Prabhu Ki Leela

Gorakhpur is on boil, and the fire has spread to other parts of the state. So I hear from the news media. For what, you may ask. From what I could gather, it started when Adityanath, the local MP, was arrested by the police. Surprised on how could this lead to so much trouble? After all, politicians are arrested all the time without a feather being ruffled; it forms the achievements section of most politician's resume. Don't be surprised. His greater qualification is being Yogi Adityanath of Gorakhnath temple. So, bogeys of trains have been burnt. It is all natural. After the blasphemy of arresting a religious leader, the gods need to be appeased.

I, on my part, am trying to figure out which gods are likely to be gratified with this show of solidarity among brethrens. Agni Devta, Yam Raj, or perhaps more likely, Election Devta. Although, the political commentators tell us that all this is politically motivated, I don't really understand how all this helps out political some group or the other. Are people really so stupid? I know they are, but it never ceases to amaze me. Perhaps it is part of the whole 'prabhu ki leela' thing that the serials of the league of Om Namah Shivah so devoutly tell us!