December 9, 1997
Swami : What is this?
Student : Vedam competition card, Swami.
Swami : What is this? (Pointing to the globe on the card)
Student : Earth, Swami.
Swami : Earth middle Me Hai. Ye Kya Hai? (Earth is in the centre. What is this?)
Student : Swami, the earth rotates.
Swami : (Swami read the contents of the card) Vedam Competion 10th, 11th, 12th … individual… chanting… Gita… What is Gita?
Student : Song, Swami.
Swami : What song?
Student : Krishna’s song…
Student 2 : Celestial song, Swami.
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| Krishna and Arjuna on the battlefield |
Swami : Wisdom song… How was the morning talk? (Referring to a talk given by a senior government official in the Prashanti Nilayam Campus Auditorium for the Thursday Moral Class)
Student : Nice, Swami.
Swami : I didn’t like. He is a government officer and he was talking about Harshad Mehta, mistakes committed by the police, etc. (After a pause) What was there for lunch?
Student : Rice and Sambar.
Swami : What vegetables?
Student : Brinjal, Swami.
Swami : Brinjal for sambar!! What vegetable with Chapatti?
Student : Radish peas curry.
Swami : What is peas in Telugu?
Student : Batani.
Swami : What is radish?
Student : Mullangi, Swami.
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