Aryaa : An Anthology of Vedic Women

<p>She chose the life of a warrior leading from the front protecting her ancestral kingdom. </p><p>She waded through treacherous destiny. Her uncompromising love restored her husband back to glory. </p><p>She lived in a hermitage chose a king as husband and challenged his dharma in open sabha- a mother who shaped an emperor who reshaped the civilization.</p><p>She watched the play of beauty and destruction from afar. When she took centre stage she nurtured the future to find its feet.</p><p>She was regal and virtuous. She embarked on a divine mission and chose an incredible destiny and groom for herself.</p><p>She a fisherwoman rose to rule an empire navigating challenges and making tough decisions with her steely resolve.</p><p>She led her life on her own terms choosing to stay on the sidelines but shaping life at the centre.</p><p>She courageously pursued truth unafraid to challenge the greatest scholars on metaphysics. An inspiration to seekers of all times.</p><p>She was the wind beneath her husband’s wings. When he pursued the ultimate truth she too walked the unyielding path.</p><p>She sought an improbable marriage. Her penance and devotion won her heaven and for her husband too.</p><p>She has many faces different roles in different times embodying the essence of a great tradition. She carved a niche charted her own path but upheld Dharma at all times.</p><p>She is Aryaa - the glorious woman of Bharatavarsha - manifestation of the eternally present Shakti.</p>