By Justice Markandey Katju
To someone
जानामि नागेश तव प्रà¤ावम
कण्ठस्तितः गरजसि शंकरस्य
स्थानम प्रधानम न च बलम प्रधानम
द्वारस्थितः को अपि न सिंहः
Jaanaami Nagesh tava prabhaavam
Kanthastitah garjasi Shankarasya
Sthaanam pradhaanam na cha balam pradhaanam
Dwaarasthitah ko api na singhah ?
O King of the serpents, I know your power
You are hissing because you are sitting on Lord Shankar's neck
It is the position one occupies which is important, not one's own strength
At one's own door who is not a lion?
(Justice Katju is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. These are his personal views.)
