Wednesday, January 04, 2006

gouranga!

i got the strangest e-mail at work this morning. it said:

Call out Gouranga be happy
Gouranga Gouranga Gouranga!
That which brings the highest happiness...
intrigued by the word, i looked up the meaning of "gouranga" on wikipedia:
Gouranga, or Gauranga, is a word apparently used, mostly in harassing automated messages, as a sort of joyous greeting. It is said to originate in the Hare Krishna religious movement, whose founding father, Shri Krishna Caitanya Mahaprabhu, was also called Gaura, or Gauranga. In popular culture it is accepted generally as a word meaning simply 'be happy', although the literal Sanskrit translation is 'light/golden-limbed'.
with that said, everybody shake their tambourines...GOURANGA, Y'ALL!

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