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The pillar of faith

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An ambassador came to the court Of the mightiest king on earth To make peace was his mission To save a beautiful kingdom from demolition The Lord of Lanka however would not yield Added insult to injury by not giving him a seat Remembering Lord Rama's might Angada roared Try see if any of you can displace my foot Should any of your warriors be successful Then on behalf of my Lord Rama I promise We shall leave Lanka without shooting a single arrow If you can move my foot there shall be no fight tomorrow So much was his faith in the name of Lord Rama "If you can but move my foot you wretch" said Angad Then forgoing Sita, my Lord Rama will turn back And leave without a fight this I promise Then taking the mighty name of Lord Rama He planted his foot firmly in the ground The demon warriors of the court were pleased An easy challenge and our victory in this war is confirmed The demon warrior Shardula moved with confidence Towards the pillar of fa

The Quest

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Om Jai Sai Ram! I bow before that primordial force from which all originated and into which all dissolves. Ganapati is one of your several names. Obstacles are singed by your very gaze. I beseech you to help me sing your glory. I then bow before Mother Saraswathi with her pure vermillon mark holding the Brahma Veena and riding the Peacock. The four vedas originated from her womb. I beseech her to give strength to my utterances. I then bow before the family dieties Mother Parvathi and Lord Shiva in pristine Kailasa. I seek their blessings in this venture to sing the glory of the saints. I then bow before Shree Sita Ramachandra, who is perfect amongst the most perfect, purest of pure. His name ever on the lips of Hara. I then bow before the lotus feet of Samartha Sadguru Sainath and ask him to guide me in this life which is veritably an ocean of challenges and desires which keep rocking the boat which we use to travel. Today I had a strange experience. I was doing something and felt t