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Stories of Indian Gods and Heroes
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But Vasishtha would not be tempted. He replied that it was through the cow that he gained the power and the means to perform all his sacred rites and austeri ties, and that she was to him as his-very. Life. _and, in truth, what was wealth, that he fsh'ould barter for it her Who could supply him with all he desired?
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
But Vasishtha would not be tempted. He replied that it was through the cow that he gained the power and the means to perform all his sacred rites and austeri ties, and that she was to him as his-very. Life. _and, in truth, what was wealth, that he fsh'ould barter for it her Who could supply him with all he desired?
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
301 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 2015
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January 11, 2025
Reeks of a weird superiority complex. Imagine the preface about a book of Indian stories starting with:
"It is astonishing to find in a literature of such antiquity and extent as that of India, an almost entire lack of anything worthy of the name of history. I confess, for my part, that I find in the Wonderland of Hinduism no hero half as interesting as Odysseus, in the West, or Rustem, in the East."
Apart from that, the stories themselves are interesting but this is written in a very matter-of-fact, dry style which somehow makes the Mahabharata feel slightly dull.
"It is astonishing to find in a literature of such antiquity and extent as that of India, an almost entire lack of anything worthy of the name of history. I confess, for my part, that I find in the Wonderland of Hinduism no hero half as interesting as Odysseus, in the West, or Rustem, in the East."
Apart from that, the stories themselves are interesting but this is written in a very matter-of-fact, dry style which somehow makes the Mahabharata feel slightly dull.
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