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Bhagavat of Sankardev

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was rendered into Assamese words and idioms of the time by Sankardev, but it was not a verbatim translation. He intentionally left out some sections and summarized or elaborated others, to fit the situation in Assam. He replaced the name of the tribes and flowers by those found in Assam, for
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instance, thus specifically targeting the local populace. More significantly, whereas the original texts mention varnashrama but he mentions new social order. Some of the more abstruse philosophical parts were summarized and rendered so that the common people in Assam could understand them.
161:, was rendered by Sankardev between 1551 and 1558; and he intended it to be the chief authoritative literature of his religious order (Ekasarana dharma) since he inserted a large number of original passages known as 114:). Of these stories the first and third belong to Kirtana-ghoxa, and the fourth is an independent work. Nevertheless, they are all presented together to form a part of the composite. Sankardev develops 169:, the language here is sober and mature. Though the rendering is largely faithful to the original, it follows the interpretations of Sridhara Swami's 54:. Though the major portions of the work was transcreated by Sankardev, a few other writers from that period contributed to the remaining sections. 73:
Srimanta Sankardev transcreated the different sections of the original Bhagavata Purana at different times of his life. They are:
98:: Sankardev omits the first and the last chapters of the original twenty-four chapters, and narrates four stories from the rest ( 393: 388: 193: 43: 35: 58: 39: 57:
This book is revered and forms the central religious text for the followers of Sankardev (
17: 382: 366: 51: 173:. Krishna's sportiveness is increased and philosophical portions are omitted. 62: 61:). The text is not a literal translation from the original Sanskrit into the 234: 359:
An Unsung Colossus: An Introduction to the Life and Works of Sankaradeva
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but it is an adaptation to the local milieu in language and content.
47: 201:. Sankardev's translations of Book IX are believed to be lost. 118:
freely and embellishes it with poetic sentiments and episodes.
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Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Assam
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Book IV Ananta Kandali, Aniruddha Kavi, Gopal Charan Dvija
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in 15th-16th century in the regions that form present-day
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From among these sections, Book X, locally called the
8: 361:, Guwahati: Forum for Sankaradeva Studies 246: 332: 319: 254: 165:(admonitions) in it. Compared to the 27:Assamese adaption of Bhagavata Purana 7: 306: 293: 280: 267: 191:, is particularly popular among the 233:The original, which was written in 25: 352:, Nalbari: H Dattabaruah and Co. 157:: The first part of this book, 373:. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass. 1: 229:Differences from the original 204:The other transcreators are: 68: 77:In the Bara Bhuyan territory 410: 357:Barman, Sivanath (1999), 69:Sankardev's transcreation 220:Book X Ananta Kandali ( 18:Bhagavat of Sankardeva 211:Book V Aniruddha Kavi 32:Bhagavat of Sankardev 197:works, next only to 270:, pp. 181–182) 214:Book VII Kesava Das 194:Mahapuruxiya dharma 123:In the Koch kingdom 217:Book IX Kesava Das 44:Srimanta Sankardev 38:adaptation of the 16:(Redirected from 401: 394:Ekasarana Dharma 389:Books from Assam 374: 362: 353: 336: 329: 323: 316: 310: 303: 297: 290: 284: 277: 271: 264: 258: 251: 171:Bhawartha-dipika 100:Gajendropakhyana 85:Ajamilopakhayana 59:Ekasarana Dharma 40:Bhagavata Purana 21: 409: 408: 404: 403: 402: 400: 399: 398: 379: 378: 377: 367:Neog, Maheshwar 365: 356: 350:Srimad-Bhagavat 348: 344: 339: 330: 326: 317: 313: 304: 300: 291: 287: 278: 274: 265: 261: 252: 248: 244: 231: 125: 79: 71: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 407: 405: 397: 396: 391: 381: 380: 376: 375: 363: 354: 345: 343: 340: 338: 337: 335:, p. 121) 324: 322:, p. 122) 311: 309:, p. 188) 298: 296:, p. 186) 285: 283:, p. 187) 272: 259: 257:, p. 121) 245: 243: 240: 230: 227: 226: 225: 218: 215: 212: 209: 185: 184: 179: 174: 152: 149:Book IX (lost) 146: 136: 131: 124: 121: 120: 119: 116:Amrta-manthana 104:Amrta-manthana 94:Amrta-manthana 89: 78: 75: 70: 67: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 406: 395: 392: 390: 387: 386: 384: 372: 368: 364: 360: 355: 351: 347: 346: 341: 334: 328: 325: 321: 315: 312: 308: 302: 299: 295: 289: 286: 282: 276: 273: 269: 263: 260: 256: 250: 247: 241: 239: 236: 228: 223: 219: 216: 213: 210: 207: 206: 205: 202: 200: 196: 195: 190: 183: 180: 178: 175: 172: 168: 167:Kirtana-ghoxa 164: 160: 156: 153: 150: 147: 144: 142: 137: 135: 132: 130: 127: 126: 122: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 95: 90: 88: 86: 81: 80: 76: 74: 66: 64: 60: 55: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 19: 370: 358: 349: 327: 314: 301: 288: 275: 262: 249: 232: 221: 203: 199:kirtan ghoxa 198: 192: 188: 186: 181: 176: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 148: 141:Bali chalana 140: 138: 133: 128: 115: 112:Bali-chalana 111: 107: 103: 99: 93: 91: 84: 82: 72: 56: 31: 29: 333:Barman 1999 320:Barman 1999 255:Barman 1999 108:Hara-mohana 92:Book VIII ( 52:Cooch Behar 383:Categories 342:References 159:Adi-daxama 139:Book VII ( 63:vernacular 307:Neog 1980 294:Neog 1980 281:Neog 1980 268:Neog 1980 83:Book VI ( 369:(1980). 235:Sanskrit 182:Book XII 163:upedesas 42:made by 36:Assamese 177:Book XI 134:Book II 34:is the 189:daxama 155:Book X 129:Book I 242:Notes 224:part) 143:part) 96:part) 87:part) 48:Assam 110:and 50:and 30:The 222:Seh 385:: 106:, 102:, 331:( 318:( 305:( 292:( 279:( 266:( 253:( 151:: 145:: 20:)

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Bhagavat of Sankardeva
Assamese
Bhagavata Purana
Srimanta Sankardev
Assam
Cooch Behar
Ekasarana Dharma
vernacular
Mahapuruxiya dharma
Sanskrit
Barman 1999
Neog 1980
Neog 1980
Neog 1980
Neog 1980
Barman 1999
Barman 1999
Neog, Maheshwar
Categories
Books from Assam
Ekasarana Dharma

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