Monday, December 23, 2024

The Sordid Truth



I heard this song sung by P. Kalinga Rao looong back. I now heard a version sung recently! The words are so poignant I feel compelled to share the song lyrics here with my meaning.

Who is your true well-wisher here? - Purandaradasa
Pray, who is your well-wisher amongst these three - woman, land and wealth?
  1. After you bring a lady born in someone else's house, make her lord over your home, call her your better, inseparable half...When the time comes, she will shrink from even seeing you (dead).
  2. Calling as your own a piece of land owned by countless masters in the past, getting your Khata, building your eminent home...When life leaves you, they will throw you (body) out of that mansion at once.
  3. Profession, business, serving the ruler; all with deftness, craftiness, betrayals, claiming that all your wealth has been earned by your sheer brilliance...soon, who will be enjoying all this wealth you shall leave behind willy nilly?
  4. Surely your wife, children and near ones will mourn your passing. But once life leaves you, all this acquisition is worth nothing. The only two things that will go with you forever are your good and bad deeds - your Karma!
  5. Don't trust this impermanent body as yours forever. Remember Hari's feet when all is going well. Purify your mind and realise that Vitthala is your best bet after all...and praying to Him you can be truly happy!


Thursday, December 12, 2024

Kaprekar Constant 6174






This number was discovered for its magic by a school teacher, Mr. Kaprekar (1905-1986) of India:
  1. Write any 4 digit number (the four numbers should not be the same digit). 
  2. Reorder the digits to get the biggest number with those digits. 
  3. Again reorder the digits to get the smallest number. 
  4. Subtract 3 from 2
  5. The new number - repeat steps 2 and 3.
  6. Repeat step 4 for the new biggest and smallest numbers.
  7. Within seven iterations, you will arrive at the Kaprekar Constant 6174! 
Here are five examples. go ahead, try it yourself! 








Sunday, November 17, 2024

The wonder and mystery of Sanskrit


Namaste ЁЯЩП

I am studying many Sanskrit courses under Dr. Sowmya Krishnapur of Vyoma Labs. I am constantly savouring the marvel of the most evolved language on earth. You can also join different courses and improve your Sanskrit at Vyoma Labs.

Here is a famous shloka from Valmiki Ramayana. 

рдХौрд╕рд▓्рдпा рд╕ुрдк्рд░рдЬा рд░ाрдо рдкूрд░्рд╡ा рд╕ंрдз्рдпा рдк्рд░рд╡рд░्рддрддे ।
рдЙрдд्рддिрд╖्рда рдирд░рд╢ाрд░्рджूрд▓ рдХрд░्рддрд╡्рдпं рджैрд╡рдоाрд╣्рдиिрдХрдо् ॥рез-реирей-реи॥

This also happens to be the first shloka of the famous Sri Venkateshvara Suprabhatam. 

Now, using this, let me share here some insights into the structure of the Sanskrit language!

 In this shloka, Sage Vishwamitra is waking up Sri Rama and Lakshmana at dawn. They are on their way with the sage to protect his Yajna and defeat the demons who are giving the sage trouble. Indeed, Sage Vishwamitra is highly advanced in all aspects of knowledge including spiritual wisdom and use of divine weapons in warfare. He teaches and gives Sri Rama many divine weapons which Sri Rama uses later in his battles. But as is his wont, the sage does not resort to violence or anger during his Yajnas. So he requests Emperor Dasharatha to send Sri Rama (and Lakshmana) to go defend the Yajna against attacks, assuring him that the young Sri Rama is perfectly capable of doing the job. Sage Vasishtha, the Kulaguru of the Emperor, assures Dasharatha that this trip with Sage Vaishwamitra will prove most educative and beneficial to Sri Rama (and Lakshmana). 

You can read my detailed blog on Valmiki Ramayana here. I have read and written a detailed narrative based on the original test in Sanskrit over an entire year.

1. What is the basic meaning of this shloka?
Sage Vishwamitra wakes up Sri Rama with these words, " Queen Kausalya is indeed blessed to have you as her son, Sri Rama! Please note that the eastern sky is red with the rising sun. It is time, so wake up, oh lion among men! You have to perform your morning Sandhyavandanam, i.e. worship of the gods now."

2 The shloka structure
рдХौрд╕рд▓्рдпा рд╕ुрдк्рд░рдЬा - "Queen Kausalya is a mother blessed with a son such as you!"
рд░ाрдо - "Oh Rama!"
 рдкूрд░्рд╡ा рд╕ंрдз्рдпा рдк्рд░рд╡рд░्рддрддे । - "The eastern/morning twilight i.e. dawn is now."
рдЙрдд्рддिрд╖्рда рдирд░рд╢ाрд░्рджूрд▓ - "Rise, oh lion among men!"
рдХрд░्рддрд╡्рдпं рджैрд╡рдо् рдЖрд╣्рдиिрдХрдо् - " It's your duty to perform the morning worship." 

