#ayana quotes

[ayanacooking]

“Suffering doesn’t last forever.”

[cadybear420]

Evie: When you become a famous composer, I'll be going to every single one of your concerts!

Aiden: Well since you're my girlfriend, I'll make sure you'll always get your tickets free. *he leans in close to her ear and lowers his voice with a devious smile on his face* With free backstage passes too~ *winks*

Evie: *gasp* Aiden! *she looks absolutely scandalized but is also grinning*

[idontknowwhattocallthisanymore]

Sage: What do we say when we feel like this?

Sun: F in the chat boys

Scarlet: Add to cart

Sky: My illness may be chronic but my tits are iconic

Cardin: RIP

Dove: More espresso less depresso

Neptune: That’s show biz baby

Russel: It be like that sometimes

Sage:

Sage: No

[incorrectarsenalfcquotes]

[Emile is babysitting Granit's kids]

Emile: Whatever you do, DON'T tell your dad, okay?

Ayana: Okay.

[later on]

Granit: How was your day at the park?

Ayana, loudly: Emile definitely didn’t get into a fight with a goose.

[blackinperiodfilms]

I try to find the beauty in things. On dark days I sit in my armchair looking at clouds and I am awed at how rain is made.

Ayana Mathis, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

[darksaiyangoku]

RWBY: Battle of the Minds

Sage: I seem to have injured my shoulder would my mind?

Adam: ...be my pleasure. *takes lighter* Once we've concluded our business here, it's improtant you know, I shall endeavour define the most creative of endings for the doctor *turns on lighter* and his wife.

Sage: *smokes pipe* (His advantage, my injury. My advantage, his rage. Incoming assault, feral but experienced. Use his momentum to counter)

Adam: *smirks* (Come now. You really think you're the only one who can play this game? Trap arm, target weakness. Follow with haymaker.)

Sage: (Ah, there we find the boxing champion of Mistral)

Adam: (Competent, but predictable. Now allow me to reply)

Sage: (Arsenal running dry. Adjust strategy)

Adam: (Wound taking its toll)

Sage: (As I feared, injury makes defence untennable. Prognosis: increasingly negative)

Adam: (Let's not waste anymore of one another's time. We both know how this ends) *nods head and smirks*

Sage: *chuckles* (Conclusion, inevitable... unless) *blows embers at Adam*

Adam: Agh!

Sage: *grabs Adam*

Neptune: *opens door*

Sage: *closes eyes and lunges himself and Adam off the balcony*

[bobauthorman]

Team SSSN fighting Grimm

Scarlet: You take the ugly one!

Sage: No, you take the ugly one!

Sun: I’ll take the ugly one!

Neptune: Which one’s the ugly one?

[thebunnyremix]

Neptune: Together we can do anything. Face any foe, overcome any obstacle.

Sun: Yeah...climb any mountain, rent any video, dial any phone! And not just our phone, you guys, other people's phones! Decent phones! God-fearing phones! Phones that everybody else gave up on, but we knew better because we were a team!

[Pause.]

Sage: What the hell are you talking about?

[phylliswaterbury]

weiss voice: "Icarus fying too close to the sun, but it seems Daedalus our little mastercrafter over here, had some wax wings of his own, didn't he?"

anyways they interact in this fic and weiss is so funny

[litandlifequotes]

Maybe we only have a finite amount of love to give. We're born with our portion, and if we love and are not loved enough in return, it's depleted.

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis

[razreads]

Sometimes, though, you can’t lead with your heart. You have to think with your head.

Ayana Gray, Beasts of Prey

[ayanacooking]

Take your time.

[cadybear420]

Evie: Hey Aiden, what's your favorite food?

Aiden: Muscles

Evie: Mussels, huh? I never cared much for shellfish myself, but--

Aiden: No, not that kind. I mean this kind~

*Aiden grabs a hold of Evie's taut biceps and squeezes them while giving her a seductive look*

Evie: O///U///O

[mirrorworld12]

Sometimes we all become gushing wounds in the hearts of people we love and if it is not the ugliest part of love that we think is so predictable turns into a maze where no matter how much we run we don't find a way out then what it is ?

Is it the letters burnt in a bin or throwing away all the things that remind you of people ? Typical as said by many others.

So many quotes , jokes, paragraphs and books and none of us feels the same like other but still we hang on the words said by others and built a home out of words with our own way to love and when things wrong we keep looking for the answers in the ruins of words written by someone else for someone else and the way they loved.

Somedays we are the golden light that shines through people , but how much is it worth to have that , to hold someone , to know someone as if they are part of you ?

