{"product_id":"behold-the-word-is-god-hymns-of-tukaram-9789354475870","title":"Behold! the Word Is God Hymns of Tukaram","description":"\u003cp\u003eBehold! The Word is God contains a selection of 51 abhangas (devotional poems)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom celebrated Bhakti poet Tukaram's vast oeuvre, each Marathi abhanga\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efollowed by two English interpretations-Shanta Gokhale's and Jerry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePinto's. Hailed as one of the greatest poets in the Marathi language, Tukaram\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecomposed poems that are packed with hidden layers of meaning. So, two\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eindependent translations of each abhanga give readers a chance to gain a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeeper understanding of the original. The saint-poet's original abhangas are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eincluded in the book alongside the translations as Roman transliterations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTukaram's abhangas, copied by many hands and gathered over several years, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edo not follow any particular order. But the translators, keen to give their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eselection a narrative order that would offer readers a view of the abhangas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeyond their immediate sense, have arranged them into three groups-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tukaram and poetry', 'Tukaram and life' and 'Tukaram and Vitthala'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePinto does what Arun Kolatkar and Dilip Chitre had done in their translations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Tukaram-recast the abhangas as independent poems that run parallel to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTukaram's creations. Gokhale, on the other hand, stays as close as possible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto the sense, movement, rhythm and form of the originals. Together, their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etranslations capture the mystic wisdom and the musicality of Tukaram's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehymns, and open a whole world of meaning for today's readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shanta Gokhale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354475870","brand":"Speaking Tiger Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45342497177737,"sku":"9789354475870","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_4a9cc9f7-a53e-4c58-ab39-1ac2eea18475.jpg?v=1772516993","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/behold-the-word-is-god-hymns-of-tukaram-9789354475870","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}