The Divine Songs of Sage Poet Ramprasad

DETAILS : 

• Publisher : Sri Ramanasramam
• Edition : December 31, 2004
• Pages : 275
• Weight : 450 gm.
• Size : 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Cover : Hardcover
• Auther : Shyamal Banerjee 
• Language : English
• ISBN 10: 8121510856, ISBN 13: 9788121510851

DESCRIPTION : 

Ramprasad Sen was born in the second decade of the eighteenth century in Halishahar in (then) Bengal. He was a great saint in Shakta cult. But, he was too natural a poet and composer. The songs are hymns to Goddess Mother Kali couched in rustic words and symbols of everyday life. Yet, most of this symbolism is a rare mosaic of the occult mystery of Tantrashastra and carry a double meaning. Thus, flying kites, the blind ox trudging routine endless circles of the village oil-machine (ghaani), the small town courtroom, the sailing craft of life-are all symbols of the highest mystic Shakta worship of Goddess Durga or Kali (Mahashakti). The English rendering aims to echo the nuances of the original in its threefold uniqueness: (a) simplicity and rustic symbols, (b) their inner spiritual mystique, and (c) muse and rhymes. The volumes will treat the English speaking world to a taste of this rare Indian spiritual songs and poetry.