procedure for Preparation of three-strand pure cotton thread for yajnopaveetham (Poonool)

Preparation of three-strand pure cotton thread for yajnopaveetham is as follows.

Those who prepare muppiri poonal should be clean and should occupy or sit in clean place.

Eligible Vedic Brahmins, Sumangalis, Kannyakas, and Widows who observe the correct austerities can weave the thread used for this. Those who prepare poonal must encircle (tie round their fingers) their fingers of right hand having each circle of unbroken continuous thread having length of four inches and the thread should be encircled thus for ninety six times. After that, they divide the unbroken thread equally into three sections and then they make them hold fast by spiralling together very tightly.

Then you should adjust this strengthened thread into three equal circles together and tie the ends securely covering all the three equal circles of thread together.

This gives one set of muppiri nool or poonal.

Vedic Brahmins chant Mantrams like Gayatri or Vedic Sookthams while making the final knot, which we call brahma kattu or mudichu.

One should wear the three strand poonal across the torso with one part covering the left shoulder and the other part hanging just above the hip, just up to navel. If for some reason the poonal is longer and goes below navel, the brahma kattu tied should be made bgger by spiralling part of the thread ,and the brahma mudichu can be at be of the size of a seed of payaru.. Pulse or pea seed.

The rule among Brahmins of Tamil Nadu and migrants from there is that the unmarried male wears a set of one strand and a grihasta or the one who had undergone samavartanam wears two strands and the grihasta wears an additional set of poonal to substitute for uthareeyam.

I will not read or watch things which are of no use to me.

Nowadays, I am tempted to ask myself...

Should I read every trash, rigamarole or lifted piece just because they appear on my home page..

It is not me but dancers in social media  who decide what should appear on the timeline and homepage..

In fact I have been rather obsessively faithful to some..

Therefore  I was trying to read and even like or comment on some such apparent  gospels..

Of course sometimes I called a spade a spade and invited many reactions starting with petulance and winding up with hatred..

Often it is the process of just catching hold of a snake which is on the fence, and putting it under one's dress and suffer..

Let the snakes remain in fence..

Snakes are in the fence, and all is right with me unless I invite them to nuzzle under my clothes..

If the material is bad, or if it is lifted, or if it is just back-scratching or "gooja" as they call it in Tamil. I get tensed up and my day is lost..

I have hundreds of books and other materials to read and enjoy.

Therefore,I have taken a major decision..

I will not read or watch things things which are of no use to me...

My sanity is far more valuable to me than the friends in the virtual world.. or the virtual friends..

Why should I invite headache, strain to the eye and often wisecracks without absolutely any purpose?

Anyway I am not a showman, nor a maker of friends..

𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐦 𝐈.. ?

𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚, 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐫, 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐲 𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐧, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟𝐟,

𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞,, 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭..

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐦 𝐈.. ?

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞..

𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚.. 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮..

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨..

𝐌𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞..

𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲..

𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚, 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

cheating in weights and measures,forgery, creaing counterfeit currency, and abettots to ther should get harsh pnishment

 

तुलाशासनमानानां कूटकृन्नाणकस्य च ।

एभिश्च व्यवहर्ता यः स दाप्यो दममुत्तमम् ॥

- याज्ञ्वल्क्य

tulāśāsanamānānāṃ kūṭakṛnnāṇakasya ca ।

ebhiśca vyavahartā yaḥ sa dāpyo damamuttamam ॥

- yājñvalkya

A very strict instruction from ancient law text yajnavalkyasmriti

People who cheat in dealings where materials are weighed through balances and weighing stones

People who tried to subvert law through forging documents,

People who produce counterfeit coins and currency and cause damage to the economy

Must be meted out harshest punishment

And people who aid and abet in the above three activities and those who transact with them fully aware of their culpability, also should be similary punished.

തുലാശാസനമാനാനാം കൂടകൃന്നാണകസ്യ ച ।

ഏഭിശ്ച വ്യവഹര്‍താ യഃ സ ദാപ്യോ ദമമുത്തമം ॥

- യാജ്ഞവല്‍ക്യ

ഭാരതീയ സംസ്കാരപാരമ്പര്യത്തില്‍ ഏറെ സംപൂജ്യനും ബഹുമാന്യനും ആയ നിയമകര്‍ത്താക്കളില്‍ അഗ്രഗണ്യന്‍ ആയിരുന്നു യാജ്ഞാവല്‍ക്യ മഹര്‍ഷി. അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്‍റെ കര്‍ശനമായ നിര്‍ദ്ദേശമാണ് താഴെ കൊടുക്കുന്നത്.

