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.

Friday, April 14, 2017

HOW THE PANDAVAS CAME TO LIVE IN INDRAPRASTHA

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One day the Kauravas and the Pandavas were playing a game which, today, we would most likely call “kabaddi”. When there is jealousy, malic...
Wednesday, April 12, 2017

HOW BHIMA KNEW ABOUT "GOLAKAPUTRA"

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Kunti and the Pandavas had just settled down at Indraprastha. Every morning Yudhisthira would pay respects to Kunti and then proceed to Ha...
Monday, April 10, 2017

I AM SITTING, O SON OF GOLAKA

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( aho golakaputra mu basuchi ) said Bhima to Duryodhana as the latter invited him to take his seat in the Kuru court, saying, “take your ...
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Saturday, April 1, 2017

KANSA MAMU, NO SAKUNI MAMU

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 The The maternal uncle or manu in Odia culture is someone who is very affectionate and caring towards his nephew (or niece) and mamu gha...
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Thursday, November 10, 2016

RAI'S STORY

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(This post is not about Sarala Mahabharata . It is about a ritual in Shri Jagannath Temple in Puri and the story associated with it. ...
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Monday, September 19, 2016

DHRITARASHTRA: A NOTE IN SADNESS

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In swarga , where Yudhisthira went without passing through death, he found himself in the company of those he knew in the mortal world. Th...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

THINKING ABOUT DURDASA

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Ten years ago I read Durdasa’s story in Sarala Mahabharata and for ten long years he has been in my thoughts. In the battlefield of Kuruk...
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