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devotion
Devotion is the quality of deep commitment, loyalty, or reverence directed toward a person, practice, deity, or ideal—often involving sacrifice, ritual, or unwavering allegiance.
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In the Psycheverse
Psyche treats devotion as a test of character and spiritual authenticity, examining it through ancient tales where loyalty is challenged and transformed. The show probes how devotion operates within spiritual communities and rituals, questioning where genuine commitment ends and cult-like manipulation begins.
Episodes (3)
EP.118
Baital Pachisi Tales: Story 6
Psyche narrates the sixth tale from Baital Pachisi, where King Vikram must solve a riddle about identity after a goddess restores two men to life with their heads switched.
EP.125
Baital Paichisi Tales: Story Three: The Hook
A retelling of the third tale from Baital Paichisi, where King Rupson tests warrior Burbar's loyalty, leading to a profound test of devotion and virtue.
EP.163
Psyche, Psyche
Episode 163 features an extended poetic or musical piece exploring themes of devotion, ritual, and spiritual transformation within cult-like dynamics.
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Topics that frequently appear alongside devotion
sacrificeSacrifice is the voluntary surrender, loss, or destruction of something valued—whether material, physical, or emotional—typically offered as an act of devotion, payment, or transformation. It functions across religious, mythological, and personal contexts as both ritual practice and metaphor for transcendence.Indian mythologyIndian mythology encompasses the vast body of sacred narratives, deities, and spiritual teachings from Hindu, Buddhist, and other South Asian traditions, including classical texts like the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and Puranas. These stories address eternal themes of dharma, karma, devotion, and the nature of reality.riddlesRiddles are puzzles or questions posed in narrative form that require lateral thinking, moral judgment, or paradoxical reasoning to solve—often with consequences for the answerer. They appear as the central mechanism of folktales where wisdom, character, and virtue are tested rather than brute force.moral philosophyMoral philosophy is the branch of philosophy concerned with principles of right and wrong conduct, virtue, duty, and how one ought to live.
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