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Saturday, June 06, 2009

#034 SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY MILLION MONKEYS DIE?

Verse No. 6-74-12
Yuddha Kanda -- Book of War
Sapta shasht`irhataaha koot`yoo
vaanaraan`aa tarasvinaam |
ahnaha panchamas`eesheen`a
vallabhena svayambhuvaha.


Context:
Description of the war between Rama and Ravana.

GIST
The Brahmastra (The missile of the Creator) struck down six hundred million monkeys.

BLOGGER'S VIEW
Six hundred seventy million monkeys falling on one day! The figure is obviously blown up.

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