So what's up with this weird title ... for the uninitiated ... this refers to one of many two line verses in Sanskrit referred to as "Subhashitas" ... meaning words of wisdom. This one in particular is my personal favorite.
"मर्कटस्य सुरापनम् मध्ये वृश्चिक दंशनम्
तनमध्ये भूतसंचारो यद्वा तद्वा भविष्यति"
Literal Translation - What can one say about someone as capricious as a monkey, when it consumes alcohol, gets bitten by a scorpion and to make matters worse happens to be possessed by a ghost - your guess is as good as mine ...
As is true with several works in Sanskrit, this really a play of words - a metaphor on the mind. If something as unstable as a human mind is given a free license to think and unlimited resources to execute all it's desires without any checks, it can only lead to utter chaos.
I'll finally come to the point ... Although I can assure you that my condition is not this grim, this is an exercise to control my mind, channelize my thoughts and give me a context to put them forth in a coherent fashion. And yes I love alliterations ...
"मर्कटस्य सुरापनम् मध्ये वृश्चिक दंशनम्
तनमध्ये भूतसंचारो यद्वा तद्वा भविष्यति"
Literal Translation - What can one say about someone as capricious as a monkey, when it consumes alcohol, gets bitten by a scorpion and to make matters worse happens to be possessed by a ghost - your guess is as good as mine ...
As is true with several works in Sanskrit, this really a play of words - a metaphor on the mind. If something as unstable as a human mind is given a free license to think and unlimited resources to execute all it's desires without any checks, it can only lead to utter chaos.
I'll finally come to the point ... Although I can assure you that my condition is not this grim, this is an exercise to control my mind, channelize my thoughts and give me a context to put them forth in a coherent fashion. And yes I love alliterations ...
