Odia Spritual Book Mahabharata By Sarala Das
May 6, 2023 ⚊ 1 Min read ⚊ Views 46 ⚊ BUSINESS
Sudra muni” Sarala Das, who belongs to the fifteenth century, is celebrated as the first major poet, the aadi kavi, of Odia literature. To him can be traced the origin of the puranic literature in Odia and no one’s contribution to this genre is richer and more impactful than his. He composed three puranas and decidedly the best and the most renowned of these is “Mahabharata”, popularly known as “Sarala Mahabharata”. A truly remarkable work, it is a re-conceptualization of the ancient story of “Mahabharata” and a creative re-telling of it in Odia language. It is the first complete rendering (i.e., of all the eighteen Parvas) of Vyasa Mahabharata in any language. And this is the first retelling of Vyasa Mahabharata by a person who did not belong to a privileged caste.
