श्रीकविकर्णेर पाला (कलामूलशास्त्र ग्रन्थमाला)- Palas of Srikavikarna (Set of 4 Volumes)

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Publisher: Indira Gandhi National Centre For The Arts
Author : Kapila Vatsyayan
Language: Bengali Text with Hindi Transliteration and English Translation
Pages: 1282
Cover: HARDCOVER
Dimensions : 25.5 cm x 19 cm
Weight : 4.44 kg
Edition: 1991
ISBN: 8120809580

About The Book

Sri Kavi Karner Pālā (Pālās of Śrī Kavi Karna) composed by Sri Kavi Karna, appearing in four volumes under Kalamulasastra series of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts as 4, 5, 6 and 7, of the series sing the glory of Satya nārāyaṇa.

Composed in Bengali in the late 17th century, recitation of Kavi Karna's Solo Pala or sixteen musical compositions narrating the glory of Satyanarayana, is widely prevelent in contemporary Orissa. Satyanarayana puja and recitation of Vrata Katha, along with partaking sirini-a typical Muslim Prasada, offered to Satyapir, who is identified with Satyanarayana in the Pālās, are considered well integrated a ceremony by the Hindus all over India. The Vrata Kathas, found in all the Indian languages, along with the Palas of Kavi Karna, have their origin in the 'Reva Khanda' of Skanda Purana. But the word Satyapir is found in no other Vrata Katha except in the Palas of Kavi Karna. In the introduction of a Muslim Fakir in all his Pālās and distribution of sirini as prasada, Kavi Karna makes a commendable attempt at cultural synthesis on a religious and ritual planes-a valuable contribution to national integration. The particular sequence of the sixteen Pálás, as Kavi Karna wished to maintain, has been followed in this work.

About the Author

Dr. Bishnupada Panda, a distinguished scholar of both Oriya and Bengali, was educated at the University of Calcutta and obtained his Ph.D. and D.Litt. degrees from that University. Author of about 28 books and 150 research papers, he was on the faculty of the Regional College of Education, Bhubaneswar. In recognition of the excellent work done by him on manuscripts in the Orissa State Museum, he was selected for the University Grants Commission's Higher Research Award, to enable him continue his researches. He has translated a number of Oriya poems and short stories into Bengali and English. Recipient of the Sarojini Basu Medal of the University of Cal cutta, Dr. Panda belongs to that generation of scholars in India, who being conversant with several Indian languages, were able to handle most competently primary source materials.