Sana

By Vikas Sharma

'SANA' is an attempt to develop positive thinking among readers so that they may feel inspired to give up lechery, ego, greed and possessiveness and then possess noble thoughts. It is asserted that mere physical beauty is not enough. Through the physical relations of Naveen with Silky and Katty, adultery so commonly found in the corporate world, has been exposed. Gap between Haves and Have-Nots has been analyzed with probable situations and characters. The author asserts the need of a cultured life so that modern people may come out of illusions as created by wishful thinking. Let us try to come out of physical, social, economic and emotional illusions to lead a contented life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Diamond Books
• Release date: Dec 21, 2023
• ISBN: 9789356846425

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25th Oct. 2021

Being free from routine creative jobs, Lord Shiva planned to enjoy for a few days along with other Gods and requested Muni Narada to inform Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Allah, Christ, Zeus, Guru Gobind Singh, Lord Krishna, Lord Rama, Lord Kubera, Maa Durga, Lord Buddha, Lord Mahavira etc. to meet Him next day in His hall to have first-hand knowledge of the problems of human beings and animals alike. Muni Narada informed all the Gods concerned about the agenda of meeting and then came to earth and informed the old, the sick, the poor, the crippled people and animals on internet that a (daily) meeting will be held under the supervision of Lord Shiva and His supporting Gods to pay attention to problems of worldly creatures. People and animals must wait for their turn according to alphabetical order to avoid inconvenience to the speaker as well as the listener. No harsh arguments are permitted in any case and disobedience to divine Gods is a punishable crime.

The information reached the concerned people and animals and they felt that their long-cherished ambitions are going to be fulfilled. Since Lord Shiva will listen to their problems, so He will definitely do the needful to solve their problems, physical deformities etc. There was an atmosphere of hope in the whole world though a lot of people were busy in selling various things for Deepawali, Kartik Mela, Eid, and Christmas. God himself expected a very small gathering every day since He knew that most of the worldly people won’t turn up due to their busy schedule — Maybe people take this information lightly, not believe it or believe half-heartedly and don’t come there due to laziness and lethargic nature.

Lord Chitragupta was made the custodian and controller of this programme, and Vayuputras were asked to look after the transportation — first come, first served. The fundamentals of conduct were told to everybody who wanted to present his/her problems to the Almighty. Lord Chitragupta checked the Divine internet if it was, O.K.?

As per schedule, the Gods reached the court and saw a few persons were waiting for the solution of their complaints, grudges, grief etc. Lord Chitragupta asked — ‘What brings you here Mr. A?’

A — Francis Bacon replied that he has been called ‘the wisest, the brightest and the meanest of mankind’ by Alexander Pope. ‘Why and how I was the meanest of mankind? After all, I wrote many essays, The Advancement of Learning, The New Atlantis etc.’ Lord Chitragupta told Mr. Bacon — ‘Your opportunism made Pope hostile to you. Nothing extraordinary. After all, you are regarded ‘the wisest and the brightest’ too. Depart with this satisfaction as nobody gets everything.’

B — Then Lord Chitragupta asked three brothers — ‘What forced you to come to this court?’

‘Sir, we all three were gifted very heavy bodies each having a weight of 150 kg at least. We had no proposals for marriage despite our gold business. You could easily reduce our weight to make us lead an easy life,’ replied Mr. J. and Mr. I.

‘But then in the previous birth you were very lean and thin and then aspired for ‘very good health’.This was the result of that request. Gold, you had in abundance and hence no complaints will be paid attention to. Depart peacefully.’

C — Lord Chitragupta saw Charles Lamb waiting for his turn and hence asked him — ‘Well, ‘the prince of English essayists’, what is your problem?’

‘Sir, despite being ‘the prince of English essayists’, I led a poor and wretched life. My beloved Ann Simmons didn’t unite with me. My insane sister killed my mother. God created my interest in music but made me a stammerer. Not only this I was a man of low height. I remained a forced bachelor and was badly humiliated for stammering and ignorance of advantages of married life. How sad!’

‘Yet you became popular as ‘the prince of English essayists’, many authors are jealous of your name and fame. Despite poverty, you had intellectual prosperity, wit and mocking style.’