നിയമാനുസ്ടുതമായ അളവുകളും തൂക്കങ്ങളും ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ന്യായമായ ഇടപാടുകള്‍ നടക്കുന്ന സാഹചര്യങ്ങളില്‍ തെറ്റായ അളവും തൂക്കവും കാണിക്കുന്ന ഉപകരണങ്ങള്‍ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ആളുകള്‍

പ്രമാണങ്ങളും രേഖകളും കൃത്രിമമായി നിര്‍മ്മിക്കുകയോ, പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട രേഖകള്‍ ദുരുദ്ദേശത്തോടെ തിരുത്തുകയോ ചെയ്ത് നിയമവ്യവസ്ഥയെ അട്ടിമറിക്കുന്ന വ്യക്തികള്‍

ആധികാരികവും നിയമപരവും അല്ലാതെ നാണയങ്ങളും നോട്ടുകളും കൃത്രിമമായി നിര്‍മ്മിക്കുകയോ പ്രചരിപ്പിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്ത് രാഷ്ട്രത്തിന്‍റെ സാമ്പത്തിക അടിത്തറ തന്നെ തകര്‍ക്കുന്ന ദ്രോഹികള്‍

ഇവര്‍ക്കെല്ലാം വളരെ കഠിനമായ ശിക്ഷയാണ് ഭരണകൂടും നല്‍കേണ്ടത്.

അതുപോലെ ഇത്തരം ക്ഷുദ്ര പ്രവൃത്തികളില്‍ ഒത്താശ ചെയ്യുന്നവര്‍, അറിഞ്ഞു കൊണ്ട് ഇത്തരം പ്രവൃത്തികളിലൂടെ ലഭിക്കുന്ന നേട്ടങ്ങളില്‍ പങ്കു ലഭിക്കുന്നവര്‍, ഇത്തരം പ്രവൃത്തികളുടെ കണ്ണികള്‍ ആവുന്നവര്‍ എന്നിവര്‍ക്കും ഏറെ കഠിനമായ ശിക്ഷ വിധിക്കെണ്ടാതാണ്.

from tiny atoms to huge mountain

 

कालेन संचीयमानः परमाणुरपि हि जायते मेरुः॥

नीति वक्यामृतं

kālena saṁcīyamānaḥ paramāṇurapi hi jāyate meruḥ||

neetivakyaamrutham

Things saved and accumulated over a long span of time, even if such collection is effected in sizes of tiny atoms would finally manifest in huge forms perhaps similar to the Mahameru mountain itself..

This is a very poignant advice. Good or bad habits, usefull acquisitions like wealth and knowledge, as also loans, debts and solidified prejudices all grow like this.

കാലേന സംചീയമാനഃ പരമാണുരപി ഹി ജായതേ മേരുഃ॥

നീതിവാക്യാമൃതം

ഏറെ കാലം തുടര്‍ച്ചയായി ചേര്‍ത്ത് വയ്ക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ സ്വയം അടിഞ്ഞുകൂടുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങള്‍ അവ ഓരോന്നായി പരിഗണിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ ഏറെ ചെറിയ അണുക്കളുടെ അളവില്‍ മാത്രം കാണുന്നവ ആണെങ്കില്‍ പോലും കാലക്രമേണ വളര്‍ന്നു വന്നു ഒരു മഹാമേരു പര്‍വ്വതത്തിന്‍റെ രൂപം പൂണ്ടു നമ്മുടെ മുന്നില്‍ നിരന്നു നില്‍ക്കും

ഇത് വളരെ ഗൌരവമേറിയ ഒരു അഭിപ്രായം ആണ്.

