RELS 203 Lecture 10: Lecture 10
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Themes of markandeya-the guy who sees the dissolution of the world- from the mahabharata-origin of. Did you take a nap? -joke: bhakti- [devotion-love] markandeya bows down to him and indulges him by explaining what happens -due to his devotion towards krsna. Visnu turns into a dwarf, then expands and takes them all back and give it to indra-king of the gods even though he is the superior. Themes: visnu as a supreme god he is the only one who is able to defeat the demons and bali.