Monday, November 07, 2016

Seven secrets of Vishnu - Devdutt Patnaik (2011)

Breaks down Vishnu's avatars into seven important ones and tries to explain how and why they are important to mankind. Unlike Shiva and Shakti which is all about relationship of a man and woman, Vishnu avatars are about establishing culture and society at large. A very apt way to look at Hindu scriptures.

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