Indian Mythology Quotes

“Aru used to think that friends were there to share your food and keep your secrets and laugh at your jokes while you walked from one classroom to the next. Sometimes, though, the best kind of friend is the one who doesn't say anything but just sits beside you. It's enough.”
― Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time

“Suddenly Yudhisthira saw a yaksha approaching him. The being sat in front of him and began firing questions rapidly at him.


What is bigger than the Earth? the yaksha asked.

"A mother" replied Yudhisthira.

What is taller than the sky?

"A father"

What is faster than the wind?

"The mind , of course". Yudhisthira smiled.

What grows faster than hay?

"Worry"

What is the greatest dharma in the world? queried the yaksha

"Compassion and conscience"

With who is friendship never-ending?


"With good people" responded Yudhisthira patiently.

What is the secret to never feeling unhappy?

"If one can control his or her mind, then that person will never feel sad"

The yaksha increase his pace now.
What is the greatest kind of wealth.

"Education"

What is the greatest kind of profit?

"Health"

What is the greatest kind of happiness?

"Contentment" said Yudhisthira, ever prompt with his replies.

What is man's worst enemy?

"Anger"

What disease will never have a cure?

"Greed is incurable"

The yaksha smiled again. A last question my friend. What is life's biggest irony?

"It is the desire to live eternally. Every day, we encounter people dying but we always think that death will never come to us.”
― Sudha Murty, The Serpent's Revenge: Unusual Tales from the Mahabharata

“It’s difficult to fight when you have no idea who your enemy is.”
― Sudha Kuruganti, Dark Things Between the Shadow and the Soul: Indian urban fantasy

“For the sake of the world he married Sati. But once did, he surrendered totally to the union.
Immense passion happened between them. The years rolled by, their love making was recorded as the most intense in human history.”
― Sadhguru, Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga

“Breaking through the cyclical laws of physical nature is the basis of the spiritual process that Adiyogi explored.”
― Sadhguru, Adiyogi: The Source of Yoga

“She isn’t particularly beautiful, come to think of it. She’s taller than most women are, and there’s something about her jaw line that throws off the beauty of her face. And yet – the grace of her movements, the flash of her eyes, the way she dances…everything could be forgiven for the way she danced. – Night Dancer”
― Sudha Kuruganti, Dark Things Between the Shadow and the Soul: Indian urban fantasy

“One still questions the actions of the warriors on the battlefield, and whether that could have been averted or done differently. We always have a choice to do something either the right way or the easy way.”
― Gunjan Porwal, Ashwatthama's Redemption: The Rise of Dandak [Paperback] Gunjan Porwal

“It is this Bharata, an ancestor of the Pandavas and Kauravas, after who our country is named - Bharat. Our land is also known as Bharatvarsha, or the kingdom of Bharata.”
― Sudha Murty, The Serpent's Revenge: Unusual Tales from the Mahabharata

“A ghost is only scary till you see it. Then it just becomes an image.”
― Kevin Missal

“Did you really think you could continue to loot and pillage, Bhasmasura, and your enemies would do nothing?’ On this man’s lips, the title is mocking. Bhasmasura, the name his enemies had given him – a demon who attacked and left behind only scorched earth. The name rings in his ears, and he can feel his blood sizzle in anger.”
― Sudha Kuruganti, Dark Things Between the Shadow and the Soul: Indian urban fantasy

“The wheels of karma are in effect, everywhere. They follow one through the ages, not resting before the debts of past births are paid off.”
― Gunjan Porwal, Ashwatthama's Redemption: The Rise of Dandak [Paperback] Gunjan Porwal

“The day the Pandavas received the Akshaya Patra from the sun god is still celebrated in India as Akshaya Tritiya, which comes every year during the spring harvest in April or May. It is an extremely auspicious day and people believe that whatever they buy that day will grow in value. Most people prefer to purchase gold on this day”
― Sudha Murty, The Serpent's Revenge: Unusual Tales from the Mahabharata

“Within infinite myths lies the Eternal Truth
Who sees it all?
Varuna has but a thousand eyes
Indra, a hundred
And I, only two”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Jaya: 9

“At the root of all human tragedy is human folly.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Jaya: 9

“Mighty brawn is no match for a nimble brain.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Jaya: 9

“Even the worst of villains has a story that perhaps explains their actions, without condoning them.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Jaya: 9

“One must accept that one’s life is the result of past karmas and that one has the power to choose one’s
response to every situation.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Jaya: 9

“How does one know the true path?’
‘Not through arguments—they never reach a conclusion; not from teachers—
they can only give their opinions; to know the true path one must, in silence and
solitude, reflect on one’s own life.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Jaya: 9

“They were participating in a war where father would fight sons, brother would fight brother, uncle would fight nephew, friend would fight friend. This was a war that would mark the end not just of one household but of an entire civilization.”
― Devdutt Pattanaik, Jaya: 9