Basker's Random Thoughts

Chapter 11 A Seperate Hall for Drinking To take drinks which will intoxicate a person, and Madhu, as they call it in sanskrit, there was a separate hall. All situations were chaotic there due to the consumption of drinks, full to the brim , or half consumed.All the side dishes like cooked and raw mutton and animal parts were strewn all over, parts of the killed animals and birds were visible everywhere. The ladies present there were with half dressedo r clothes taken off lying in unconscious state in different postures. All these were the result of the heavy booz, they all have consumed. Looking at them Aanjaneyar never swerved off from his journey of search for Sita Amma and was keen to collect more details about this hall. He was sure, it is a waste of time to go through such places. So he continued to proceed further. Lesson – 11 : Normal human law is to face interations with situations which will offer easy way to hijack you , thereby you may lose your way, but A...

Chapter 06 Searching inside the palace of Ravana Aanjaneyar searches the houses of Ravana’s sons, Bruhasthan, MahaPaarsvan, Kumbakarnan, Vibheeshanan,Mahodharan, Viroopaakshan and others to around twenty houses. ( I am wondering while searching in the night, Aanjaneyar could see and identify the occupants of the palaces, may be nameboards must have been there). The house design and construction, costly and hanging type decorative lamps, Sleeping cots with edges studded on either side with costly diamond s and precious stones, aartistically carved doors project the life style at those times.It depicts the highly civilized and enjoyable lifestyle they were following. Inside the palace, he could not find Sita Amma and he goes further around the palace. He saw well stationed elephants, horses, Armed guards and then the harem,which is filled with ladies and damsels, who are the attractions for Ravana. Varieties of plants, creepers, trees, beautifully carved stat...

Sundara Kandam - A commentary By Venkataraman Rajagopalan Before starting to read Sundarakandam, It is necessary to chant or read Dhyana Slokas given in English meaning for you to understand and read. DHYAANA SLOKAS · As I am embarking on this reading of Sundarakandam, no obstacles in any form should come, Lord Ganesha · Please give me the knowledge to understand , Mother Saraswathi · Pranaams to the poet Vaalmeeki , who chants always Rama naama · Oh, the  great Poet, Vaalmeeki, who is the master lion in the forest of poetry though lot of poets are roaming in the form of lions , · listening to or reading the Ramayan story written by you, will bless people with happiness and prosperity and mental peace. As we read the Ramayanam ,which gives the effect of drinking nectar, given to us by Sage Valmiki, our namaskaarams to him. The epic is like a continuous string of valuable diamonds and costly stones, giving full brightnesss to our future. Further our namaskar...