I do not afraid of Mr Narayanaswamy, but admire him. There is a lot of
difference between afraid and admire.
My point was why unwanted bringing him in the QA. Giving stick and get blows.
Gopalakrishnan
On Monday, 18 March, 2024 at 06:30:43 am IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy
<[email protected]> wrote:
Simile is Narayanasamy ; you are afraid of him; not me; he is worse; and you
don't know who is narayanasamy who is Yajnavalkya and who is who; I am least
worried about your efficacy; but I call a spade a spade I said even yajnavalkya
was insulted ; then Narayanasamy who insult are yajnavalkya and not
Narayanasamy which you are unable to read and understand. If he is learnt he
should have for his age teach us treatises on at least in depth krishna
yajurveda ; but he knows nothing; in the past 2 days he is writing 10 lines of
verses he profess as if a great bedic words ; what we say in prayer is not
Veda and No Guru is necessary today. You tube teaches well better than
Narayanasamy anabuser of the first order. Your rapport cannot bind me. He is a
useless goonk. KR IRS 18324
On Sun, 17 Mar 2024 at 18:44, gopala krishnan <[email protected]> wrote:
Respected Mr Rajaram?
Reg QA 1, Why do you bring Mr Narayanaswamy in this response? It is
irrelevant.
Further you have brought Yagnavalkya in comparison.
So indirectly Mr Narayanaswamy becomes equal to YagnaValkya originator of
Suklya Yajurveda.
Also finally uncle Vaisampayana reconciled with Yagnavalkya and marriage of
Yagnavalkya with his daughter was conducted.
Happy to read another cop Samaritan incident relating to your daughter.
Thank you for the response.
Gopalakrishnan
On Monday, 18 March, 2024 at 12:54:02 am IST, Rajaram Krishnamurthy
<[email protected]> wrote:
CULTURAL QA 03-2024-17A
Q1 How to berespected without saying a word?
G 1. Wantrespect without uttering a word? Pay attention, because I'm about
to tell youhow. 2. First, dress to impress. 3.Next, move with purpose. 4.
Hold your gaze. 5. Speak only when necessary. 6.Carry yourself with dignity. 7.
These are the keys to earning respect withoutwords.
KR These are allstated in the pep up books of modern days which will
serve respect only as longas you are tagged to that post. Immature and
irrelevant aspects to fetchrespects. Narayabnasamys will never respect any one
as their minds are boggeddown with rust. Yagnavalkya was ragged; Kamban was
insulted; Krishna wasabused; and so, respect is never taken by force; but grows
into ones’ s mindwhose mind has to be cultured. Only self-respected knows how
to respect others.Hence only a rishawala says “PAY RESPECT AND TAKE RESPECT”.
Respect iswell taught in Vedic scriptures and Tirukkural.
““They are brothers, of whom no one is the elder, no onethe younger, but who
grew up together for their mutual prosperity; may theirfather, Rudra, ever
youthful, the doer of good deeds, and Pṛṣṇi, (theirmother), easy to be milked,
grant favourable days for (the sake of) theMaruts.”
अज्येष्ठासः । अकनिष्ठासः । एते । सम् । भ्रातरः ।ववृधुः । सौभगाय । युवा । पिता ।
स्वपा । रुद्रः । एषाम् । सुदुघा । पृश्निः ।सुदिना । मरुत्भ्यः ॥
ajyeṣṭhāsaḥ | akaniṣṭhāsaḥ | ete | sam |bhrātaraḥ | vavṛdhuḥ | saubhagāya |
yuvā | pitā | svapā | rudraḥ | eṣām| su-dughā | pṛśniḥ | su-dinā |
marut-bhyaḥ.” — RigVeda V.60.5
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“Mantra 3
tvaṃ strī tvaṃ pumān asi tvaṃ kumāra uta vā kumārī /
tvaṃ jīrṇo daṇḍena vañcasi tvaṃ jāto bhavasi viśvatomukhaḥ// 4.3 //
You are feminine, you are masculine; you are a bachelorand a spinster too. You
as an old man totter along with the help of a stick; itis you alone appear in
the cosmic form and have faces in all directions.
