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The oath of Vayuputras

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The oath of Vayuputras

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Just finished the third book of Shiva trilogy,"The oath of Vayuputras " by Amish Tripati.

If you know a little bit of Indian mythology,history and geography, you will enjoy this book..

Wiki link given below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oath_of_the_Vayuputras
“Her blood is settled, and her joints are stiff;
Life and these lips have long been separated:
Death lies on her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.”
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Shiva! The Mahadev. The God of Gods. Destroyer of Evil. Passionate lover. Fierce
warrior. Consummate dancer. Charismatic leader. All-powerful, yet incorruptible. Quick wit,
accompanied by an equally quick and fearsome temper.

Over the centuries, no foreigner who came to our land — conqueror, merchant, scholar,
ruler, traveler — believed that such a great man could possibly exist in reality. They assumed
that he must have been a mythical God, whose existence could be possible only in the realms
of human imagination. Unfortunately, this belief became our received wisdom.
But what if we are wrong? What if Lord Shiva was not a figment of a rich imagination, but a
person of flesh and blood? Like you and me. A man who rose to become godlike because of
his karma. That is the premise of the Shiva Trilogy, which interprets the rich mythological
heritage of ancient India, blending fiction with historical fact.

This work is therefore a tribute to Lord Shiva and the lesson that his life teaches us. A
lesson lost in the depths of time and ignorance. A lesson, that all of us can rise to be better
people. A lesson, that there exists a potential god in every single human being. All we have to
do is listen to ourselves
“Her blood is settled, and her joints are stiff;
Life and these lips have long been separated:
Death lies on her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.”
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