epic blog

For my storybook, I am going to expand on my story  Dharma's Funeral . There is so much I can do with this story through the use of the  PDE Ramayana . Specifically, the story opens with the likes of  Dasharatha's Funeral . Another thing I want to use in my storybook is the story of  The Churning of The Ocean of Milk .  Three stories I would like to include in my storybook are the funeral based off of Dasharatha's, the journey based off Bharata's, and the action with The Ocean of Milk. My storybook is going to consist of stories that fit together rather than an anthology. The overarching story will be the journey of Binsa, the main character of my story. She is on a quest for immortality. Along the way, Binsa  fights ethical dilemmas within herself about whether or not immortality is something people should have at their disposal. Through my storybook I hope to learn more about The Ocean of Milk and women in general in Hindu epics. I want my characters ...

Indian Astrology As I am a huge fan of western astrology, my first area of interest is Hindu astrology and how the two differ and are alike. From my research, I have found that the name of Hindu astrology is Jyotisha  or Jyotishya. In some Indian universities, Hindu astrology is an area a student can earn a degree in, proving its significance to Hindu people. The names of the signs in Hindu  and the planets in which the signs are rule  by are parallel to those in English and of western astrology. Another similarity between the two is the existence of a birth chart, or, in Hindu, a Bhava Chakra. The main difference I've noticed is that Hindu astrology places the moon at the center whereas western astrology puts the sun in the center. I would like to tell the story of the planets and their relation to Hindu people. (Image information: illustration of the nine ruling deities obtained from Quora ) Parvati Parvati is the g...