FOREVER IMMORTAL IN
MY BRAIN
A pale bluish green colored book lay on my table a few days
ago. It caught my eye. It had a man with a long scar on his back and braided
long hair. *weird* I thought. My table
was very messy that day and a white colored sheet covered its name. I was going
crazy looking for my black colored t-shirt which was lying on top of the book
covering the author’s name. I quickly took my t-shirt and sprang out of the
house to meet my friends.
It was one of those nights when sleep hassles you, tortures
you, keeps you waiting. It behaves pricey, unrealistic and devilish. I counted
till 1000, sang myself a song. But nothing attracted it. I lay still in my bed.
Weirdly enough, I got up picked up the bluish green book from under the white
page and switched on the light. It read “the immortals of Melluha”. I lay down
in my bed and started reading, and it changed my life forever
Shiva is a “man”. A strong, handsome, fierce, passionate,
gruesome man. He leads his Gunas (the people who were under Shiva’s leadership),
defeats kingdoms and protects his Mansarovar Lake. But what happens when a foreigner offers him
and his people a superior life, away from the Pakratis who constantly attack
Shiva and his people, the chilly cold climate of the Kailas parbat. What does
Shiva do when the offer includes substantial climate, security of life and
whole lot of other amenities in the beautiful land of Meluha? Yes, like every
other good leader, he marches his way to Meluha and what meets his eyes is a
lot more than what he had expected. His divine mind already started analyzing
the beauty of the realism, discipline, architectural awareness and supremely
chalked out tactics for protection. He was flabbergasted, in “high” spirits,
proud and moreover satisfied by his decision.
Now comes the time when a lot of this change. They all are
given a drink to drink by the scholarly doctor named ayurvati. It is the
immortal, most legendary, epic and god of all drinks. The somras. What happens
when everyone drinks the somras? There is chaos! Looks like everyone has got
the fever, but something exceptionally different happens with Shiva. His neck
turns blue. HE IS THE NEELKANTH. The NEELKANTH had arrived. The savior of the
meluhans had arrived.
In a series of further events, he is the proclaimed god,
falls in love with a vikrama princess Sati and defeats the Chandravanshis who
are the apparent obstacles in the Meluhans life.
Now you must be wondering why I just told you this entire
story. It is because the blog is all about what I inferred from it and unless
you know what exactly I am talking about, you would never understand my blog.
Soon after I read the book, I thought. Wow. Shiva is flawed
too? I mean he smokes marijuana, denies shudhikaran, flirts with a vikrama
princess and also has nightmares of a having done the wrong deed. So does the
white paper on top, book in the centre and black t-shirt in the end signify
anything? Was Shiva a grey character like all of us? Yes. He was. He was indeed
flawed morally, according to social outlook, yes. But in his approaches
no. Has anyone who ever read the book
ever wondered why Shiva had the scars on his back. Do gods ever get hurt? Are they
ever injured? No! But Shiva is. This depicts that Shiva was the only god who
was closest to human. Thus he had the virtues, the thoughts, the flaws in moral
outlook like normal man. But then what made him divine? His black and white
outlook. He was a cavalry genius, an organized warrior, a monogamous god. He
looked at everything with equality, fought for the right, and used his powers
in concentrating the cosmic energy in the good happenings of life. His tandav,
his anger, his brutality, his strong blue body, his nomadic life made him
divine. He was a man of virtues.
The Immortals of Meluha is the book which provides us with
the gory details of Shiva’s character. There is so much to learn from him. So
much to grasp. He gives you a reason to bring about the change. His organized
thinking, his determination and thoughts behind his actions are amongst the
most superficial qualities of his that can be picked up. He gives you the
reason why one should look at the green leaves and feel happy. Why one should do
what they like and not care of what others think. He is the reason why the dead
die and the great live.
This book made me so curious about Indian mythology. I
Wikipedia-ed every character. Soon with
self understanding I realized what the Indian cultures had misinterpreted so
harshly. The pathetic act of committing Sati was one of them. Other than that,
every character portrayed a great human quality Bhadra depicted friendship, Nandi
loyalty, sati love, and Brahaspati elder brotherly bonding.
In all, Amish Tripathi is a literally genius. He made me
think, he made me research, he made me conclude. He gave me a lot of answers. Every
aspect of Indian society’s roots was understood through the words and
situations given by Tripathi. This book changed my outlook. It made me a
passionate person the day I finished it. It gave me a new line of thought.
At the end of the day, knowledge is power, information is
wealth, and affirmation is success and determination the backbone.
I want to conclude
While beauty has its significance and power its show
Determination has the power of being within and passion its
significant blow
Don’t be afraid of the world, for it is your stage, just
open your third eye within and dance galore
This is your time and this is your fate, change your destiny
and enjoy your trip to it for something mystical awaits.
Har Har Mahadev!
