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...
I took this pic when we were returning from Morachi Chincholi... I think we were somewhere on the expressway.... and I remember wishing for dark clouds and some rain, but all we could see was the sun!
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The sky still looks quite dramatic.
ReplyDeletewhat awesome skies..
ReplyDeleteLove the varied cloud formations and their shades...
ReplyDeleteWow...stunning photo!Thank you for sharing and have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteNice post for skywatch Friday post.
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The gathering clouds look like they r ready for an invasion of sorts. lol
ReplyDeleteHeavenly!
ReplyDeleteThe only word for that sky!
A beautiful view. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteNice silvery cloud patterns Anu.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture.
Sun peeping through clouds,silhoutted mountain and blue background...really nice.
ReplyDelete@Mridula: yes, it does..... I loved the sun peeping from between the clouds...
ReplyDelete@Patty: thanks...
@Sankara : thanks.....
@Steffi: thanks! I just had a look at your blog, and you took me back to the days when I loved to stitch and used my mom's old sarees to practice stitching clothes for myself!!!
@Light and Voices: thanks a lot! loved your clouds too... thats how the sky looks like here today!
@Stan: what a way to describe the clouds!! LOL!
@Joy: thanks so much!
@P.N.Subramanian: thanks....
@Indrani: thanks... yes.. the silver lining does come out, doesnt it??
@Chitra: thanks.....