Birthday greetings
Birthday greeting Birthday Greeting to Teacher Megala Varunan I searched for words to send you greetings. “Live long, live long, live for thousands of years” — the words ran up and sat on my head. Is there nothing else instead? I rolled my mind as much as I could. “Live with prosperity,” the oft-heard voice echoed within everyone’s hearts. In my rich mother tongue, Tamil, can there be a scarcity of words for blessings? It should never be. But in my barren mind, only famine grew, and words became meager. Would there be no words that shine? As my heart pleaded a little, my eyes refused to close. When I knocked my head, a spark of light flashed: “Turn to Purananuru,” it said. One after another, tenfold, the verses lined up. “May you live like the sun — bright and eternal,” said one, blessing you. “Like the white moon shining among the stars, may your fame glow,” another adorned with words, hanging garlands of greeting. “Like countless raindrops, may your years be endless,” suggested anoth...