Charles Lamb felt a little satisfied and then left the court.

Lord Chitragupta saw a few lean and thin faces with ailing bodies and asked them their cause of grief and —

D —‘I was a chronic patient of asthma.’

E —‘I was a patient of blood cancer.’

F —‘I could not study properly due to brain tumour.’

G — ‘I had no old age pension scheme.’

H —‘My brain had no memory — the more I learnt, the more I forgot.’

I —‘Night was restless due to my insomnia.’

J —‘Due to skin allergy, I regularly felt itching all over the body like a sick dog. The best and costly medicines failed to give me relief.’

K — ‘My kidneys didn’t function well after the age of thirty-five. My wife donated her kidney to keep me alive. But then I had no regular job to look after my sick and old parents, wife and only child. My students felt dissatisfied due to my regular sickness. O God! Despite being a man, I was not a healthy man. Despite my noble job, I failed to do justice with my job.’

Lord Chitragupta checked His previous records and warned him — ‘Nobody can escape from the results of bad deeds of his previous lives. As you had been a butcher, you had killed many birds, goats, cocks etc.’

Then Lord Chitragupta saw Nathuram Godse, Booth and guards, the killers of M.K. Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln and Indira Gandhi respectively. These fellows had no courage to raise their heads and kept quiet. Lord Chitragupta told them to suffer in three lives more and then Redemption Ceremony will be arranged in the Purgatorio for their confessions.

L — To his surprise Dhritarashtra, the former king of Hastinapura had come there with his sly son Duryodhana. He wept bitterly without thinking of his previous glamour and prestige and said — ‘Lord, I have been a blind man. Though a king, I failed to get my orders obeyed in the kingdom. Even my elders felt dissatisfied with my orders. All my hundred sons died a tragic death.’

Lord Chitragupta told him — ‘Try to forget the agonies of previous lives that happened long ago. Many records have got to be checked to see your future picture. But then, Pride goes before a fall.’

And father and son left the court dissatisfied.

M — ‘Sir, I died a tragic and premature death due to fire all of a sudden. Despite my burn-pains and boils I could not survive though my husband and brother did a lot for me. I failed to see my children making progress in life. How sad!’

Lord Chitragupta asked her to forget the tragedy as she was in second stage of Purgatory and promised a better life in her fourth birth.

N — ‘I became a widow for no fault of mine because my husband, though an intelligent physician, smoked and drank a lot of alcohol. He left family in lurch and I had no support from any member of family. Even I.M.A. (Indian Medical Association) members did nothing for me.’

Lord Chitragupta asked her to feel pacified as people have to face blows of fate though they have committed no crime. This is termed tragic waste.

O — ‘I was a poor Dalit and yet worked for M.A. degree. After lectureship of 10 years, I had serious pain regularly in my abdomen. The surgeon removed my gall bladder but then liver got infection on account of operation. Puss continued to pass for nearly three months and yet the surgeon failed to prescribe the right medicines. Consequently, I died within two days leaving behind my illiterate wife and five children.’ He sighed and wept.

Lord Chitragupta told him to have patience and follow the theory — ‘Let bygones be bygones’.Your history has got to be checked for future relief.’ And He noted his name in His diary.

P — King Ravana appeared with his royal splendour and said — ‘O Lord! I don’t wish to have Vibhishana as my brother in the next birth. Intolerable as he is.’

Lord Chitragupta told him — ‘Don’t worry. Times have changed now. Forget the past for mental relief.’

Q — Indira Gandhi appeared with self-dignity and had the feeling that she had protected Indian democracy and didn’t compromise with the Khalistanis. Yet she wished to be forgiven for imposing emergency rule in India and also for getting opposition leaders arrested. Yet she said that she had no personal ill-will against them. On earth itself she has been punished as she got killed and Sanjay Gandhi died in plane crash and Rajeev Gandhi was shot dead. How sad for a mother!

Lord Chitragupta told her to wait for some more births to be rewarded in Purgatory as Redemption has its own value.

