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I started reading one short story out of pure curiosity and loved it. Then picked up another, and then picked up another, and now I think I am hooked.

Vulnerable. Relatable. Profound. Three things this book wants to be. It’s not. Hated it.

nothing normal about these people so far.
doormat female lead obsessed w below-avg guy showing subpar levels of respect.
i've read better AITA stories on reddit.
continuing reading this so i can talk shit with more detail.

auld lang syne made me see beauty in the most mundane of human experiences :)

no more philosophy (indefinitely) 🙏🏼

(chapter 15: पुरुषोत्तमयोग)

i recited this chapter in 5th grade!!!
(still have chunks of it memorised lmao)

(chapter 11: विश्वरूप दर्शन योग)

my personal favourite and such a powerful chapter

कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो
i am time, the destroyer of all

(https://youtu.be/pqZqfTOxFhY)

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम् ॥४-७॥

परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् ।
धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥४-८॥

so many of my childhood memories revolve around singing this to B. R. Chopra's Mahabharat intro

(https://youtu.be/HnXkv_ozPQw?list=PLD...)

the introduction is so well researched and elegantly written. can cut down on the gandhi references a little bit but im so glad i picked this translation.