Chinni Paati (Oct 14 1938 to May 27 2026) - Part 1

  My mother Mrs. V. Jayalakshmi attained the lotus feet of Ambal earlier today (Shukla Paksha Padmini Ekadashi) May 27, 2026, at home in Gandhi Nagar, Adyar, Chennai.

Amma (Oct 14 1938 to May 27 2026)

न दत्तं मातस्ते मरणसमये तोयमपिवा

स्वधा वा नो दत्ता मरणदिवसे श्राद्धविधिना ।

न जप्त्वा मातस्ते मरणसमये तारकमनु:

अकाले सम्प्राप्ते मयि कुरु दयां मातुरतुलाम् ॥

ந தத்தம் மாதஸ்தே மரணஸமயே தோயமபிவா

ஸ்வதா வா நோ தத்தா மரணதிவஸே ஶ்ராத்தவிதிநா ।

ந ஜப்த்வா மாதஸ்தே மரணஸமயே தாரகமநு-

ரகாலே ஸம்ப்ராப்தே மயி குரு தயாம் மாதுரதுலாம் ॥

I did not offer you water at the time of your death, Oh Mother! I did not even offer the oblations as per funerary rites on the day of your death ! Nor did I repeat the mantra that delivers one across the ocean of this world! Alas! I have come at an inappropriate time! O Mother! Bestow upon me your unequalled compassion.

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I have decided to share my memories of her through some photos and videos, posted slowly, day by day, and will do so starting with Part 2. 

I conclude with a link to the mAtR pa~ncakam, Acharyal's elegy to his "mother dear"

https://stotrarathna.blogspot.com/2009/07/adhi-shankaras-mathru-panchakam.html