A distraction from the Coronavirus

धनुर्मा स्पृश शैवं तद् भविता न स्वयंवर: ।

कोरोनानिर्गमादूर्ध्वं पुनरायाहि राघव ।।

O Rama, don’t touch that bow of Shiva, since the ceremony of choosing the groom will not be happening.  After the Coronavirus goes away, do come back.

Madhav M. Deshpande

Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]