നല്ലതോ ചീത്തയോ ആയ സ്വഭാവങ്ങള്‍, ഏറെ നന്മ നല്‍കുന്ന പണവും അറിവും, അതേസമയം നാം വരുത്തിവയ്ക്കുന്ന കൊച്ചു കടങ്ങളും കുറേശ്ശയായി കട്ടപിടിയ്ക്കുന്ന സ്വഭാവ വൈകൃതങ്ങളും എല്ലാം തന്നെ ഇതുപോലെ വളര്‍ന്നു വലുതാവും.

the right combinations

अङ्गेन गात्रं नयनेन वक्त्रं न्यायेन राज्यं लवणेन भोज्यम्।

धर्मेण हीनं खलु जीवितं च न राजते चन्द्रमसा विना निशा॥

aṅgena gātraṁ nayanena vaktraṁ nyāyena rājyaṁ lavaṇena bhojyam|

dharmeṇa hīnaṁ khalu jīvitaṁ ca na rājate candramasā vinā niśā||

This slokam is attributed to the philosopher poet Bhartruhari, the author of Neeti, Vairagya and Shringara Shatakas.

The meaning of the slokam is

The following things would not function at their peak glory and capacity and would lose their glory and sheen if they are bereft of the attributes which are distinctively identified with them. They would be lustreless and powerless, just like the night becoming pitch dark if the moon does not rise.

The body of a human being without properly functioning limbs would be not at its peak efficiency

The face of a human being if the eyes are not there would lose their peak functionality

The state or kingdom if equitable justice is not maintained would be in chaos

The food if appropriate quantity of salt is not added to it would hardly be tasty

And

Life itself, if there is no righteousness, if there is no proper code of conduct is in place would be meaningless

അംഗേന ഗാത്രം നയനേന വക്ത്രം ന്യായേന രാജ്യം ലവണേന ഭോജ്യം।

ധര്മേണ ഹീനം ഖലു ജീവിതം ച ന രാജതേ ചന്ദ്രമസാ വിനാ നിശാ॥

നീതിശതകം, വൈരാഗ്യശതകം ശൃംഗാരശതകം എന്ന ശതകത്രയത്തിന്‍റെ കര്‍ത്താവും അഭിവന്ദ്യനായ ദാര്‍ശനിക കവിയും ആയ ഭര്‍തൃഹരി രചിച്ച ഒരു ശ്ലോകം.

ശ്ലോകത്തിന്‍റെ അര്‍ത്ഥം

താഴെ പറയുന്ന കാര്യങ്ങള്‍ അവയുടെ ചില ഒഴിച്ചു കൂടാനാവാത്ത ഘടകങ്ങള്‍ ഉള്ളപ്പോള്‍ മാത്രമേ തങ്ങളുടെ സ്വാഭാവികമായ മികവും കാര്യക്ഷമയും അവയുടെ പൂര്‍ണ്ണതയില്‍ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുകയുള്ളൂ. അത്തരം നേട്ടങ്ങള്‍ ഇല്ലാതായാല്‍ ആ വസ്തുക്കളും അവയുടെ തിളക്കവും ഉല്‍കൃഷ്ടതയും നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട നിലയിലേയ്ക്ക് താഴ്ന്നു പോകും. അവയുടെ അവസ്ഥ നിലാവ് ഉദിക്കാത്ത രാത്രി പോലെ ഏറെ തിളക്കം കുറഞ്ഞതായിരിക്കും.

ഒരു മനുഷ്യന്‍റെ ശരീരം അതിന്‍റെ എല്ലാ അവയവങ്ങളും ആരോഗ്യകരമായും തികഞ്ഞ കാര്യക്ഷമതയോടും പ്രവര്‍ത്തിച്ചില്ല എങ്കില്‍ ശരീരത്തിന്‍റെ നിലനില്‍പ്പും പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്ന നിലയിലാവില്ല ഒരിക്കലും.

ഒരാള്‍ക്ക് കണ്ണുകളോ അവയുടെ പ്രവര്‍ത്തന ശേഷിയോ നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ടാല്‍ പിന്നെ അയാളുടെ മുഖം ഒരിക്കലും അതിന്‍റെ പൂര്‍ണ്ണതയില്‍ ഉണ്ടാവും എന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കാന്‍ വയ്യ.

നീതിയും ന്യായവും നിലനില്‍ക്കാത്ത അവസ്ഥയില്‍ ഒരു രാഷ്ടം മുന്നോട്ടു പോവുകയില്ല. അതിന്‍റെ അടിത്തറ തന്നെ ഇളകിപ്പോകും.

