Indian Epics OU

Shantanu sees the beautiful fisherwoman  Wikipedia   The Mahabharata, A Summary  by John Mandeville Macfie (1921). [400 words]  Dear Diary, Today has by far been the craziest day of my entire life. Growing up working with my father nobody ever complained of the fishy odor I have always had. My father tells me how beautiful I am everyday but I fear I will never find a true love to marry. Will any man ever accept me and the permanent smell of fish I carry with me. Today was the day I thought that my luck had changed. I was working with father on the ferry and a man caught my attention. Normally I try to avoid getting too close to customers for fear that they will judge me. Today the man on the boat was different, I could tell he desired me. I did not want to give in to this man because my body is for my future husband. He promised if I gave in I would remain pure. In an attempt to make a deal I wondered if he had the ability to make me no longer smell of fi...

Beautiful woman Draupadi  Source: Etsy Birth of Draupadi Drupada had lost most of his kingdom and wanted to have a son. He wanted the Brahmins to procure a son for him, first he offered a million cows but Yaja agreed to a sacrificial ceremony. Drupadas goal was to avenge Drona for the loss of his kingdom. Both of the brothers were willing to do the ceremony but their mother was not. Without her joining the sacrificial rite began. In the flames a son dressed in armor appeared and proclaimed his vengeance on Drona. A daughter also appeared, this time from the ashes. A beautiful women, slender, with dark hair and lotus eyes. She was destined to "accomplish the decree of the gods". When Drona heard of this he took Panchala and wanted him to become an accomplished warrior. The daughter was also destined to become a queen. Her beauty was celebrated. When the Pandavas heard this story both brothers in secret and still disguised wanted to win the beautiful woman for their b...

Fisherman at sunset Source:  highpointvilla Birth of Vyasa A fisherman who had found two babies and raised the girl as his own daughter. She had grown up but had the smell of fish. Her true father was Rajah and she had been born from a fish. She worked with her father and ferry boats along the river. She was beautiful and caught the attention of Satyavati while she was working one day. He wanted her to be the mother of a son for him. He promised her that if she birthed his son she would no longer smell of fish but rather of perfume. After he made that promise he disappeared. When she gave birth to a baby boy the boy grew instantly into a man. He went into the forest to mediate but said if she thought of him he would return when she needed him. Now that she was beautiful and smelled of perfume the king wanted to marry her. However her father would not let her until the king promised to make his son the heir, to which the king refused. Source .  Indian Myth and Legend ...

Whiskers doesn't remember a time when he didn't live with Nina. He loved her so and when he wasn't basking in the sun from their living room window he was snuggled up next to her on the couch or in bed. He loved his human and couldn't imagine a better life. That was until the day Dave moved in. His life was forever changed that day. Whiskers no longer had a spot on the couch for him next to his Nina. If he wanted to lay in bed he struggled to find room in between four kicking human legs. Six  months of misery went by of having Dave push him away and Whiskers slowly felt like he was being replaced. He tried to live a happy life but longed for the days when it was just him and Nina. Angry Whiskers "I got the job in India", proclaimed Dave. This caught Whiskers attention because he knew that Nina had a job she left for everyday but had never heard of India. Nina did not look happy about this announcement. One day when Nina came home she was not actin...

Nina and Dave During her trip to New York Nina got an email from Dave saying "don't come back". Nina becomes depressed and cries loudly. Nina still longs for Dave as she sits in her apartment that is empty, has bugs everywhere and rain drips from the ceiling. She dreams about her old life with Dave and wishes that she could go back to that time. One day she decides to call him and starts saying please take me back. Soon she decides she doesn't need Dave and gets a better apartment for herself. She has a new cat and reads the Ramayana comfortably in bed finally happy without Dave. Sita, Rama and Ravana Sita and Rama are back at home. She tells him she is pregnant and he is so happy. Soon he begins to doubt his wife's purity again. He is embarrassed and wonders how the people view him for taking back a wife that had lived with another man. Sita tells his brother Lakshmana to take his wife into the forest to banish her. He leaves her in the forest and becomes v...

