Wednesday, February 15, 2017

कुछ मुड़े पीले पन्ने

वो काग़ज़ की नाव, आज फिर पानी पे चल गई,
वो चार आने की कंपट, आज चार आने में मिल गई,
कंचो की खन्न - खन्न से, आज फिर गलियारी खिल गई,
कुछ मुड़े पीले पन्नो को आज फिर से स्याही मिल गई ।

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Shiva's Bow

Here's a story behind mahatva (importance) of Shiva's bow for choosing the right king for Sita.




Shiva, the supreme tapasvi, had destroyed his hunger. So he sat atop a mountain of stone covered with snow, where no vegetation grew. Nature, taking the form of Shakti, said to him, 'Hunger distinguishes creatures alive from one which aren't. If you have no hunger, you should be called 'shava' (corpse)