expand_moreexpand_lessexpand_moreexpand_less
|
 |
Devdutt PattanaikMidday |
Together, Ram and Krishna created a balanced political theology. Ram gave structure to power. Krishna made power lovable.
This is seen in Bengal, it is seen in Maharashtra, it is seen in Karnataka. It is known as Charak Puja in Bengal, Bagad in Maharashtra and Siddhi in...
The physical structure of Badrinath evokes ambiguity. It does not resemble a classical Hindu temple but looks closer to a Buddhist vihara.
From early Vedic times, the sun is also tied to humanity and death. Surya has two sons who frame the human condition
It is in Jain faith that she came to be associated with geese and peacocks
Here Naraka belonged to an ancient past, in Satya yuga. There is no connection between Varaha and Narasimha
The sacred bond of blood is undone because one man wanted the approval another received.
As in many parts of the world, salt in India is used as a weapon against envy, malice, and invisible forces
With blood on his hands, Indra runs away and hides under water, inside a lotus stalk
And because he lets the boy go, he earns merit and is cured of his human-flesh eating yearnings
But beneath this layer of piety lies a troubling contradiction
The ancient story challenges “modern” gender roles. It is a far more fluid imagination.
They face Mecca, and Mecca alone, the seat of the god of Arabia
They are worn by brides, not widows and nuns. Their uninterrupted presence indicates continuity of Hindu ideas
So, the first piece of information Ram receives is that a man called Ravan has abducted Sita in a flying chariot and taken her southward
But there was no explicit reference to serpents. Instead, Vedic altars were designed like grand eagles, flying east
These Greeks established relationships with local Indian kings, even the mighty kings of faraway Magadha, who had rode elephants
The Hindu Matsya Purana is transmitted by the fish form of Vishnu to Manu
Hundreds of scholars seek out astronomy data, such as information on eclipses, from old manuscripts to date the war at Kurukshetra.
So war-rooms are being established in schools and enterprises, in homes even, to survive in the dog-eat-dog world, the rat-race, the shark tank
For example, no one tells us that Ashoka visited sites linked to TWO Buddhas, not just the one!
Tamil merchants even built a Shiva temple in Quanzhou, China, around 700 years ago.
Of course, it is difficult to corroborate. What is interesting, however, is that the folklore speaks of an incomplete marriage
At the same time, the Bodh Gaya site has only been partially handed over to the Buddhists—with Brahmins still playing a key role in the management
There are other influences (pre-Aryan tribal, Jain, Hindu, Islamic) that can be seen in Chamundeshwari temple of Mysore kings.
We are told that he had eleven siblings, each as remarkable and wise as he was. One of them was a woodcutter, commissioned by a royal family
The Persian shahenshah adopted this symbol around 500 BC. India’s Ashoka adopted only the lion as a royal symbol in 250 BC, not the lion-hunting...
These need not be read literally. But their use as metaphors indicates the Aryans were familiar with same-sex activity.
This was when a great fire sacrifice was held by the Seven Sages (sapta Rishi).
login
who are we?
contact us
qosheapp
