This week was brutal – and today was the culmination. I don’t get this tired often, but I am today. So it’s time for a bit of shut eye and relaxation. Which brings me to something that I had written a couple of years ago. Tomorrow’s another day! It’s late, you are tired, been working …
So the young one has a blocked nose – again. So he goes sniff sniff (and ‘wow’ in the middle of the night, a new word learned) and we go wow with him – basically sleeping in bits and pieces. And today, as he wants a bit of pampering, we give him all we can …
Aim high, for the stars they say, But the stars are impossible, says me. Why don’t I aim to be higher, better, stronger than what I was yesterday instead? For goals are best seen closer an intimate connection to you rather than something unreal, something you know will never happen… Be ambitious they say, be …
अहिमहिरावणचारण राम् ॥६९॥ Ahimahiraavanna-Caaranna Raam ||69|| 69: I take Refuge in Sri Rama, Who Destroyed Mahiravana (through Hanuman) who Trapped Him in Patala Loka. संहृतदशमुखरावण राम् ॥७०॥ Samhrta-Dasha-Mukha-Raavanna Raam ||70|| 70: I take Refuge in Sri Rama, Who Destroyed the Ten-Faced Ravana in the Battle. विधिभवमुखसुरसंस्तुत राम् ॥७१॥ Vidhi-Bhava-Mukha-Sura-Samstuta Raam ||71|| 71: I take Refuge in Sri Rama, Who was Praised …
Witnessed a beautiful sight this Ekādashi – the rise of the first stone mandir in Abu Dhabi. I don’t want to get into the details of the structure – you can google it if you want. The thing that I liked the most though were the carvings – stories etched in stone – kathas of …
॥ युध्दकाण्डम् ॥ || Yudhda-Kaannddam || The Chapter on Battle रावणनिधनप्रस्थित राम् ॥६२॥ Raavanna-Nidhana-Prasthita Raam ||62|| 62: I take Refuge in Sri Rama, Who Set out to destroy Ravana. वानरसैन्यसमावृत राम् ॥६३॥ Vaanara-Sainya-Samaavrta Raam ||63|| 63: I take Refuge in Sri Rama, Who was Surrounded by the Army of Vanaras. शोषितसरिदीशार्थित राम् ॥६४॥ Shossita-Sarid-Iisha-Arthita Raam ||64|| 64: I take Refuge in Sri Rama, …
॥ सुन्दरकाण्डम् ॥ || Sundara-Kaannddam || The Chapter on Hanuman’s meeting with Devi Sita at Lanka कपिवरसन्ततसंस्मृत राम् ॥५४॥ Kapi-Vara-Santata-Samsmrta Raam ||54|| 54: I take Refuge in Sri Rama, Who was Continually Remembered by Hanuman, the most prominent among the Vanaras. तद्गतिविघ्नध्वंसक राम् ॥५५॥ Tad-Gati-Vighna-Dhvamsaka Raam ||55|| 55: I take Refuge in Sri Rama, Who Removed the Obstacles to the Movement …