3 The types of words used here
Verbs -
рдЕрд╕्рддि  = is, which is not stated but implied (Kausalya is blessed), 
рдк्рд░рд╡рд░्рддрддे = is happening,
рдЙрдд्рддिрд╖्рда  = Arise!
Verbal Noun -
рдХрд░्рддрд╡्рдпрдо् - what must be done, i.e. duty.
Nouns -
рдХौрд╕рд▓्рдпा - Kausalya, a name. This is in feminine gender, singular, nominative.
рд╕ुрдк्рд░рдЬा - a blessed mother, this is an adjectival noun called рд╡िрд╢ेрд╖рдг in Sanskrit, and qualifies Kausalya.
рд╕рди्рдз्рдпा - Twilight. 
рдкूрд░्рд╡ा - Eastern, an adjectival noun such that рдкूрд░्рд╡ा рд╕рди्рдз्рдпा = Dawn. 
рд░ाрдо! рдирд░рд╢ाрд░्рджूрд▓! = Rama! Lion among men! These are vocatives addressed to Rama. So they are call-out words.
рдХрд░्рддрд╡्рдпрдо् = Must be done.
рджैрд╡рдо् = Addressed to the gods.
рдЖрд╣्рдиिрдХрдо् = The daily prayer.  (Done 3/4 times a day, at dawn, noon, dusk; and midnight sometimes.)

So stringing them together,
"Kausalya (is) a blessed mother, oh Rama! It is dawn. Arise, oh lion among men, for it is your duty now to perform the morning prayer."

The lyrical beauty of the shloka
By beginning his line with the name of Sri Rama's mother, Kausalya, the sage is instantly attracting the full attention of the young Sri Rama. By saying she is blessed to have him as her son, the sage is filling the prince with great positivity. This is a must when we wake up someone!

"Rama! It is dawn. Arise! You have to perform your morning prayer now." This is coming from the sage as an instruction, as he is now the Guru guiding Sri Rama. 

We can be sure Sri Rama responds well to this word from his Guru!


The shloka is set in a metre of 4 parts of eight syllables each. This is called Anushtup Chandas (рдЕрдиुрд╖्рдЯुрдк् рдЫрди्рджः).

Valmiki was the world's first poet, his Ramayana was the first poem, and this metre is the earliest metre in Sanskrit literature, and also the most pervasive. Both Ramayana and Mahabharata are mostly in Anushtup Chandas.








Sunday, October 20, 2024

Living with a Violinist Robot

There is an invigorating debate among my IIT friends about this robot playing the violin. The summary of the majority view is
1. AI and LLM will overtake humans. 
2. Man took 2 billion years to be here but AI will do it in say a decade. 
3. Man is just some carbon stuff. This is silicon stuff. No need to discard its excellence. 
4. Music can be coded and robotic music be as great as what we like among human musicians, if not better. 


My own view:
1. A robot has no soul. Music comes from the soul although it is processed and presented by the mind-body complex. 
2. A robot can not enjoy music. So even if he produces music, he will be a fake! 
3. We are underestimating the human faculties of love, bliss and aesthetic creativity. To think man can put it into code and make a Deep Learning Robot a better version of himself is highly underestimating man. In other words, it is underestimating Bhagavan, in whose image man has been created. 

If man can create a machine better than himself, he is actually destroying Bhagavan. Will that day come? 


Wednesday, October 9, 2024

рд╢ाрд░рджे рдХрд░ुрдгाрдиिрдзे

 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEu8hyT64tg


рд╢ाрд░рджे рдХрд░ुрдгाрдиिрдзे Oh Devi Sharada, Treasure-house of Grace

рд╕рдХрд▓ाрди् рдЕрд╡ рдЕрдо्рдм рд╕рджा рдЬрдиाрди्, Mother, protect all people always

рдЪाрд░рдгाрджि рдорд╣िрдд – You are praised by all panegyrists

рд╡ैрднрд╡ рдкूрд░िрдд рдЕрдЦिрд▓ рджिрдХ्рддрдЯे Your fame fills the world in all the directions

 

рднрд░्рдо рднूрд╖рдг рднूрд╖िрддे – You are adorned with gold ornaments

рд╡рд░ рд░рдд्рди рдоौрд▓ि рд╡िрд░ाрдЬिрддे – You are resplendent with a bejewelled crown

рд╢рд░्рдо рджाрдпिрдиि – Giver of prosperity and wellbeing!

рдХрд░्рдо рдоोрдЪрдиि – Remover of past karmas!

рдиिрд░्рдорд▓рдо् рдХुрд░ु рдоाрдирд╕рдо् – Please purify our minds!

 

рд╣рд╕्рдд рд╕рди्рдзृрдд рдкुрд╕्рддрдХ рдЕрдХ्рд╖рдкрдЯि рд╕ुрдзाрдШрдЯ рдоुрдж्рд░िрддे - In your four hands, you beautifully hold Pustaka (vedas), Japamala, pot of Amrita, and gesture of grace

рдХः рддрд╡ рдЕрд╕्рддि рд╣ि рд╡рд░्рдгрдиे рдЪрддुрд░ो рдирд░, рдЦेрдЪрд░ो рдЕрдерд╡ा – Who among men or gods is there who can indeed describe your glory?

