Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
At the village Deity’s shrine
There stood two men in a line,
Each praying to the deity
To view his case with pity.
The first prayed for Forgiveness,
Long life, health and happiness,
Sons, rains, and prosperity,
Reign of peace in the country;
If you think all this airy,
Bless me and my family.
The other praised the Deity
And hoped for mote Sympathy
And offered to sacrifice
A goat if by her kindness.
(Which is all beyond man’s ken,)
He recovered his lost hen.
When the first man heard it all,
He remarked at the proposal,
‘Either you must be insane
Or too good for such bargain.’
‘Let me first gain my lost hen
Then from it I know how best
To resile as said in jest.’
Such a spirit bargaining,
To coax God into yielding
Seems in man as much ingrained
As t' resile when the object’s gained.