കണിശമായ അളവില്‍ മാത്രം ഉപ്പ് ചേര്‍ത്തില്ല എങ്കില്‍ ആഹാരത്തിനു ഒരു സ്വാദും ഉണ്ടാവുകയില്ല.

ഇതിനെല്ലാമുപരി

ജിവിതത്തില്‍ ഉയര്‍ന്ന ധാര്‍മ്മികതയും തരമുള്ള പെരുമാറ്റവും വച്ചു പുലര്‍ത്തിയില്ല എങ്കില്‍ ജീവിതത്തിന്‍റെ അര്‍ത്ഥം തന്നെ നഷ്ടപ്പെടും.

I would rather remain all alone like a Robinson Crusoe

What is friendship? 

If there is some good to happen by the transaction between the two players, at least for one of them, it is nice.. 

If it is mutually beneficial to both it is greater.. 

If it will benefit the world, like the friendship of Krishna and Arjuna, it is sublime..

 Is it friendship just eating together,, having insignificant small talks, weaving the yarn, and just telling juicy stories about others behind their back, or of things behind others back?..

 I do not believe in such friendship.. 

I would rather remain all alone like a Robinson Crusoe marooned in an obscure island that having such meaningless friendships.. 

I never extol undefined cliches..

it is always better to silence the mind, brain, lips and fingers too

The mind and brain would try to shout when something irritates us visually, verbally or emotionally..

But it is always better to silence the mind, brain, lips and fingers too.

This is the best recipe, best advice for peaceful life..

𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧

𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧. 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥? 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰. 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞.

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞... 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬

𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭, 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭..

𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐭..

𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤..

𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠..

𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨

If a person is not able to understand and be diligent about the conditions of the world he lives in

 

काव्यं करोतु परिजल्पतु संस्कृतं वा

सर्वाः कलाः समधिगच्छतु वाच्यमानाः।

लोकस्थितिं यदि न वेत्ति यदानुरूपं

सर्व्वस्य मूर्खनिकरस्य स चक्रवर्ती॥

धर्म कल्पद्रुमं

kāvyaṁ karotu parijalpatu saṁskṛtaṁ vā

sarvāḥ kalāḥ samadhigacchatu vācyamānāḥ|

lokasthitiṁ yadi na vetti yadānurūpaṁ

sarvvasya mūrkhanikarasya sa cakravartī||

dharma kapadrume

Even if a person is a great poet and author with profuse imagination and creativity

Even if he is capable of speaking attractively in the most cultured language

Even if he has manages to learn with great skill all the famous forms of arts

If he is not able to understand and be diligent about the conditions of the world he lives in

Then he is to be considered as the emperor of all the fools and idiots around him.

കാവ്യം കരോതു പരിജല്പതു സംസ്കൃതം വാ

സര്‍വാഃ കലാഃ സമധിഗച്ഛതു വാച്യമാനാഃ।

ലോകസ്ഥിതിം യദി ന വേത്തി യദാനുരൂപം

സര്‍വ്വസ്യ മൂര്‍ഖനികരസ്യ സ ചക്രവര്‍തീ॥

ധര്മ കല്പദ്രുമം

ഒരു വ്യക്തി ഏറെ സര്‍ഗധനനായ കവി ആയിരുന്നാലും, ഉദാത്തമായ കൃതികള്‍ രചിച്ചാലും

അയാള്‍ ഏറെ തറവാടിത്തവും സംസ്കാരവും തുളുമ്പി നില്‍ക്കുന്ന വാക്കുകള്‍ മാത്രം ഇപ്പോഴും ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ആളായിരുന്നാലും

പ്രശസ്തങ്ങളായ സുകുമാരകലകളില്‍ എല്ലാം അയാള്‍ അഭ്യസിച്ച് പ്രാവീണ്യംനേടിയിരിക്കുന്നു എങ്കിലും

തനിക്ക് ചുറ്റും നടക്കുന്ന ലൌകികമായ കാര്യങ്ങളെയും അവമൂലമുള്ള വരും വരായ്കകളെയും കുറിച്ച് അയാള്‍ക്ക് ഒരു ബോധവും ഇല്ലെങ്കില്‍, അത്തരം കാര്യങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ച് വേണ്ടത്ര മനസ്സിലാക്കാനുള്ള കഴിവ് അയാള്‍ക്ക് ഇല്ലെങ്കില്‍

പിന്നെ അയാള്‍ ഈ ലോകത്തില്‍ ഉള്ള മൊത്തം പമ്പരവിഢ്ഡികളുടെയും ചക്രവര്‍ത്തി തന്നെ ആണ്.

the sea puts up tall waves and a lot of noise when there is a large humanity visiting the beach

That is not a problem unique to social media groups..

