Thoughts and Favorite episode:
- There are a lot of names and sometimes the are hard to keep track of..Are some of the characters given different names? On page 13 it states "Although Rama was Vishnu, his human incarnation made him unaware of his identity at the moment." I think Vishnu is a God and has taken the form of human (Rama).
- (Pages: 16-19) Ganga's Story
- I love that the river (Ganga) 'cleanses and transforms' all that she touches and how Mother nature is represented in the beginning of this story.
- When Sakara's horse is free to travel wherever it likes, the areas are kept at peace. This illustrates an image of wild horses galloping across a valley for me. Wild horses are so rare anymore; so many animals are domesticated now.
- The horse is rescued from the underground by Sakara's grandson. This grandson has a son named Bagiratha who brings down Ganga to Earth by praying a lot..about 30,000 years (depicted below).
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| Ganga being sent to Earth. Source: Wikipedia |
- Oceans are created when Ganga fills them after Sakara's sons dug holes to try to find the horse.
Favorite Quotes:
- Page 9: "A seed that sprouts at the foot of its parents tree remains stunted until it is transplanted."
- Page 18: "After further meditations, by Bhagiratha, Shiva again appeared and said to him, 'Let Ganga come down, I will help you. I will see that no drop of water is wasted or allowed to trouble anyone.'"
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