GANESH jee: गणेश जी

Sushma Gupta on her website on the following link has given vital details about Ganesh that any one would like to know
;http://sushmajee.com/ganesh/index-ganesh.htm

DURVASA RISHI; दुर्वासा ऋषि/मुनि

DURVASA RISHI; दुर्वासा ऋषि/मुनि Posted: 05 Sep 2018 04:40 PM PDT Biographical details are given on following sites; 1.  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156860147733109&set=pcb.2318526401703866&type=3&theater&ifg=1 2.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/2021156574774185/?ref=bookmarks 3. http://sushmajee.com/biographies/bio-D/durvaasaa-1.htm Durvasha Muni is very well known for his anger and curses. He has given curses on many occasions to many saints, devtas , Gods and Goddesses : out of many, here , we will discuss a few; 1) Durvaasaa Muni's anger caused Saagar Manthan - Read Durvaasaa Muni and Indra (2) Durvaasaa Muni's anger made Saamb a leper - Read Durvaasaa Muni and Saamb (3) Durvaasaa Muni's anger caused Raam to go to His Param Dhaam - Read Durvaasaa Muni and Lakshman (4) Durvaasaa Muni's anger caused Krishn to go to His Param Dhaam in the way He did - Read Durvaasaa Muni and Krishn (5) There was a King named Sahastraaksh who was also cursed by Durvaasaa Muni to become a Raakshas - Trinaavart. 6. Curse to Apsra VAPU, 7. Curse to Devi SARSWATI, 8. Curse to SHAKUNTALA ( daughter of Braham Rishi Vishwamitra and MENKA) 9. Curse to Rukmani 10. Curse to Lord Shiv/ Mahadev , 11. Curse to the mother of Hanuman, 12 Curse to Lord Vishnu    13 Curse to Pandavas  14. Curse to Ganga  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is story of another curse of Durvasa Muni: http://sushmajee.com/biographies/bio-D/durvaasaa-2.htm Durvaasaa Muni and Saamb Saamb was Krishn's son from Jaambvatee. He was cursed by Durvaasaa Muni twice. (1) Once Muni Durvaasaa came to Dwaarakaa wandering around the world. But seeing his lean body with yellow eyes, Saamb started copying his style. Considering that "Saamb is proud of his beauty and youth", he got angry and he cursed him - "You have made a mockery of my ugliness considering yourself handsome, you will become a leper soon." Soon he became a leper. Therefore no one should insult any Devtaa, Guru or Braahman. Vishnu has said two Shlok in this regard - "Who is dutiful, who has won his fame and anger, is learned and polite, doesn't make other sad, is satisfied with his own wife, leaves other women, there is no fear for such a person in the world. Moon, water, sandal, cool shade do not give such pleasure to a man as sweet words give." Later he worshipped Soorya Bhagavaan on the advice of his father Krishn and regained his health. Then he inhabited Saambpur on his name and established Soorya there. [Bhavishya Puraan, 1/14] (2) Although this story has been attributed to Durvaasaa Muni, but in Mahaabhaarat, his name has not been given exclusively, only Braahman term is stated. The story goes like this - once many Rishi were staying near Prabhaas Kshetra. Once some Yaadav princes came there and they thought to play with them. So one prince dressed Saamb as a woman and took him to the Rishi and asked them - "You know everything. This woman is pregnant and wishes to know whether she would give birth a son or a daughter." As Rishi saw the woman, they understood everything, so Durvaasaa Muni said - "She will give birth to a Moosal (pestle) which will become the cause of the destruction of the Yaadav Vansh." Hearing this princes got frightened and they rushed to Dwaarakaa and told everything to Ugrasen Jee. Ugrasen Jee got very worried as he knew that Rishi do not tell lies. Saamb did give birth to a Moosal. Since nothing could be done then, so Ugrasen ordered to grind that iron Moosal and throw the powder in the sea. The Moosal was ground but still a small iron piece remained unground. It was also thrown into the sea. Later that iron powder was grown as grass and that iron piece was recovered by a fisherman who sold it to a maker of arrows. He put it on the tip of his arrow and killed Krishn with that. The grass was used by Yaadav to kill each other. Thus according to Durvaasaa Muni's Shap that Moosal became the cause of the destruction of the whole Yadu Vansh. [MBH, G-7-Postwar/31]

DURVASA RISHI; दुर्वासा ऋषि/मुनि

Biographical details are given on following sites;

1.  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156860147733109&set=pcb.2318526401703866&type=3&theater&ifg=1

2.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/2021156574774185/?ref=bookmarks

3. http://sushmajee.com/biographies/bio-D/durvaasaa-1.htm

Durvasha Muni is very well known for his anger and curses. He has given curses on many occasions to many saints, devtas , Gods and Goddesses : out of many, here , we will discuss a few;

