GOLDEN GOOSEBERRIES!!
From Editor’s Desk Dear Readers/Seekers, A popular Thiruk-Kural goes like this : “Porul illarku ivvulagu illai Arul illarku avvulagu illai” Meaning it will be difficult to lead a worldly life without material wealth and equally difficult to lead a life beyond without spiritual wealth. Agreed, to survive in this material world we need wealth, but our prime objective should not be driven only by wealth and wealth alone. And our spiritual lore amply testifies that whenever a true devotee faces financial difficulties, the Supreme Being comes to his rescue in double quick time. In this succinct episode, we will be seeing an incident involving a poor lady who overwhelmed by sheer love towards the young (Adi) Sankara received the extraordinary grace of Goddess Mahalakshmi. In fact it was the young Sankara, the beneficiary of her love, who had invoked the divine Mother to help the lady tide over her pitiable situation. Such was the kind heartedness of Sankara about which we shall see in greate