Indian Epics

- In Bhagavad Gita, Krishna is portrayed as a masculine warrior charioteer but in Dyaneshwari, Krishna is portrayed as mother Vitthal - Dyaneshwar saw Krishna as female terms. Krishna was a loving cow who provided comfort - The idea of mother Krishna was carried onto other poems - Idea of love and wisdom was greater than the gender of Krishna - There are many poems dedicated to the male devas compared to the female devas - Male devas lives in the heavens while female devas stays in earth and are associated with nature. - To Brahmans gender did not matter, but normal people took way more importance in the gender of the deities - New Hinduism put a lot of focus on desires - Male gods owed their divinity to their counterpart goddesses - Worship of gods without goddess is often frowned upon - Ardhanareshwara represent the equality of god since she is seen as the half woman form of Shiva - Islam gained foothold in India starting in 7th century which was seen as the gradual reject...

- Experts saying that Sarasvati dried up. People don't know if its referring to the actual river or symbolic language - Saraswati is considered to be the first creation of Brahma - Brahma falls in love with his daughter - This symbolically represents creators obsessions with his creation - Shatarupa becomes Saraswati's teacher after Brahma reflects his inner self - Absence of Brahma temple shows that people left their old ways, which was focused on materialism - Brahma is often linked with Saraswati to complete the triad of male and females - Saraswati is often portrayed alone and remains calm unlike other goddesss - Sharada becomes another way to represent Saraswati - Saraswati was based on Tara, Buddhist goddess - In Buddhism, women was seen as negative image - Saraswati is closely connected with music and literature - Lakshmi became a goddess who entraps with pleasure and Saraswati became who liberates with wisdom - Saraswati never stays with Lakshmi - Saraswat...