 

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

The divine sounds of the Veena

 


Thanks to a talk I heard on Youtube by Dr. H. V. Nagaraja Rao on Bh─Бsa's 3c. BCE play Pratij├▒─Б Yaugandhar─Бyaс╣Зa, I came across this wonderful shloka on the divine sounds of the Veena.



The hero of the play, King Udayana, is a master at capturing wild elephants by simply playing his special Veena. The name of the Veena is Ghoс╣гavat─л. When Udayana is tricked by his rival king and captured, his Veena is also captured*. When the Veena is brought into his presence, the rival king describes it in this verse.

рдЗрдпं рд╕ा рдШोрд╖рд╡рддी рдиाрдо! Oh, here is the Veena called Ghoс╣гavat─л! 
рдпैрд╖ा She is indeed the one described thus:
рд╢्рд░ुрддिрд╕ुрдЦрдордзुрд░ा By her sonorous tuning, she is so sweet 

рд╕्рд╡рднाрд╡рд░рдХ्рддा by her nature, she is alluring 

рдХрд░рдЬ-рдоुрдЦ-рдЙрд▓्рд▓िрдЦिрдд-рдЕрдЧ्рд░-рдШृрд╖्рдЯ-рддрди्рдд्рд░ी By the nails of one's fingers are stroked at the right place her strings

рдЛрд╖िрд╡рдЪрдирдЧрддेрд╡ Like the words of great sages 

рдорди्рдд्рд░рд╡िрдж्рдпा endowed with mystical powers 

рдЧрдЬрд╣ृрджрдпाрдиि  the hearts of elephants 

рдмрд▓ाрдд् forcefully

рд╡рд╢ीрдХрд░ोрддि she captures! 

By her nature is the Veena tuneful, sweet and alluring. 
Her strings are played by one's nails delicately. 
Endowed with mystical powers like a Rishi's words, 
She entices elephants irresistibly! 



We have been fortunate to listen to vainikas who can captivate us like this. Imagine someone who can capture elephants by such divine Veena music! 

рдЬрдп рднाрд░рддी! 

* This play describes how Udayana's minister Yaugandhar─Бyaс╣Зa  vows and succeeds in releasing him from captivity! 


 






Sunday, September 1, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 104

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!




рд░рдШुрдкрддिрд░рдкि рдЬाрддрд╡ेрджोрд╡िрд╢ुрдж्рдзां рдк्рд░рдЧृрд╣्рдп рдк्рд░िрдпां
рдк्рд░िрдпрд╕ुрд╣ृрджि рд╡िрднीрд╖рдгे рд╕ंрдЧрдордп्рдп рд╢्рд░िрдпं рд╡ैрд░िрдгः । 
рд░рд╡िрд╕ुрддрд╕рд╣िрддेрди рддेрдиाрдиुрдпाрддः рд╕рд╕ौрдоिрдд्рд░िрдгा рднुрдЬрд╡िрдЬिрддрд╡िрдоाрдирд░рдд्рдиाрдзिрд░ूрдвः рдк्рд░рддрд╕्рдеे рдкुрд░ीрдо् ॥резреи.резрежрек॥  


Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "┼Ъr─лr─Бma too started back after accepting and embracing his dear wife S─лt─Б pure as the blazing sacred fire. He first handed over to the good Vibh─лс╣гaс╣Зa the kingdom he had won from R─Бvaс╣Зa. Then he boarded the sacred Puс╣гpakavim─Бna he had rightfully won in battle, and, accompanied by S─лt─Б, Lakс╣гmaс╣Зa, Vibh─лс╣гaс╣Зa, Sugr─лva, and others (Hanum─Бn, of course), ┼Ъr─лr─Бma flew to his capital, Ayodhy─Б."

Interestingly, the Puс╣гpakavim─Бna was the official vehicle given to the good Kubera by Brahm─Б. This was violently seized by R─Бvaс╣Зa. While ┼Ъr─лr─Бma travelled to Ayodhy─Б in it, he duly returned it to Kubera. Kubera sent it back to ┼Ъr─лr─Бma, saying as Dharma incarnate, ┼Ъr─лr─Бma deserved to keep it and use it as the king of Ayodhy─Б. All this is described in great detail by V─Бlm─лki.

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!
॥ рдЗрддि рд░рдШुрд╡ंрд╢े рд░ाрд╡рдгрд╡рдзो рдиाрдо рдж्рд╡ाрджрд╢рд╕्рд╕рд░्рдЧः рд╕рдоाрдк्рддः ॥
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Saturday, August 31, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 103

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 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


Sorry, I cannot find a good enough image to fit K─Бlid─Бsa's description.