The entire universe is the Lord’s manifestation alone.There is no limit to His
expression; there is no limitation to the form inwhich the Formless incarnates.
The Formless appearing in a multitude of formsfrom moment to moment is His
great play, Lila as in the case of His appearancesbefore Gopis or His Visvarupa
Darshana before Arjuna and Yashoda.
Atharva Veda (10.8.27) says: “Lord! You are within men;you are within women;
you are within the young; you are within the old; youlive within all of us, and
you exist everywhere”.— Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:3 {KR when one sees as all
equalthen he had seen the paramatma in all B G)
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“यस्तु सर्वाणि भूतान्यात्मन्येवानुपश्यति ।
सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं ततो न विजुगुप्सते ॥ ६ ॥
yastu sarvāṇi bhūtānyātmanyevānupaśyati |
sarvabhūteṣu cātmānaṃ tato na vijugupsate || 6 ||
6. Who sees everything in his Atman and his Atman ineverything, by that he
feels no revulsion.” —Ishavasyopanishad 1.6
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“सर्वभूतस्थमात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि ।
ईक्षते योगयुक्तात्मा सर्वत्र समदर्शन: ॥ २९ ॥6 29
sarva-bhūta-stham ātmānaṁ sarva-bhūtāni cātmani
īkṣate yoga-yuktātmā sarvatra sama-darśanaḥ
A true yogī observes Me in all beings and also sees everybeing in Me. Indeed,
the self-realized person sees Me, the same Supreme Lord,everywhere..” —
Bhagavad Gita 6.29
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“यथा सोम्य मधु मधुकृतो निस्तिष्ठन्ति नानात्ययानांवृक्षाणांरसान्समवहारमेकतांरसं
गमयन्ति ॥ ६.९.१ ॥
yathā somya madhu madhukṛto nistiṣṭhanti nānātyayānāṃ
vṛkṣāṇāṃrasānsamavahāramekatāṃrasaṃgamayanti || 6.9.1 ||
1. O Somya, as bees produce honey by collecting the juicefrom various trees and
mixing them together to make one juice—”
ते यथा तत्र न विवेकं लभन्तेऽमुष्याहं वृक्षस्यरसोऽस्म्यमुष्याहं वृक्षस्य
रसोऽस्मीत्येवमेव खलु सोम्येमाः सर्वाः प्रजाः सतिसम्पद्य न विदुः सति सम्पद्यामह
इति ॥ ६.९.२ ॥
te yathā tatra na vivekaṃ labhante'muṣyāhaṃ vṛkṣasyaraso'smyamuṣyāhaṃ vṛkṣasya
raso'smītyevameva khalu somyemāḥ sarvāḥ prajāḥ satisampadya na viduḥ sati
sampadyāmaha iti || 6.9.2 ||
2.—O Somya, and just as those juices now are no longerconscious of their
separate identities, thinking, ‘I am the juice fromsuch-and-such tree,’ and ‘I
am the juice from such-and-such tree’; similarly,when all these beings attain
unity in the Self, they are not conscious of it.They do not think, ‘We [were
once separate, but] now we are all one with theSelf’.
त इह व्यघ्रो वा सिंहो वा वृको वा वराहो वा कीटो वापतङ्गो वा दंशो वा मशको वा
यद्यद्भवन्ति तदाभवन्ति ॥ ६.९.३ ॥
ta iha vyaghro vā siṃho vā vṛko vā varāho vā kīṭo vā pataṅgovā daṃśo vā maśako
vā yadyadbhavanti tadābhavanti || 6.9.3 ||
3. Whatever they were before in this world—whether a tigeror lion or leopard or
boar or bug or insect or flea or mosquito—they are bornagain. [They never know
that they came from Sat].
