The books takes the reader on a magical journey, that along the way talks about the origins of the Brahmins, the many Avatars of Vishnu and the properties of Somras, a drink believed to grant immortality to its drinker. Meluha Ke Mritunjay (Hindi) is a gripping fantasy tale that narrates the legend of Shiva against the backdrop of many myths and the popular Hindu belief of Karma. The book takes the reader along with Lord Shiva on his journey of introspection on who he desired to be and how it led to dire consequences. He decided to base his story on the fundamental concept that all Gods were once human beings it was their deeds in the human life that made them famous as Gods.Meluha Ke Mritunjay (Hindi) is the Hindi translation of the first novel of the Shiva trilogy and is a mythological fantasy. Tripathi had initially decided to write a book on the philosophy of evil, but was dissuaded by his family members, so he decided to write a book on Shiva, one of the Hindu Gods. The story is set in the land of Meluha and starts with the arrival of the Tibetan tribal Shiva. The Immortals of Meluha is the first novel of the Shiva trilogy series by Amish Tripathi.

Meluha Ke Mritunjay (The Immortals of Meluha) – Book in Hindi Two more books are to follow: The Secret of the Nagas and The Oath of the Vayuputras. The Immortals of Meluha is the first book in the trilogy that chronicles the journey of thisĮxtraordinary hero. A lesson, that there exists a potential god in every single human being.Īll we have to do is listen to ourselves. A lesson, that all of us can rise to beīetter people. Lesson lost in the depths of time and ignorance. This work is therefore a tribute to Lord Shiva and the lesson that his life teaches us. Mythological heritage of ancient India, blending fiction with historical fact. That is the premise of the Shiva Trilogy, which interprets the rich A man who rose to become godlikeīecause of his karma. Unfortunately, this belief became our received wisdom.īut what if we are wrong? What if Lord Shiva was not a figment of a rich imagination,īut a person of flesh and blood? Like you and me. They assumed that he must have been a mythical God, whose existence could be possible only in the realms of human imagination. Over the centuries, no foreigner who came to our land - conqueror, merchant, scholar, ruler, traveller - believed that such a great man could possibly exist in reality. Quick wit, accompanied by an equally quick and fearsome temper. Meluha Ke Mritunjay (Immortals of Meluha)

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