рдпрди्рддा рд╣рд░ेः рд╕рдкрджि рд╕ंрд╣ृрддрдХाрд░्рдоुрдХрдЬ्рдпाрдо् 
рдЖрдкृрдЪ्рдЫ्рдп рд░ाрдШрд╡рдордиुрд╖्рдаिрддрджेрд╡рдХाрд░्рдпрдо् । 
рдиाрдоाрдЩ्рдХрд░ाрд╡рдгрд╢рд░ाрдЩ्рдХिрддрдХेрддुрдпрд╖्рдЯिрдо्
 рдКрд░्рдз्рд╡ं рд░рдеं рд╣рд░िрд╕рд╣рд╕्рд░рдпुрдЬं рдиिрдиाрдп ॥резреи.резрежрей॥


Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "The charioteer of Hari now sought leave of the hero who had accomplished the mission for the gods (of killing R─Бvaс╣Зa), seeing upon that ┼Ъr─лr─Бma now loosened the bowstring signalling the end of the battle. Thus, the chariot, pecked in its flagstaff by mighty arrows marked with R─Бvaс╣Зa̍s glorious name, was flown to heavens drawn by a thousand horses."

Hari = Mah─Бviс╣гс╣Зu now incarnate as ┼Ъr─лr─Бma. Also Indra. In the second line, Hari = horses! The power of Sanskrit, my friend!

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!

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Friday, August 30, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 102

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


Sorry, I cannot find a good enough image to fit K─Бlid─Бsa's description.


рдЕрде рдорджрдЧुрд░ुрдкрдХ्рд╖ैрд░्рд▓ोрдХрдкाрд▓рдж्рд╡िрдкाрдиाрдо्
рдЕрдиुрдЧрддрдорд▓िрд╡ृрди्рджैрд░्рдЧрдг्рдбрднिрдд्рддीрд░्рд╡िрд╣ाрдп । 
рдЙрдкрдирддрдордгिрдмрди्рдзे рдоूрд░्рдз्рдиि рдкौрд▓рд╕्рдд्рдпрд╢рдд्рд░ोः 
рд╕ुрд░рднि рд╕ुрд░рд╡िрдоुрдХ्рддं рдкुрд╖्рдкрд╡рд░्рд╖ं рдкрдкाрдд ॥резреи.резрежреи॥ 

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "The gods who had assembled in the skies were seated on the eight guardian elephants of the quarters. Each of these mighty elephants was in musth oozing the fragrant juice on the cheeks attracting bees. This huge swarm of bees were drinking the nectarine juice but could hardly fly as their wings became heavy as they also soaked up the juice. The bees forsook the elephants the moment the gods started showering heavenly flowers on the victorious ┼Ъr─лr─Бma who had killed R─Бvaс╣Зa. The bees were drawn to the fragrant flowers and joined them in their descent as they came and virtually crowned the hero, mimicking the soon-to-be coronation of ┼Ъr─лr─Бma."

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!

Sunday, August 25, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 101

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 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!




рдорд░ुрддां рдкрд╢्рдпрддां рддрд╕्рдп рд╢िрд░ांрд╕ि рдкрддिрддाрди्рдпрдкि । 
рдордиो рдиाрддिрд╡िрд╢рд╢्рд╡ाрд╕ рдкुрдиः рд╕рди्рдзाрдирд╢рдЩ्рдХिрдиाрдо् ॥резреи.резрежрез॥ 

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "Even after beholding the row of R─Бvaс╣Зaa's heads being cut off and dropping to the ground, the minds of the deities called Maruts were still sceptical, fearing that as before, the heads might rise and rejoin, bringing R─Бvaс╣Зa back to life".

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!
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Saturday, August 24, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 100

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



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рдмाрд▓ाрд░्рдХрдк्рд░рддिрдоेрд╡ाрдк्рд╕ु рд╡ीрдЪिрднिрди्рдиा рдкрддिрд╖्рдпрддः । 
рд░рд░ाрдЬ рд░рдХ्рд╖ःрдХाрдпрд╕्рдп рдХрдг्рдардЪ्рдЫेрджрдкрд░рдо्рдкрд░ा ॥резреи.резрежреж॥ 

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "Once R─Бvaс╣Зa was decapitated, the row of his necks once attached but now separated from his body,  looked, as his body dropped off,  like red discs at the neck, similar to the multitude of reflections in the water of the red rising sun, the reflections being separated by the lapping waves."

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!

Friday, August 23, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 98 & 99

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 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



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рддрдж्рд╡्рдпोрдоि рд╢рддрдзा рднिрди्рдиं рджрджृрд╢े рджीрдк्рддिрдорди्рдоुрдЦрдо् । 
рд╡рдкुрд░्рдорд╣ोрд░рдЧрд╕्рдпेрд╡ рдХрд░ाрд▓рдлрдгрдордг्рдбрд▓рдо् ॥резреи.репрео॥ 
рддेрди рдорди्рдд्рд░рдк्рд░рдпुрдХ्рддेрди рдиिрдоेрд╖ाрд░्рдзाрджрдкाрддрдпрдд् । 
рд╕ рд░ाрд╡рдгрд╢िрд░ःрдкрдЩ्рдХ्рддिрдордЬ्рдЮाрддрд╡्рд░рдгрд╡ेрджрдиाрдо् ॥резреи.репреп॥ 

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "That Brahm─Бstra sped in the sky, with its arrow tip splitting into a hundred fiery heads, the Astra appearing like the great serpent ─Аdi┼Ыeс╣гa himself with his fearsome array of glowing heads."

