RANDOM THOUGHTS

                                               

The story of Krishna's birth is known to everyone; mothers,fathers and grandparents tell these lores to the children and it is passed on from generation to generation.Similarly Rama's birth and his sojourn culminating in getting Sita back is also another mythology deeply ingrained in every home in our country. Our moral and spiritual education takes on all these stories at its core.

When we look at Rama and at Krishna, we find lots of essential contrasts. Rama is 'maryada purushottam' whereas Krishna is our 'makhan chor' 'raas rachaeita' 'master planner of kurukshetra' 'skillful negotiator' and so much more.

Krishna in comparison to Rama looks a more colorful character and more humane with his faults,his sly ways, his love affairs,marriages and finally his message The Gita. Rama in comparison seems quite dull; more of a follower of rules,conventions and societal norms.His message is never direct but always what he lived for through his entire life.
The modern world can find more meaning to Krishna's teachings as the principles behind it looks more suitable and matching with our current society, it's diabolical ways, the intricate relationships,the overlying and underlying meaning to even commonplace transactions.

We  revere Lord Rama but we love Lord Krishna
We look upto Lord Rama but find ourselves one with Lord Krishna
We rarely can match Lord Rama's call to duty but find kinship with Lord Krishna transgressions
We fear Lord Rama's 'Laxman rekha' but feel happy with Lord Krishna's convulated thinking
But we need both Rama and Krishna, in our lives!