blatant lies circulate as anecdotes on the lives of our Revered gurus

In the name of spirituality, Hinduism, and Brahmanism so many false messages are floating.

Another trend is false translation on an estimate basis. Presuming meanings and ideas that are not either present or even implied or remotely intended in the original text.

This result in conveying of very wrong messages.

Moreover, blatant lies circulate as anecdotes on the lives of our Revered gurus.

Instead of doing well to the community and society, such things would make our community and culture appear as very cheap and deceitful.

People can better keep quiet instead of doing such misrepresentation.

And the very “wise” followers who really know nothing but who want to show off share and forward such things without even reading- lock stock and barrel.

I confess that I too present a slokam or two in these columns

However, before posting I refer to all possible and available sources, and resources.

In addition, to carry out a translation of a Sanskrit or Vedic mantram even in a crude way it takes hours and hours of labour. References to texts, and modern libraries and traditional lexicons like Shabda Kalpadrumam, Vachaspateeyam, Nighantu, Amaram and so on.

In addition, bhasyams of great masters like Shankara, Sayanaacharya, and Bhattabhaskara among others.

So I get genuinely uneasy when I see such destructive trends.

I cannot help it. God is a business for some. God is a showpiece for some. God is a vehicle for gaining cheap and undeserving popularity for some. It is just moral ethical and spiritual degradation. When I see such gimmicks, I feel like running away

But I keep coming back too because there are a set of genuine friends for me here, and I cannot find them elsewhere