September 28, 2007

RamSetu

The Lord surveyed the Ram Setu and said "Hanuman, how diligently andstrenuously you and your vanara sena had built this bridge several centuries back. It is remarkable that it has withstood the ravages ofthe climatic and geographical changes over centuries. It is indeed anamazing feat especially considering the fact that a bridge at Hyderabad built by Gammon using latest technology collapsed the other day even before theycould stick the posters on its pillars."Hanuman with all humility spoke "Jai Sri Ram, it is all because of yourgrace. We just scribbled your name on the bricks and threw them in the sea and they held. No steel from TISCO or cement from Ambuja or ACC was everused. But Lord, why rake up the old issue now."Ram spoke "Well, Hanuman some people down there want to demolish the bridge and construct a canal. The contract involves lot of money and lot ofmoney will be made. They will make money on demolition and make more money onconstruction. "
Hanuman humbly bowed down and said "Why not we go down and present our case". Ram said "Times have changed since we were down there. They will ask usto submit age proof and we don't have either a birth certificate or schoolleaving certificate. We traveled mainly on foot and some times in bullock carts and so we don't have a driving license either. As far as theaddress proof is concerned the fact that I was born at Ayodhya is itself underlitigation for over half a century, If I go in a traditional attire with bow and arrow, the ordinary folks may recognize me but Arjun Singh maytake me to be some tribal and, at the most, offer a seat at IIT under thereserved category. Also, a God cannot walk in dressed in a three-piece suit and announce his arrival. It would make even the devotees suspicious. Soit is dilemma so to say.""I can vouch for you by saying that I personally built the bridge.""My dear, Anjani putra, it will not work. They will ask you to producethe lay-out plan, the project details, including financial outlay and howthe project cost was met and the completion certificate. Nothing is accepted without documentary evidence in India. You may cough but unless a doctorcertifies it, you have no cough. A pensioner may present himselfpersonally but the authorities do not take it as proof. He has to produce a life-certificate to prove that he is alive. It is that complicated."
"Lord can't understand these historians. Over the years you have givendarshan once every hundred years to saints like Surdas, Tulsidas, Saint Thyagaraja, Jayadeva, Bhadrachala Ramdas and even Sant Tukaram and stillthey disbelieve your existence and say Ramayana is a myth. The onlyoption, I see, is to re-enact Ramayana on earth and set the government records straight once for all."Lord smiled "It isn't that easy today. Ravan is apprehensive that he maylook like a saint in front of Karunanidhi. I also spoke to his mamaMareecha, who appeared as a golden deer to tempt Sita maiyya when I was in the forest and he said that he won't take a chance of stepping on earthas long as Salman Khan is around."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That really was very funny.

Cheers!

swathi's said...

thats hilarious...more to see from you...