"By that sacred arrow, invoked with incantations, in a split-second,  ┼Ъr─лr─Бma cut down surgically and felled the entire row of R─Бvaс╣Зa's ten heads, with the R─Бkс╣гasa's heads not displaying any signs of feeling the pain of decapitation!"

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 97

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



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рдЕрдоोрдШं рд╕ंрджрдзे рдЪाрд╕्рдоै рдзрдиुрд╖्рдпेрдХрдзрдиुрд░्рдзрд░ः ।
 рдм्рд░ाрд╣्рдордорд╕्рдд्рд░ं рдк्рд░िрдпाрд╢ोрдХрд╢рд▓्рдпрдиिрд╖्рдХрд░्рд╖рдгौрд╖рдзрдо् ॥резреи.репрен॥  

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "Now ┼Ъr─лr─Бma, that archer non-pareil, set to his bow the ultimate weapon, Brahm─Бstra, which was infallible in its mission always, pointing it at R─Бvaс╣Зa. It was also aimed to relieve the grief that Dev─л S─лt─Б was suffering from, a constant and unbearable pain akin to that of a torturous arrow-fragment embedded in one's flesh., This Brahm─Бstra would pluck out that source of pain and be the healing balm to S─лt─Б."

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


Friday, August 16, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 96

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



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рд░ाрдШрд╡ो рд░рдердордк्рд░ाрдк्рддां рддाрдоाрд╢ां рдЪ рд╕ुрд░рдж्рд╡िрд╖ाрдо् ।
рдЕрд░्рдзрдЪрди्рдж्рд░рдоुрдЦैрд░्рдмाрдгैрд╢्рдЪिрдЪ्рдЫेрдж рдХрджрд▓ीрд╕ुрдЦрдо् ॥резреи.репрем॥     

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "Even before that deadly spiked ┼Ъataghn─л reached ┼Ъr─лr─Бma's chariot, ┼Ъr─лr─Бma used a crescent-moon shape-tipped arrow and cut it down. Indeed, he destroyed that deadly weapon as easily as cutting down a banana plant! Simultaneously, he cut down any hopes of victory among the R─Бkс╣гasas, as they witnessed their hero's inability to deal with ┼Ъr─лr─Бma!"

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!

Thursday, August 15, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 95

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



 рдЕрдпрд╢्рд╢рдЩ्рдХुрдЪिрддां рд░рдХ्рд╖ः рд╢рддрдШ्рдиीрдорде рд╢рдд्рд░рд╡े ।
рд╣ृрддां рд╡ैрд╡рд╕्рд╡рддрд╕्рдпैрд╡ рдХूрдЯрд╢ाрд▓्рдорд▓िрдордХ्рд╖िрдкрдд् ॥резреи.репрел॥  

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "Now R─Бvaс╣Зa hurled at ┼Ъr─лr─Бma a mace studded with iron nails as fearsome as the proverbial weapon of thorns used by Yama in hell to torture the sinful, and it seemed as if R─Бvaс╣Зa had snatched it from him!".

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!

Monday, August 12, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 94

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



рдХृрддрдк्рд░рддिрдХृрддрдк्рд░ीрддैрд╕्рддрдпोрд░्рдоुрдХ्рддां рд╕ुрд░ाрд╕ुрд░ैः । 
рдкрд░рд╕्рдкрд░рд╢рд░рд╡्рд░ाрддः рдкुрд╖्рдкрд╡ृрд╖्рдЯिं рди рд╕ेрд╣िрд░े ॥резреи.репрек॥ 

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "Just as the two adversaries were fighting fiercely, i.e. ┼Ъr─лr─Бma and R─Бvaс╣Зa, they also had their partisan cheerleaders among gods and demons in competition. The gods were showering flowers on their hero ┼Ъr─лr─Бma for his prowess, but the flowers were intercepted by the flying missiles from R─Бvaс╣Зa. Similarly, the flowers being showered on R─Бvaс╣Зa by the demons were dispelled by the arrows filling the air as they emanated from ┼Ъr─лr─Бma̍s bow". It was a melee of flying objects indeed! 

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!

Saturday, August 10, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 93

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 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



рд╡िрдХ्рд░рдорд╡्рдпрддिрд╣ाрд░ेрдг рд╕ाрдоाрди्рдпाрднूрдж्рдж्рд╡рдпोрд░рдкि । 
рдЬрдпрд╢्рд░ीрд░рди्рддрд░ा рд╡ेрджिрд░्рдордд्рддрд╡ाрд░рдгрдпोрд░िрд╡ ॥резреи.репрей॥ 

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "The Goddess of Victory seemed to be oscillating between the heroes ┼Ъr─лr─Бma and R─Бvaс╣Зa such that she became as it were the common ground for their fight, much like the mound of earth is claimed by warring tuskers in musth as they fight thereon." 

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 92

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!




рд╡рдЪрд╕ैрд╡ рддрдпोрд░्рд╡ाрдХ्рдпрдо् рдЕрд╕्рдд्рд░рдорд╕्рдд्рд░ेрдг рдиिрдШ्рдирддोः ।
рдЕрди्рдпोрди्рдпрдЬрдпрд╕ंрд░्рдо्рднो рд╡рд╡ृрдзे рд╡ाрджिрдиोрд░िрд╡ ॥резреи.репреи॥ 

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "The battle continued between these two equally formidable combatants who were destroying each other's weapons with their own in a way like a debate would simply keep escalating  between two disputants endlessly by their matched abilities."

