NaaRaanath bhranthan

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Om Namo Narayanaya

There was a write-up in our group sometime back about NaaRaanath Bhraanthan (നാറാണതàµà´¤àµ à´­àµà´°à´¾à´¨àµà´¤à´¨àµâ€ ) and for sometime I was thinking about HIM. Few had branded him as a mad man and many had hailed him to be a "wise man". Since I am thinking about him, few may think that I also belong to the former category. This world itself is a "mad house" (à´­àµà´°à´¾à´¨àµà´¤à´¾à´²à´¯à´‚) and we all are mad men occupying this world for a short duration. There are people "madly in love" and "hating madly" each other, and so on.

I am just concentrating about NaaRaanath Bhraanthan, I do not what HE was thinking, but this is only my thinking.

He used to take a big rock on his back, climbing a hill or mountain, and on reaching the top push it down and happily laughing and clapping hands as the rock rolls down.

Lesson: (a) To reach the top, one has to take lot of troubles physically and mentally.

(b) On reaching the top one is sure to fall down and the fall will be faster with "heavier" objects

© With each fall the "Rock" with uneven surface will loose its "mass" (Rolling stone never gain mass), at the same time it will trim (shrink) and will be smooth and in good shape. (easy to handle)

(d) Going up or traveling with "luggage" is problem and worrying about the luggage all the time since it could be stolen by some body. Most of the time we ourselves are "luggage" for someone else. We should "own" less luggage and we should not be luggage for others too. The old slogan of Indian Railways comes to my mind

"Less luggage more comfort, make travel a pleasure"

 

The following is from wikepedia about NaaRaanath Bhranthan or NaraNath Bhranthan.

 

Naranath Bhranthan

 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

 

 

 

Statue of Naranath

Naranath Branthan (The madman of Naranam) is a character in Malayalam folklore. He was considered to be a divine person, a Mukhta who pretended to be mad. His chief activity consisted of rolling a big stone up a hill and then letting it fall back down. Unlike Sisyphus, he acted on his own volition rather than under the influence of a curse. There is a large statue of Naranath in Palakkad district of Kerala where he is believed to have lived.

Naranathu Branthan was born as the son of Vararuchi, the famous astrologer who adorned the court of King Vikramadithya. Naranathu Branthan was one among the twelve offsprings or the Parayi petta panthirukulam, of Vararuchi and was brought up in the Naranathu Mangalathu Mana, situated at Chethallur in Palakkad. Branthan came to Thiruvegappura for mastering 'Vedas'. Thiruvegappura and the nearby Rayiranelloor Mountain, which is known as 'Branthachalam', became his usual abode. Due to his strange behavior and odd activities, people perceived him as 'mad'. At Rayiranellor Mountain he had the vision of the Devi

(Goddess), and later for the benevolence of the people he enshrined Devi in the Mountain and started his worship there. No clear descriptions have yet been received of Naranath's last days."

 

Can anyone from our group provide any additional information and "think" what HE was thinking?

 

Om Namo Narayanaya

Chandrasekharan

 

"live and let live"

"They alone live who live for others, rest are more dead than alive"

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Respected Chandraji ,

 

Thanks a lot for the nice write up. In fact Naranath Brandhan was the wisest of

all siblings of the Parayi petta Panthirukulam . Agnihotri ,the eledest and

Perunthachan were arrogant personalities. Pakkanar & Akavoor Chathan were simple

and pious . I haven't read much about the others.

 

Every day Naranath Brandhan used to roll big rocks to the hilltop and used to

let it down once he reach there and laughed aloud with claps. He was just

showing to the world it is very difficult to achieve anything or to reach the

pinnacle and so simple to destroy what we had achieved with such difficulties .

 

Only learned and wise men like you can equate yourself to Naranath Brandhan.

 

Gopalakrishnan

 

guruvayur , Chandra Menon <chandrasmenon2002 wrote:

>

> Om Namo Narayanaya

> There was a write-up in our group sometime back about NaaRaanath Bhraanthan

(നാറാണതàµà´¤àµ à´­àµà´°à´¾à´¨àµà´¤à´¨àµâ€ ) and for sometime

I was thinking about HIM. Few had branded him as a mad man and many had hailed

him to be a " wise man " .  Since I am thinking about him, few may think that I

also belong to the former category. This world itself is a " mad house "

(à´­àµà´°à´¾à´¨àµà´¤à´¾à´²à´¯à´‚) and we all are mad men occupying this world

for a short duration. There are people " madly in love " and " hating madly " each

other, and so on.

> I am just concentrating about NaaRaanath Bhraanthan, I do not what HE was

thinking, but this is only my thinking.

> He used to take a big rock on his back, climbing a hill or mountain, and on

reaching the top push it down and happily laughing and clapping hands as the

rock rolls down.

> Lesson:     (a) To reach the top, one has to take lot of troubles

physically and mentally.

>                    (b) On reaching the top one is sure to

fall down and the fall will be faster with " heavier " objects

>                    © With each fall the " Rock " with

uneven surface will loose its " mass " (Rolling stone never gain mass),

                      at the same time it will trim

(shrink) and will be smooth and in good shape. (easy to handle)

>                    (d) Going up or traveling with " luggage "

is problem and worrying about the luggage all the time            

                                since it could be

stolen by some body. Most of the time we ourselves are  " luggage " for

someone else.                         We should  " own "

less luggage and we should not be luggage for others too. The old slogan of

Indian                             Railways comes to my

mind " Less luggage more comfort, make travel a pleasure "  

>

> The following is from wikepedia about NaaRaanath Bhranthan or NaraNath

Bhranthan.

> Naranath Bhranthan

> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

>

>

> Statue of Naranath

> Naranath Branthan (The madman of Naranam) is a character in Malayalam

folklore. He was considered to be a divine person, a Mukhta who pretended to be

mad. His chief activity consisted of rolling a big stone up a hill and then

letting it fall back down. Unlike Sisyphus, he acted on his own volition rather

than under the influence of a curse. There is a large statue of Naranath in

Palakkad district of Kerala where he is believed to have lived.

> Naranathu Branthan was born as the son of Vararuchi, the famous astrologer who

adorned the court of King Vikramadithya. Naranathu Branthan was one among the

twelve offsprings or the Parayi petta panthirukulam, of Vararuchi and was

brought up in the Naranathu Mangalathu Mana, situated at Chethallur in Palakkad.

Branthan came to Thiruvegappura for mastering 'Vedas'. Thiruvegappura and the

nearby Rayiranelloor Mountain, which is known as 'Branthachalam', became his

usual abode. Due to his strange behavior and odd activities, people perceived

him as 'mad'. At Rayiranellor Mountain he had the vision of the Devi (Goddess),

and later for the benevolence of the people he enshrined Devi in the Mountain

and started his worship there. No clear descriptions have yet been received of

Naranath's last days. "

>  

> Can anyone from our group provide any additional information and " think " what

HE was thinking?

>

> Om Namo Narayanaya

> Chandrasekharan

>  

> " live and let live "

> " They alone live who live for others, rest are more dead than alive "

>