गाँवों

तुम कह रहे हो ' वैसे गाँवों में क्या रखा है ! '

होती थी शाम मम्मी, कहतीं थीं आ बना दूॅं,

बाबा की प्यारी बिट्टी, अम्मा का राजा-बाबू,

आँखों में मोटा काजल, माथे पे एक टीका,

कहतीं थीं 'खेल आओ', दे कर के एक सिक्का,

तब छूटते ही घर से, अम्मा को दौड़ते थे

जाए जहाॅं भी अम्मा, अम्मा न छोड़ते थे,

लड़ती थी लाड़ में इक, बछिया वो नीम नीचे,

पूछो न नीम की उस छाॅंव में क्या रखा है!

विज्ञापन

दिन ढलते रोज द्वारे, बिछती थी एक खटिया ,

बाबा बुलाते थे फिर, 'आओ कहाँ हो बिटिया ?'

बारहखड़ी, पहाड़े, भर पेज लेख हिंदी,

सुनते थे पहले सीधी, फिर सौ से उल्टी गिनती,

फिर कुछ सवाल-मीनिंग, बूझो तो तुमको जाने,

हम करते नींद के या, फिर भूख के बहाने,

चप्पल पहन के जिनकी, चलते थे शौक में हम

तुम पूछते हो उनके, पांवों में क्या रखा है ?

वो दोपहर की नींदें, वो रात की कहानी ,

अम्मा के चोर - डाकू, भगवान , राजा - रानी,

चलता था आना-जाना, घर-घर में तब किसी भी,

होते न थे पड़ोसी, होतीं थीं चाची - भाभी,

जाते थे देखने जब, नहरों में  बहता पानी

या खेत, मेढ़, कुईयां, ये बाजरा वो धानी,

कंधे पे जो पिता के, घूमें है बैठ सारा ,

क्या - क्या बताएं ऐसे गाँवों में क्या रखा है !

साभार : मनु वैशाली की फेसबुक वाॅल से |

तेरी बुराइयों को हर अख़बार कहता है

और तू मेरे गांव को गँवार कहता है।😏

ऐ शहर मुझे तेरी औक़ात पता है

तू चुल्लू भर पानी को भी वाटर पार्क कहता है।।

थक गया है हर शख़्स काम करते-करते

तू इसे अमीरी का बाज़ार कहता है।

गांव चलो वक़्त ही वक़्त है सबके पास

तेरी सारी फ़ुर्सत तेरा इतवार कहता है।।

मौन होकर फ़ोन पर रिश्ते निभाए जा रहे हैं

तू इस मशीनी दौर को परिवार कहता है।

जिनकी सेवा में खपा देते थे जीवन सारा

तू उन माँ बाप को अब भार कहता है।।

वो मिलने आते थे तो कलेजा साथ लाते थे

तू दस्तूर निभाने को रिश्तेदार कहता है।

बड़े-बड़े मसले हल करती थीं पंचायतें

तु अंधी भ्रष्ट दलीलों को दरबार कहता है।।

बैठ जाते थे अपने पराये सब बैलगाडी में

पूरा परिवार भी न बैठ पाये उसे तू कार कहता है।

अब बच्चे भी बड़ों का अदब भूल बैठे हैं

तू इस नये दौर को संस्कार कहता है।।

Ultimate.

 What I want to bring about in the material world, upon the earth.

1. Perfect Consciousness.

2. Integral Knowledge, omniscience.

3. Power invincible, irresistible, ineluctable; omnipotence.

4. Health, perfect, constant, unshakable; perpetually renewed energy.

5. Eternal youth, constant growth, uninterrupted progress.

6. Perfect beauty, complex and total harmony.

7. Inexhaustible unparalleled riches, control over all the wealth of this world.

8. The gift of healing and giving happiness.

9. Immunity from all accidents, invulnerability against all adverse attacks.

10. Perfect power of expression in all fields and all activities.

11. The gift of tongues, the power of making oneself understood perfectly by all.

12. And all else necessary for the accomplishment of Thy work.

23 October 1937.

The Mother. 

Chutney

 How often have you wondered why the chutneys in a South Indian restaurant in USA are served cold / chilled and not at room temperature and suspected that it was not made fresh that day ?

