{"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Speaking Tiger Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50919233880338,"sku":"9789354475870","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ec0e6867-c7db-49ef-bc85-d59c9d9104d9.jpg?v=1738888529","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/behold-the-word-is-god-hymns-of-tukaram-9789354475870","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}