There are people who start having sleepless nights just because a person in the neighbourhood has got a better job or has purchases a nice car..

Many hearts burn over the thought as to what saree the mami in the neighbourhood would wear while attending the marriage reception in the house of a totally unconnected and third person..

Sense of ownership or possession of even small things and small ideas is another problem.. 

then there is always the syndrome of ആളെക്കണ്ട സമുദ്രം they say the sea puts up tall waves and a lot of noise when there is a large humanity visiting the beach..

give lessons or training only if you are requested

The Indian traditions are clear on one issue.. you should give lessons or training only if you are requested by the seeker.. and that too after a lot of filtering..

My experiences can be shared.. but it will be a disservice and dishonour to mother Saraswathi if I parade my offer to teach others, just like the street vendor selling vegetables..

And about the use of my own experiences in my post, what else can I do?..

How do I know or can write about others.. Can I write about what someone else thinks does or says.. Even if I try to do how can I succeed? I can share my experiences alone.. And Orkut has not died.. It has risen like a phoenix in the shape of FB Twitter and a dozen other groups.. I still recognise the faces of all the old player in Orkut in FB and twitter.. My philosophy in life is clear.. I will take the guidance of Krishna Shankara Ramana Jesus or Socrates to seek reinforcement whether I am doing the right thing.. I will neither follow or ask anyone to follow anything.. The ideas should be taken as inputs and processed in our own minds, validated for effectiveness and then implemented. That is what I believe.

Even nature makes errors

Even nature makes errors.. strange forms of foetus, twins, left-handedness, illnesses like cancer.. are some such mistakes we see often as glaring examples... However  then the system corrects itself in the best way possible.. When a stream suddenly finds a hillock in front, it changes its course often going on a curved path but straightens itself the moment it gets a chance.. We can do that alone in our lives

illiterates are not much better than beast of burden

 

अक्षराणि विचित्राणि ये न जानन्ति मानवाः।

बलीवर्दसामास्ते तु खुरशृङ्गविवर्जिताः॥

चाणक्याद्॥

akṣarāṇi vicitrāṇi ye na jānanti mānavāḥ|

balivarddhasāmāste tu khuraśṛṅgavivarjitāḥ||

cāṇakyād||

Those human beings who have no knowledge of and those who have no expertise in handling a rich variety of letters are just having their existence similar to oxen that carry burden, perhaps they are like oxen without hoofs and horns.

ये which मानवाःhuman beings विचित्राणि rich variety of अक्षराणि letters न जानन्ति do not know ते तु they indeed खुर hoof शृङ्ग horn विवर्जिताः without having बलीवर्द ox that carries weight and labour समाः equivalent to भवन्ति become

അക്ഷരാണി വിചിത്രാണി യേ ന ജാനന്തി മാനവാഃ।

ബലീവര്‍ദസാമാസ്തേ തു ഖുരശൃങ്ഗവിവര്‍ജിതാഃ॥

ചാണക്യാദ്॥

ഏറെ സമ്പന്നങ്ങളായ അക്ഷരങ്ങളുടെ ശ്രേണിയെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള അറിവ് ഇല്ലാത്ത, അക്ഷരങ്ങള്‍ ഉപയോഗിക്കാന്‍ അറിയാത്ത മനുഷ്യജീവികള്‍ ഭാരം ചുമക്കുന്ന വണ്ടിക്കാളകളില്‍ നിന്ന് ഏറെ വ്യത്യസ്തര്‍ ഒന്നും അല്ല. ഒരുപക്ഷെ അത്തരം മനുഷ്യര്‍ക്ക് കൊമ്പുകളും കുളമ്പുകളും ഇല്ല എന്ന ഒരു കാര്യത്തില്‍ മാത്രം അവര്‍ക്ക് കാളകളില്‍ നിന്ന് വ്യത്യാസം ഉണ്ടെന്നു പറയാം.