स य एषोऽणिमैतदात्म्यमिदं सर्वं तत्सत्यं स आत्मातत्त्वमसि श्वेतकेतो इति भूय एव
मा भगवान्विज्ञापयत्विति तथा सोम्येति होवाच ॥६.९.४ ॥
॥ इति नवमः खण्डः ॥
sa ya eṣo'ṇimaitadātmyamidaṃ sarvaṃ tatsatyaṃ sa ātmātattvamasi śvetaketo iti
bhūya eva mā bhagavānvijñāpayatviti tathā somyetihovāca || 6.9.4 ||
4. ‘That which is the subtlest of all is the Self of allthis. It is the Truth.
It is the Self. That thou art, O Śvetaketu.’ [Śvetaketuthen said,] ‘Sir, please
explain this to me again.’ ‘Yes, Somya, I will explainit again,’ replied his
father.
— ChandogyaUpanishad 6.9.1-4
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SO ONLY WHEN ONE KNOWS THIS MIND REACTS IN GOOD MANNER ORELSE GANDHI DID NOT
DRESS BUT WAS RESPECTED; AND ALL OTHER ACTIONS MAY NOT GETTHAT DESIRED WITHOUT
A BALANCE OF MIND. K RAJARAM 17324
Q2 What is thenews item- Not everyone is racist or a bad cop.”
KR Suchthings are happening daily; when I wrote some time back how the
cops took meall the way to AMMA restaurant in NY this did not strike you and
all the wayfrom Montana on American has to come; recently my daughter in law
was stopped;she never had in the past 21 years any ticket; so was a little
worried; but shethe Afro-American cop said the right door is not properly
closed; and advisedto check; no ticket was given; and all the time she had the
sound bleep; butdid not attend as she was brisk in reaching grandson school. So
Bad cops areonly due to bad thinkers and bad drivers. Racism and bad cops by
Guna karma vibaga isall over the earth including India.
Q3 What is themost interesting fact that you know and I don't, but I
should?
KR Makum wasHukum.
Q4 Why didLord Krishna never meet Yashoda again?
A4 GokulRenjith, Lives in India (1999–present)1h
Lord Krishna even after he went to Mathura did meetYashoda and Nanda on 3
separate occasions.
After defeating Hansa and Dimbhaka, Lord Krishna rested atGovardhana mountain.
Hearing this Nanda, Yashoda and the Gopas came to visithim -
G Chapter 130, Bhavishya Parva, Harivamsa.
KR: Chapter 130 - Krishna Finds Aniruddhat: Book2 - Vishnu Parva
Harivansha supposed tobe like annexure to Mahabhartham have onlty 3 books; adi
parva has 55 chap; Vishnuparva 132 chap ; Bhavishya parva 49 chapters.
G 3. Finally, After Killing Dantavakra, LordKrishna visited Vrindavana and
met Nanda and Yashoda again. He also gavesalvation to them and to all the gopas
and gopis and send them to Vaikhunta -Here,hearing that Śiśupāla was killed,
Dantavakra came to Mathurā to fight with Kṛṣṇa.Hearing that, Kṛṣṇa got into a
chariot and came with him to Mathurā. Then hekilled him, and having crossed
Yamunā, and having gone to Nanda’s abode, hesaluted his parents and consoled
them. He was embraced by them. He embraced allthe old cowherds, consoled them,
and pleased all living there by (giving them)many garments and ornaments. On
the charming sand-bank of Kālindī (i.e.Yamunā), crowded with auspicious trees,
he, day and night enjoying sports withthe cowherdesses, lived for three nights.
In that region, all people like thecowherd Nanda, with their sons and wives, so
also beasts, birds and animals,having divine forms, got into an aeroplane and
reached the highest place—Vaikuṇṭha.And Śrīkṛṣṇa, having given all the
residents of Nanda’s cow-pen his owninfallible place, and being praised by
hosts of gods, entered the gloriousDvārāvatī.
Chapter 76, PatalaKhanda, Padma Purana.
KR: Chapter76 - The Greatness of Kṛṣṇa Padma purana Section 5 -
Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section onthe Nether World)
The lord said:1-3. Here, hearing that Śiśupāla was killed,Dantavakra came to
Mathurā to fight with Kṛṣṇa. Hearing that Kṛṣṇa got into achariot and came with
him to Mathurā. Then he killed him, and having crossedYamunā, and having gone
to Nanda’s abode, he saluted his parents and consoledthem. He was embraced by
them. He embraced all the old cowherds, consoled them,and pleased all living
there by (giving them) many garments and ornaments.