You are not alone. Many people in fact write reviews on Yelp and Google Reviews expressing their displeasure without knowing the facts. 

I don’t know about other restaurants but this is what happens in Mylapore / Idly Express.

When we grind the coconut and green chillies with Dahlia in a 3.75 HP / 27000 RPM blender for five minutes the chutney that comes out is hot as hell at 90-95 degrees F.

According to health dept guidelines, hot food must be kept at 135 F or above and cold food must be kept at 41 F or below. In between 41 F and 135 F is what we call as a danger zone where bacteria thrives.

This chutney is already in the “danger zone” and must be rapidly cooled or it will go bad. You can very well understand what will happen if the warm chutney is packed in a cup with a lid on top. The chutney will deteriorate quickly due to rapid growth of bacteria and will go bad very soon. 

If the end user (you the customer) picks up the take out box and travels in his car and consumes the product after a couple of hours you can imagine what would have happened to the coconut chutney.  

Many a times when I read reviews pointing out to chilled chutney that was served , I would just smile and move on but today I wanted to show you the other side’s view on why we do certain things.

Thanks for reading.

Rare reference.

 

Mask.

 Worth reading..

GURU ~ By Dr.

Subhash Munje.

I started my first job at a hospital in Alibaug.

One afternoon, an injured woman was brought in. She was pregnant after 11 years of marriage.

A bull roaming around the streets of Alibaug knocked her down & gored her stomach with its horn.

It was a scary sight, with part of the woman's stomach injured and a baby's hand peeping out of the crack of the uterine wall.

My mind was in a turmoil. The mother's life could be saved, her stomach wound was not serious. But to sew up the wall of the uterus was unthinkable, as it was impossible to put the child's hand back inside. 

The family's mandate was clear, "Save the mother's life". But how would I ignore the call of that little hand which appeared to be asking for help!!!!

The operation theatre had a skeleton staff. Apart from me, there were two nurses, a compounder and a helper whose job was to sterilize tools.

He was middle aged and an alcoholic, but extremely sincere & efficient in his work for which the entire staff tolerated him.

In the OT, I observed that he was standing quietly & observing the proceedings. 

After healing the stomach wound, how do I get that little hand inside was beyond my bookish knowledge. The creator had made the Uterine wall so strong that it cannot be opened easily, no option came to my mind except to perform surgery.

At this point, the helper, who was silently watching, all of a sudden came up to me and whispered in my ear, "Saheb, there is a way that the hand will automatically move back in".

I stared at him. Time was precious. I didnt know why, but my inner conscience made me ask him what he had in mind. He said, "Heat the injection needle and touch the hand, it will immediately go back". 

Having no other option, I agreed to his suggestion. I prayed to God in my heart and asked for a hundred apologies from that little one.

I gathered courage, warmed the needle and pricked the little hand lightly.

The miracle happened at once!! The baby's hand immediately withdrew back inside with a jerk.

The further work was easy. I put the strap on by dressing the uterine wall.

Two months later, the woman safely delivered the baby in the same hospital and that little baby was smiling right in my hands.

I consider that helper as one of my many gurus. 

To my mind, I believe that when there is no cure by the books, God shows the path as a guru in any form, as the helper showed me that day. His tip will not be found in any medical book.

In the end I will say, "This is the Will of God"

(From Doctor Subhash Munje's book "Behind The Mask")

https://www.blogarama.com/blogging-blogs/326964-lost-accountant-blog/45719311-behind-mask-life-times-subhash-munje

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40.

 The power of the words of Hanuman Chalisa has been prevalent since time immemorial. It consists of forty verses of appraisals about Hanuman, who was the link between the Lord and the masses. Written by Tulsidas, the author of “Ramcharitmanas” the Hanuman Chalisa has several significant instances other than being a strength symbol. It signifies various purposes of life along with highlighting death rituals according to the Hindu customs.

According to Hindu history, it is said that Tulsidas sang the Hanuman Chalisa from a prison confinement for forty whole days, signifying the forty verses of the chant. At the end of which, an army of monkeys appeared to hamper regular life in the court of Akbar. This eventually led to the release of Tulsidas who then preached the strength of the powerful verses.

