“Sita is domestic and chaste because Ram pays her attention. Ahalya is unfaithful because Gautam neglects her. Tadaka is wild because her husband is dead and she is attached to no single man. Thus the onus of maintaining a field falls squarely on a farmer. In”
― The Book of Ram (Book Of...
― The Book of Ram (Book Of...
“Duty formed the cornerstone of Vedic civilization. All”
― The Book of Ram (Book Of...
― The Book of Ram (Book Of...
“Parrots can remember and repeat words and speak like human beings. But they do not understand what they are saying. As far as they are concerned, these are only sounds that humans have taught them to say.”
― Saraswati's Secret River
― Saraswati's Secret River
“Because no one wants to see you,’ sneered Kama. ‘And no one can see you,’ retorted Yama.”
― Kama vs Yama
― Kama vs Yama
“In the Ramayana, Rakshasas represent a way of life where all behaviour is instinctual and self-indulgent, governed by fear and insecurity. Rishis represent the opposite way of life, where all instincts, be they sexual or violent, are regulated for the benefit of the world. Ram”
― The Book of Ram (Book Of...
― The Book of Ram (Book Of...
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