Once again warrior VVS comes thru in this magnificent away win against RSA and this has inspired me to compose a 2-liner in his honor.

Rahiman kahe paar, paar sakhe na koi

VVS ke balle se jo Laxman Rekha hoi

(The saint Rahiman said cross, but nobody could

as VVS, with his bat, had drawn the Laxman Rekha.

Coincidentally the cricket crease lines become's VVS's Rekha here)

This Laxman Rekha (last man standing stuff) that VVS is periodically dishing out for Bhaarath is surely becoming the stuff of legends.

In the Raamaayana, the great warrior younger brother of Raam was famous for his UNBREAKABLE Laxman Rekha, the line which he would draw on the sand against the onslaught of demonic forces; a line which no force in the Universe could break.

Once again 3 cheers to this great cric-warrior.. our Laxman and as usual

Jai Shreeram, Jai Laxman, Bhaarath Maata ki Jai and Vande Maataram.

This Test win @ RSA will be cherished for a long long time by me.

Dr. Sivaram Hariharan

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Sarvam Shri KrishNaarpaNam