One of the best books by Indian Authors in modern time, Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi comprises three books – The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas and The Oath of the Vayuputras. Each of these books is an engaging tale that takes you thousands of years back in the era of Indian Mythology. Quotes from Shiva Trilogy are a beautiful reflection of the thoughts, beliefs and values of the Indian Culture and epics.
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We bring you some of the best quotes from Shiva Trilogy you will absolutely love.
– Quotes From Shiva Trilogy – Immortals of Meluha
1. Whether a man is a legend or not is decided by history, not fortune tellers. – The Immortals of Meluha
2. A person’s ethics and character are not tested in good times. It is only in bad times that a person shows how steadfast he is to his dharma. – The Immortals of Meluha
3. A Mahadev is not born from his mother’s womb. He is forged in the heat of battle, when he wages a war to destroy evil. Har Har Mahadev – All of us are Mahadev. – The Immortals of Meluha
4. Whatever appears as the unshakeable truth, its exact opposite may also be true in another context. After all, one’s reality is but perception, viewed through various prisms of context. – The Immortals of Meluha
5. And if there is anything that appears like a miracle, the only explanation is that a scientific reason for it has not been discovered as yet. – The Immortals of Meluha
6. People do what their society rewards them to do. If the society rewards trust, people will be trusting. – The Immortals of Meluha
7. If you want something from someone, you have to give that person something they want. – The Immortals of Meluha
8. Only your karma is important. Not your birth. Not your sex. And certainly not the colour of your throat. Our entire society is based on merit. – The Immortals of Meluha
9. Make the main objective of the enemy difficult and they will lose the will to fight. – The Immortals of Meluha
– Quotes from Shiva Trilogy – The Oath of the Vayuputras
10. Creation and destruction are the two ends of the same moment. And everything between the creation and the next destruction is the journey of life. – The Oath of the Vayuputras
11. It’s our greed to extract more and more from good that turns it into evil. – The Oath of the Vayuputras
12. What is forgotten, however, is that many times the Good we create leads to Evil that will destroy us. – The Oath of the Vayuputras
13. Weak people never admit that they are responsible for their own state. They always blame either circumstances or others. – The Oath of the Vayuputras
14. When the gardeners are good, the flower will bloom. – The Oath of the Vayuputras
15. A lot of people are capable, Neelkanth. What makes a capable person truly dangerous is his conviction. – The Oath of the Vayuputras
16. There is only this life; this moment. That is the only thing we can be sure of. Everything else is only theory. – The Oath of the Vayuputras
17. There is your truth and there is my truth. As for the universal truth? It does not exist. – The Oath of the Vayuputras
18. One makes one’s own luck, but you have to give the universe the opportunity to help you. – The Oath of the Vayuputras
19. Delusions create the most compelling of beliefs. – The Oath of the Vayuputras
20. Anger is your enemy. Control it. Control it. – The Oath of the Vayuputras
21. People have a tendency to do what they want to do rather than what they should be doing. – The Oath of the Vayuputras
22. We become gods when we realise that a part of the universal divinity lives within us – The Oath of the Vayuputras
23. It’s not easy being a witness when one has the power to rule. – The Oath of the Vayuputras
– Quotes from Shiva Trilogy – The Secret of The Nagas
24. The opposite of love is not hate. Hate is just love gone bad. The actual opposite of love is apathy. When you don’t care a damn as to what happens to the other person. – The Secret of the Nagas
25. Truth doesn’t have to be liked. It only has to be spoken. Speak it out. The truth may hurt you, but it will set you free. – The Secret of the Nagas
26. Nothing is more important than life. Nothing. You realise the simplicity of that point only when you confront death everyday. – The Secret of the Nagas
27. Standing by and doing nothing while a sin is committed is as bad as committing the sin itself – The Secret of the Nagas
28. Strong people stick to their morals, no matter what the trials and tribulations, Weak people, many a times, do not even realize how low they have sunk – The Secret of the Nagas
29. Fate controls only the weak, Your Highness. The strong mould the providence they want. – The Secret of the Nagas
30. Laws are not important. What is important is justice. If the purpose of justice is served by breaking a law, then break it. – The Secret of the Nagas
31. Always remember this. You don’t live with the consequences of other people’s karma. You live with the consequences of your own. – The Secret of the Nagas
32. An honest heart is all that is needed for a prayer to reach the Lord. – The Secret of the Nagas
33. Shared secrets have a way of creating bonds. Sati. – The Secret of the Nagas
34. Ekam Sat Vipra Bahudha Vadanti. Truth is one, though the sages know it as many. – The Secret of the Nagas
35. Just because you can’t imagine it, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. – The Secret of the Nagas
36. There is a god in every single one of us. And there is evil in every single one of us. The true battle between good and evil is fought within. – The Secret of the Nagas
37. We collaborate to achieve combined goals. We pass on knowledge to each other, so every generation begins its journey from the shoulders of the previous generation and not from scratch. – The Secret of the Nagas
38. Satyam Shivam Sundaram. Shiva is truth. Shiva is beauty. Shiva is the masculine. Shiva is the feminine Shiva is a Suryavanshi. Shiva is a Chandravanshi – The Secret of the Nagas
Did you know? The three books of the Shiva trilogy have collectively sold over 2.5 million copies making it the fastest-selling series in the history of Indian publishing. Have you read this amazing book series yet?
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