4-6. On the charming sand-bank of Kālindī (i.e. Yamunā),crowded with auspicious
trees, he, day and night enjoying sports with thecowherdesses, lived for three
nights. In that region, all people like thecowherd Nanda, with their sons and
wives, so also beasts, birds and animals,having divine forms, got into an
aeroplane and reached the highest place—Vaikuṇṭha.And Śrīkṛṣṇa, having given
all the residents of Nanda’s cow-pen his owninfallible place, and being praised
by hosts of gods, entered the gloriousDvārāvatī.
7-9. There he was everyday worshipped by Vāsudeva,Ugrasena, Saṃkarṣaṇa,
Pradyumna, Aniruddha, Akrūra etc. He of an omnipresentform, enjoyed on very
soft beds, strewn with flowers of the divine trees in thedivine, jewelled
bowers of creepers, with his queens numbering sixteen thousandand eight. Thus,
for the welfare of the gods, for destroying the entire burdenof the earth, he
descended in the Yadu family, and having destroyed all thedemons (and thus)
having destroyed the great burden on the earth, havingreleased the immobile and
mobile living in Nanda’s abode and at Dvārikā fromthe bondage of the worldly
existence, he established them in his great,eternal, charming abode meditated
upon by the meditating saints. Being alwayswaited upon by divine queens etc.
Vāsudeva said to all: “Brahman wasunseparated like (the particles of) hail and
ghee. Freed from the constituents(of the Primordial Matter), he, living in the
Prakṛti (the Primordial Matter),melted and went to heaven.” {KR: Literally may
be but neversaid specifically met Yasodha}
Thus except one thereis no other citations sink Even the onecitation is not
directly evidenced.
K RAJARAM IRS 17324
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From: 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2024 at 08:26
Subject: [iyer123] CULTURAL QA 03-2024-17A
To: Patty Thatha <[email protected]>, Kerala Iyer
<[email protected]>, Iyer <[email protected]>
CULTURALQA 03-2024-17A
Allthe below QA are from QUORA DIGEST tome on 17-03-2024.
SelectedQuora answers by scholars generally interesting are included. Still
they need not be 100%correct answers. Goodjokes are also included.
Iam only a compiler. Compiled and postedby R Gopalakrishnan, 80, on 17-3-2024
Q1 How to berespected without saying a word:?
A1 ChauhanBabu nath, Mar 2
1. Want respect without uttering a word? Payattention, because I'm about to
tell you how.
2. First, dress to impress. You're appearance talksbefore you do. So wear the
kind of clothes that say 'I'm successful and I knowit'.
3. Next, move with purpose. Your walk should screamconfidence. Strut like
you've got it all - because you do.
4. Hold your gaze. Eye contact speaks volumes. Don'tbreak it first. It’s a
silent duel of dominance. Be the victor.
5. Speak only when necessary. People listen more tothose who talk less. Let
your actions shout for you.
6. Carry yourself with dignity. Self-respect attractsrespect. If you don’t
respect yourself, no one else will.
7. These are the keys to earning respect withoutwords. Confidence and power are
silent. Cultivate them and watch the world bowto you.
Q2 What is thenews item- Not everyone is racist or a bad cop.”
A2 MatthewBrooks,6mo
“So thishappened in Montana.I'm on my way to go to my interview this morning
when I get pulled over by apolice officer.
I am native American and my friend that was with meis black. Just saying.
Bothbrake lights decided to go out this time.
As he walked to the car and I was pulling out mystuff, he quickly said,
"Don'tworry about pulling anything out. I just want you to know that your
brakelights are out."
So I'm immediately upset, because I just got themreplaced like last month.
So I explained to him how Firestone wants to chargeme $600 just to run a test
on the wiring of the car.
He looked at me like 😨 and told me to pop the trunk.
