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The Lord surveyed the Ram Setu and said "Hanuman, how diligently and
strenuously you and your vanara sena had built this bridge several
centuries back. It is remarkable that it has withstood the ravages of
the climatic and geographical changes over centuries. It is indeed an
amazing feat especially considering the fact that a bridge at Hyderabad
built by Gammon using latest technology collapsed the other day even
before they could stick the posters on its pillars."
Hanuman with all humility spoke "Jai Sri Ram, it is all because of your
grace. We just scribbled your name on the bricks and threw them in the
sea and they held. No steel from TISCO or cement from Ambuja or ACC was
ever used. But Lord, why rake up the old issue now."
Ram spoke "Well, Hanuman some people down there want to demolish the
bridge and construct a canal. The contract involves lot of money and lot
of money will be made. They will make money on demolition and make more
money on construction. "
Hanuman humbly bowed down and said "Why not we go down and present our
case"
Ram said "Times have changed since we were down there. They will ask us
to submit proof of age and we don't have either a birth certificate or
school leaving certificate. We travelled mainly on foot and some times in
bullock carts and so we don't have a driving license either. As far as
the proof of address is concerned, the fact that I was born at Ayodhya
is itself under litigation for over half a century. If I go in a
traditional attire with bow and arrow, the ordinary folks may recognize
me but Arjun Singh may take me to be some tribal and, at the most, offer
a seat at IIT under the reserved category for learning how to construct
a bridge. Also, a God cannot walk in, dressed in a three-piece suit and
announce his arrival. It would make even the devotees suspicious. So it
is a dilemma so to say."
"I can vouch for you by saying that I personally built the bridge."
"My dear, Anjani putra, it will not work. They will ask you to produce
the Layout plan, The Project details, Approved Plans, Municipal Building
Permit, Excavation Permit, the contractor who built it including
financial outlay and how the project cost was met and the completion
certificate. And who inaugurated it? Nothing is accepted by these people
without documentary evidence in India. You may cough but unless a doctor
certifies it, you have no cough. A pensioner may present himself
personally but the authorities do not take it as proof. He has to
produce a life-certificate to prove that he is alive. It is that
complicated."
"Lord, I can't understand these historians. Over the years you have
given darshan once every hundred years to saints like Surdas, Tulsidas,
Saint Thyagaraja, Jayadeva, Bhadrachala Ramdas and even Sant Tukaram and
still they disbelieve your existence and say Ramayana is a myth. The
only option, I see, is to re-enact Ramayana on earth and set the
government records straight once for all."
The Lord smiled. "It isn't that easy today. Ravan is apprehensive that
he may look like a saint in front of Karunanidhi. I also spoke to his
mama Mareecha, who appeared as a golden deer to tempt Sita maiyya when I
was in the forest and he said that he won't take a chance of stepping on earth as long as Salman Khan is around.
That's the condition of todays world of Kaliyuga filled with evil and skeptical minds.
They even ask PROOF for GOD's existence!This will continue till the arrival of Kalki and the return of Satya Yuga .
strenuously you and your vanara sena had built this bridge several
centuries back. It is remarkable that it has withstood the ravages of
the climatic and geographical changes over centuries. It is indeed an
amazing feat especially considering the fact that a bridge at Hyderabad
built by Gammon using latest technology collapsed the other day even
before they could stick the posters on its pillars."
Hanuman with all humility spoke "Jai Sri Ram, it is all because of your
grace. We just scribbled your name on the bricks and threw them in the
sea and they held. No steel from TISCO or cement from Ambuja or ACC was
ever used. But Lord, why rake up the old issue now."
Ram spoke "Well, Hanuman some people down there want to demolish the
bridge and construct a canal. The contract involves lot of money and lot
of money will be made. They will make money on demolition and make more
money on construction. "
Hanuman humbly bowed down and said "Why not we go down and present our
case"
Ram said "Times have changed since we were down there. They will ask us
to submit proof of age and we don't have either a birth certificate or
school leaving certificate. We travelled mainly on foot and some times in
bullock carts and so we don't have a driving license either. As far as
the proof of address is concerned, the fact that I was born at Ayodhya
is itself under litigation for over half a century. If I go in a
traditional attire with bow and arrow, the ordinary folks may recognize
me but Arjun Singh may take me to be some tribal and, at the most, offer
a seat at IIT under the reserved category for learning how to construct
a bridge. Also, a God cannot walk in, dressed in a three-piece suit and
announce his arrival. It would make even the devotees suspicious. So it
is a dilemma so to say."
"I can vouch for you by saying that I personally built the bridge."
"My dear, Anjani putra, it will not work. They will ask you to produce
the Layout plan, The Project details, Approved Plans, Municipal Building
Permit, Excavation Permit, the contractor who built it including
financial outlay and how the project cost was met and the completion
certificate. And who inaugurated it? Nothing is accepted by these people
without documentary evidence in India. You may cough but unless a doctor
certifies it, you have no cough. A pensioner may present himself
personally but the authorities do not take it as proof. He has to
produce a life-certificate to prove that he is alive. It is that
complicated."
"Lord, I can't understand these historians. Over the years you have
given darshan once every hundred years to saints like Surdas, Tulsidas,
Saint Thyagaraja, Jayadeva, Bhadrachala Ramdas and even Sant Tukaram and
still they disbelieve your existence and say Ramayana is a myth. The
only option, I see, is to re-enact Ramayana on earth and set the
government records straight once for all."
The Lord smiled. "It isn't that easy today. Ravan is apprehensive that
he may look like a saint in front of Karunanidhi. I also spoke to his
mama Mareecha, who appeared as a golden deer to tempt Sita maiyya when I
was in the forest and he said that he won't take a chance of stepping on earth as long as Salman Khan is around.
That's the condition of todays world of Kaliyuga filled with evil and skeptical minds.
They even ask PROOF for GOD's existence!This will continue till the arrival of Kalki and the return of Satya Yuga .
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