India - an Impression: Prolusion to "A Tryst with the Gods"

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INDIA An

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Copyright 1932 by M. M. SALANAVE

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an impression

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There is a pretty and ancient legend of a fairy who , by strange law being , was compelled appear of her to injured times disguised as an ugly snake . Those who her

some at

in this guise were banned forever from the blessings she was capable of bestowing . sympathized and defended her , in spite of her appearance , she eventually revealed herself in her pristine beauty . And rich was their reward -

receiving

while

of

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any

who

those

repulsive

true

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form

temporal

and

spiritual .

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being

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evidences

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and

experts

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sympathy lepers

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philosophy

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speed

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and

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at

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--

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to

best

exist

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remain

of

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so

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my

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truths

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facts

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the people

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well

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better

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is

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be

of

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view

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thought and reasoning

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ly

contact

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off

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glamour

the

principles

had

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and

explain

the hysterical condemnations

either

or

go

to

for

there

of

enough

reading

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eulogies

determined

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be

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impressed

sugary

the

by

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a

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will

Hindu

symbols that personify

faith

to

merely aids

thoughtful

us ,

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where in

sewers .

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the East ,

strange

appetites

satiable , palates Certain

watering lustful

others

in

. But ,

gamey

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, while

it

Some delight

gratification

find

whether

are many

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one

appetites

canine

.

inclinations

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highly

and

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in

and

may

ones

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meats

others

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be

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in

and

self righteous

open

of

mind

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call

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land

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one

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a

pot

always to

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is much

distributed

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west

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names

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vices

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regardless

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flesh

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pleasurable

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metropolis

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some

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eyes

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four

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satiated ,

their

create

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with

people

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in

most obscure corners of primitive India , it and

helping people besides digging

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other ways

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always ima

have

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there

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am

is

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,

. . . . . .? ?

worst of us

we

however

ourselves

because

live

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look upon

bound

.

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families

casings

their

,

as

and

beings with

the eye

a

:

the Vedas

as well

may

whatever

men

all

are

.

ties - races ,

be

in

we

that

of

of

in

vital organs are the same the words

remains

by indissoluble

other

each

fact

all

to

the

all

chained

,

superiority

of

us

feelings

of

.

,

However

,

to

respect

philo

their

set

,

be

just one

than

letting alone things that

me

or

a

Indian

as

to

friend

',

an

of by

. a

of

,

not concern

my

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sister

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to

during

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a

or

road

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for

pilgrimage

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,

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eye

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keeping

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overflowing

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pressure

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nor jug

with

reforming

beliefs

examples

moral

pickthank

high

Hindu

criticise

like

forth

,

looking upon

am

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all

.

lands

with

of

interfering

horrible

prying

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to

neither

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in

,

,

,

by

Eastern

pour

and

did

always

study more

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the world

extreme

indeed

upon

,

Thus

India

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necessary

visiting

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of

informing people

other

am

I

to

the

.

treacle

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people

nor hold her rush

sincerely

me

.

purpose

up

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really

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before visiting

before

teachings

to

line

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is

ever

explained

Hindus

the

to

.

I

This

have discovered is

as

confidence

others

did

and

it

so

perhaps

should

or

friendship

only way

traditions and philosophy

sophy

by

indeed the

if

,

the

win

their

it

best

of

to

The

of

.

friend

art

of restraint neath

quiet

the eye

and rind

remembering

I

was

able

that to

the

garner

sweet quite

juice

richly

of

an

orange

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harvest

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be

of

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The foregoing thoughts are the 'prolusion ' to Tryst with The Gods ” - a story of India

" A

and of the Kumbh

Mela .

M.

SALANAVE

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TRYST WITH THE GODS ” by THE GODS

TRYST WITH

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.M .

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