So even after piercing his heart with his arrow, ┼Ъr─лr─Бma found that R─Бvaс╣Зa was not terminated and continued to fight with undiminished vigour.

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!

Friday, August 2, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 91

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 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!




рд░ाрд╡рдгрд╕्рдпाрдкि рд░ाрдоाрд╕्рддो рднिрдд्рд╡ा рд╣ृрджрдпрдоाрд╢ुрдЧः । 
рд╡िрд╡ेрд╢ рднुрд╡рдоाрдЦ्рдпाрддुрдоुрд░рдЧेрдн्рдп рдЗрд╡ рдк्рд░िрдпрдо् ॥резреи.репрез॥   

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "And then, even ┼Ъr─лr─Бma's swift arrow pierced through R─Бvaс╣Зa's heart and sped into the nether world to spread among the serpents there the good news of R─Бvaс╣Зa's end."

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!

Thursday, August 1, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 90

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


рддрд╕्рдп рд╕्рдлुрд░рддि рдкौрд▓рд╕्рдд्рдпः рд╕ीрддाрд╕рдЩ्рдЧрдорд╢ंрд╕िрдиि । 
рдиिрдЪрдЦाрдиाрдзिрдХрдХ्рд░ोрдзः рд╢рд░ं рд╕्рд╡्рдпेрддрд░े рднुрдЬे ॥резреи.репреж॥  

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "R─Бvaс╣Зa, on beholding the massive right shoulder and upper arm of ┼Ъr─лr─Бma which throbbed and as such suggested how much it would receive the affectionate embrace of S─лt─Б, was provoked into even greater rage of jealousy and dug up from his quiver his arrows  and fired at it."

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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 89

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 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


рдЬेрддाрд░ं рд▓ोрдХрдкाрд▓ाрдиां рд╕्рд╡рдоुрдЦैрд░рд░्рдЪिрддेрд╢्рд╡рд░рдо्। 
рд░ाрдорд╕्рддुрд▓िрддрдХैрд▓ाрд╕рдорд░ाрддिं рдмрд╣्рд╡рдорди्рдпрдд ॥резреи.реореп॥   

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "┼Ъr─лr─Бma held R─Бvaс╣Зa, who had defeated the gods, worshipped ┼Ъiva by cutting off his own heads for offering, had lifted even the Kail─Бsa mountain at one time, in high esteem."

Statutory Warning: ┼Ъr─лr─Бma held R─Бvaс╣Зa also in utter contempt for his cowardice, offences against righteous people, tormenting the sages and ascetics all over the world, and finally, for shamefully abducting ┼Ъ─лt─Б. ┼Ъr─лr─Бma had a great deal of information from both Han┼лm─Бn and Vibh─лс╣гaс╣Зa on R─Бvaс╣Зa.
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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!

Monday, July 29, 2024

Maha Rudra Homa - Challakere Trayee Veda Vidyashala - My reflections

Yesterday was very eventful. I attended the all-day Maha Rudra Homa with my better half, conducted by my teacher institution, Challakere Brothers' Trayee Veda Vidya Gurukula. 

I am attending online chanting classes conducted by Vid. Jayasimha of the institution for nearly 6 months now. 
 The speciality of the Challakere system is its emphasis on the perfect pronunciation of mantras with no shortcuts. Even for someone quite familiar with Sanskrit, this level of perfection is difficult to attain.

It was astonishing to witness 850 attendees participate with such zeal in this Maha Rudra Homa event. The event was also streamed live, and the videos can be watched here:



I have articulated my thoughts after attending the Homa in this audio clip uploaded on my YouTube channel:


 

Bottomline: If you get a chance to learn the Veda Mantras from a special guru like Sri. Challakere Srinivasan or any teacher in his institution, do not miss it! 

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 88

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


   рднुрдЬрдоूрд░्рдзोрд░ुрдмाрд╣ुрд▓्рдпाрджेрдХोрд╜рдкि рдзрдирджाрдиुрдЬः । 
рджрджृрд╢े рд╣्рдпрдпрдеाрдкूрд░्рд╡ो рдоाрддृрд╡ंрд╢ рдЗрд╡ рд╕्рдеिрддः ॥резреи.реорео॥ 


Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "In the final battle, R─Бvaс╣Зa appeared in his full form with so many heads, shoulders and hands, that in an unprecedented spectacle, despite standing alone, R─Бvaс╣Зa appeared to be surrounded by the entire clan of R─Бkс╣гasas from his mother's side."
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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


Friday, July 26, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 87

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 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



 рдЕрди्рдпोрди्рдпрджрд░्рд╢рдирдк्рд░ाрдк्рддрд╡िрдХ्рд░рдоाрд╡рд╕рд░ं рдЪिрд░ाрдд् । 
рд░ाрдорд░ाрд╡рдгрдпोрд░्рдпुрдж्рдзं рдЪрд░िрддाрд░्рдердоिрд╡ाрднрд╡рдд् ॥резреи.реорен॥ 


Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, " At last coming face to face, with a great opportunity to display one's military prowess, ┼Ъr─лr─Бma and R─Бvaс╣Зa fought their decisive battle, renowned in all history."
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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


Thursday, July 25, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 86

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 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!




