Durvasa Essays

For Hindus, The Ramayana is more than an exhilarating tale of love and war. The ancient epic provides guidance on marriage, values human imperfection, glorifies nature, and emphasizes the auspiciousness of the stars. While the first version of The Ramayana appeared around two thousand years ago, the ideas that pervade it continue to influence Hindu life. Marital Devotion The theme of marital devotion functions as the plot’s impetus. The discordance between two separate depictions of marriage in

Xenia Although many people have never even heard of the word Xenia, it is used multiple times in the epic The Odyssey. Xenia means to have "basic hospitality, the generosity and courtesy shown to those who are far from home (Wikipedia, Xenia Greek, pg.1.) In Ancient Greece there was no such thing as a motel 6 to be able to stay the night at while you were away from home, so you would hope that the person that you are going to knock on the door to ask if you can stay the night or nights with has

They then leave to take care of Vāli’s obliteration. On the way, they pass saptajana āśramam. Sugrīva takes Him to Kiṣkindā cave. Rāma asks Sugrīva to challenge Vāli to a duel so He can kill him. Sugrīva approaches the cave and tightening up his clothes, he hollers in a booming voice to Vāli to give him a fight. Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Āṅjaneya hide behind a tree. Vāli and Sugrīva fight with their fists with their full force. Rāma keeps watching. Both of them look so stunningly similar. Both of them

urvi24@gmail.com The world of myths penned with a patriarchal quill unfolds. The myth of Tiresias begins with a question. A very important question. 'Of man and a woman, who enjoys the greater pleasure? ' Tiresias answers, ' If sexual pleasure could be divided into ten parts, nine of them would be woman 's. ' Having said so, he reveals the greatest secret of womankind. So is this the reason why a woman is a constant object of envy of her male counterpart? History, written by males has been unjust