I tell off God and attain vain pride?
What sin did I commit? I do not know that what it was! (220208)
(source: Manu Murai Kanda Vaachagam from Tamil Thiru Arutppaa by Ramalinga Vallalar)
An exhaustive list of offences is seen in this poem, which one should avoid in his or her life, if no rebirth is wanted. Even if one sin is committed, one has to take his rebirth to face its consequences. Savithiri's poem serves as a warning to everyone to avoid such sins. A good work.
wonderful stuff gives me a feeling that i tally 90% of these sins; great people like u will have access to such great materials; keep giving
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/24/2024 11:54:21 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Thank you for sharing the noble thoughts of Ramalinga Vallalar with the readers. Continue to spread the light of wisdom of such saints for the benefit of entire humanity.