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February 21, 2001
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| Arjuna said | |
| "It's going to be difficult to hide the deep marks of the bowstring on my arm, which may betray me. I will have to cover them with a stack of conch bangles up to my elbow. I shall wear a long braid and brilliant ear drops, dress like a woman, and call myself Brihannala, and pass myself off as a neuter. I will seek employment in the ladies' chambers, to guard them, teach them dance and music, and to tell them stories."
The Mahabharata, "Hundred Questions," p110 |
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| We are interested in the I of disguise, in how I is a disguise, in the disguises of the meadowlark and the snail, in how to live behind a face, in how blood can turn to water, in the nutritional aspects of questions and answers, and in weapons, such as Gandiva and Excalibur. And plumage. But not armor. |