O Krishna, O son : Yashoda's sublime song of sorrow / by Prasanna dash.

By:

Dash, Prasanna

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Chennai Notion Press 2021Description: 97 pISBN:

9781639207114

Subject(s):

Poem
IAS 82

DDC classification:

CS 821 DAS

Summary: ‘O Krishna, O Son! Why did you go away? Why did you pledge to return, and never did? Did I fail you as a mother?’ wails Yashoda. She is inconsolable, and grieves for the rest of her life. Markanda Das, a 15th Century Odia poet, wrote Keshava Koili, a poignant poem voicing Yashoda’s agony. The iconic song, popular even today, became a metaphor for separation and sorrow, loss and lament. In this book, the author provides a lucid translation along with perceptive elucidation to highlight how the poem transcends Yashoda’s personal grief to become a sublime prayer.

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‘O Krishna, O Son! Why did you go away? Why did you pledge to return, and never did? Did I fail you as a mother?’ wails Yashoda. She is inconsolable, and grieves for the rest of her life.

Markanda Das, a 15th Century Odia poet, wrote Keshava Koili, a poignant poem voicing Yashoda’s agony. The iconic song, popular even today, became a metaphor for separation and sorrow, loss and lament.

In this book, the author provides a lucid translation along with perceptive elucidation to highlight how the poem transcends Yashoda’s personal grief to become a sublime prayer.

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