The year was 1290 . A crowd had gathered around a clearing, where broken down pillars marked the presence of an ancient temple, now long gone. A young boy, just 14 years old, leaned against one of those pillars, deep in thought. Then, he began speaking, and the crowd fell silent, listening to his every word. He spoke without any notes, translating the Bhagavat Gita, from Sanskrit, which only the pundits knew, to the language everyone in the village knew and spoke – a variety of Prakrit which developed into the Marathi language. Even as he spoke, one of the men in the audience realized how momentous this event was, and how important this composition would be. He began writing down the words the young boy spoke, and this composition was named by its author and composer, the Bhavartha Deepika – the enlightening meaning (of the Bhagavat Gita). Now, the ancient, holy text, was no longer restricted to the pundits, but accessible to all, understood easily by them, composed as it was, in their...
Earth, Water, Sky and Mountains......... at Karjat just on the outskirts of Mumbai.....
Mountains occupy my thoughts as I head towards the mountains... for a short holiday. I am off to Delhi today and onwards to Binsar as Samhith's school closes this year. We have a week before school resumes for the new term, and we plan to make the most of it....
I shall not be able to access my mails for a week... but please do leave your comments on this as well as the other blogs I have scheduled... I shall certainly reply as soon as I get back!!
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enjoy your vacation!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and peaceful.
ReplyDeleteThe water and the sky make for a very nice combination!
ReplyDeleteYes you have captured a little of everything in this photo...wonderful shot!
ReplyDeleteHi Anu...Lovely picture. BTW I've tagged you!
ReplyDeleteA very pretty landscape. Where was this taken?
ReplyDelete@luna Miranda: thanks....
ReplyDelete@Jossie: thanks .. it was wonderful out there..
@smalltown RN : thanks....
@Anil: thanks a lot.. this was at a small village called Burujwadi in Karjat....beyond Morbe Dam
Lovely picture of Karjat.
ReplyDeleteBinsar is a cool choice, and am sure you will have a good trip.
Beautiful photograph. Karjat is a nice place.
ReplyDelete@Hema: thanks a lot.....i just read your tag post... and looks like it will take a while... have to think, u see :)
ReplyDelete@Celine: thanks..... Binsar was just too good!
@P.N.Subramanian: thanks....