The Greatest Ode to Lord Ram: Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas Selections & Commentaries

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Pavan K. Varma

The Greatest Ode to Lord Ram

Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas Selections & Commentaries

Pavan K. Varma

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Westland Nonfiction
05 June 2023

Hinduism

AN EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND BUT LAYERED INTRODUCTION TO LORD RAM AS A GOD AND AS A MAN The Ramcharitmanas is undoubtedly one of the greatest lyrical compositions in Hindi literature. Writing in the sixteenth century, Tulsidas chose to pen verses in Awadhi rather than Sanskrit, thus breaking with literary tradition and importantly making Lord Ram more relatable to the layperson. Pavan K. Varma, author of the best-selling Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism's Greatest Thinker has selected some of the most evocative stanzas offering a succinct commentary for each that capture the very core of the original. While centring the philosophical aspect of the Ramcharitmanas the immutability of the soul over the merely corporeal; the transience of worldly pleasures; the placing of wisdom above knowledge The Greatest Ode to Lord Ram describes a devoted son, a loving sibling, a committed lover, an ideal ruler and also a human, almost bereft of divinity. Indeed, Ram is a god and a man; he is comprehensible. Tulsidas's seminal work employs a unique poetic linguistic tool that unravels even the most profound concepts with utmost simplicity, blending philosophy with breathtaking verse. Varma's compelling new selection and commentary achieves this effect by combining the aesthetics, romance and imagery of the original work with the unadulterated spirituality that sparkles through the conduct of a great god.

By: Pavan K. Varma
Imprint: Westland Nonfiction
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 20mm
ISBN: 9789357764742
ISBN 10: 9357764747
Pages: 362
Publication Date: 05 June 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Diplomat-writer Pavan K. Varma is the author of several best-selling books including The Great Indian Middle Class, Being Indian, Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism’s Greatest Thinker and his latest release The Great Hindu Civilisation. He was an MP in the Rajya Sabha between 2014 and 2016. Earlier, he was Advisor to the Chief Minister of Bihar, with the rank of Cabinet minister. He was India’s Ambassador in several countries including Bhutan, also Director of the Nehru Centre in London, Official Spokesperson of the MEA and Press Secretary to the President of India.

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The Greatest Ode to Lord Ram

Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas Selections & Commentaries

Pavan K. Varma

$44.95 $38.33

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