I am pleased to share the list of 51 chapters in my latest book, “Vyasa-Katha: Fables from the Mahabharata”. How many fables and characters can you identify? Do comment with the chapter number.
1. The king and the dogs 2. The Brahmin and the snake
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3. The Brahmachari and the snake maiden 4. The snakes and the horse 5. The turtle and the elephant 6. The clever jackal 7. The bee-eaters 8. The swan and the birds 9. The weeping cow 10. The lovers and the swan 11. The exiled king and the serpent 12. The king and the birds I
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13. The cursed python 14. The frog princess 15. The king and the birds II 16. The king and old animals 17. The fowler and the birds 18. The vow of the cat 19. The crow and the swans 20. The fable of the world 21. The Brahmacharis and the bird 22. The tiger and the jackal
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23. The lazy camel 24. The rivers and the ocean 25. The rishi and the dog 26. The three fish 27. The cat and the mouse 28. The king and the bird 29. The fowler and the pigeons 30. The vulture and the jackal 31. The arrogant tree 32. The Brahmin and the crane
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33. The pauper, his oxen, and the camel 34. The rishi’s son and the jackal 35. The Brahmin and the cloud 36. The rishi and the deer 37. The Brahmin and the serpent 38. The old lady and the snake 39. The faithful parrot 40. The jackal and the monkey 41. The northern direction
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42. The Brahmin’s son and the jenny 43. The cursed chameleon 44. The goddess and the cows 45. The blessed insect 46. The mind and the sense organs 47. The five winds 48. The curious snakes 49. The king, his senses, his mind, and his intellect
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50. The disciple, the snake, and the horse 51. The astonishing mongoose
Have fun guessing the fables and the characters!
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Learned from Sh. Ardhendumauli Kumar Prasad
(@ardhendumauli) yesterday that his late grandfather, Sh. Krishna Kumar Prasad, named all male descendants with names of Bhagavan Shiva and all female descendants with names of Bhagavati Parvati.
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Just have a look at the beautiiful names ‘sunāma’s Sh. K K Prasad gave to children (in addition to Ardhendumauli)—
Requested to comment: The Rigveda does not say this.
The quote is based on a bad translation (mistranslation) of RV X.95.15 by Griffith “... with women there can be no lasting friendship: hearts of hyenas are the hearts of women.”
Announcement: How to get signed copies of my books from Amazon India
Following repeated requests from readers for signed copies of my books, I have streamlined the process. Now, signed copies of my book can be had from Amazon India. Here is how to get your signed copy.
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1) Go the book page on Amazon India 2) Click on the link “X New from ₹ YYY.ZZ” (just under the best price) 3) Browse to the seller “Sunaama Store” (note the exact spelling) 4) Click on “Add to Cart” (first image) 5) Edit the quantity using the Qty drop-down (second image)
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Do this to get signed copies of all my books—Mahāvīrī, OM Mala (Hindi and English), Kumbha (Hindi and English), Sunāma. After you have added the books to the cart, you can check out the items and pay. The signed copies will be shipped within a couple of days
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Fact: Nowadays, the term Jashn-e-Chirag (जश्न-ए-चिराग़/जश्न-ए-चराग़ाँ) is used for the lamp lighting on the annual Urs of Shah Niyaz Ahmad at Khanqah-e-Niazia (Bareilly) and on Eid-e-Milad. Even in the past, Jashn-e-Chirag was used for any such event, not specifically for Diwali.
“Even as the temperature dipped to 4.2 degree Celsius on Tuesday, thousands of people, including non-Muslims and foreigners, stood in serpentine queues for nearly five hours to observe Jashn-e-Chirag at Khanqah-e-Niazia.”