A Butterfly: An Indian Perception with a Literary View

A Butterfly: An Indian Perception with a Literary View

“A flying insect of the order ‘Lepidoptera’, distinguished from moth by their diurnal activities and generally brighter colouring.” -This is the way almost all dictionaries describe a butterfly. But as we all know a butterfly in reality is a much livelier being than such definitions. In many culture...

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Main Authors: Mr. Manish Rajan Walvekar, Mr. Tanmay Jayant Bhole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: DR. SUGYAN KUMAR MAHANTY, CENTRAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITY, VEDAVYAS CAMPUS, BALAHAR, DIST. KANGRA,TEHSIL-RAKKAR, H.P. INDIA, PIN – 177108 2019-03-01
Series:Prachi Prajna
Online Access:https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxwcmFhY2hpcHJham5hYXxneDo2OGQ0YmQ1Yjg3NzVjNGFm
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spelling doaj-4c283917d9aa4fd5875f95cb4fa408842020-11-25T03:55:44ZengDR. SUGYAN KUMAR MAHANTY, CENTRAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITY, VEDAVYAS CAMPUS, BALAHAR, DIST. KANGRA,TEHSIL-RAKKAR, H.P. INDIA, PIN – 177108Prachi Prajna2348-84172019-03-015IX17A Butterfly: An Indian Perception with a Literary ViewMr. Manish Rajan Walvekar0Mr. Tanmay Jayant Bhole 1Assistant Professor, Amrita Darshanam, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Bengaluru-560035Ph.D. Research scholar, Deccan College Deemed University, Pune-411006.“A flying insect of the order ‘Lepidoptera’, distinguished from moth by their diurnal activities and generally brighter colouring.” -This is the way almost all dictionaries describe a butterfly. But as we all know a butterfly in reality is a much livelier being than such definitions. In many cultures a butterfly symbolises various aspects of life. In Japan it is seen as personification of a person’s soul, but, large number of butterflies is considered as bad omen. Roman belief is a butterfly symbolises soul and in line with it ancient Greek word for a butterfly is ‘Psyche’ i.e. soul or mind. In some cultures it is also considered as a symbol of rebirth. Even Indian belief system (mainly folk-culture) associates a butterfly with some important aspects of life like birth, ancestry, marriage, deceased soul, death etc. The beliefs and customs associated to a butterfly are quite amusing. This paper will try to put a step as far as this symbolism is concerned. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxwcmFhY2hpcHJham5hYXxneDo2OGQ0YmQ1Yjg3NzVjNGFm
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