7 Secrets of the Goddess Quotes

“Lakshmi massages Vishnu’s feet. Is this male domination? Kali stands on Shiva’s chest. Is this female domination? Shiva is half a woman. Is this gender equality? Why then is Shakti never half a man?”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, 7 Secrets of the Goddess

“humility is the true measure of wisdom.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, 7 Secrets of the Goddess

“As Indra’s wife, Lakshmi is known as Sachi and Indra is known as Sachin.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, 7 Secrets of the Goddess

“Vitthai asks: what is wrong with gods being feminine and men being effeminate? Why should women be like men? Why should there be a race that someone has to win? Why can’t people be themselves? The nature of man cannot be domesticated by rules that enforce fairness and justice. Such rules will only suppress and eventually provoke the beast within humanity to strike back, defy and subvert the very same laws. For what starts as a tool to create equality invariably ends up as a tool that establishes new hierarchies.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, 7 Secrets of the Goddess

“Kali with the most primal form of nature, before culture and outside culture, unaffected by rules and opinions of humanity. She is power, raw and elemental, both venerable and frightening. Human society is created within her; she ultimately consumes human society.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, 7 Secrets of the Goddess

“In imagery, Lakshmi is often shown beside Ganesha, even though traditionally Lakshmi and Ganesha belong to rival religious sects, the Vaishnavas and the Shaivas. Together, Lakshmi and Ganesha evoke affluence and abundance. Poster art of Lakshmi with Ganesha”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, 7 Secrets of the Goddess

“Brahma is the human mind that misbehaves. Shiva is the human mind that vehemently rejects this misbehaviour. Vishnu is the human mind that does not condone this misbehaviour, yet understands it. What is this misbehaviour?”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, 7 Secrets of the Goddess