Sarala Mahabharat

Here I will post some short pieces on Sarala Mahabharata. Sarala Das is known as the "aadikavi" (the first poet) of Oriya Literature. He lived and wrote in the 15th Century. Mahabharat is his magnum opus. The episodes in Sarala's Mahabharat are significantly different from those in Vyasa's (Sanskrit) Mahabharat. Some of these posts have been translated into French, German and Hindi.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

THE GURUS OF THE ABADHUTA

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The great abadhuta (“ascetic”) told the celebrated king Yadu that he had twenty-four gurus (“preceptors”). They were not all humans; among ...
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THE STORY OF PINGALA

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(Note: This, and the following piece, namely, “The Gurus of the Abadhuta” are not from Sarala's Mahabharata , but the sixteenth century ...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

THE STORY OF MADRI

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In Saaralaa Mahaabhaarata , Madri was the daughter of Bhagavana, who was the king of Jyotisapura. Her mother was really a celestial being, a...
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Saturday, June 28, 2008

HOW THE KURUKSETRA WAR STARTED

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Unlike in the classical text, in Saaralaa Mahaabhaarata Arjuna did not ask his charioteer Krishna to drive him to the middle of the battle ...
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Monday, June 9, 2008

THE STORY OF THE MANGO OF TRUTH

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Nine years had passed since the Pandavas had gone to the forest after losing their kingdom in the rigged game of dice. One day Duryodhana co...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

WHEN HIDIMBAKI AND DRAUPADI MET...

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They fought; they spat venom on each other, each trying to wound the other in a manner that would cause the most intense pain. And this, in ...
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Thursday, May 22, 2008

SATYAVATI

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In Saaralaa Mahaabhaarata Satyavati entered the narrative as unobtrusively as she disappeared from it. She was a princess who was destined ...
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