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Ramayana Versus Mahabharata
- My Playful Comparison
- Narrated by: Surjan Singh
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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Publisher's Summary
It is a popular belief that the Ramayana is idealistic while the Mahabharata is realistic. Yet these two epics have identical building blocks, identical themes, and identical history.
In this groundbreaking book, Devdutt Pattanaik, India’s most popular mythologist, explores the similarities and dissimilarities between the two epics in a ‘playful analaysis’. Whether it is the family structure, forest exile, or war, the comparison between the two epics prove a startling point - the Mahabharata is in fact a reaction to the events in the Ramayana. Ideas in this book are distributed over 56 chapters. In temples ritual, Vishnu is offered eight different meals daily, different on all seven days of the week - 56 dishes in all. May each chapter serve as a mouthwatering offering to the Vishnu within you.
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- nagaraj
- 15-05-20
Interesting idea, sadly lacks coherence
Being someone who's interested in Indian mythology, I found the title to be enticing. There are bits which stick. For example, the explanation of Krishna siding with Indra's son in Mahabharata to balance out siding with surya's son in Ramayana is interesting. Sadly, these are few and far in between. there seems to no clear cohesiveness in the story telling. instead the author chooses to focus on different aspects and compares the two epics.
the actual reading was clear and easy to understand and with the right amount of energy in it. so full marks in that aspect.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-05-21
Enlightening
Another neat presentation by patnaik. It was life changing and my view of rxistence will be different now.
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- Gaurav Gupta
- 19-12-19
very interesting experience, slightly repetitive
really enjoyed the in-depth research , and easy accessibility , was a bit repetitive as based on a collection of essays, but a lot of food for thought with details from Indian philosophy
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- Kewal
- 31-10-23
A splendid, well researched reading.
As usual, as it is in Devdutt's other works, the book is full of deep insights, analysis, data points that helps the reader understand the obvious and also not so obvious knowledge hidden in the 2 great epics of humanity.
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- nmansur
- 12-01-20
Good
Good comparison,n, some part has been repeated but overall I interesting to listen. author has compared few local stories as well but some stories are totally new.
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- Manoj Shivnani
- 11-04-23
Wonderful Thought Provoking
For someone who has never read both epics, this was eye opening. This is going to be those books which you listen to various times to understand divinity. Wonderfully explained and narrated.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-11-20
Nicely narrated !!
This is a very nicely put audible and I like each and every part of this narrative. I am also an ardent fan of Devdutt and his narratives !!
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- M Pal
- 26-06-20
Very good book. A lot of research has been done.
A lot of research has been done to find out more about the two epics.
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- Harmeet singh bindra
- 26-04-20
Informative Book
This book is very informative, It gives you a completely different look on the word "Dharma". This book gives you the idea of why and how things actually happened in these epic tales, What conspired later on and How gods like Lord Krishna, Lord Rama were right and divine yet helpless against petty human feelings laws and feelings.
This book is a must read but some things are really dragged that's why I gave it 4 stars.
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- Desikan krishnan
- 18-01-20
Never too old!
very interesting facts on my religion, luckily have been fortunate to listen to it before I die. iam 70 and want to learn more before it's time over!
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