Name: Laxmi Purana
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Laxmi Purana

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Lakshmi Purana, as the title explains, is the story of goddess Lakshmi in simple narrative verses. It is recited in every household of Odisha in the Hindu month of Margashira on all the four Thursdays. In most households, this text is recited throughout the year, every Thursday. As a creative piece of work, the text stands on its own aesthetic as well as sociological strength. The text draws on the myths and folklore of the Jagannath temple of Puri and has no correspondence in the Sanskrit Puranic tradition. Besides its manifestly feminist orientation, the text also carries a brief against human evils such as untouchability and arrogance of the upper class.

Foreword is written by eminent Odia author Hrushikesh Panda.

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About the Author

Balarama Das (1474-1556) was an Odia poet and eldest of the Panchasakha during the Bhakti age of literature. His important literary contributions are Odia translation of Ramayan as Jagamohana Ramayan or Dandi Ramayan, Odia translation of Bhagabat Gita and Lakshmi Purana.

Lipipuspa Nayak is an academic, translator and freelancer based in Bhubaneswar, India. Known for her English translations of difficult Odia classics, she is credited with fourteen works of translation (Odia-English) and an edited collection of essays on post-1980s Odia drama. An empanelled translator and book reviewer for Sahitya Academi and Muse India, with two short films, Lipipuspa has bagged National Culture Fellowship, Govt of India. Her maiden novel Carry on Ms Caretaker has been published by Vanguard Press, UK, November 2021.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Eagle Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 4 December 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 86 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1645602311
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1645602316
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 118 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 0.53 x 21.59 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
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