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Ramayana Versus Mahabharata

My Playful Comparison

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Ramayana Versus Mahabharata

By: Devdutt Pattanaik
Narrated by: Surjan Singh
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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.

©2018 Devdutt Pattanaik (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
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The subtitle says " playful comparison" of Ramayan and Mahabharata. Actually the book is anything but. It goes into lots of details. The author explains many ideas from Hindu religion lucidly. Overall a nice listen. Thanks

a deep comparison

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Preciosísimo! Adoro al autor y deseo leer cuantos libros encuentre. Agradezco mucho el haberme podido sumergir en el vastísimo mundo de estas dos grandes epopeyas

Preciosísimo!

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Good summary of the epics and some insightful thinking. Easy read(hear) and good lessons as well.

Very interesting

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