It has been two years now since my mother left us and some 33 years since my father did. He was 76 and my mother 96 when they left this mortal body. I and my siblings would not be here if it wasn't for them who contributed their flesh and blood to make our arrival in this world possible. Science tells us that,
"The resulting fusion of these two cells after fertilization of the female egg cell by the male sperm cell produces a single-celled zygote that undergoes many cell divisions that produce cells known as blastomeres. The blastomeres (4-cell stage) are arranged as a solid ball that when reaching a certain size, called a morula, (16-cell stage) takes in fluid to create a cavity called a blastocoel. The structure is then termed a blastula, or a blastocyst in mammals. The mammalian blastocyst hatches before implanting into the endometrial lining of the womb. Once implanted the embryo will continue its development through the next stages." (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryo)
Agathiyar in revealing the moment of conceiving and birth, says the multicellular microorganisms in the initial stage that are composed of 5 elements or Pancha Maha Bhutam in a specific proportion taken from each parent's body becomes the zygote.
உடல் என்பது ஐந்து உலோகங்களின் நுண்ணுயிர்களின் அளவுகளைத் தாங்கிக் கொண்டு பிண்டம் ஒன்றினை உருவ வடிவமாய் கர்ப்பகிரகத்தில் நிலை பெறுகிறது. பஞ்சபூதம் ஆகிய நீர், நிலம், ஆகாயம், காற்று, நெருப்பு அனைத்தும் தாய் தந்தையின் உடலிலிருந்தே எடுக்கப்பட்டு சிசுவின் உடலைப் பிறப்பிக்கின்றது.
One portion of earth is from the female and three portions are from the male.Four portions of water are from the female and three are from the male.
Five portions of fire from the female and six from the male.
Eight portions of air from the female, two from the male, and finally
One portion of Ether from the female and eight from the male go towards making a healthy constitution.
நிலத்தின் அளவு - 1/3
நீரின் அளவு – 4/3
நெருப்பின் அளவு – 5/6
காற்றின் அளவு – 8/2
ஆகாயத்தின் அளவு – 1/8
இவைகளின் அளவுகள் குறையும் தருவாயில் சிசு தன் உடலின் பாகங்களில் கோளாறு ஏற்படுகிறது.
Since this proportion is regulated by Lord Brahma, hence we know him as the creator of lives.
இவ்வாறு அதற்கென்று அளவுகள் பிரம்மதேவரால் கணக்கிட்டு உடலை உருவாக்கப்படுகிறது.
It is interesting to recall the common belief that a newborn has a conversation with Lord Brahma. What the conversation is about, is anyone's guess. But we are told that Lord Brahma runs through the child's life before him, hence the reason for the child to cry or laugh. We suppose good things said would bring on joy and laughter and bad things that are to take place brings on a cry and sadness.
And so we came into this world. My soul chose my parents and assembled the parts and built a gross body for it to come within to either satisfy its past Karma or unfulfilled desires or for a divine purpose. It determined the exact time of arrival of the Uyir or the first breath that shall keep me alive till I exhaust the number of breaths. I chose to come after seven siblings. I was the eighth in the family. The entire staging of this play was spearheaded by our individual souls that had previously figured it all out in the subtle plane having other souls agreeing to take up their respective roles in our lives.
My journalist brother to commemorate the first year of our mother's passing, had previously released a small booklet for distribution where he recapped from memory the story of our parents. He had previously carried several articles on our parents in the local daily he worked for.
My mother was only 17 when she married my father in 1944 who came earlier from India to seek his fortune at the young age of 20. It was during the Japanese occupation of Malaya that they tied the knot. I am grateful to my parents for having brought me and my siblings into this world, raising us, and giving us education to help us stand on our own feet.
From living under the shadow of my parents and siblings, I came to the guru who took me under his wings and we took flight. Life has been good to me. What did I do to deserve their grace?