If I write a poem

If I write a poem

Without rhyme of rhythm

To my mind it is glorious

To your eyes it is laborious

Still I feel the elation

As I think it is my creation

But from somewhere the the Black fellow pokes me

And asks me how dare you wound me

Every word flows from Him

And when misused it is a stab at Him

So I just obey Him

And in silence I dream of Him

we should be masters of our thoughts, not the other way round

I welcome every reading material with eager enthusiasm ..

Except for basic desire that I should  be honest and unequivocal, I do not subscribe to any concept or ideology as absolutely right and I do not discard anything as trash either..

In social media and often in print media  too, we can always express and exchange views and words.. 

However the ultimate wisdom manifests itself  in a far higher plane and I for one am not anywhere near that level..

Of course, when different viewpoints are discussed, one may appear to canvass the issue which is under immediate consideration, but it does  not necessary mean  that one should get attached to or obsessed with any such issue.

Ideas should enter the mind or intellect with utmost reverence to ourselves,  and our thinking process, and we should preserve them at that level for ever..

They should never be and should never become our masters..

It all depends on human behaviour in general..

It all depends on human behaviour in general..

The attitudes of persons arise from their experiences at the impressionable age..

In that sense, if the children watch their parents ill-treating their elders, they might even justify such action,

And every individuals life is his own concern..

We have to avoid to the maximum  the forcible application of  moral or even physical rules ..

There may be special circumstances which might force the children to send the elderly to the old age homes..

Sometimes the parents living along with children could have been more vexatious  or even toxic in some such cases..

It is meaningless to form judgments and act like moral policemen.

If the children took away by persuasion or by force all that the parents earned during  their lives, and threw the parents away then that is unfair..

This is a social issue..

What is the use of bringing in God and all.. ?

𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨-𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲, 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥-𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭..

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥'𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨-𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭..

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭.

𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙥𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙨 , 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚

if we hibernate as a group we will never wake up and move

 

Wisdom lies in taking some positive steps towards achieving an action plan. The initial footsteps might be unobtrusive and infinitesimally small. However, once the project is set in motion, the project is on. And with adequate enthusiasm and sense of purpose and a steely will we can reach the summit..

However if we simply hibernate and do nothing we will remain static eternally.

A few seconds of activity is far better than years of thinking and ruminating

The wise quote above from the classic Hitopadesham come to mind.

गच्छन् पिपीलिको याति योजनानां शतान्यपि ।

अगच्छन् वैनतेयोऽपि पदमेकं न गच्छति ॥ हितोपदेशे

A tiny ant starts moving, starts taking tiny steps in its own limited way. Still, in time it will cover miles and miles and reach the destination.

However, the king of Eagles Garuda is sitting perched on a treetop, watching for a prey to show up. It may sit on and on, but there can be no success in sight.

Yes, once we start moving ahead, the target is within our reach. We are in charge. When we wait for things to happen, other factors take control of our project.

Through steady and concerted action, even if we are slow in our progress, we will make progress. One added advantage is that if we move ahead as a cohesive group at least a few of us can reach the destination.

However if we hibernate as a group we will never wake up and move

krishhna the thief, the scoundrel, the liar

On Lord Krishna

You Thief!

You were born in a Jail where your parents were bound with very heavy chains, but you stole out of there and cuddled innocently beside a sleeping herds-woman and your equally cunning sister exchanged places for you. You were born to free this world of all bondage.

You scoundrel!

You ate away tons and tons of butter and drank away litres of sweet milk, all stolen from the neighborhood which fostered you. But how else could you have fed the whole universe which you carried in your belly.

Your liar!

You promised that you will never wield any weapon during Mahabharatha War but you shamelessly broke the promise and charged against Bheeshma threatening to attack him with the wheel of a Chariot. Had you any choice? Your staunch devotee had promised that he will force you to take weapon during the war and saving his promise was dearer to you than keeping your own glory!

You debauch

You roamed in the banks of Kalindi and the precincts of Brindaban dancing with innocent girls who forgot all proprieties in life. But that was the union of the Jeevatman with Paramatman.