Ayana

[lycorid]

The description is a little misleading; it only applies to the first woman and her arc; the rest vary between female characters of different ages and different professions (all centered around the service industry - whether that’s host/hostess clubs, prostitution, rent-a-girlfriend, etc.) There’s also some romance but uh… lol.

I really enjoy this manga. The characters are flawed and they’re written well enough you can understand their motivations and why they went into their respective industries or make the choices they do, and they’re allowed to be human without needing to be saved or fixed by a man. They’re hypocritical, they make stupid decisions, they lie to themselves and others, they help each other out, ultimately they are just women trying to make their way through life.

There are romances as mentioned in the description, though the focus is much more on the women and their lives.

The manga also makes no attempt to be ‘timeless’ by giving you a vague idea of the era; it stays topical, focusing on the modern era. Covid is a background element in the later chapters, with characters wearing masks and having to change their services due to restrictions. There’s also a, or rather, two, popular arcs due to a specific character and the subculture she represents that was popularized around ~2019/2020. I’d say shes my favorite due to relatability, but the latest chapters (as of now) with Emi feel like looking in a mirror and getting a right hook to the face every time I see my reflection.

As always, thar be spoilers below

For the first arc, I really loved that Yuki decided to turn the man down; I also love that it had people arguing in the comments over whether it was the right decision or not. I was expecting a stupid “knight in shining armor saves the poor woman” but nope. Good for her.

I also like the various ways they all approach their jobs (I hate calling most of them jobs but it’s short and gets the point across, I think.) with Yuki being very meticulous, knowing exactly what the men want from her and working her ass off to provide exactly that so she can get the money she needs. I think this is partially what makes the manga such a rough but good read for me; life fucking sucks for all of these women and they’re trying to survive in whatever way they can, and they are not immune to societal pressure.

Yuki wants money to get cosmetic surgery to get rid of her burn scars and needs money to get through college. She’s also fairly cynical and sensitive to others words, reacting with cold disgust over hearing one of her clients talk about how they can’t forgive anyone who doesn’t love their parents. She thinks “It’s the sort of talk that makes me realize this person was probably treasured by their parents and raised with love.” We get a short flashback showing a young Yuki in shabby clothes surrounded by garbage as she quietly seethes over the man casting judgement over others when he couldn’t possibly understand why they’d make those decisions. At her core, she’s a depressed woman who learned money is the only thing that matters, that “money can’t betray” her, money has no expectations. Men want something from her, money doesn’t; she’s allowed to want instead.

Ayana is obsessed with looking beautiful and has no problems scamming (lol) her clients to get just a little more money. She’s incredibly cynical and judgmental towards others appearances. The most telling quote from her is “Even people who say ‘I don’t judge people by their appearance’ still judge people by their faces at some point. Who would favor the ugly one?” which I think explains her thinking so incredibly well; she was treated like shit because of her appearance, and she sees others be treated like shit because of their appearance and so she ‘chooses’ to be beautiful. If she wants to be treated well, she has to play the game. In her arc, her beliefs are proven both right and wrong; a woman she deems ‘ugly’ is in an incredibly happy and loving relationship, while her own lover flinches at a photo of Ayana’s childhood appearance when she dumps him. Her world later comes tumbling down from the men realizing she was just using them for money (NO SHIT, THATS HER JOB) and leading to them harassing her and her eventual firing. Her ending is very bittersweet. Typing this made me realize Ayana is one of my favorites as well lol, I think I relate to her as well in the cynicism aspect and experiences with other’s treatment due to your appearance.

Moe in a way is similar to Ayana, though she chose to not give a shit and to stick with people who liked her for who she is, but that doesn’t mean she’s immune to the societal pressure to be beautiful. Her spiral begins with her first visit to a host club, where she meets a newer host there, and slowly falls in love with him and begins spending more and more money to afford to visit him, until she becomes a prostitute just to keep up with the bills. After her interview (in which the owner rapes her to ‘show her the ropes’) she begins to question whether the relationship is worth it and places the outcome on a coin flip; If he doesn’t answr the phone when she calls, she’ll end this fucked up spiral. He answers.

I could talk A LOT more about this manga and its characters but I’ll leave it there. I’m leaving out a lot of context because I don’t want to write a novel, these are just the quick notes so far. The Moe arc is a lot more fucked than I presented it; the relationship, if you can even call it that, is incredibly twisted and it’s painful how far she goes for a man, who’s written so well you can completely understand why she fell for him. Even knowing what a Host is and the shit they do for money, there are scenes that make you wonder if he felt anything for her at all or if she was just another client.

