Jñanaraja: “A vulture, which has only little strength, rests in the sky holding a snake in its beak for a prahara (three hours). Why can the divine, in the form of a tortoise, who possesses an inconceivable potency, not hold the Earth in the sky for a kalpa (billions of years)?”

“Let us move New York slightly lower,” said my friend sipping pink colored bubbly wine. “I am certain we will benefit from the warmer weather. Rain is so dull, really.” “Wouldn’t we become Florida?” “What’s wrong with that? Look at Miami!” “What about all that drug problem?” “Fine then, just leave it as is!”