The reason behind picking up on this word for today is it has made me nostalgic at the start of the day.
Today Google remembers the 57th birth anniversary of the celebrated Australian wildlife enthusiast, 'Steve Irwin'.
It brought back memories from my childhood, when me and my brother used to get so excited to watch his show 'The Crocodile Hunters'. Many from my generation might remember watching him as children on I think the Discovery Channel.
Steve with his crew and his family hosted the show and narrated his experiences with visuals and actual on-site crocodile hunting experiences in a very jovial manner. It was always riveting for both of us watching this popular show.
Steve yet faced a tragic and very early death in 2006 in Australia from a sting-ray bite. It had come as a shock to me any my brother and all his regular viewers. A man of great courage and valor. But such is life!
Back to the word, CROCODILE, it has many origins but the most relatable is the Greek one where, 'krokos' means 'rocks' and 'drilos' means 'worms', literally the 'worms of the stones'.
The crocodile belongs to the lizard family and it is as scary and non-friendly in appearance (urgghh!!).
Basking in the sun with its open jaws is the poise of crocodiles we commonly see! In Style!
Today's crocodile has been on the earth for more than 250 million years. Hello Greatest Grandma Croc!
Crocodile have a close relative called as Alligators, who differ from crocodiles in their nose shape, teeth pattern and housing societies in which they stay!
These hard backed creatures are referred commonly in an English phrase 'Crocodile tears' i.e. fake sympathy we give to someone. How mean!!
In Hindu mythology, there is a very famous tale associated with them called 'Gajendra Moksha' (Liberation of Gajendra)!
A very proud king Indradyumna, insults Sage Agastya in his court by not welcoming him and in turn gets cursed by him to be born as an elephant in his next birth.
As 'Gajendra', the king of the elephants he rules the herd, when one day while bathing in a lake his leg is entangled in a web of lotus flowers and a Crocodile clutches it from beneath.
Being a devotee of Lord Vishnu in his previous birth as the king, hearing him yelling in pain, Lord Vishnu himself descends from the heaven and frees /liberates Gajendra himself.
This tale has a moral in which you as the devotee should pray to the lord with all your heart and only
Him, The Divine has the power to liberate souls from material world and its sins.
With this thought that was all about crocodiles for today!
With a new word for tomorrow!
Be Safe!
Happy Reading!
Today Google remembers the 57th birth anniversary of the celebrated Australian wildlife enthusiast, 'Steve Irwin'.
It brought back memories from my childhood, when me and my brother used to get so excited to watch his show 'The Crocodile Hunters'. Many from my generation might remember watching him as children on I think the Discovery Channel.
Steve with his crew and his family hosted the show and narrated his experiences with visuals and actual on-site crocodile hunting experiences in a very jovial manner. It was always riveting for both of us watching this popular show.
Steve yet faced a tragic and very early death in 2006 in Australia from a sting-ray bite. It had come as a shock to me any my brother and all his regular viewers. A man of great courage and valor. But such is life!
Back to the word, CROCODILE, it has many origins but the most relatable is the Greek one where, 'krokos' means 'rocks' and 'drilos' means 'worms', literally the 'worms of the stones'.
The crocodile belongs to the lizard family and it is as scary and non-friendly in appearance (urgghh!!).
Basking in the sun with its open jaws is the poise of crocodiles we commonly see! In Style!
Today's crocodile has been on the earth for more than 250 million years. Hello Greatest Grandma Croc!
Crocodile have a close relative called as Alligators, who differ from crocodiles in their nose shape, teeth pattern and housing societies in which they stay!
These hard backed creatures are referred commonly in an English phrase 'Crocodile tears' i.e. fake sympathy we give to someone. How mean!!
In Hindu mythology, there is a very famous tale associated with them called 'Gajendra Moksha' (Liberation of Gajendra)!
A very proud king Indradyumna, insults Sage Agastya in his court by not welcoming him and in turn gets cursed by him to be born as an elephant in his next birth.
As 'Gajendra', the king of the elephants he rules the herd, when one day while bathing in a lake his leg is entangled in a web of lotus flowers and a Crocodile clutches it from beneath.
Being a devotee of Lord Vishnu in his previous birth as the king, hearing him yelling in pain, Lord Vishnu himself descends from the heaven and frees /liberates Gajendra himself.
This tale has a moral in which you as the devotee should pray to the lord with all your heart and only
Him, The Divine has the power to liberate souls from material world and its sins.
With this thought that was all about crocodiles for today!
With a new word for tomorrow!
Be Safe!
Happy Reading!
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