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Ramesh Banadakoppa Manjappa
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Since April 22nd when I completed my reading of of Mahabharata (through translation), I have been wondering what was it that I learned and what next?
There is a lot to do, few priorities :
The list in my mind is longer than what I have prioritized in the above to-do list. I am not sure if I will be able to accomplish these priorities in the next 25 years, the number of years I took to "read" the Mahabharata.
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There is a lot to do, few priorities :
- Want to distill the five key messages of Mahabharata - what was it that Rishi Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa/Rishi Vaishampayana/Suta Ugrashrava tried to tell us, through Mahabharata?
- Mahabharata claims to be the Fifth Veda. What are the Vedic concepts - such as Srushti, Laya, Kala, Lokas, Devas, Pitris, Asuras, Punya, Papa, Moksha etc., that are explained/expanded/described in Mahabharata?
- What do we understand of each character. Would like to first count the number of characters, by categories (whether they had their births and deaths within the period beginning with Shantanu and ending with Pandavas departure). Would then like to study in detail at least the first 50 characters in each category.
- What do the Puranas (about 36 Puranas that I have access to) say about the concepts/characters that the Mahabharata has dealt with?
- What do the Upanishads (about 108 Upanishads that I have access to) say about the concepts/characters that are dealt with in Mahabharata?
The list in my mind is longer than what I have prioritized in the above to-do list. I am not sure if I will be able to accomplish these priorities in the next 25 years, the number of years I took to "read" the Mahabharata.
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