You pretender,

Krishna, you, the darkest, craftiest, ugliest boy, you taught Geetha, teaching a brother to kill his own brothers but in truth this Geetha is the most sublime treatise on the meaning of human existence transcending the limits of caste, creed, religion,nationality and more than anything else, time. The greatest tattwa given by this Bharath is Krishna and Krishna alone.

I love you Krishna.

due deliberation with veterans

प्रज्ञावृद्धं धर्मवृद्धं स्वबन्धुं विद्यावृद्धं वयसा चापि वृद्धम्।

कार्याकार्ये पूजयित्वा प्रसाद्य यः संपृच्चेन्न स मुह्येत्क्तदाचित्॥

इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे १८३४ महाभारते

prajñāvṛddhaṁ dharmavṛddhaṁ svabandhuṁ vidyāvṛddhaṁ vayasā cāpi vṛddham|

kāryākārye pūjayitvā prasādya yaḥ saṁpṛccenna sa muhyetktadācit||

indiśce sprūce 1834 mahābhārate

If a person, embarking upon any worthwhile activity or progressive project spared some time to discuss the entire project and plan even beforehand with people who are veterans with experience, knowledge, who know propriety in life, who are ones own close kin and well wishers, such projects would never get stuck with impediments

degree of freedom

 

No superior power will intervene to our either benefit or detriment so long as our very existence is under total challenge or jeopardy. 

If I give you a list for shopping and you are going about following it properly, why should I follow you all the way to the shop reciting like a mantra the contents of the shopping list? 

 In fact many managers and supervisors indulge in this wasteful activity.. 

No one can afford to cultivate a healthy plant if he just fixes the plants on the soilbed or pot  and uproots the plant every day to check whether the root is growing properly.. 

Sometimes humans in their overzealousness of bhakti or such instincts expect God to clean the dishes in their households after they have eaten their meals.. 

In fact that Power has given us sufficient degree of freedom to fend for ourselves within limited circles..

 If we fail Him even in those small circles then we are beyond repair.. 

The manufacturer fabricated his machine with enough lateral and rotational freedom, say, with wheels and shafts and provided energy source, and means to channelize the energy. 

Therefore,the consumer’s function is to start the engine and ensure that there are no minor hiccups  on the way.. 

If the regular user cannot look after even this, only God can help him.. 

Or perhaps even god cannot help him. 

 In such cases, the end-user does not deserve help.. 

He is destined to be helpless.

who is helpless?

 

If that supreme power  will withdraw us as an effete piece once it has decided to stop showcasing us..

 Perhaps like medicines which has reached the expiry date.. 

When that moment comes, and the source of energy is dried up, we become redundant not helpless. 

The ripe fruit, which has given out its seed, is no longer helpless but is dead and gone.  Maybe like a manufacturer of high cost products, the Power keeps even the cripples and disabled for some time in the hope that they may also have a market.. 

Little wonder some such products have not only survived but achieved more output than the fully operative machine. 

From Aruna, the product of a prematurely broken egg (his own mother shattered the egg out of impatience..), who is now protecting the earth from the scorching heat of the Sun by being a shield and charioteer of that terrible orb, 

 from Beethoven, from Surdas, from Dhritarashtra, from Stephen Hawking – to cite some examples-- how many such products have excelled over the best and structurally perfect creations..? 

Helpless means lack of help from that supreme power and nothing else..

 We mortals do not have any control over such situation

do not kick them

पादाभ्यां न स्पृशेदग्निं गुरुं ब्राह्मणमेव च।

नैव गावं कुमारीं च न वृद्धं न शिशुं तथा॥

चाणक्याद्॥। धर्मशास्त्रे च

pādābhyāṁ na spṛśedagniṁ guruṁ brāhmaṇameva ca|

naiva gāvaṁ kumārīṁ ca na vṛddhaṁ na śiśuṁ tathā||

cāṇakyād||| dharmaśāstre ca

When one moves he should be very careful not to touch with his feet, nor kick,

the fire or the fireplace

the guru or preceptor

a learned person, a brahmin

a cow

a maiden.. young girl

an elderly person

a child

That means a lot of respect should be shown to such persons..

Chanakya said it..

Dharmastras too underline this..

It does not mean one can kick many others things..

