Brahma, after dispatching Chitragupta and Yamadharmaraj to deal with the problem of entangled souls, was feeling unsettled. He appreciated Chitragupta’s tact in refraining from alluding to his multi-mode information handling prowess, when the three of them met. How did he refer to it, yes like a 4-way traffic! Desiring a change, he decided on a visit to meet with earthlings. This time he wanted to take Yamadharmaraj also, along with Chitragupta.
Yama and Chitragupta were equally surprised by the sudden announced that Brahma had planned. Each had some specific things to look out for. Would Brahma permit this digression and agree, if fully briefed? Each mulled over this dilemma, in his own mental space instead of discussing it, among them.
But the problem got resolved on its own, when Brahma asked them if they have any other interesting thing to do, on earth. Both said, "Yes, we have." Before they could explain, Brahma agreed and said, “Let us go.”
Reaching earth, Brahma started looking around. This action did not escape the attention of the ever-alert Chitragupta, and he signalled about it to Yama. Yama did not catch the meaning of the subtle hint. To prevent him from inadvertently blurting out, Chitragupta pantomimed, with his upright index finger he made a rotary motion indicating a panoramic view - With four heads, why look around?’ Yama understood the point. and Brahma broke into an applause, appreciating Chitragupta, for being observant and unafraid to share it, albeit clandestinely.
This was an unexpected turn in the tour. Having come with Brahma, they had no choice but to take a dip in the ocean. They could only wonder, what is the need to get close to marine creatures! Why this deep dive when he has enough headaches, in the form of humans?
Brahma in the lead, they dived and reached the ocean floor. Marine life, lighting up its own presence and way was a spectacular sight, which they normally enjoyed watching, during deep space travels. Coming face to face, for the first time, this beauty in the creation, left them speechless. The followers had a doubt, was Brahma teaching them a lesson, in the depth of an ocean or planning to birth a new species of astro-marine lineage?
With the receiver tuned in to their minds, Brahma captured every thought, that they came up with. The exotic idea of creating astro-marine species excited him. Getting the project, along with researchers to work on it for free, added elation to that excitement.
Being immune to competition during his tenure, he decided to reward Yama and Chitragupta with an exclusive laboratory, for their work. Though eager to know what sort of circulatory, respiratory and reproduction systems, they would come up with, he realised that he had no choice but to wait till they came for a review.
This mental mapping was an unexpected diversion to his true intent - to meet and greet his predecessor, who has the cosmic duty to be among the marine life. All the three of them stood in front of Brahma's predecessor, in reverence. Since Brahma had explained to them about the sanctity of this occasion, they remained respectfully silent till the end.
A look from Brahma signalled, "Time to move." They wanted to ask, "Where to, but did not" and ‘what transpired between the guru and disciple, but did not” as anyhow, Brahma would have already read those questions from their minds.
The next stop was on Earth's surface. Brahma told them to take some time and pursue their own agenda. Though, he might be already aware of it, to be on the safer side Chitragupta revealed his quest to find about QULATE. Yama joined by expressing his desire to understand about IRRAG.
Acronyms being not given a place in the dictionary he referred, Brahma asked them, “What these words mean?” For once, without calling head or tail, both said in unison - QULATE stands for QUantumised LAser TEchnology. IRRAG means InfRared RAy Gun.
Perplexed, Brahma asked, “What for you need them for?” Now the duo started a blinking session in earnest, searching for a suitable answer to fill the silence. Not wanting to brow beat them, Brahma himself supplied the answer - O.K. Both of you want to try new technologies, at home. Go ahead. Care to tell me how you came across this relevant information?
In unison, the duo replied, “We received a spurious data packet, in one of our systems. At first, it made us to wonder how did it breach the security barriers? Stunned by this brazen attempt, we retraced its path to a source on earth. Against all odds, a deep space probe rejected the transmitted data packets, sent through deep space networks, owing to a technical glitch. The agitated army of binary bits, decided to take matters on ‘0’s and ‘1’s, mysteriously strayed into our system.
Heads spinning wildly Brahma asked, “Is your narration over, now? I get the message how you came across the information on new gadgets.” The duo persisted, “You must hear the end of the story. A super intelligent team of scientists somehow duped the antennae on earth to dump his willingness to sell the technology, into our domain. Probably their ancestors are doing time with us!”
Brahma remained silent but kept nodding his heads. Taking it as a good sign, the duo boldly enquired, “When we go after these tech gadgets, what would you be engaged with?”
“To the place, where a very old banyan tree stands. My predecessor specifically asked me to climb to the top branch and to look down from there to imbibe the serene beauty of branches, spreading like an umbrella and supported by aerial roots. He said it would be a heavenly experience. I am all worked up now.” So, saying, Brahma just disappeared.
Unbidden, Yama started explaining about his concept. “When, the entangled pair-seeking souls float through this IRRAG cubicle, the entanglement ceases to exist. Obviously, the efficiency depends, surprisingly on a crowd of electrons, hopefully of the unentangled type. Much depends on the scientists who misdirected that data packet to land in our hands.
I am confident, all of us can work together to achieve the absorption and re- emission thresholds and efficiency. Once mastered, this technology will solve the problem before the admission phase, at Yamlok.”
“How about your QULATE? And why are you after it? What was that confusing thing about some inverse square and fourth root law, you were murmuring about?”
“Yama, initially I had no specific purpose in mind. Now, I have an interesting project to work with. This gadget might be of use, in a life-or-death exigency; I foresee that as a possibility in the project. The inverse square laws also govern your IRRAG.
I plan to tap into the astrophysical masers emitted by dying stars and regions around black holes rather than the difficult to work with star light. The data packet mentions about successful lab trials with two different antennas. In my mind’s eye, a radically different design goes like this. Build a shaped, dual function panels.
It is an adaptation to simultaneously receive, amplify and re-emit the fortified laser beam. The beauty is, the emitted laser is cool but efficiently produce high temperatures, in an absorbing object.
No doubt, elements of complexity exist in the design. Let me see, if some more crazy designs emerge, satisfying the inverse square and inverse fourth power law requirements. It only needs a suitable harnessing technology, and I hope our go to scientists do not get scared. If that happens, well I have squandered away time in a useless pursuit.”
After prolonged discussions and assurances, the duo came to, where Brahma said he will be. Both were eager to share their details about their technology shopping. Brahma looked at Yama and commented, " It appears, that you have landed a solution for the troubling ‘souls at the gates’!" Yama started thinking, “why did he say ‘landed’. Is it because he had climbed down from the banyan tree?"
He addressed, “Chitragupta, still want to keep your thinking under wraps? I know all about it. Don't worry, I will play along. Did you find any quantum connections during this visit?”
The last question from Bahama raised the hackles and Chitragupta managed a comeback – “I tried once and we ended up with ‘the entangled souls at the gates’, if you want, I have a cartload of information on quantum molecular vibration, gravity and so on, to unload. Want to hear?
Yama intervened, at the speed of lightning, to avert a likely, heavenly clash. He has had enough of them picking up issues. He said, “Let us all go back in peace and discuss our experiences under conducive atmosphere.” As he finished, he realised that he had breached the barrier of free speech, expecting an adverse reaction.
Nonplussed, Braham enjoyed the brevity, and in a sense felt happy to have brought them along. Finally, he asked, “Are we ready for the return journey?”
Yama and Chitragupta kept wondering “what Brahma’s predecessor would have told him? What did Bramha experience on the banyan tree? Will he share it all, after reaching home? Tuning out, Brahma had already gone in to deep meditation and did not hear the hush-hush puppies.
