1) Possible Topic: The Hero Arjuna – I
found Arjuna very interesting because he is one of the main protagonists and
plays a key role in the Bhagavad Gita! His name can also be translated to my
name so I really want to know more about his character and what he does. I also
found it interesting how he’s so close to Lord Krishna and how he learns a lot
from him. Growing up, my parents told me he was one of the greatest
warriors/heroes that the Bhagavad Gita entails! The research I have done so far
includes looking at the Wikipedia page about him and just the prior knowledge I
have from listening to my parents tell me some stories about him!
2) Possible Topic: Epic Weapons – I found this topic to be quite interesting because
they can range from the Gods’ ultimate weapons to simple weapons such as the
bow and arrow. The Vajra, for example, is the thunderbolt weapon of the god
Indra. How cool does that sound? There is also a simple weapon called the gada,
which is a mace used by Hanuman and Bhima. I visited some Wikipedia pages to
look at specific weapons and I also read some of the past storybooks to get an
idea of all the different weapons and their uses. This is definitely a topic I find
very interesting!
3) Possible Topic: Lord Krishna – The main reason I chose this topic is because of his
close relation with Arjuna. After reading the Wikipedia page about him, I
became even more interested when I read that some traditions view Lord Krishna
as the “supreme being”. Growing up, I was always taught that he was the main
god, even though there are many different perspectives on the traditions of
Hinduism. The different ways Krishna is portrayed has sparked a definite
interest in getting to know more about him. He seems very unique and filled
with a lot of stories.
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| Lord Krishna; Flickr |
4) Possible Topic: The Goddess Lakshmi – The first thing that grabbed my attention was
that this goddess has four hands! From reading the Wikipedia page, I learned
that her four hands represent the four goals of human life considered proper in Hindu way
of life: dharma, karma, artha, and moksha. She is also the goddess of
wealth, love, prosperity, fortune, and beauty. I feel like Lakshmi represents a
lot of what Hinduism is all about. She seems very important because the
festival of Diwali is celebrated in her honor!
Hi Parth! So I've been researching Krishna and Lakshmi, as well as asking friends about these two gods. They are so interesting! Lakshmi seems so bad A. She's got the looks, the wealth, and everything you've basically described above. I'm thinking about doing my storybook on her too! I’ve heard stories about Krishna before, but I’m excited to learn more about him as well.
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