Myth=Mithya
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Narrated by:
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Suyash Mohan
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Written by:
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Devdutt Pattanaik
About this listen
Hindus have one God. They also have 330 million gods: male gods; female gods; personal gods; family gods; household gods; village gods; gods of space and time; gods for specific castes and particular professions; gods who reside in trees; in animals; in minerals; in geometrical patterns and in man-made objects. Then there are a whole host of demons. But no Devil.
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik; one of India’s most popular mythologists; seeks an answer to these apparent paradoxes and unravels an inherited truth about life and death; nature and culture; perfection and possibility. He retells sacred Hindu stories and decodes Hindu symbols and rituals; using a unique style of commentary. We discover why the villainous Kauravas went to heaven and the virtuous Pandavas (all except Yudhishtira) were sent to hell; why Rama despite abandoning the innocent Sita remains the model king; why the blood-drinking Kali is another form of the milk-giving Gauri; and why Shiva wrenched off the fifth head of Brahma.
Constructed over generations; Hindu myths serve as windows to the soul; and provide an understanding of the world around us. The aim is not to outgrow myth; but to be enriched and empowered by its ancient; potent and still relevant language.
©2014 Devdutt Pattanaik (P)2019 Random House AudioWhat listeners say about Myth=Mithya
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- PRATHIT VISEN
- 07-07-20
writing quality
there is no thought in the writing. only an imposed order is created.good writing to know some scattered facts but book lacks a food for thought
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- Sneha
- 14-06-20
Nice book
The narration is good and crisp...the story and logic is good... every concept is well explained and talked about
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- Sriyank Siddhartha
- 26-12-21
Average book with irrelevant conclusion
The book concludes if we all die the world will die. But in reality as per geeta or bible, our body and mind will die but our soul will move on with the life experiences and higher energy to another body to experience more and ultimately attain moksha.
The Hindu mythology stories cited in this book are great. The examples of good and bad, acceptance and taboo, auspicious and inauspicious are all taught to us by society - which is deeply cited in this book with examples from mythologies. Overall you can give it a try but this is not the best book for a spiritual seeker.
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- Ravi Vazirani
- 09-09-21
So Post Modern it made me vomit
The book's opening few thoughts have Marxist ideology rotting all over it. It was not pleasant to read.
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- vijay agrawal
- 05-08-19
DISAPPOINTED
I heard lot about devdutt, but this book is totally disappointing. Any one who wants to learn abount indian mythology will get confused rather than getting some understanding about it.
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- Mihir
- 20-07-19
I'll not recommend to anyone!
my grandma says stories more better way with better moral input. may be this is not for those who already have heard mythological stories from their parents/elders!
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