SITUATING SARALA MAHABHARATA IN OUR PURANIC LITERATURE

Aadi Kavi Sarala Das’s Mahabharata, popularly known as Sarala Mahabharata, is a truly creative retelling of Vyasa Mahabharata. However, when “Sudramuni” (Sudra Sage) Sarala called his narrative “Vishnu Purana”, began it with the question of how to attain moksha, and towards the end, described the emergence of Lord Jagannath, the composition crossed the boundaries of …

READING “UDYOGA PARVA” OF SARALA MAHABHARATA

(A summary of the main ideas. Written in the form of notes. Written for the purpose of discussion of this extremely important parva (chapter) at a Sarala Mahabharata Group Meeting. The points for discussion are highlighted. Unedited) Broadly speaking, this Parva is about the pre-War negotiations and preparations for the Great War at Kurukshetra. This …