Questions About The Oath of the Vayuputras (Shiva Trilogy, #3)

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One thing constantly confusing me. Dilipa and Bhagiratha were actually 'Ancestors' of Lord Rama. Here they are living in Ayodhya, AFTER Lord Rama. How?? Even, in this book, Bhagvad Gita is referred !! How? Mahabharata happened way later, how can Bhagvad Gita be quoted in a tale about Mahadeva ????

Chinmay I know it's been a little late for the answer and I am also aware that I won't be able to answer each part but I am pretty sure of the thing with the …moreI know it's been a little late for the answer and I am also aware that I won't be able to answer each part but I am pretty sure of the thing with the GITA. In the GITA it is explained that Lord Vishnu takes birth on the Earth whenever there is a need for wisdom and that its teachings are eternal. It is further explained that whenever the preachings are lost in time the lord comes and explains it all once again. In this way, one can't say that the GITA wasn't written when this story happened for all we know Lord Vishnu might have taught it in a different way and that during the Mahabharata there was a need for the GITA to be reiterated in minds since it's lessons were lost.

Also, the names DILIPA and BHAGIRATHA needn't be the same as lord RAM's ancestors, after all, there aren't 7 billion names to suit every individual uniquely.(less)

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While reading this book, I found that in Chapter 7 there is a conversation between Vasudeva and Shiva. While the Vasudeva is explaining Shiva about the Good and Evil balance in the nature, He mentions that we inhale Oxygen and exhales Carbon Di-oxide. How did he know about all these English terms?? Oxygen, Carbon, Di etc. I guess the story is set in an era before Indus valley civilization.

Bharath While reading this book, one should always keep in mind that it is a historical fiction. The author is neither present at their conversation nor he ha…moreWhile reading this book, one should always keep in mind that it is a historical fiction. The author is neither present at their conversation nor he had any proofs that was the exact dialogues they have exchanged.

To move the story forward and just to make up an analogy he used many modern terms through out the book, like nuclear fission, fusion etc. Once again I need to emphasize that this is a fiction and not exact history.(less)

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After Sati is dead both Ganesh and Kartik see her both see her very differently one sees her to be peaceful while the other sees her wounded . What does that signify ?

Priyank Gupta I think both of them saw what they wanted / needed to see. Ganesh, being deprived of his mothers love for the most part of his life, felt the rage aga…moreI think both of them saw what they wanted / needed to see. Ganesh, being deprived of his mothers love for the most part of his life, felt the rage against all those who killed his mother. It is evident from the killing of Surapadman's brother that he feels very strongly about mothers and can go on to destroy anyone who harms them. Kartik on the other hand was repeatedly advised by his mother to smile more and let the anger go. After the Bal - Atibal battle, he realised that when he fights he gets taken over by the rage and his love for war. He then looses his ability to differentiate between enemy and his own. He felt the need to calm himself down and think clearly in order to save his family's legacy and so he saw Sati advising him to forget how she died and remember how she lived. (less)

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