
Why The Stomach Doesn’t Catch Fire
When Krishna talks about the body’s digestion system to Arjuna who is loath to go to war, it does seem out of place. But Krishna
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When Krishna talks about the body’s digestion system to Arjuna who is loath to go to war, it does seem out of place. But Krishna

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Sanskriti comes from the Sanskrit root “kr” which means to do or to make prefix “sam” is applied before it to convey a sense of embellishment. It means actions done for the holistic refinement and perfection all the potentialities within a human being.
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