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38b. Bonus: Luther Obrock on the Mahabharata.
The very first word of the Bhagavad Gita is, of course, dharma. And I find
that rather beautiful, how this is set up, and that we’re automatically
embedded within a story, within a telling. So we have this theophany that’s
absolutely beautiful that itself is already being part of a story that’s
being told through us. I find that rather beautiful.
Luther Obrock is assistant
professor in the department of Historical Studies and the Department for the
Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. His area of research focuses
on Sanskrit poetry in the second millennium, specifically on the literary and
cultural place of Sanskrit in the Sultanate period — that is during the first
centuries of Muslim rule in South Asia. He is also an avid reader of the
Mahabharata since his undergraduate days.
He joins Chris and Suzanne to provide them with a bit more context on the
Mahabharata, to read a few lines of the original Sanskrit, and to share some
of his favourite stories and passages.
Show Notes.
Our main episode on the Mahabharata.
Our episodes on the Iliad and the
Symposium.
Luther’s article (which we also posted with our main article), “Mahabharata
Brahmins, Kings, and the South Asian Social
World”.
James L. Fitzgerald on the
Mahabharata.
A.K. Ramanujan: “Is There an Indian Way of Thinking? An Informal
Essay”. [You,
uh, may be able to google a non-paywalled copy.]
The Razmnama.
Andha Yug [The Blind Age].
Niyoga.
Shloka metre.
Kavya.
If you want more, check out the Mahabharata
podcast!
Support The Spouter-Inn on Patreon.
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The very first word of the Bhagavad Gita is, of course, dharma. And I find
that rather beautiful, how this is set up, and that we’re automatically
embedded within a story, within a telling. So we have this theophany that’s
absolutely beautiful that itself is already being part of a story that’s
being told through us. I find that rather beautiful.
Luther Obrock is assistant
professor in the department of Historical Studies and the Department for the
Study of Religion at the University of Toronto. His area of research focuses
on Sanskrit poetry in the second millennium, specifically on the literary and
cultural place of Sanskrit in the Sultanate period — that is during the first
centuries of Muslim rule in South Asia. He is also an avid reader of the
Mahabharata since his undergraduate days.
He joins Chris and Suzanne to provide them with a bit more context on the
Mahabharata, to read a few lines of the original Sanskrit, and to share some
of his favourite stories and passages.
Show Notes.
Our main episode on the Mahabharata.
Our episodes on the Iliad and the
Symposium.
Luther’s article (which we also posted with our main article), “Mahabharata
Brahmins, Kings, and the South Asian Social
World”.
James L. Fitzgerald on the
Mahabharata.
A.K. Ramanujan: “Is There an Indian Way of Thinking? An Informal
Essay”. [You,
uh, may be able to google a non-paywalled copy.]
The Razmnama.
Andha Yug [The Blind Age].
Niyoga.
Shloka metre.
Kavya.
If you want more, check out the Mahabharata
podcast!
Support The Spouter-Inn on Patreon.
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