ORIYA TRANSLATION OF GITAGOVINDA PUBLISHED

ORIYA TRANSLATION OF GITAGOVINDA PUBLISHED

BHUBANESWAR- (VISAKEO)-A book containing the Odiya translation and detailed commentary on Jayadeva’s original Sanskrit work Gita Govinda was released at the IDCOL Auditorium on Thursday.

The book is authored by the late Susil Kumar Das of Srimad Bhagabata fame and has been brought out by a city-based publishing firm Avahana Communications.

Member of Parliament Pyari Mohan Mahapatra, and eminent poet and litterateur Hara Prasad Das graced the ceremony as the chief guest and the chief speaker respectively, while Member of Parliament Prasanna Patshani and the State Election Commissioner Ajit Kumar Tripathy, a well known scholar on Jayadeva, were present as the guests of honour.

Earlier, in eighties, the State Sahitya Academy had published the late author’s similar work on Vyasadeva’s Srimad Bhagatabatam in sixteen volumes. Besides this, the late author is credited with several published works in Odiya religious literature like, Bishnusahasranama, Atmaramaschamunayah, Satasloki Ramayana, Gopi Gita among others. Some of his other works like the complete Odiya translation and commentary on Valmiki Ramayana, Rudra Gita, Rasa Panchadhyayee, etc are awaiting publication.

Among others, directors of the publishing firm, Avahana Communications, Kishore Chandra Das and Rita Mishra were present in the ceremony.