Dhoni - the Maha Indra

DHONI- the MAHA INDRA!

(by C.V. Subramaniam)


People worship every year Lord Indra, since it is believed that He is the one who gives us rains at the proper time to make our lives joyful. For this Indra Yaga used to be performed every year to please Indra. It is a different story that Indra was too proud and arrogant about his capabilities and Lord Krisna wanted to really test his powers. Krishna believed and told his friends and believers that it is not Indra who provides the rains, but we get rains due to our own good deeds that we all engage ourselves in during our life time. For proving this point he also said, 'look at the trees in the forests, they also get rains, but they don't worship Indra'. And Indra, on his part, as if to strongly protest this argument, poured continuous rains on earth with the result everyone assembled with Krishna at that time ran to seek His protection.

Dhomi, donned the Maha Indra Avatar in the World Cup final tournament with Sri Lanka yesterday, and continued, non-stop,pouring runs as though it was raining, perhaps wanting to outdo Indra . Such was his magnificent performance yesterday, that the Sri Lankan bowlers and fielders had to run for protection, (though they had to run in the field literally in all directions, after chasing each ball that he hit) though there was no Krishna in front of them to help them out, who could uproot the Govardhan Mountain and provide shelter to them. The many Indians who fasted, and offered prayers at various temples must have heaved a big sigh of relief at the end of the match that their prayers did not go in vain, and that the the Lord Indra appeared before them in his Maha 'avatar' and granted boon to all his worshippers.

For the Lankans, this thought of Indra and Krishna would not perhaps have come to their mind at all, though they had a flute player Murali, in their team, whose magic also did not produce the real winning tune for them. Or, did they only rely on the destructive power of the ten-headed Ravana to mean Sangakkara and his ten team-mates, to destroy the Indian's efforts?


No amount of petals of the 'incense breathing' flowers thrown from above by even Indra,would haven been sufficient enough accolades for Dhoni (and his Devils, of course), since Indra', flying in his own 'flower-craft' if He wanted to come down enough to watch him play from above, would have got frightened by the thought that the helicopter shot by Dhoni (his last winning shot, was indeed such a one) , could perhaps have interrupted his own 'flower- craft. All the same, Indra had indeed granted his boon. Now, it is not Mahendra Singh Dhoni, it is Maha Indra Sing(h) Dhoni!.