R — General Dyer appeared with hesitation and a feeling of shame on his face. He just wished to be forgiven for the general massacre in Jallianwala Bagh in 1919 and he had been punished by British Parliament. He had come with two Viceroys — one who had divided Bengal in two parts (1905) and other who had insulted the Begum of Awadh.

Lord Chitragupta told them that one has to suffer in next birth for one’s evil deeds. Inhuman deeds don’t go unpunished.

S — Lucretius appeared with Socrates as they had been insulted badly. Wife of Lucretius gave him a poisonous drink and eventually he lost his sense of judgment. Socrates was forced to drink cup of poison for his sublime thoughts.

Lord Chitragupta told them — ‘This is called — Personal tragedy for impersonal evolution.’

Many thinkers were not properly understood by ignorant masses. Joan of Arc was burnt alive though she fought boldly for the freedom of France and yet was burnt alive in 1431.

T — Zulfikar Ali Bhutto appeared there with his daughter Benazir Bhutto and wished to seek peace of soul without discussing their past. ‘Done is done and it can’t be reversed. We did our best but alas!’

Lord Chitragupta had no words for their position and wished peace for their soul.

U — Sabana appeared in a wretched condition as she had been killed by her lover for not looking after him and obeying his orders. She was forced to become a dancer and then a prostitute in Bombay. She wanted to take revenge from her seducers and pimps. Lord Chitragupta felt highly upset with her arguments and told her that her culprits were suffering for their adultery in hell.

V — V1, V2, V3, V4 etc. appeared from Nigeria, Tanzania and South Africa. They had felt disgusted due to their dark complexion, poverty and lack of education.

Lord Chitragupta pacified their pensive mood and told them that step is being taken to solve their problems. Social reformers like Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln etc. had done a lot in this field. Then the President of Uganda, Idi Amin, had turned the tables there.

W — A few Muslim soldiers from Afghanistan appeared there with gloomy faces and said — ‘We are being tortured by the new ministers of our country. We are not allowed passports to migrate to other countries. Please do something for us and for our families.’

Lord Chitragupta asked them to wait for some time as many complications are involved in this affair. It’s not that easy as it seems.

X — Philistines appeared there with angry moods and still aspired to kill the Israelites. Lord Chitragupta told them — ‘Forget and forgive. No wisdom in keeping wounds green.’

Y — YI, YII, YIII, YIV etc. appeared and asked Lord Chitragupta to take care of Asthma patients. They had to suffer almost every winter and had no permanent solution of their problem.

Lord Chitragupta told them that research work is going on and there’ll be some solution of their problem shortly.

Z — Z1, Z2 Z3 Z4 etc., gathered there to demand one universal language to be written, spoken and understood by all citizens of the world. First, boundary lines have been drawn among citizens creating national prejudices. Then people speak their own language in a limited region. All this must come to an end and one universal language ought to be introduced in all the universities and colleges of the world.

By now Lord Chitragupta and other Lords felt tired. Lord Chitragupta and others realized that earthly people had their major problems — whether created by their sense of pride or by situation. Yet they needed sympathy.

Lord Chitragupta promised to meet them next year for further discussions and there was no need to feel any panic. He said — ‘One’s real self is entirely different than what one feels.’

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Pt. Brij Vrat (35) was pretty clever though he had an excellent knowledge of the ancient Indian Classics and could easily quote from The Upanishads and the Puranas to confirm his statements. Since his father had trained him as Pandit, the latter satisfied his followers and devotees with his sweet voice and nice conduct. He got married ten years ago with Sana (28), a resident of Gurugram, and yet had no child. Since he had full faith in the working of Divine system, Fate and Nature, he had no grudges and led a happy married life in Faridabad.

He built a simple house of three rooms in the newly established sector-150 where only five houses had been constructed so far. Whenever his wife Sana felt lonely there, he told her — ‘Population is growing pretty fast. This new sector will soon have many inhabitants, as nearly all the plots have been sold off. Moreover, there is no pleasure in a street if it gets over-crowded.’

Sana felt very friendly with Pandit Revati Prasad (32) as he came quite often to their house to discuss his doubts about next life, theory of rewards and punishments, stages of hell and heaven. Pt.