One has to be careful even before he kicks a football or a footwear.

The process of writing Ramayanam starts..8

The process of writing Ramayanam starts..8

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the prowess of Anjaneya.. the Hanuman..

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coninued from the last post

Story continued from the last post.....

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पर्वतारोहणं चापि सागरस्य च लङ्खनम्।

समुद्रवचनाच्चैव मैनाकस्य च दर्शनम्॥ २८

parvatārohaṇaṁ cāpi sāgarasya ca laṅkhanam|

samudravacanāccaiva mainākasya ca darśanam|| 28

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The veteran Boar Jambavan recounts the entire secrets about the birth and life of Hanuman, the son of Wind God and Anjana.. When the great minister of monkeys could recall his real prowess and discover himself afresh, it is almost a second birth for Him.. And that is the start of the most poignant part in the story of Ramayanam.

The reaction of Hanuman on being reminded about his own past is recounted by Sage Valmiki in Kishkindakandam, Sargam 67 of Ramayanam.

The narrative in the words of the Poet himself..

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After being praised by all his kinsmen, Anjaneyaswamy proceed to climb the Mahendra Mountain, from where He proposes to jump over the southern sea and reach Lanka, the city of Ravana.

He declares.

I am the son of the Wind God, who is capable of converting even mountains to powder by his own strength and speed.

Being his son possessing my father's own strength, there can be no difficulty for me to travel any distance with speed equal to wind.

I am capable of going round and round even the imposing Meru mountain a thousand times in a single stetch.

Just by the swift movements of my arms I can deluge the entire earth with all its lands, forests and mountains, splashing the waters from the ocean.

When I move my feet and thighs as I move across the sea will get agitated and the huge whales and sharks would be thrown up.

I am capable of flying around the sky covering the whole universe thousands of times, just like the imposing Garuda, the Vainateya.

If I start to jump towards the Sun when he raises, I would be able to fly past him by the time he is to set.

And I am capable to retracing the path from the Sun to the earth also without any rest.

I can fly past all the stars and planets with my prowess. I can dry up the oceans.

I can simply break the surface of earth and split it into many pieces just using my fists.

When I jump over the sky, I would be shaking the mountains on the earth and dragging huge masses of water along with me as I fly.

Dragged by the momentum of my jump the trees and plants bearing fruits and flowers too would get catapulted in the air in the direction of my flight…

and I would look like the bright red Swati Star which has many smaller stars strewn along with in the firmament..

I am going to travel along the skies assuming the huge size comparable to the Meru mountain itself and you the great monkeys, along with all the occupants of the earth and heaven are going to watch my grand flight.

I am going to shatter the clouds in my path, and the mountains would tremble and the seas would dry up.

I am possessing the prowess equal to my own father Vayudeva and the great bird Gauda, the Vainateya..

And except these two great souls no other being will ever be able to match my speed and capacity to cover distances over the air.

Reaching Lanka, I shall carry that Goddess Vaidehi the Sita and bring her to Rama and Laksmana stationed at Rishyamooka mountain, all with a single jump.

When I jump across the sky, my body would assume the same huge size that Lord Vishnu the Vamana, assumed as Thrivirama when he started measuring the universe in response to a boon by Bali.

In my imagination and by instinct, I am very positive and confident that my mission to meet Sita would be accomplished with resounding success.

With a speed equal to Garuda and a power equal to my own father Vayudeva,

I am sure that it would not be difficult for me to cover even tens of thousands of miles of distance in the air and accomplish any act of valour that can be achieved by their combined strength.

I can bring here even the Amritam.. the ambrosia, which is guarded by the celestial Brahmadeva, and the wielder of the Thunderbolt(Vajrayudha), Indra, after capturing the pot of Amrita from them by force, if need arises.

I have the confidence that if need arises, I can simply pluck the lustre of the moon or the imposing energy of the Sun itself and bring it down to you.

And if necessary, I shall just lift the whole island of Lanka with my two hands and bring here the whole island with all its structures and population..

The declaration by Hanuman as above, reveals the true strenght of that Divine monkey.. and that instills confidence and hope among the monkeys.. who were till that time mired in gloom and helplessness.

(Free translation of Slokams 9 to 31 of Sargam 67 of Kishkindakandam.)