He checked the lights in the trunk and tapped them,but they didn't come on.
So he told me to pop the hood to check the relay boxthen asked me to get out to
check theother one.
Then worked onthe wiring under the dash.
He could've easily given me a ticket, but OfficerJenkins stepped out of the
officer role, and into the mechanic role, and humanrole to make sure I was
straight.
By the way, HE FIXED THEM. Not everyone is racist or a bad cop.”
Q3 What is themost interesting fact that you know and I don't, but I
should?
A3 SaptarshiIndu, Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra (2016–present)Updated
3y
I will tell you a short story about my hometown.
the tiny town of MAKUM which is located in far north east in thebeautiful state
of Assam.
Makum has a population which is little over15,000.Its a small town with its own
history which is in fact very interesting.
So what makes Makum so interesting ??
Well, Makum once had a thriving community of Chinese.
In the 19th century, a small Chinese community wasbrought to India by the
British to work as labourers in Assam’s tea gardens. Several more who were
poorand in need of work joined them subsequently over the years. As time passed
by,a small village in upper Assam came to have the highest concentration of
thecommunity. It was called Makum,the Chinese word for “meeting point”.area in
the 1830s.
Soon, labourers from other parts of INDIA were alsobrought in, in the same
manner. A similar fate and shared tragedy brought thecommunities close. They
soon surmounted the language barrier and startedintermingling. Many of
theChinese married local women and established a new society in Assam. Aseries
of voluntary migrations of Chinese from China followed. This broadenedthe space
of the newly established society and made it more multi-cultural
andmulti-ethnic as the migrants married local girls and settled down. Their
physical features changed;the descendents forgot the Chinese language. Through
sheer hard work andperseverance, the dislocated Chinese made a new life for
themselves andprospered.
There was a Chinese Club, a Chinese school, Chineserestaurants and shoe shops.
The population lived in relative peace and comfort. They wouldn’t haveimagined
what fate had in store for them.
But then the 1962 Indo-China war happened and whatfollowed was tragedy.
The war unleashed a chain of events that compelledthe Chinese society living in
Assam to come face-to-face with an unfortunatesituation.
The authorities arrested those they thought or believedto be Chinese. Inthat
process, families were separated, hard-earned property was seized as
enemyproperty and later auctioned.They were arrested and brought to the
policestation and put in jails. They were then asked to board a closed train,
whichtook them to the Deoli internment in Rajasthan.
After some time the Government of India decided to deportthe interned back to
China in a few batches. In this process, the already divided families
weredivided again as the government selected the names randomly. The majority
ofthem were deported to China. ManyIndian wives also accompanied their husbands
to China with their children.The interned people who were allowed to return to
their places after a coupleof years again faced a difficult situation. The
property of most of the people had been auctioned asenemy property. There was
no society and no government to support them.They were compelled to live in
sheer misery and isolation. Most of them did notget to meet their deported
family members ever again.
After the war ended ,many got deported and others decidedto stay back. Thosewho
stayed back decided to leave the tears of war behind and move forward inlife.
The Chinese community ofMakum who proudly call themselves Assamese Chinese
continued to contribute tothe local business and helped the town grow.They
assimilated well intoour society and over the years have been living a very
respectful life thoughonly a handful of the community survives in Makum
The former Chinatown which once had a thrivingChinese population is now called
“Chinapatty”.
The Chinese medium school has been renamed to the “Makum hindi Vidyalaya”soon
after the war ended
Makum stillboosts a small but thriving Chinese community. I have my very close
friends who are Chinese.Thefamous Hong Kong Restaurant at Tinsukia is owned by
the family of my friendsand they serve really great food.A must try if you are
en route to Digboi,DholaSadiya Bridge or to Anunachal Pradesh.
Footnotes:The Assamese Chinese story
https://scroll.in/roving/727385/photos-the-tragedy-of-assams-makum-chinese-community
Q4 Why did Lord Krishna never meet Yashoda again?
A4 GokulRenjith, Lives in India (1999–present)1h
Lord Krishna even after he went to Mathura did meet Yashoda and Nanda on
3seperate occassions.
