[email protected] Whip of the Wild God is an epic novel set in a time reminiscent of the Indus Valley Civilization. e “Wild God” is Rudra, precursor to the great God Shiva, while “whip” refers to the suffering inflicted by this paradoxical deity on giſted souls who stray into sensual and ethical weaknesses arising from primal ignorance. As this saga ingeniously reveals, it is intense suffering that dissolves the ego, even as it unfurls the petals of the spiritual heart–leading the seeker to the undying bliss of the Self. e novel’s protagonist is Ishvari, an angry and spirited girl plucked out of abject rural poverty on the advice of a royal astrologer. Meticulously groomed by venerable tantric monks, Ishvari is sent to serve as spiritual consort to a powerful but corrupt monarch. Narrated in vivid cinematic style, Ishvari’s tumultuous journey–from terrified peasant to High Tantrika of the sacred city of Melukhha in the year 1839 BCE–spins the reader through a gripping tale into which yogic, tantric and other high teachings are brilliantly woven. Altogether a magnificent work of visionary fiction you will find impossible to put down! Photo Credit: Danuta Otfinowski “I absolutely love it! Ishvari is a compelling protagonist whom I really “felt” as I read of her incredible adventures and personal journey…. all of the yoga, tantra and higher teachings are so well presented. I couldn’t put the book down. I’ve worked in book publishing for seventeen years, at major houses where we published many historical novels, and this is among the best I’ve read….aſter the first fiſty pages, I realized that this is a book that gives me that tingling spine.” Jo Sgammato, New York Times bestselling author; General Manager of the Integral Yoga Institute of New York Cover design and artwork Abhilash Sivadas www.abhi.musicofrain.com WHIP OF THE WILD GOD A Novel Of Tantra In Ancient India MIRA PRABHU WHIP OF THE WILD GOD MIRA PRABHU Mira Prabhu’s fascination with eastern philosophy inspired her to write this novel, the seed of which sprouted during the freezing Manhattan winter of 1993. Whip of the Wild God reached its current form twenty years later, in the shadow of Arunachala, the ancient hill considered by millions to be Shiva incarnate. Mira now lives in the deep south of India, where she focuses on spiritual and creative work. Meera_prabhu_CV_V4.indd 1 4/10/2013 5:47:18 PM
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Whip of the Wild God is an epic novel set in a time reminiscent of the Indus Valley Civilization. The “Wild God” is Rudra, precursor to the great God Shiva, while “whip” refers to the suffering inflicted by this paradoxical deity on gifted souls who stray into sensual and ethical weaknesses arising from primal ignorance. As this saga ingeniously reveals, it is intense suffering that dissolves the ego, even as it unfurls the petals of the spiritual heart–leading the seeker to the undying bliss of the Self.The novel’s protagonist is Ishvari, an angry and spirited girl plucked out of abject rural poverty on the advice of a royal astrologer. Meticulously groomed by venerable tantric monks, Ishvari is sent to serve as spiritual consort to a powerful but corrupt monarch. Narrated in vivid cinematic style, Ishvari’s tumultuous journey–from terrified peasant to High Tantrika of the sacred city of Melukhha in the year 1839 BCE–spins the reader through a gripping tale into which yogic, tantric and other high teachings are brilliantly woven. Altogether a magnificent work of visionary fiction you will find impossible to put down!
Photo Credit: Danuta Otfinowski
“I absolutely love it! Ishvari is a compelling protagonist whom I really “felt” as I read of her incredible adventures and personal journey….
all of the yoga, tantra and higher teachings are so well presented. I couldn’t put the book down. I’ve worked in book publishing for
seventeen years, at major houses where we published many historical novels, and this is among the best I’ve read….after the first fifty pages,
I realized that this is a book that gives me that tingling spine.”Jo Sgammato, New York Times bestselling author;
General Manager of the Integral Yoga Institute of New York
Cover design and artworkAbhilash Sivadas
www.abhi.musicofrain.com
WHIP OF THEWILD GOD
A Novel Of TantraIn Ancient India
MIRA PRABHU
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Mira Prabhu’s fascination with eastern philosophy inspired her to write this novel, the seed of which sprouted during the freezing Manhattan winter of 1993. Whip of the Wild God reached its current form twenty years later, in the shadow of Arunachala, the ancient hill considered by millions to be Shiva incarnate. Mira now lives in the deep south of India, where she focuses on spiritual and creative work.
Meera_prabhu_CV_V4.indd 1 4/10/2013 5:47:18 PM
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