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Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man QUOTES

Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man QUOTES

1 " The dazzle of illusion, even when we see through it; the ways in which we entangle ourselves, the ways in which we work free-
How do we get to change?
When all is said and done, it seems a matter of grace. "

― U.R. Ananthamurthy , Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man

2 " In a moment, at the very center of the swept and cleaned veranda, she had drawn two intersecting triangles, one upward- pointing and the other downward-pointing. In one, god's grace descended from heaven to earth; in the other, the soul ascended, aspiring toward god. Because of Sitamma's faultless eye, both met in perfect harmony. "

― U.R. Ananthamurthy , Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man

3 " But no sin will ever rub off on her. Born to a family of prostitutes, she was an exception to all rules. She was ever-auspicious, daily-wedded, the one without widowhood. How can sin defile a running river? It's good for a drink when a man's thirsty, it's good for a wash when a man's filthy, and it's good for bathing the god's images with; it says Yes to everything, never a No. Like her. Doesn't dry up, doesn't tire. Tunga, river that doesn't dry, doesn't tire. "

― U.R. Ananthamurthy , Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man