Brad's Indian Epics Blog

Typing Test Tech Tip I tried the typing test tech tip. I always seemed to fumble with typing and using the website was kind of fun and I could possibly use it in the future to get better at typing!

Rama, Sita, and Lakshamana, Wikicommons I started on Sita , because of the reading for this week and wanted to learn more. This lead to Bhumi  the earth Hindu goddess representing mother earth. This got me interesting in the incarnations and lead to me to avatar . This lead to the linked ideas of the gods and the ones around them and how they acted like teachers which took me to guru .

Feedback Strategies Praise in Bubble, Wikicommons Mirror : The first article I read was about being a mirror for feedback/feed-forward. It highlighted why it was important to pass back our thoughts and opinions without negative judgement. Being a mirror is integral for feedback as it really shows who you are mirroring for information that can lead to "transformative change." Praise and Feedback:  This post was more along the lines of parenting but it is still very applicable to this class and giving feedback in general. It outlines how praise and feedback have almost the same function but have very different results. It states that praise is not necessarily bad (when often times it is good) but that feedback can be more constructive by because its is more involved with the person.

Swayamvara The Swayamvara of Panchala's princess, Draupadi, Wikicommons Swayamvara is repeated quite often throughout many Indian stories and epics, as it serves as a process of find the most suitable man for the bride. Some instances are as follows:  Sita - She has a large swayamvara ceremony held for her in the Ramayana where Rama proves himself worthy by being the only one able to lift and string Shiva's bow. Kunti - Much like Sita a large gathering is held to find her a suitor. Kunti is different as she is the adopted daughter of King Kuntibhoja.  Draupadi - Daughter of King Draupada. The event held for her is a contest of hitting the eye of a fish with a bow and arrow, but the fish is rotation on a rod and the archers must hit it by using the reflection off the water. The task is very hard to say the least. This story also takes place in the same epic as Kunit's swayamvara, The Mahabharata. ...

Agni in Lanka Agni, god of fire, shown riding a ram, Wikicommons The story of Agni, one of the most loved and busy Hindu gods, got captured is a lengthy and emotional. It all starts back when before Agni was even Agni. He used to be known as Inga, a child like any other. Inga was out in the street designated for playing by the village. They were playing a variation of what is now know as soccer. Inga was not the best player as he had quite the temper. He often had to sit out from getting too heated in the competition between the other players. Inga did however posses the traits of a good leader, he was composed, strong, and brave. But as soon as he got angry he would act rashly.  Months and years go by and Inga has developed to become quite the man. He had learned to control his temper and rose to become an acting adviser to the king that reign his village and all surrounding ones. Inga acted as a true proxy of his village and everything he did was in their self interest...

Rama and Lakshmana seated on Kabandha's arms, about to sever them, WikiCommons Ramayana Reading Notes: The death of Dasharatha brings a lot of hate to the kingdom and ultimately leads to anger towards Kaikeyi, she is thrown on the ground but is spared as she is a woman Dasharatha is given a proper pyre funeral, everyone weeped Life is extinguished when we die, and the food used in the funeral is selfish by priest that want to feast as they do not serve the dead Rama disagrees with the above statement, and the heart of the man is judged Gold sandals are given to Rama by his brother, but he does not keep them. The sandals are then guarded by his brother on the ground and they are treated as royal authority. They are shaded with an umbrella on the outskirts of town. If Rama does not return the brother will throw himself in a pyre Stars circle the Lord of Night, Sita is given precious gems by the Lord Rama, Prince of Righteous Fame Rakshasa, Viradha by name, has a boon t...

Kaikeyi said that according to the two boons granted by Dasharatha, Rama should go to the forest for 14 years and Bharata must become the king. WikiCommons Ramayana Reading Notes : The first thing that strikes me is the visuals that the Ramayana is able to supply the reader with. The second thing of major notice was the rituals, such as the horse that returned and was thus then sacrificed and fed to the fire for the gods.  Ramayana is powerful and protected from gods and demons. Vishnu protects all men and apes They celebrated with streamers and flowers All of Rama's children bear the mark of Vishnu, and were very beautiful Rama slays Thataka with a bow while she is invisible by sounds alone all while being rained on by rocks Rama is able to draw his weapons through thought, and uses them to protect sages King Sagara's wife destined to be mother of 60,000 men of high spirits, who all die Sagara dies after a reign of 30,000 years, and his son reigns for ...