1) Durvaasaa Muni's anger caused Saagar Manthan - Read Durvaasaa Muni and Indra
(2) Durvaasaa Muni's anger made Saamb a leper - Read Durvaasaa Muni and Saamb
(3) Durvaasaa Muni's anger caused Raam to go to His Param Dhaam - Read Durvaasaa Muni and Lakshman
(4) Durvaasaa Muni's anger caused Krishn to go to His Param Dhaam in the way He did - Read Durvaasaa Muni and Krishn
(5) There was a King named Sahastraaksh who was also cursed by Durvaasaa Muni to become a Raakshas - Trinaavart.
6. Curse to Apsra VAPU,
7. Curse to Devi SARSWATI,
8. Curse to SHAKUNTALA ( daughter of Braham Rishi Vishwamitra and MENKA)
9. Curse to Rukmani
10. Curse to Lord Shiv/ Mahadev ,
11. Curse to the mother of Hanuman,
12 Curse to Lord Vishnu   
13 Curse to Pandavas 
14. Curse to Ganga 
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Here, we discuss:
1.Durvaasaa Muni and Indra

[A similar story is given here  Ganesh's Head]

This story comes in Vishnu Puraan, 1/2 (and in Padm Puraan, 5/37 too). Once Indra was going somewhere riding on his Airaavat elephant. Durvaasaa Muni was coming from opposite side from Bhagavaan's court. He had a flower garland in his hand. Considering Indra the Swaamee of Tri-Lok he thought that this garland would be appropriate for Indra as Prasaad. So he threw that garland on coming Indra. Indra didn't care for it and he threw it on Airaavat's head, and Airaavat picked it from his head, threw it on the ground and crushed it under his feet.

Seeing the insult of this Prasaad, Durvaasaa Muni got very furious and he gave Shaap to Indra: "You will loose all your wealth, grace and kingdom very soon." and went away. Soon Indra was attacked by Daitya Raaj Bali and lost everything. [Read Saagar Manthan story to read what happened after this]

HAPPY TEACHERS DAY

HAPPY TEACHER,s DAY:

Please read this interesting information: ( I got the story from a friend )

1994

INDIAN President Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma visited Muscat on official trip - when AI flight landed  three rare incidents happened 

1. Oman King never visits airport to receive dignitaries of any country - never . But the Oman king came to airport to receive the President!!

2. When the flight landed the Oman King climbed up the steps and received the President from his seat .

3 . After alighting the flight there was a Chauffeur driven car waiting for the President. But the King signed off the driver to move and he himself drove the car with  President to his suite.

Later when reporters questioned the King why he broke so many protocols?

The King replied “I did not go to the airport to receive Mr. Shankar Dayal Sharma because he was the President of India. I studied in India and learnt many things.  When I was studying in PUNE , Mr. Sharma was my Professor - that is why I did this“ !

_*That is the power of being a teacher_

🙏🙏

Happy Teacher's Day wishes and salutations to the rare community of Teachers who have made a difference in our lives!!!

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A TEACHER IN KADUNA, Nigeria; ( The story was all over in Nigeria during those days)

There is another story of almost similar theme; in 1980s, there were ample and better opportunities of teaching jobs in Nigeria. There was an exodus of teachers from Ethiopia to Nigeria. During that period a teacher came from Asmara to Kaduna looking for a teaching job. Unfortunately either because of his subject of teaching or he was late in finding/applying the jobs , he could not get one. Frustrated and disappointed , he was walking on the sidewalks of Kaduna main road , preparing to return back to Ethiopia. He heard the sound of the sirens and was trying to be on the side of the road. This kind of siren and patrol of police etc. is normally follow when some VIP is passing through.

All of a sudden a VIP car started approaching Mr.Chacko ( given name to the teacher from Ethiopia). He was frightened as something is wrong with him or as he has committed some crime. The VIP gentleman approached him and asked him if he is Mr Chacko, got further more fearful, and humbly told , recognizing him as some VIP, " yes Sir ". The VIP gave him a loud military salute. with some formal conversation, he took him in his own car, brought him to his office , cancelling the day,s engagement for which he was going. He was military Governor of Kaduna ( during military rule in Nigeria, state governors are military officers , and they are like Chief Ministers of the State). He then told very respectfully , that he was his student in Military Academy, Asmara in Ethiopia , a few years back. Mr. Chacko could not recognize him in his military outfit and as VIP but his student. The governor arranged him a job of his choice and the government guest house to stay as long as he wishes to be there.

