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The Happiest nap in the world. पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः । పండితాః సమదర్శినః . ಪಂಡಿತಾಃ ಸಮದರ್ಶಿನಃ .

His bed is the biggest in the world - the Earth.

His pillow is always accessible - his Own hand.

His blanket is the largest - the Sky.

His fan throws the coolest breezes at him - the The Trees on the banks of River Krishna.

His guard is omnipresent and alert always - the God.

What more is required for the happiest nap in the world?

 

Jagadguru Sri Shankaracharya said:

 

करतलभिक्षा तरुतलवासः ।

कौपीनवन्तः खलु भाग्यवन्तः।।

 

{They eat the alms kept in their palm.

And they rest under the tree.

Indeed, the monks who wear a small strip are the richest (luckiest)!}

 

I remember the words of Swami Vivekananda:

"The western world shows us how grand a man can live.

INDIA shows the world how simply a man can live."

 

 

 

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