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― Devdutt Pattanaik , 7 Secrets Of Vishnu
2 " Neither Sita nor Ram let the forest erode their values. Wherever they go, they hold on to the principles of dharma. They may have left Ayodhya, but Ayodhya never leaves them. "
3 " But each year, Bali is allowed to rise up above the ground. His arrival is marked by many festivals such as Diwali in north India and Onam in Kerala. It is a time of bounty and prosperity. To get the harvest to the granary, Bali has to be killed, like all Asuras. Only when shoved underground, will he return the following year, nourished by Sanjivani Vidya, with yet another bountiful harvest. "
4 " Vishnu is therefore Shrivatsa, the one whose abode is Lakshmi. Where he is, so is she. "
5 " Though nobleman, he can never be king. Though cowherd, he can always lead. "
6 " Thus, metaphysically, Kalki will destroy everything, even death. He will destroy all structures so that none exist. In other words, he will herald Pralaya. "
7 " True love is the ability to love people despite their mistakes. "
8 " Lakshmi is Vishnu’s bhoga-patni, connecting him with the earthly needs of man. Saraswati is Vishnu’s moksha-patni, connecting him with the spiritual needs of man. "
9 " Anything goes as one fends for oneself. "
10 " Vijaya is conventional victory, victory over the other, over other’s minds, a victory where there are winners and losers. Jaya, on the other hand, is victory over oneself, over one’s mind, a victory where there are no losers. At "
11 " Krishna encourages Drona’s killing because Drona has abandoned varna-dharma. Though born in a family of priests, he functions as a warrior and even crowns his son king of a kingdom created by laying claim to one half of Draupada’s land. As teacher, he teaches his students "
