Penance vs discussion about God

  

Penance  vs  discussion about God

By

P.R.Ramachander

(I  read it in   Tamil   and  was attracted and put it in my words)

Sage Vasishta   visited  sage  Viswamithra,

After  a good feast  ,  the sage Visamithra,

Gave a  parting   gift  to  his friend  Vasishta,

The effect of three   years  great penance  he did

Then Sage   viswamithra   went to home  of Sage vasishta,

They went  on talking about, god, Vedas   and sasthras,

And then they both had  a  very frugal  meals and,

Sage Vasishta gave the other sage the effect  of their talk  for few hours

Sage viswamithra    got   extremely    angry    and shouted,

“Is this nonsense  a parting gift compared   to what  I gave”

And then sage  Vasishta   told him, “  I think yes” and

Sage viswamithra    took sage  to lord Brahma  for a judgement.

Lord Brahma   was confused  and took them to lOrd Shiva,

Who too was confused   and sent them to  Lord Vishnu,

Who told them”The best  thing for   you to do ,

Is to consult   Adhi sesha   who is lifting the earth

They both went and adhi sesha   said  he needs  ,

Some time to think and ask  both of them  ,

To lift  the earth for some time   and the proud ,

Viswamithra   , said   that it   was extremely  easy

Then Sage viswamithra said, “Let my penance  done,

For three  years  lift the earth and  nothing at  all happened,

Sage vasistha then asked the one hour  of discussion  ,

He had   with viswamithra to lift the earth and the earth,

Went far   away  fro head  of ADhi sesha   and he told  them,

“Your  answer”, the penance  is a selfish act   by a sage,

And discussion was done so that the knowledge  ,

Of both   of them   would increase  and improve,

And did  not have  a tinge  of selfishness  “