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July 2024

Black Days

By C. N. Vaze, Chartered Accountant
Reading Time 6 mins

Arjun : (Chanting) Krishna Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna! Sabhi dishame Krishna Krishna

Shrikrishna : (enters) Arey Arjun, why are you chanting my name?

Arjun : Oh Krishna! Lord, I was not chanting your name. Krishna means darkness. For my profession, I see darkness everywhere. No one is there to protect us.

Shrikrishna : Why? You are capable of protecting yourselves. You are so highly qualified. Nothing moves without your signature.

Arjun : Those signatures only have brought this darkness. We do not see any ray of hope.

Shrikrishna : How can the signatures bring darkness?

Arjun : That I will tell you later. By the way, tell me, ‘Krishna’ means black or dark. Why is your name Krishna?

Shrikrishna : Arjun. You are right. But in Sanskrit language, every word has multiple meanings. Krishna means who has a lot of attraction in his personality. ‘Aakarshan’ karnewala krishna. He who pulls the attention of all, who is attractive.

Arjun : Oh Lord, our profession also was very attractive

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