My Hanuman Chalisa - 11th

My Hanuman ChalisaReflecting on one of Hinduism’s most popular prayer for positive energyAcclaimed mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik demystifies the Hanuman Chalisa for the contemporary reader. His unique approach makes the ancient hymn accessible combined as it is with his trademark illustrations.Every time we experience negativity in the world and within ourselves every time we encounter jealousy rage and frustration manifesting as violation and violence we hear or read the Hanuman Chalisa. Composed over four hundred years ago by Tulsidas its simple words in Awadhi a dialect of Hindi and its simple metre musically and very potently evoke the mythology history and mystery of Hanuman the much-loved Hindu deity through whom Vedic wisdom reached the masses. As verse follows verse our frightened crumpled mind begins to expand with knowledge and insight and our faith in humanity both within and without is restored.Ramayana Versus Mahabharata My Playful ComparisonIt 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 ground-breaking book Devdutt Pattanaik India’s most popular mythologist explores the similarities and dissimilarities between the two epics in a ‘playful analysis’ accompanied by his signature illustrations. Whether it is the family structure forest exile or war the comparison between the two epics proves 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 temple ritual Vishnu is offered 8 different meals daily different on all seven days of the week—56 dishes in all. May each chapter serve as a mouth-watering offering to the Vishnu within you.