The scene where Moe wears a very small sailor uniform for a client and breaks down sobbing while the male client berates her for ruining his time… dear god.

“When I knocked on heaven’s door, there was no place for me on the other side. But I will not waver anymore. In my life, I am the main character.” Her ending hurts, but at least she got away. Yua Takahashi, the girl who introduced her to Host clubs and the main character of the next arc, did not.

Anyway, I love this manga.

[blessed1neha]

why is Lord Vishnu called Naaraayna?

संज्ञायाम् पूर्वपदात् रषाभ्याम् नः णः, अगः ।-Ashtaadhyaayi, Adhyaaya 8, Paada 4, Sutra 3Explanation: For a ‘samjna’ (proper noun), made by a combination of two words, the ‘r’ and ‘sh’ sounds present in the first word, convert the ‘na’ (न​) in the second word to ‘na’ (ण​). The letter ‘ga’ (ग​) must also be absent in between.The Sutraartha (explanation of the Sutras) reads as follows:The name ‘Naaraayana’ is a unique and important name of Bhagavaan Vishnu. Like His other names, it has multiple meanings for being applicable to Him. Svaami Vijayeendra Teertha Shripaadagalu has even written a book, Naaraayana Shabdaartha Nirvachana, with over 70 meanings of the name ‘Naaraayana’!

The primary meaning of ‘Naaraayana’ is “He whose abode is water,” as explained in the other answers.

आपो नारा इति प्रोाक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः । अयनं तस्य त��ः पूर्वं तेान नारायणः ॥

The waters are called Naaraa, as they are the offspring of Naaraa and earlier, they were His first ayana (abode). Thus, He is known as 'Naaraayana'.

-Vishnu Puraana, Khanda 1, Adhyaaya 4, Shloka 6

This meaning is the most important, since it follows Rshi Paanini’s Ashtaadhyaayi Sutras (Adhyaaya 8, Paada 4, Sutra 3) and makes the name ‘Naaraayana’ specific to Shri Vishnu alone. This shloka from the Vishnu Puraana is in perfect accordance with the qualification of a ‘samjna’ (name specific to a particular entity)

Only Shri Vishnu can be called ‘Naaraayana’, as per the Shaastras. There are multiple evidences for the same and this has been accepted by all Vedaantis.

The word ‘Naaraayana’ is a ‘Yaugika artha’ (combination of multiple words) and a Yaugika artha, which is a ‘samjna’, is an entity-specific proper noun. In other words, it refers to a specific entity or person alone and no one else.

Here, Shri Bhatta Bhaaskara, a Shaiva, says that the Sutra talks about entity-specific proper nouns. He mentions the same in his commentary to the Naaraayana Sukta, too. He also explains that the name ‘Shurpanakhaa’ is a samjna and specific to Raavana’s sister alone and not anyone else with sharp nails.

The name ‘Naaraayana’, is a combination of two words — naara (water) and ayana (abode). The first word contains the letter ‘ra’ and the second word contains the letter ‘na’. During combination, the ‘na’ in ‘ayana’ turns into ‘ण’. This is also supported by the Vishnu Puraana:

आपो नारा इति प्रोाक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः । अयनं तस्य ताः पूर्वं तेान नारायणः ॥

The waters are called Naaraa, as they are the offspring of Naaraa and earlier, they were His first ayana (abode). Thus, He is known as 'Naaraayana'.

-Vishnu Puraana, Khanda 1, Adhyaaya 4, Shloka 6

Coming to Shaastra pramaanas, Shripaada Madhvacharya, in his Brahma Sutra Bhaashya, Adhyaaya 1, Paada 3, Sutra 3, quotes the following pramaanas:

वामनेा च​ ‘न तु नारायणादीनां नाम्नामन्यत्र सम्भवः । अन्यनाम्नां गतिर्विष्णुरेक प्रकीर्तितः’ इति ॥

“But the names, (such as) Naaraayana, cannot denote anyone other than Vishnu, while Vishnu is that single one, whom the names of all others primarily denote,” thus (is said) in the Vaamana Puraana.

स्कान्देा च​ ‘ऋतेा नारायणादीनि नामानि नामानि पुरुषोात्तमः । प्रादादन्यत्र भगवान् राजेावर्तेा स्वकं पुरम्’ इति ॥

“Purushottama has given other individuals his own names, except ‘Naaraayana’, just as a king confers various parts of his kingdom on other people, except his own city,” thus (is said) in the Skanda Puraana.