After defeatingHansa and Dimbhaka, Lord Krishna rested at Govardhana mountain.
Hearing this Nanda, Yashoda andthe Gopas came to visit him -
(O Janamejaya!) Hearing that Vasudeva (Krishna) hasarrived at govardhana along
with his elder brother (balarama), Yashoda andNandagopa, eagerly longing to see
Krishna took fresh butter, thick sour milk,food made with rice and sugar, a
dish made of sesamum and grain and wildflowers, O great king, (Janamejaya!
Vaishampayana continued) and also braceletsmade of peacock feathers,
accompanied by cowherds and cowherd-women, O king(Janamejaya! Vaishampayana
continued), highly pleased, immediately went togovardhana. They saw Krishna,
Vasudeva, having great arms, having eyes as wideas the deer's eyes, along with
his elder brother (Balarama) sitting below atree, leaning on it. Seeing Krishna
and Balarama, they became highly pleased.The powerful Krishna and Balarama
bowed to them. Then they offered the foodmade with rice and sugar and other
items to the devas. (Krishna said) O father!O mother! Are your wealth of cattle
at vraja well or not? O father! Are thecows giving you good milk or not? Are
the calves and the bulls well or not? Isthe milk good or not? Are the cows
auspicious or not? Are the calves drinkingtheir mother's milk or not? Are you
not keeping lots of ropes and posts? Ofather! Is there good grass available in
plenty? Are there carts withfragrance? Have the cowherd women given birth to
children? O mother! Are therelots of pots in vraja which are unbroken? O
father! Are the cows giving youplenty of milk? Are you not getting good milk,
butter and sour milk? Are allthe cattle wealth without any disease? Nanda said:
O the best among Yadavas(Krishna)! All the cattle wealth are without any
disease, O lord! O keshava(Krishna)! All the cattle wealth are well. O the Lord
of gods (Krishna)!Because of your protection, we are always well. O keshava
(Krishna)! The cattlewealth along with the calves are without any disease. We
always have only onesorrow: O keshava (Krishna)! We are unable to see you. This
only one sorrow isalways breaking our minds. Vaishampayana said: (O
janamejaya!) keshava(Krishna) said to nanda who was lamenting thus: Do not
lament. Go home. Then hetold yashoda: “Mother! Go home. All those who recite
your names shall go toheaven. Those bowing to you will always be most dear to
me. Hari (Krishna)continued: They will always be my devotees. Go home.” The
eternal lord Vasudeva(Krishna) told thus to the parents. Embracing the parents
tightly, keshava(Krishna) made them happy and then bid farewell to them.
Afterwards, nandagopaand yashoda went home.
Chapter130, Bhavishya Parva, Harivamsa.
2. Krishna themmet Nanda and Yashoda again during the time of a solar eclipse
at Syamantakapanchaka -
Learning that Yādavas of whom Kṛṣṇa isprominent, have arrived there, Nanda
accompanied with Gopas and carts loadedwith milk-products, came there with a
desire to see them. Seeing Nanda all theYādavas were overjoyed and rose up to
receive him, as the bodies do after thereturn of vital breath. Being extremely
anxious to see him for a long time,they embraced him closely. Vasudeva was
especially pleased. Being overwhelmedwith affection, he embraced him fast,
remembering how Kaṃsa subjectedhim to harrowing persecutions and how he had to
entrust his son to Nanda’s careat his Gokula. Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma embraced
and bowed to their (foster)parents. But due to overwhelming affection, and the
throat being choked withemotions (lit. tears of joy) they could not utter a
word, O best of Kurus. Thehighly blessed Yaśodā placed both the sons on her
seat (on her lap) andclasping them together in her arms in close embrace,
forgot her (long-felt)distress (of separation from them). Remembering their
close friendship withYaśodā, both Rohiṇī and Devakī embraced her. With their
voice chokedwith emotions (tears), they exclaimed in faltering tones.
Chapter 82, 10th Skandha, Srimad Bhagavatam.
