I chose to read Manmatha Nath Dutt’s Tales of India for my
week 9 readings. It tells the story of
Hindu legends and religious beliefs, more or less, and makes many connections
between the Hindu story and the story of Christ. I always think it is interesting how similar
many religions are to one another, if you boil them down to a basic story. Both Hindu and Christianity tell the story of
god’s son ridding the world of evil. And
both stories tell of the battle between heaven and hell, in one way or
another.
There were several parts of this reading that I could use
for a story. One idea came from a simple
sentence: “The wicked Danava tempted her to the path of sin; she fell; and she
was enticed away to the kingdom of darkness” (p.8).
My other idea was to expand on the story of Sati/Kali and
her battle with the demon kings. I’ve
heard of Kali for years, but it was really interesting to see her story told in
a more original format.
Another thought was thought was to try to expand on the
description of Sati’s beauty in some way.
It simply says that she was too beautiful to describe, but they didn’t
even try!
Yet another idea was to write about the “thousand and one
means to kill the young prince” Prahlada. I think it would be fun (and funny)
to write increasingly unbelievable attempts to kill Prahlada. It would be a fun mental and creative
challenge, I think.
I have also considered using the tale of Shiva and Sita as
part of my storybook. I think it would
be interesting to include a female hero in the story. I could write about her attempts to defeat
the demon kings, or something along those lines.
Bibliography: Gleanings from Indian Classics, Volume 1: Tales of India by Manmatha Nath Dutt (1893), Internet Archive.
Image Info: Kali. Source: Wikipedia.
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