We see this internalised disgust clearly in the verses of Ambapali, a famous royal courtesan who once lived in luxury and was desired by kings and nobles.

The cause is dull and chemical. Rice balls, flour, flowers and ghee go into the water

Even the hump, once associated in India with Shiva’s sacred symbol, the linga, is prized there as a delicacy.

The Mughal gardens were orchards, full of fruit bearing and flower bearing trees, creating a heady scent through the seasons.

Thus the monsoon produced a remarkable reversal: from wife to separated lover to unmarried girl.

It explains his origins. And in doing so, it places him firmly below the Tirthankara and the Kshatriya.

Order is not the natural state. It has to be made and defended, constantly, by someone who knows how.

This second-wave Jyotisha was fundamentally different from its Vedic ancestor: no longer about measuring time but about predicting fortune.

Such manipulative arguments have also been used to misinterpret Vedas by people claiming to be Sanskrit experts. 

This victory makes Baal the natural candidate for kingship among the gods.

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