Epics of India Blog

I have not yet been able to get or explore the book by Devdutt Pattanaik on Yoga Mythology, but I plan explore more story options within thast book. But for now, I have tried to locate some stories from other sources that I could possibly use. I believe it could be interesting to look at the relationship between dance and yoga in the Mahabharata. However, I have to admit that it's quite difficult to find great stories that I understand in the Mahabharata. There is a character named Arjuna who must live as a dance instructor for a while under the name of Brihannala, which in the PDE Mahabharata, I can only find stories after his exile with a woman named Ulupi. These may be good stories for reference when I conduct more research Arjuna and Ulupi Arjuna and the Apsaras Arjuna and Chitra Arjuna disturbing Draupadi source

The first topic I am considering is Creation Stories. Part of this topic would be to explore the stories of Creation within the core text of the Hindu religion, the Rigveda . This text lays out various beliefs on how the universe was created, who created it, and who is believed to be the central deity of the religion. Another topic that interests me is Yoga. I briefly got into doing Yoga with my mom several years ago, and I appreciate the art of body engagement. Last semester, I was introduced to asanas as practiced in Indian dance, so I believe it would interesting to see the asanas as practices in the art of yoga. Also, I would like to explore the more traditional form to yoga, which was originally more physical and had a large emphasis on spirituality. In traditional yoga laid out in the Mahabharata, there are three prominent types which focus on action , devotion , and knowledge , which I would like to look into if I choose this as my project. A topic that I explored last week ...