Last semester, during Weeks 9 - 14, when we had the free reading, I chose several books to read, but I couldn't get through all of them, so I decided for all of Weeks 9 - 14 I would stick to one book. I'm sure that this one book has plenty to read, learn, and write from, so I chose to read Kamla K Kapur's Ganesha Goes To Lunch.
Today's reading consists of reading Stories of Vishnu Introduction and On the Track of Love.
Stories of Vishnu Introduction
This introduction does exactly that: it introduces the readers to the three main gods of Hinduism: Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh (Lord Shiva). It tells of how the Brahma and Vishnu were created and how they took birth. But mostly, this was an introduction to Lord Vishnu.
On the Track of Love
This story was about true devotion to God. In this story, Narada thought he was the greatest devotee of Vishnu and could not stand knowing that there is another devotee greater than him. Lord Vishnu sends Narada to South India to another devotee's house that He claims is a larger devotee than Narada. Narada goes there and sees that the devotee prays to Lord Vishnu for barely two minutes. Later, Vishnu gives Narada gives a bowl of oil and tells him to circumambulate the city and come back without spilling a drop. The whole time, Narada concentrates on not spilling a drop instead of focusing on Vishnu. When he gets back, Vishnu explains to him that the other devotee remembers to remember even top of his daily duties, and Narada could not think of him during the time of his circumambulation.
Click here for a reading guide to Kapur's Ganesha Goes To Lunch.
Today's reading consists of reading Stories of Vishnu Introduction and On the Track of Love.
Stories of Vishnu Introduction
This introduction does exactly that: it introduces the readers to the three main gods of Hinduism: Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh (Lord Shiva). It tells of how the Brahma and Vishnu were created and how they took birth. But mostly, this was an introduction to Lord Vishnu.
On the Track of Love
This story was about true devotion to God. In this story, Narada thought he was the greatest devotee of Vishnu and could not stand knowing that there is another devotee greater than him. Lord Vishnu sends Narada to South India to another devotee's house that He claims is a larger devotee than Narada. Narada goes there and sees that the devotee prays to Lord Vishnu for barely two minutes. Later, Vishnu gives Narada gives a bowl of oil and tells him to circumambulate the city and come back without spilling a drop. The whole time, Narada concentrates on not spilling a drop instead of focusing on Vishnu. When he gets back, Vishnu explains to him that the other devotee remembers to remember even top of his daily duties, and Narada could not think of him during the time of his circumambulation.
Click here for a reading guide to Kapur's Ganesha Goes To Lunch.
Lord Vishnu resting on SheshNag.
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