3. Finally,After Killing Dantavakra, Lord Krishna visited Vrindavana and met
Nanda and Yashoda again. Healso gave salvation to them and to all the gopas and
gopis and send them toVaikhunta -
Here, hearing that Śiśupāla was killed, Dantavakracame to Mathurā to fight with
Kṛṣṇa. Hearing that, Kṛṣṇa got into a chariot and camewith him to Mathurā. Then
he killed him, and having crossed Yamunā, and havinggone to Nanda’s abode, he
saluted his parents and consoled them. He wasembraced by them. He embraced all
the old cowherds, consoled them, and pleasedall living there by (giving them)
many garments and ornaments. On the charmingsand-bank of Kālindī (i.e. Yamunā),
crowded with auspicious trees, he, day andnight enjoying sports with the
cowherdesses, lived for three nights. In thatregion, all people like the
cowherd Nanda, with their sons and wives, so alsobeasts, birds and animals,
having divine forms, got into an aeroplane andreached the highest
place—Vaikuṇṭha. And Śrīkṛṣṇa, having given all the residents of Nanda’s
cow-penhis own infallible place, and being praised by hosts of gods, entered
theglorious Dvārāvatī.
Chapter 76, Patala Khanda, Padma Purana.
Q5 What was yourmost badass moment in high school?
A5 VijayaLakshmi,Have experience in life for 68 years.Updated 6y
In the 1960′s, Iwas in the ninth or tenth standard and was studying at a
boarding school.
There we had ‘study hours’ in the evening before dinner.
Girls were supposed to sit in a big hall and eitherhad to do their homework or
study any subject.
Sister (nun) would sit there to monitor if everybody wasstudying or not.
In the holidays, my father gifted me a book.The bookwas a Telugu translation
of “Swami and friends” written by R.K.Narayan.
There was not much homework that day. After finishingthe homework, I took out
the book from my bag and started reading it.
Since the sister didn’t know Telugu script, I thoughtshe would never find out
that I was reading a novel. (She was from some Westerncountry.)
After reading for a few pages, I could not control mysmile.
Lucky for me sister did not notice. But this smilecontinued after every five
minutes.
Sister didnotice!
“Why are youlaughing while studying? Show me the book!” She shouted.My heart
started tobeat loudly.
I handed over the book to her with trembling hands.She scanned the book and
immediately found out that it was not a text book.
“So you arereading this! See these pictures! (Illustrations by R.K Laksman of
thecharacters of the novel) Seemsto be a very bad book. I will report to the
mother (principal) and writea letter to your parents”
“Sister, I amsorry for reading it in study hours but it is not a bad book. It
is a good book. It isfor children,” I said gathering some courage.
“Shut up!Don’t teach me. From the pictures I can make out what type of book it
is!”
She kept the book to show to the principal the next day.
As soon as the study hours were over, all the girlsgathered around me.
They started to advise me. “See Vijaya, it is a grave mistake.There are chances
that you may get expelled from the school. Tomorrow apologizeto the principal
and tell her you will never read such books in future.”
“Yes, reading that book in studyhours is wrong on my part, but accepting that
book as bad one andpromising that I will not read such book in future is not
acceptable to me.That will be a false promise.”
They got angry at me and stopped giving me advice.
Next day I wascalled into principal’s room. Our principal was also not an
Indian lady. She was also from some Westerncountry.
She repeated every thing the sister said the previousday and said:
“Promise me you will not read such books in future. I will leave youwithout
any punishment.”
“Mother I amsorry for reading this book in the study hours, but it is indeed a
good book. I am sorry I cannotpromise” I said.
She was indeed a sweet nun. Though she was angry forfew minutes, she eventually
calmed.
She called our Telugu teacher and told her to readthat book and inform her
within two days what type of book it was.
After two days (after reading the book) our Telugu teacher called me.
“It’s awesome!Did you read the book completely?”
“Yes madam,three or four times.”
“This is indeed a good book. Worth keeping in our library. I will tellmother,”
she said.
I was saved. The book was never returned to me butkept in the library.
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