The string of verses in the chant tell the story of devotion and submission of Hanuman to Lord Ram. He believed in a very strong form of worship that of serving the Lord. All his acts of such devotion are immortalised in the Chalisa, “Chalis” meaning forty. Several of his acts of selfless service, including the time when Hanuman carries the entire mountain containing “sanjeevanibuti”, the magical herb to cure Lakshman, are mentioned in the verses. He traverses across the oceans in search for Sita to leave a token of the Lord for her. All these acts of bravery and selflessness symbolise the strength that these verses contain.

Creating the picture of an ideal devotee, the Hanuman Chalisa casts Hanuman as the ideal embodiment of a dedicated devotee. It preaches an eternal feeling of love and sacrifice, holding the God in your heart at all times. Going back to the history of the esteemed Hanuman Chalisa, it is said that whoever chants the Chalisa in undying devotion to Hanuman will acquire his grace and strength. It involves miraculous interventions in everyday problems and those to do with the evil.

According to the Indian history, Hanuman intervened in all the problems Lord Ram faced. It is said that chanting the Hanuman Chalisa in utter devotion brings him to come to their rescue to solve all their troubles. The strength that the verses evoke can bring about life changing alterations provided there exists a complete faith and devotion of the great devotee Hanuman.

Everyone knows that Goswami Tulsidas ji, the great poet-saint who became known to the masses during the Moghul era in India, not only wrote the Ramcharitmanas in Hindi but also composed the Hanuman Chalisa. The time period in history when Tulsidas ji wrote his devotional works, India was ruled by Akbar. The period was marked by religious strife and moral degradation. 

Tulsidas ji wanted to reintroduce the Hindus to the Vedic scriptures. After writing the Ramcharitmanas that connected with the minds and hearts of people of all social classes, particularly in the Northern parts of India, Tulsidas ji started becoming a household name. His own devotion toward Lord Ram intensified, and all of his work was performed in the service of the Lord. People’s faith in God and Tulsidas ji increased to the point where common people started relying on him to help or save them during challenging times. Tulsidas ji dedicated his actions to Lord Ram when he helped others but common people spread rumors that he performed miracles.

When Akbar heard such rumors, he ordered Tulsidas ji to appear in his court and perform some miracles. With all humility, Tulsidas ji told the emperor that he was just a simple devotee of Lord Ram and did not perform any miracles. Akbar was enraged assuming that Tulsidas ji was being non-compliant and defiant toward the emperor. In anger, Akbar ordered him to be imprisoned. 

It was when Tulsidas ji was in prison in Fatehpur Sikri, that he composed the Hanuman Chalisa. He was imprisoned for forty days, thus each of the forty verses represents each day in prison. As Tulsidas ji wrote the verses, his heart overflowed with devotional sentiments as he contemplated how Hanuman ji had been instrumental in enabling him to have Lord Ram’s darshan. In a spirit of total surrender to the Lord, Tulsidas ji paid tribute to Hanuman ji’s divine qualities and character strengths in each of the verses. He described how Hanuman ji was the protector and savior of the destitute and devotees who needed divine intervention. 

Interestingly, by the time the forty verses were composed, Akbar’s palace and city were inundated by an army of monkeys. They attacked people and destroyed property everywhere. When the situation became unbearable, Akbar pondered on whether this happened because he had imprisoned Tulsidas ji. He went to visit him in the prison and asked him to make the monkeys stop wreaking havoc. Tulsidas ji offered his prayers to Hanuman ji and subsequently, the monkeys disappeared. Akbar released Tulsidas ji from prison. 

The story of Saint Tulsidas ji has inspired innumerable people throughout the country even in Kaliyug. People began to perceive the strength and power of chanting Hanuman Chalisa as a way to seek divine grace, especially during challenging times. It is important to understand that mere chanting of these forty verses is not what leads to divine intervention, but the underlying faith and belief in the power of God. When our recitation is accompanied by total humility and surrender to His wishes, the Lord will intervene in a manner that is best for the elevation of souls. Thus, let us chant Hanuman Chalisa, visualizing Hanuman ji going about his seva for Lord Ram, facing and overcoming each obstacle with perseverance.