TELUGU
Purana in contemporary mould
BHAGAVATHA HRIDAYAMU: Ekkirala Krishnamacharya; Dhara Radhakrishnamurti — Compiler; Master EK Book Trust, Swetha Dweepam, Chinamurishivada, Visakhapatnam-531173. Rs. 80.
SRIMAD BHAGAVATA is a sacred text wherein subjects besides cosmology and lineage, incarnations of God, characteristics of an ideal devotee and the process of attaining fulfilment in life are elaborately discussed. Pothana, a Telugu poet had translated the Sanskrit work into Telugu verse. Discourses on the text are popular, as this contains pointers for daily life and emulation.
E.K. had rendered Bhagavatha Rahasya Prakasa and Krishna Katha in Telugu in an effort to place before the discerning readers their deeper philosophical import for reflection. He derived much of his knowledge from theosophical texts coupled with the unfoldment of his deep-rooted learning.
Selecting 66 topics from the voluminous writings of the teacher, the compiler has presented the text under notice, with the keen desire to bring the inner core of the teaching of the wisdom to all.
The topics include the spiritual expeditions of Narada, Bhishma, Kapila, Prahlada among others; the seven sages who head the course of human evolution and development. The narratives vividly place before the reader the hidden meaning of the allegorical statements. A perusal of the book will be advantageous to one and all who aspire to get at the root the indwelling spirit of the texts.
The compiler has done a marvellous job in culling out the pieces. This book will stand as one presenting the Puranic thought to the contemporary reader.
N. C. RAMANUJACHARY
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