рдоाрддुрд▓िрд╕्рддрд╕्рдп рдоाрд╣ेрди्рдж्рд░рдоाрдоुрдоोрдЪ рддрдиुрдЪ्рдЫрджрдо् । 
рдпрдд्рд░ोрдд्рдкрд▓рджрд▓рдХ्рд▓ैрдм्рдпрдо् рдЕрд╕्рдд्рд░ाрдг्рдпाрдкुः рд╕ुрд░рдж्рд╡िрд╖ाрдо् ॥резреи.реорем॥


Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, "Indra's charioteer Matali respectfully compelled ┼Ъr─лr─Бma to wear the divine armour that rendered all weapons hurled with striking force by the demons at ┼Ъr─лr─Бma ineffectual like soft lotus flower petals."
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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


Wednesday, July 24, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 85

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!




рддрдоाрдзूрддрдз्рд╡рдЬрдкрдЯं рд╡्рдпोрдордЧрдЩ्рдЧोрд░्рдоिрд╡ाрдпुрднिः । 
рджेрд╡рд╕ूрддрднुрдЬाрд▓рдо्рдмी рдЬैрдд्рд░рдордз्рдпрд╕्рдд рд░ाрдШрд╡ः ॥резреи.реорел॥

Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, ┼Ъr─лr─Бma leant on the shoulder of the divine charioteer who had brought that exquisite chariot, with the flag fluttering in the breeze stirred up in the skies by the holy river Gaс╣Еg─Б ( who had come down to earth too, long ago, by the efforts of another Ik┼Ыv─Бku king, Bhag─лratha), as ┼Ъr─лr─Бma climbed on to the chariot and took his seat.  
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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


Tuesday, July 23, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 84

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 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



рд░ाрдоं рдкрджाрддिрдоाрд▓ोрдХ्рдп рд▓рдЩ्рдХेрд╢ं рдЪ рд╡рд░ूрдеिрдирдо् । 
рд╣рд░िрдпुрдЧ्рдпं рд░рдеं рддрд╕्рдоै рдк्рд░рдЬिрдШाрдп рдкुрд░рди्рджрд░ः ॥резреи.реорек॥  


Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, “Noticing that ┼Ъr─лr─Бma was fighting while standing on the ground whereas the King of Laс╣Еk─Б was seated in a chariot, Indra, the lord of gods, sent to ┼Ъr─лr─Бma his divine chariot, drawn by tawny-coloured horses." 
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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


Friday, July 19, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 83

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



рдиिрд░्рдпрдпाрд╡рде рдкौрд▓рд╕्рдд्рдпः рдкुрдирд░्рдпुрдж्рдзाрдп рдорди्рджिрд░ाрдд् । 
рдЕрд░ाрд╡рдгрдорд░ाрдоं рд╡ा рдЬрдЧрджрдж्рдпेрддि рдиिрд╢्рдЪिрддः ॥резреи.реорей॥ 


Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, “Then R─Бvaс╣Зa started again from his palace for that final battle to decide whether the world would soon be one without R─Бvaс╣Зa or one without R─Бma. One of them was going to be eliminated. This was his final battle." 
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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


Thursday, July 18, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 82

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



 рдЗрддрд░ाрдг्рдпрдкि рд░рдХ्рд╖ांрд╕ि рдкेрддुрд░्рд╡ाрдирд░рдХोрдЯिрд╖ु । 
рд░рдЬांрд╕ि рд╕рдорд░ोрд╜рдд्рдеाрдиि рддрдЪ्рдЫोрдгिрддрдирджीрд╖्рд╡िрд╡ ॥резреи.реореи॥


Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, “There descended into battle hordes of other R─Бkс╣гasas too, amidst the multitudes of V─Бnaras, only to drop dead just as the dust raised in battle descended into the river of blood." 
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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 81

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 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



 рдЕрдХाрд▓े рдмोрдзिрддो рдн्рд░ाрдд्рд░ा рдк्рд░िрдпрд╕्рд╡рдк्рдиो рд╡ृрдеा рднрд╡ाрди् । 
рд░ाрдоेрд╖ुрднिрд░िрддीрд╡ाрд╕ौ рджीрд░्рдШрдиिрдж्рд░ां рдк्рд░рд╡ेрд╢िрддः ॥резреи.реорез॥



Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, “Oh, dear Kumbhakarс╣Зa, you, who love your sleep, were woken up unnecessarily at the wrong time (as this was your sleep cycle!) by your brother R─Бvaс╣Зa, and forced into the battle with ┼Ъr─лr─Бma, whose arrows now sent you into eternal sleep!" 
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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


Tuesday, July 16, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 80

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 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



