Book Description

Indira Parthasarathy calls Krishna a metaphor that fulfils all the darkand lurking desires in our deep Unconscious and represents the collectivevision of the community as a whole. In his view Krishna cannot be judgedby the moral yardstick set for others.Krishna s magical charm has always appealed to people of allgenerations. People from different lifestyles have interpreted hisideologies based on their values. He exists in the imagination of theIndian people as the fountainhead of eternal energy, pranks and wisdom .His godfather-like relationship with the Pandavas, his political strategiesand his solutions to various problems continue to impress us even in thetwenty-first century.Narada, the narrator of the novel, begins the story with Jara the huntershooting an arrow at Krishna s feet in the aftermath of the Kurukshetrawar. Narada s witticisms enhance the spirit of the story. He unfolds tous the life of Krishna as revealed to Jara by Krishna himself. The pranksyoung Krishna played on the gopikas, his battle with various evil forces,his role in the lives of the Pandavas and the part he played in theKurukshetra war all these form interesting episodes in Krishna s life.Indira Parthasarathy s Krishna Krishna is more than the the lord s storyas told in the Harivamsam, Sri Bhagavatam, Vishnu Purana and theMahabharata. Here he is the hero, the central figure around whom thingshappen unlike the Krishna of the epics.The novel gives us the essence of the Krishnavatara, revealing thesurpassing love and compassion with which Krishna blesses all livingthings. The tale is told in a contemporary idiom, sparkling with referencesto events and personalities across aeons.