1. Very normal for Nigerian students, they have very high regards for their teachers and they feel ever obliged;

2. DESTINY- a frustrated and disappointed person , ready to go back ,  got what he would have not got even with his best efforts;

3. Teachers are respected by their students all over the world; I pay my due regards to them.

Living in KODAMBAKKAM, Madras with an infant; an experience

In 1966-67, I was posted in Eletrical Party to work for oil and gas explration in Cauvery basin, I was sent in advance party to Madras with the main task to receive the camping equipment sent from DehraDun and to be dispatched to Karaikal ( Pndicherry) . Mr Gujral, one of the party member already in Madras made an arrangement ( on my request) for a temporay one room residence in Kodambakkam - a locality where most of the low class cinema industry workers lived.
I reached there with my wife and a three months old son -MALANKI ( name given by my my Russian colleagues working in the party- meaning CHHOTU) in the afternoon, tired from a long journey by GT express from Delhi to Madras ( fastest train for Madras  in those days); I had just bare minimum things as we take to field camps. By any standard , the room was very shabby , dark with no ventilation except a small window. Any way, it was night, made arrangement to sleep on the floor. Next morning, we found a large number of bed bugs, I wonder as from where they came and slowly disappeared. Neighbourhood was all with low class people including the landlord who was also living in the same premises. To our surprise, in the morning, we found no toilet , when asked about it, the landlady told that we all go to the nearby fields to easdown, and hence we may also go; terrible , we were not prepared for that , then she shold told that we can use the bathing place ( not a proper bathroom ) and wash it with the water. There was no water , or water tap over there. However, she gave us a bucket for the water , and water is to be fetched from the well inside the premises. We used the bathing place as toilet and bath room and slowly slowly arragement was made for lady helper to get us water from the well and drinking water from somewhere from the tap. We learnt as how to live in that small place with no or bare minimum facilities among the low class people. It was very weired kind of experience. Fortunately , railway station for local trains was very near- just at walkable distance; other facilities getting some vegetables, milk etc. were also near by; a good restaurant with a good and inexpensive food was very near to this plave; we never coocked the meals at home, only outside. People over there were very cooperative and supportive, even without knowing the local language- Tamil, we manged our affairs. We lived there for about four weeks but a kind of different and weired kind of experience living with the family and a child of few months old. When I think about it, I just wonder as Mr. Gujral thought of this place for us, how he found it for us and how we could live in that place. No regrets, we got very strange kind of experience and enjoyed our living there as every evening used to be wonderful for us at Marina or Saffire ... etc. We used to walk a lot as others in Madras used to do so; Kodambakkam was a small township within a big metropliton city of Madras- as simple as Madras (now Chennai) itself.

Read more:   https://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Kodambakkam_overbridge.JPG/250px-Kodambakkam_overbridge.JPG&imgrefurl=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodambakkam&h=188&w=250&tbnid=3OSKpJJ5Ex7WJM:&q=kodambakkam+chennai&tbnh=160&tbnw=212&usg=AFrqEzf0NsKH4RWS1jRi0Kxt_QZYVKZPyQ&vet=12ahUKEwjknc6ljpDdAhWD8oMKHUwrDJwQ_B0wCnoECAoQCQ..i&docid=oNGu03a8Td80YM&itg=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjknc6ljpDdAhWD8oMKHUwrDJwQ_B0wCnoECAoQCQ

MY CAR WAS STOLEN FROM THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

My Subaru Car was Stolen from the University Campus.

It was evening when I visited our friend Prof Patel near the University club. Left my family in their House and I went to the University club, parked my car and went to visit Prof Martha, our External Examiner from USA. just after a few minutes, when I came back , I found that my car  is gone. Dr Anil Jain was also there with Prof. Patel,s family. He took me to nearby concerned police station , filed the theft report. Police officer told us that forget about getting it back, it has already crossed the border to reach Ghana- a short distance and travelling time hardly an hour. Also that it is very common practice to take the stolen cars to Ghana and cannibalize them for spare parts - so they completely vanish.

It is normally done by auto mechanics as they get duplicate keys when some one leaves the car with them for repairs or maintenance services. Well, my friends and well wishers came to sympathize with me as it was a total loss  because of no insurance for theft ( I never thought that my old car would be stolen from campus) ; though I never felt about the loss- just a material loss ..

The Principal of Immaunuel College of Theology- Sushma,s Boss was so sympathetic that even without our asking he immediately granted the car loan and we bcould buy  another car just after a few days. In Nigeria also like USA/Canada , it is difficult to move around for anything, dropping children in their school, going for  job, dropping Sushma for her job, for shopping etc.

Great experience.

Robbers and their style of working in Nigeria

During my stay in Nigeria ( 1976-1988),  there were several stories of robberies in Nigeria, Ibadan and even on our university campus. This is one kind of story out of several kinds.The interesting part of it is that robbers will enter the house and ask for electronic gadgets like TV, Computers , Music system etc - the expensive stuff and then a question if those items were insured ? If not, they will ask them to get  insured soon , and that they will be back after some time . " Do not try to be smart to inform the police otherwise you have to bear the consequences "  after telling this, they will the premises without taking any stuff or harming any body in any way. Funny enough, they do not want stuff at your cost, they want that insurance should bear the cost of it.