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.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

THE STORY OF KRISHNA'S GURUDAKSHINA

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One day Krishna decided that his elder brother and he himself, both barely out of their childhood, absolutely needed education. It must...
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THE STORY OF EKALAVYA

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The forest dweller Ekalavya was a gifted boy in many respects. One of these was that he had an intense desire to excel. He was ambitiou...
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Saturday, January 19, 2013

FOR KIND ATTENTION

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My book " Introducing Saaralaa Mahaabhaarata" has just been published. The publisher is: Central Institute of Indian Languages, ...
Saturday, July 21, 2012

THE GITA IN THE MAHABHARATA

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At last the defining moment for Arjuna arrived. He picked up gandiva, his divine bow and pulled its string, and Krishna returned to the c...
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

ARJUNA'S PROBLEM IN VYASA MAHABHARATA AND SARALA MAHABHARATA

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Arjuna’s problem in Vyasa Mahabharata is too well-known to recount here: somewhat roughly and in brief, he would not kill his grandfath...
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Friday, March 9, 2012

BAABARAPURI

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In Udyoga Parva of Saaralaa Mahaabhaarata Krishna tells the story of the kingdom of Babarapuri. Your kingdom is like baabarapuri , he told...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

ON VIRTUOUS LIVING ACCORDING TO LAKSHMI PURANA

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Lakshmi Purana has two parts; the first part is the poor, low-caste woman Shriya’s story and the second, goddess Lakshmi’s (and her consort...
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