๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฟ/5
๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐:
Aranyaka is a book about the forest. That's the most simplest introduction I can give you. But is it just that?
No. It's more! This graphic novel speaks in more words than what's printed on the book.
๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ - the large.. is the personification of nature. The role she plays is bifold. She is the glutton, overwhelming and mystical at the same time. The book is written from her perspective. A woman, a mother, and the all encompassing Nature.
๐ - the man in search of knowledge, unknowing it's within and around him. One who threw away ritualistic teaching to glean knowledge outside the boundaries of yagnas and sacrifices. He is the personification of Human civilization. Forever in search of the next good thing.
๐ป๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ is ego and a quest. She is ever persevering and headstrong. She feeds off of the knowledge but yearns to prove it wrong. The unquenchable need to satisfy the thirst, the dream to be the best, shows the current society we live in. The competitiveness never ends.
๐ด ๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ as she comes to be known: is Vanity. Aware of what she is and aware of the feelings she arouses in everyone around her.. but also a dream to find more in herself than what already is. She wants to be seen as intellectual, known for her mind, rather than her appearance or upbringing. She represents the youth.
The cycle of life, the interdependence of nature and mankind, the Vedic concepts of Aranya, Jiva,Himsa, Aham, Bhakti, Grihasta, Gyan, Prati-Sparda, Vyavahara and many more are depicted in intense graphics.
The novel is intriguing for its graphics, sometimes very layered and sometimes too blatant. But the book calls for it. This is a graphical dissertation on Veda and the Vedic concepts in a way one can resonate with.
✨๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐?
Difficult to express it as enjoyment. What the book is.. is thought provoking.
✨๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ?
Definitely. But for a mature mind. The concepts and some of the graphics are not suited for young readers.
✨If you do read it.. please do drop in a comment on this blog post. Would love to discuss this with a fellow reader.