No Dharma Without Dharma-sankat
Yagna is the primal ritual of the Veda. Mistranslated as sacrifice, it is a ritual of exchange and reciprocity. ... The post No Dharma Without Dharma-sankat appeared first on Devdutt Pattanaik.
View ArticleThe Yugas Came Later
The four yugas of Hindu mythology (Krita, Treta, Dvapara, Kali) are based on the numbers on traditional four-sided dice: four, three, two, one. They refer to the four legs of the bull of dharma... The...
View ArticleKingdom Is Responsibility, Not Property
Dharmic Leadership (is) different from Conventional Leadership. Dharmic Leadership is not prescriptive. It is introspective... The post Kingdom Is Responsibility, Not Property appeared first on Devdutt...
View ArticleDesire and Restraint In the Ramayana
The first major Sanskrit work to speak of love, especially marital and extramarital love, is Valmiki’s Ramayana... The post Desire and Restraint In the Ramayana appeared first on Devdutt Pattanaik.
View ArticleThe Other Ayodhya
In Thailand, there is another Ayodhya, known locally as Ayutthaya... The post The Other Ayodhya appeared first on Devdutt Pattanaik.
View ArticleSecularising Ramayana and Mahabharata
When we study Buddhist and Jain lore, we realise many stories there are quite similar to stories found in Ramayana and Mahabharata... The post Secularising Ramayana and Mahabharata appeared first on...
View ArticleRecognising Hanuman
Stories use metaphors. Concepts become plots. Ideas become characters, even landscapes. ... The post Recognising Hanuman appeared first on Devdutt Pattanaik.
View ArticleA Bow Made of Bones
Those who depict Rama holding a bow, and insist he ate a plant-based diet in the forest, often reject the idea of the composite bow... The post A Bow Made of Bones appeared first on Devdutt Pattanaik.
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