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, November 14, 2019

WHAT MADE THE SON OF DHARMA CHOOSE WAR?

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PART I  He was a wise and compassionate man, a man of peace, who thought of no one as his enemy, and had no desire for kingship. Ye...
Monday, October 28, 2019

THE STORY OF BHIMA AND KUVERA

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Once there was a famine in Emperor Yudisthira’s kingdom because of a drought. He asked brother Bhima to go to god Kuvera and request ...
Thursday, October 24, 2019

THE MANY SHADES OF BHAKTI

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How many shades of bhakti are there, according to Sarala Mahabharata ? “As many bhaktas are there!” may not be indeed be a poor answer! ...
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Thursday, October 17, 2019

SARALA MAHABHARATA (A SUMMARY OF IDEAS FOR A WELL-WISHER, WITH RESPECT)

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“ Sudra muni ” Sarala Das, who belongs to the fifteenth century, is celebrated as the first major poet, the aadi kavi , of Odia literatu...
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Sunday, October 6, 2019

A NOTE ON MY POST ON JAGANNATH WORSHIP: HOW SARALA CONNECTED KRISHNA WITH JAGANNATH

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I thought I should write a note to say why I posted a piece on Jaganath worship in this blog on Sarala Mahabharata . Was Sarala the fir...
Friday, October 4, 2019

TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING JAGANNATH WORSHIP: A NARRATIVE OF CONFLICT BETWEEN THE BRAHMINICAL AND THE LOCAL AND ITS RESOLUTION

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Abstract An attempt is made here to study the conceptualization of Lord Jagannath and the ritual system associated with his worship...
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