Title page for the film Sita sings the blues Source:  sita sings the blues Nina and Dave They live in a new york apartment with a Cat, seemingly happy life. Dave excitedly explains he got a 6 month job in India. Nina seems shocked and Dave never considers her feelings. They passionately kiss goodbye but Dave is excited to go to India for his new job. One month later Dave calls Nina from India and sees nothing wrong with this. Nina is shocked that he is calling because he hasn't thought to give her the home phone number in this long. Dave invites her to India not thinking that she would actually want to travel all the way to him. When Nina arrives Dave pushes away her kiss and says its because they are in India. That night she tries to seduce him like the old time but he rolls over and goes to sleep. Nina is left shocked and feeling unwanted. When Nina and Dave are working one day she gets an email to go on a 5 day trip to New York. Dave excitedly encourages her to go. S...

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Sita sees Rama and Lakshmana fallen Source:  blogspot Once upon a time their was a Lord and a King who lived in a magical land. The lord was named Richard and had a beautiful wife named Sara. His wife Sara was the most beautiful woman who wore a long pink dress and had golden hair the flowed in the wind. One day King Charles noticed how beautiful Sara was and kidnapped her. She yelled for help but the Kings army stopped her husband from helping Sara. She lived in the palace with King Charles but dreamed of the day that she would return home to her husband. The King was nice to her but she longed to have her true love back. Lord Richard gathered an army to win his wife back from the king and save her. The king never wanted to lose Sara and started a war. The son of King Charles, prince Andrew, saw his father losing the war and did not want him to be unhappy. Prince Charles had magical powers and waited for the right time to use them to help his father. The magic of Charle...

Painting showing Garuda and Vishnu by Raja Ravi Varma Source:  wikipedia Indrajit The death of Rama had been faked with a false head delivered. The battled continued after this. The monkey swarmed the city and were scaling walls the words they were shouting were " Victory for Rama and for Sugriva!" All day the monkeys continued to fight. The scene is described and gore and flesh were flying. When night fell the battle changed and the demons came out. Thousands and monkeys were killed because it was no contest between the monkey and demon. There was no longer victory for Rama. Indrajit regained his magic and became invisible and instantly got the upper hand in the battle. A thousand wounds were given to Rama and to Lakshmana. That incident stopped the fighting for some time. The monkeys of Ramas army were on edge since the battle had ceased. Rama survived the arrows but thought Lakshmana was dead. The monkey chief sought after a magic herb that could bring the de...

Depiction of Rama a Hindu Diety Source:  Wikipedia Rainy season has halted the journey to find Sita. The months of wind and deluge happen yearly. The month of Sharvan begin the rainy season and they have to sit and wait until the month of Kartik before they continue their journey. His lament talks about how even though time has past his sadness has not faded but grown stronger. He recollects about the day she was taken and her last words to him. They replay over and over again in his head and he feels like a part of him died that day. If he could "slumber in the deep" only death could possibly take away his heartache but he does not know if that will end his suffering. It is the thought of one day having her again that keeps him from death. He could not die knowing she was still living on this earth without him. He imagines the day he will have her back and how it will be to feel her touch again. His suffering is so great he does not know if his heart can heal. Ev...

The article  A Simple 5-Second Habit to Rewire Your Harshly Self-Critical Brain was interesting because I think everyone suffers from goal setbacks. Finding a strategy that works to overcome the setbacks is what separates success from failure. Personally I struggle with finding a feeling of accomplishment with the little things. I think I get overwhelmed with the big picture sometimes and setbacks push that end goal further into the distance. This REBS strategy to rewire your brain sounds almost too good to be true. I am never one to turn down advice to improve my stress levels so I may try this strategy. The article did say that it takes time to rewire your brain using this REBS so I plan to enact this during fall semester and see if my stress levels are reduced. My initial feeling is that this is not something that works for every person and it depends on your personality if small mantras will indeed reduce stress. The article  Silence the Critical Voices in Your Head was ...

Mata Kamadhenu (Mother of Cows) Source:  Wikipedia The first topic I am interested in writing about is the women of the epics. I like the idea that there are so many strong women that are told about in these Indian Epics and the drama that comes with them. I think that using a character such as Subhadra and building the story with her connections other women of the epics could be something I could base my project on. I might consider telling the stories with a modern twist and make them take place in current day. I do not know anything on the subject currently but I feel like this would be a good project because there are so many strong females leads in many of the stories. The second topic I am interested in writing about is birth stories. I do not know much about the birth stories so if there are not enough for a project I would also include death stories like others have done for their past projects. I am a mother so instantly birth stories connected with me because ...