A tale of two brothers…
So this is, like, deep mythology stuff, you
know. About a man and his ambition and his quest...that kind of stuff. What? Oh
yeah, lets get started already. Right. Excellent....
So there was this dude who wanted to be the richest and most powerful in India. Yes, all of India, even Kashmir and Mumbai...and he did a lot of tapasya (no not the food, jerk, that's Tapas), this is a kind of meditation, its Hindoo word.
The gods were impressed, but being gods they had these long memories and stuff, and knew that this kind of Tapasya was always for some wish to be granted. They knew this bugger ran some mill or factory and naturally his wish would be for something big. Anyhow, the Devta of the Day (what, you think they don't rotate these irritating responsibilities?) descended from the heavens and girded his loins (no, nothing to do with Apsara's, gosh you have a dirty mind!) to what he knew would be some massive ask.
So he tells this Tapas dude, ok, ok we're impressed, what boon do you want?
And the dude (he's pudgy and round, but has an avaricious gleam in his eye that no amount of tapas can take away) says - I want to be the richest and most powerful man in India and I want no one to be able to harm me or my family, ever!
The DOTD mulls this over, this pudgy chap with a mill sure knows how to ask for a boon...what does he think, life's a fairytale?
Now the Devta's are sharp, right, would have to be, hanging around all day, all year and for all time (well, apsara's can only take up so much time). So he nods grimly and says - You will get what you wish for - You will be the richest and most powerful man in India and no one outside your family will be able to harm you or your family, ever.
And ole pudgy goes and has two sons.....
So there was this dude who wanted to be the richest and most powerful in India. Yes, all of India, even Kashmir and Mumbai...and he did a lot of tapasya (no not the food, jerk, that's Tapas), this is a kind of meditation, its Hindoo word.
The gods were impressed, but being gods they had these long memories and stuff, and knew that this kind of Tapasya was always for some wish to be granted. They knew this bugger ran some mill or factory and naturally his wish would be for something big. Anyhow, the Devta of the Day (what, you think they don't rotate these irritating responsibilities?) descended from the heavens and girded his loins (no, nothing to do with Apsara's, gosh you have a dirty mind!) to what he knew would be some massive ask.
So he tells this Tapas dude, ok, ok we're impressed, what boon do you want?
And the dude (he's pudgy and round, but has an avaricious gleam in his eye that no amount of tapas can take away) says - I want to be the richest and most powerful man in India and I want no one to be able to harm me or my family, ever!
The DOTD mulls this over, this pudgy chap with a mill sure knows how to ask for a boon...what does he think, life's a fairytale?
Now the Devta's are sharp, right, would have to be, hanging around all day, all year and for all time (well, apsara's can only take up so much time). So he nods grimly and says - You will get what you wish for - You will be the richest and most powerful man in India and no one outside your family will be able to harm you or your family, ever.
And ole pudgy goes and has two sons.....
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