{"product_id":"i-keep-vigil-of-rudra-the-vachanas","title":"I Keep Vigil of Rudra  -  The Vachanas","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: H S Shiva Prakash\u003cbr\u003eTranslator(s)\/ Editors(s): H S Shiva Prakash\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2010\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 252\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9780143063575\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the only collections of Vachana poetry in translation—a must read for all poetry lovers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"Here I come, a ferryman without a body\u003cbr\u003e To the great flowing river.\u003cbr\u003e If you pay the price–\u003cbr\u003e Your mind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e That grasps and lets go,\u003cbr\u003e I shall take you across”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eVachana poetry in Kannada literature attained its zenith in the twelfth century. Passionate, intensely personal, and ahead of their times, these free-verse poems speak eloquently of the futility of formal learning, the vanity of wealth and the evils of social divisions. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe vachanas stress on the worship of Shiva, through love, labour and devotion, as the only worthwhile life-goal for the vachanakara—the vachana poet.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis collection offers a selection of vachanas composed by a wide range of vachanakaras from different walks of life writing during that period. While some of these poets are well known even today, most have been forgotten. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated fluidly and with great skill by H.S. Shivaprakash, I Keep Vigil of Rudra is not only an important addition to Vachana literature, but also a must read for lovers of poetry everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations of the Kannada Source Texts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Path - Vachanas \u003cbr\u003e2. The Path - I Saw This Wonder\u003cbr\u003e3. The Path - Ugh ! This Empty Show of the World \u003cbr\u003e4. The Path - Labour \u003cbr\u003e5. The Path - Journey \u003cbr\u003e6. The Destination - Union \u003cbr\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"H S Shiva Prakash \/ Penguin \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153721913712,"sku":"30591","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/30591.jpg?v=1793913100","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/i-keep-vigil-of-rudra-the-vachanas","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}