Rudranaamam Bhajeham

During my last India trip, i was having a chat with my mother about her trip to Kasi and various other holy places in India. Everytime she spoke about it her eyes widened and she spoke with smile. Like a 16 year old talking about her infactuation, like a 6 year old talking about seeing Aliens. There was a sparkle which i read as fanaticism towards Hinduism. Her description about Kasi, the rituals for the dead, the crowd that gathers there, seeing the ganges... it was all filled with awe. I couldnt understand it and i did not want to understand it. "Freaking fanatics!!" I thought to myself.
Then one day, i came across this video from a Tamil movie called "Naan Kadavul".
The video is that of a sanskrit song singing praises of Lord Shiva, pictured in Kasi. That is all i want to say about this video. By the end of it, i was spine chilled. I just sat there staring at the monitor. The magnanimity of the song can not be explained in words. Now i am beginning to understand my mother, her awe, her admiration for a place called Kasi. I am not sure what it really is... but i think i know. If small video about Kasi with a powerful Sanskrit song can be so powerful, i can not wait to witness the actual Kasi in all of its spirits.
I feel i know nothing about my own country **Ashamed**
I personally think everyone should listen to this song once in a lifetime. I can't assure myself that everyone will feel the same way as i do. But it's worth the try. Because even if they remotely do, they will sense the power, softness, truth and a "larger than life" feeling.
Here is the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=607JFixZYys

Here is a link if you want to focus on the sanskrit song -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwlW0GxSw_A

Like it's not already difficult to start writing...

Blog sites offer you a fool proof "I give up blogging" opportunity, the minute you log into their home page. Yes my friends, this opportunity is called "Blog Title". This is the most torture some experience... the irrefutable desire to have the coolest blog title on the world wide web. I cannot count the number of times I have created a blog and gave up after being unable to find a cool blog title. Sigh!
But now I am grown up and I can feel confident about myself without a cool blog title and without any fans on Orkut. "Brain Fuse Blow Up" might not be cool but it is four words I know and it saves me three human days.
So, imagine the "Fez" in me saying "I saidh, have a goodh dhay!"
I rest in peace.