Pooja

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Pooja’s Quotes

“human memory is short, and history always repeats itself.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata

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“Refusal to accept the flow of the world is the root of all misery.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata

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“Within infinite myths lies the eternal truth
Who sees it all?
Varuna has but a thousand eyes,
Indra has a hundred,
You and I, only two.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology

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“To be a woman is like becoming a prey, her every move watched by hungry predators. Every glance of man is a violation. No one is spared. No one. Not mother, not sister, not daughter. It is only fear of Dharma that keeps men in check.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, The Pregnant King

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“The dog is a loyal, lovable animal but Hindu scriptures do not treat it as an auspicious creature perhaps because loyalty feeds on fear and the purpose of Vedic scriptures is to outgrow fear by expanding the mind.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana

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