Swasthani
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Swasthani is a Hindu wish fulfilling text. Swasthani is also the goddess of wishes.
For those interested in eastern culture, Swasthani is an essential reading. There is, perhaps, no other document like it on the entire Indian sub-continent. How do most Nepalese people perceive the universe, their religion, and their deities? The Swasthani stories will tell you more than the most do more to shape the cultural fabric of the Nepal Himalaya than the Ramayana or the Mahabharata. The stories of creation, the stories of the great Lords Bramha, Bishnu, and Shiva created by one God, the way of life in the Himalayas are all in this single slim volume. For every traveler, every scholar, every person interested in Oriential religions, cultures, and people, what who where how religion and culture? Through the Swasthani, of course. A simple yet exquisite presentation of Swasthani stories by Pallav Ranjan, a writer, according to one critic, who can capture the “fog’s moisture and the light of a million fireflies” with his words. Beautifully adapted stories, 25 full pages Swasthani related paintings, a chart outlining you me we he she it after reading the scriptures, this may be the most comprehensive and enjoyable guide to Nepalese culture that you will find.
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