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.

Saturday, May 28, 2016

CHITRAVIRYA AND VICHITRAVIRYA

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Chitravirya and Vichitravirya were the sage-king Shantanu’s sons, but they were not born out of the womb of any woman. They were born ...
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Monday, May 9, 2016

BHIMA AND THE CROCODILE ASURA

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The Pandavas and mother Kunti had only just escaped the huge fire in the laksha griha (wax palace). They were standing on the bank of...

KRISHNA'S TEST OF KARNA

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When Karna was born, he carried on his body his father Sun god’s blessings in the form of armour and a pair of earrings. They protecte...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

ON SOME DISTURBING DEATHS

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This post explores Supriya Prashant’s idea that the death of Lakshmana Kumara, Duryodhana’ son, and of Draupadi’s children should be c...
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