FROM THE DESK
मया ततिमदं सवर्ं जगदव्यक्तमूितर् ना । मत्स्थािन सवर्भूतािन न चाहं तेषविस्थतः �4 ||
mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni na chāhaṁ teṣhvavasthitaḥ
This entire cosmic manifestation is pervaded by Me in My unmanifest form . All living beings dwell in Me , but I do not dwell in them ..
( Srimadbhagvat Geeta : Chapter 9 Verse 4 )
We are once more at the door of a new beginning of our sixth year . However , before we step in that sparkling new year of this journey we need to give a befitting farewell to this five years , Special moment where all writers of the whole year come together in one issue .
And here I thought of “ learning ”. This word always make me miss my mom . Don ' t worry she is very much alive and kicking { our butts whenever she feels , we ( my siblings and I ) deserve it .} Yet this word is a part of my childhood imprints . ‘ Learning ….’ Being an Avid reader I practically devoured books as a child . With non-satiated curiosity , books were my friends , philosopher and guide ; heck somewhat addiction too .
And one day when I was around nine year old my mother asked ‘ What do learn from all these books you read ?’ I was slightly puzzled . OK I learn so much . That was the generic idea so I did not know what she meant and was slightly puzzled . Oh My God ! Not like text books ! We already made to learn there . Here we enjoy . ( Going inside my mind .) She said ,‘ Here is a story about a little boy .’ I am always unable to resist a good story so , I got hooked .
And here it goes . In Mahabharata ‘ The epic ’ there were five brothers ( Princes ) and there are 100 cousins ( Princes again ). It is about the royal family of Kuruvansh . The Pandavas and Kauravas . This is the story of the eldest brother Yudhishtir amongst those five . They all were given a full chapter of ‘ Shubhashitani ’ means ‘ Sayings : - Which contains some principals of life ’; to learn by heart .
Next day their Guru asked ‘ So who all had finished the task I gave yesterday ?’ All happily cheered ,’ me - me ’. Their Guru was pleased , however , he saw that little Yudhishtir was very quite and standing in a corner . He went to him and asked him as well . He was considered the most sincere and serious student . His manners and grace were also impeccable . He simply said “ I could learn only two