Combo of The Mahabharata and Mahagatha: 100 Tales from the Puranas by Nayak Satyarth (Set of 2 Books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.Do you know the story where Brahma and Vishnu race against each other or where Shiva battles Krishna? Where Indra attempts foeticide or where Rama punishes a Shudra? Do you know about Maya Sita or Narada's monkey face? Or why Surya falls from the sky or why Chandra commits adultery?The Puranas of Hinduism are a universe of wisdom embodying a fundamental quest for answers that makes them forever relevant. Now for the first time 100 of the greatest mythological tales from these ancient texts have been handpicked and compiled into an epic illustrated edition. Besides popular legends of devas asuras sages and kings Satyarth Nayak has dug up lesser-known stories like the one where Vishnu is beheaded or where Saraswati curses Lakshmi or where Harishchandra tricks Varuna. Nayak also recounts these 100 tales in a unique chronological format beginning with Creation in Satya Yuga and ending with the advent of Kali Yuga. Using Puranic markers he constructs a narrative that travels through the four yugas offering continuous and organic action. In such a reading it is revealed that these stories are not isolated events but linked to each other in the grand scheme of things. That every occurrence has a past and a future. A cause and effect. An interconnected cycle of karma and karma-phal.Delving into the minds of gods demons and humans alike Mahagatha seeks a deeper understanding of their motivations. The timelessness of their impulses speaks across the aeons to readers of today. Written in lively prose with charming illustrations these 100 tales will entertain and enlighten and make you connect the dots of Hindu mythology like never before.A modern-day retelling of one of the world's oldest epics One of the greatest epics in the world the Mahabharata is a spectacular work of creative brilliance. More ingeniously conceived than the Iliad or the Odyssey the Mahabharata delves deep into the human psyche exploring the range of human ideals and emotions. Very often however a rendition of the Mahabharata in its efforts to explore the ideological implications of the epic loses sight of the fact that it is also a very human story - it is not only a tale of battles and philosophies but also a story about the people who fought those battles and lived those philosophies. In this imaginative retelling of the epic by Prof. Shiv K. Kumar we rediscover the beauty of a magnificent tale that is ultimately propelled by the force of human emotions - love and hate lust and vengeance jealousy and greed loyalty and betrayal.