Svaami Vedaanta Deshika too, explains the same in his work, known as ‘’Tattvamuktaakalaapaha” (3.5):

निस्साधारण्य​-नारायण​-पद​-विषये निश्चयं यान्त्य्-अबाधे सद्-ब्रह्म्-आद्यास्-समान​-प्रकरण​- पठिताश् शङ्कितान्यर्थ शब्दाः। अन्तर्यन्ता च नारायण इति कथितः; कारणं चान्तर्-आत्मेत्य् अस्माद्-अप्य्-ऐक कण्ठ्यम् भवति निरुपधिस् तत्र शम्भ्वादि शब्दाः॥

In his commentary, he says this:

सद्-शब्दस्तावत��� सत्तायोगिषु सर्वेषु प्रवृत्ततया न विशेष निर्धारणार्हः । ब्रह्मशब्दः एकरूढोऽपि बहुषु रूढवत् प्रयुक्ततया अन्यार्थत्व शङ्कार्हः स्यात् । आत्मशब्दस्च जीव​-पराधि-साधारण​-प्रयोगः । एवं पुरुष​-प्राण्-आक्षर​-शब्दा अपि ।

नारायणशब्दस्तु न जात्युपाधिवचनः, न वाऽनेकरूढः । अतस्तेन अन्येषाम् विषय​-विशेषण​-निर्धारणम् युक्तम् । तत्र च हेतुः समान​-प्रकरण​-पठिटत्वम् । अन्यथा पश्वधिकरणादेरपि भङ्गस्स्यात् ।

Here, he says that:

The word Sad (Sat) cannot connote a specific entity as it is used to refer to the ordinary jagat by the Sarvajagatsattaavaadins.

The word Brahman although has a commonly understood single sense, it is applied in reference to multiple entities commonly. Therefore it cannot be used in a unique manner as it can cause confusion.

The word Aatman is used normally in many senses to refer to the jeeva as well as the Paramaatma.

Similarly, words like Purusha, Praana, Akshara also are incapable of denoting a unique entity.

Unlike these, the word ‘Naaraayana’ is neither used a descriptor of categories (jaati) nor attributes (upaadhi).

Nor is it commonly/popularly used to refer to many different entities.

Therefore it is proper (not ambiguous) for it to have a object-attribute relationship with other words (other words are the attributes).

This is because of it (the word Naaraayana) being used identically (as the other words like Sat, Brahman, etc.) in the same context (where the other word appears).

Otherwise Chaaga-Pashu-Nyaaya and other rules would be violated.

Chaaga-Pashu Nyaaya is a rule of Purva-Meemaamsa, according to which, if there are two statements:

A: Sacrifice a goat B: Sacrifice an animal

When two similar statements are found, the general term in statement B (animal) must be replaced with the more specific term from statement A (goat). Hence, statement B also means, “sacrifice a goat”. Similarly, when the Shaastras say:

Naaraayana is Param Brahma, one without a second. (Naaraayana Upanishad, Khandas 2 and 4)

Naaraayana alone existed in the beginning. (Maha Upanishad, Mantra 1)

Rudra is Brahman, one without a second. (Shvetaashvatara Upanishad, Adhyaaya 3, Mantra 2; also in the Taittireeya Samhita, Kanda 1, Prapaathaka 8, Mantra 6)

Sat alone existed in the beginning, one without a second. (Chhaandogya Upanishad, Prapaathaka 6, Khanda 2, Mantra 1)

It implies that even the Chhaandogya Upanishad, Taittireeya Samhita and Shvetaashvatara Upanishad are referring to Shri Vishnu Himself.

Hence, beyond doubt, the name ‘Naaraayana’ is specific to Shri Vishnu alone. One can refer to the below post, where I have also debunked many allegations regarding the name Naaraayana being attributed to other devatas.

Coming to other meanings, the name Naaraayana also means:

The goal of all jeevas

The source of attributes contrasting blemish (meaning 1 in Naaraayana Shabdaartha Nirvachanam; similar to meaning 3)

The source of complete satisfaction (meaning 4)

He who is never ignorant (meaning 5)

He who is devoid of sorrow and the four types of annihilation, namely death, sorrow, hunger and old age (meanings 6 and 7)

The abode of faultless wisdom and bliss (meaning 8; similar to meaning 9)

He who is never comprehended or served by rogues (meanings 10 and 11)

The knowledge of whom yields all purushaarthas and leads to moksha (meaning 14)

The refuge of the flawless Lakshmi Devi (meaning 17)

The path of virtue of Lakshmi Devi (meaning 19)

He who provides pleasure to Lakshmi Devi (meaning 20)

He who is omnipresent, eternal and bestows the corresponding ability to Lakshmi Devi (meaning 21)

He whose abode are the liberated jeevas (meaning 22)