tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724978371442951758.post549384511754738151..comments2022-10-31T15:40:54.591-06:00Comments on The Red Wheelbarrow: Ramayana: Divine Loophole - Sanjay Patel Colorfully Retells the Indian Epic.Hermhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15112768059176776457noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724978371442951758.post-43911025419986976962011-09-18T03:29:34.334-06:002011-09-18T03:29:34.334-06:00Deborah, thanks again for commenting. My blog get...Deborah, thanks again for commenting. My blog gets a tiny trickle of traffic, just a few page views per day. When I post something, my friends and acquaintances, badgered by me, will read it, and then there is a spike of interest. But between postings, the flow of lookers is a trickle. So I am always interested in how someone found their way here. I'd like to discuss it with you, but here Hermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15112768059176776457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724978371442951758.post-43984307527595705012011-09-17T19:07:15.405-06:002011-09-17T19:07:15.405-06:00I found your blog by chance. And I had to comment ...I found your blog by chance. And I had to comment as anonymous because when I tried to comment with my google account, the only page that came up was to start a blog. Strange. (Oh, and I'm Deborah)<br /><br />Anyway, thank you for the explanation. Clever idea on the title.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724978371442951758.post-82354204421881108432011-09-17T16:03:58.340-06:002011-09-17T16:03:58.340-06:00Thanks for writing, Anonymous. The loophole of th...Thanks for writing, Anonymous. The loophole of the title is the fact that the scholar who becomes the demon Ravana asks Brahma to grant this wish: that he can never be defeated by god or demon. Brahma grants the wish. When Ravana is then running roughshod over even the dwellings of the gods, Vishnu calms them by revealing the "loophole" in Ravana's arrangement: the promise says Hermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15112768059176776457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724978371442951758.post-78068802947225114222011-09-17T15:00:46.090-06:002011-09-17T15:00:46.090-06:00Great review...but what's the loophole. I'...Great review...but what's the loophole. I'm curious because I love the Ramayana.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724978371442951758.post-70729571700305778182011-06-28T11:43:57.425-06:002011-06-28T11:43:57.425-06:00Charming illustrations.Charming illustrations.lisa lewicki hermansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657725205665236426noreply@blogger.com