 рдХुрдо्рднрдХрд░्рдгः рдХрдкीрди्рдж्рд░ेрдг рддुрд▓्рдпाрд╡рд╕्рдеः рд╕्рд╡рд╕ुः рдХृрддः । 
рд░ुрд░ोрдз рд░ाрдоं рд╢ृрдЩ्рдЧीрд╡ рдЯрдЩ्рдХрдЪ्рдЫिрди्рдирдордирд╢्рд╢िрд▓ः ॥резреи.реореж॥ 


Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, “Then came Kumbhakarс╣Зa into battle, and was mutilated by the king of V─Бnaras, Sugr─лva, to look like his sister ┼Ъ┼лrpaс╣Зakha with nose and ears lopped off. He then resembled a mountain of blood-red rocks split open by sharp weapons as he confronted ┼Ъr─лr─Бma." 
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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


Monday, July 15, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 79

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



 рд╕ рдиाрджं рдоेрдШрдиाрджрд╕्рдп рдзрдиुрд╢्рдЪेрди्рдж्рд░ाрдпुрдзрдк्рд░рднрдо् । 
рдоेрдШрд╕्рдпेрд╡ рд╢рд░рдд्рдХाрд▓ो рди рдХिрдЮ्рдЪिрдд्рдкрд░्рдпрд╢ेрд╖рдпрдд् ॥резреи.ренреп॥ 


Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, “Then, Lakс╣гmaс╣Зa struck down and eliminated both the dazzling bow of Meghan─Бda that resembled Indra's Vajra, and his war-cry that was heart-rending like thunder, very much like the ┼Ъaratk─Бla or winter removes all traces of clouds and thunder." 

K─Бlid─Бsa gives a double simile, not missing the chance to leverage the word Meghan─Бda or the roar of thunder. This R─Бkс╣гasa had struck terror in the hearts of all his adversaries with his thunderous roar, accompanied by the onslaught of his bow that was like Indra's Vajra, a divine weapon that brooked no resistance. But when Meghan─Бda's nemesis, Lakс╣гmaс╣Зa, countered him, it was such a consummate response that neither the war cry nor the weapon remained to be seen. Just as winter completely obliterates the monsoon clouds, thunder and lightning from the sky. This was the end of Indrajit!
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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


Life Divine - Swami Sivananda

Sunday, July 14, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 78

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



 рд╕ рдоाрд░ुрддिрд╕рдоाрдиीрддрдорд╣ौрд╖рдзिрд╣рддрд╡्рдпрдеः । 
рд▓рдЩ्рдХाрд╕्рдд्рд░ीрдгां рдкुрдирд╢्рдЪрдХ्рд░े рд╡िрд▓ाрдкाрдЪाрд░्рдпрдХं рд╢рд░ैः ॥резреи.ренрео॥


Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, “Then, Lakс╣гmaс╣Зa, revived and completely restored by the divine medicinal herbs that were brought well by M─Бruti, resumed his war with arrows that in a way taught  the women folk of Laс╣Еk─Б  how to cry in mourning the death of their misdirected husbands and sons." In other words, another divine act was enacted to restore the righteous warrior, and the battle against the evil R─Бkс╣гasas was resumed.
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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!


Saturday, July 13, 2024

K─Бlid─Бsa's Raghuvaс╣Г┼Ыa 12th Sarga - 76

 рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!



 рдЧрд░ुрдбाрдкाрддрд╡िрдХ्рд▓िрд╖्рдЯрдоेрдШрдирджाрд╕्рдд्рд░рдмрди्рдзрдиः । 
рджाрд╢рд░рде्рдпोः рдХ्рд╖рдгрдХ्рд▓ेрд╢ः рд╕्рд╡рдк्рдирд╡ृрдд्рдд рдЗрд╡ाрднрд╡рдд् ॥резреи.ренрем॥


Notes: K─Бlid─Бsa says, “Meghan─Бda's N─Бgap─Б┼Ыa was released by Garuс╕Нa, and so ┼Ъr─лr─Бma and Lakс╣гmaс╣Зa's momentary binds were soon gone, in an episode which appeared to be a mere dream!"

Meghan─Бada, who had earned the title of Indrajit after conquering Indra and the Devas, was the pride of R─Бvaс╣Зa, his father, and the prime mover in all acts of violence from Laс╣Еk─Б. he was a master of illusion and deceit against the laws of righteous warfare. Becoming invisible, he released the N─Бgap─Б┼Ыa, the binds of the deadliest serpents in the universe spewing poison, which engulfed ┼Ъr─лr─Бma and Lakс╣гmaс╣Зa. No one had been known to survive the N─Бgap─Б┼Ыa, so the whole of Laс╣Еk─Б celebrated the death of ┼Ъr─лr─Бma and Lakс╣гmaс╣Зa. But Garuс╕Нa, the vehicle of Mah─Б Viс╣гс╣Зu, wanted to do his bit in this ┼Ъr─лr─Бma Avat─Бra to eradicate the menace of these R─Бkс╣гasas. So he arrived, and that was enough to scatter away the serpents in a hurry. Thus the whole episode transpired as if it all happened in a dream!
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рдЬрдп рд╢्рд░ीрд░ाрдо!