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love this book; started off with My Gita and then ended up reading this book. I admire the author's deep research on the subject and he has made it clear that the story is 5000 years old and hence lot of it is based on folklore and myths. Author has left it to each reader on how to interpret the stories within the Mahabharata -- but has done an excellent job at the end of each chapter to provide a summary and his take on the topic. Love the details and how he has provided extra tit bits on how cultures/practices in different parts of India have different perspective on the contents. This has formed the basis of many of our religious views/edicts/practices/beliefs in different regions of India. I also am wonder struck at how open the author is to topic such a polygamy; alternate life styles etc. He has also given apt references on how Hinduism is very different to the 3 Abrahamic Religions (Judaism; Islam and Christianity). To top it all the illustrations are superb and personally created by the author himself -- it is very clear he comes from a medical background and his display of the human bodies symmetries/depiction in the drawings are very stark. Great work -- so relevant in todays world -- the same old lessons human need to be reminded on stay away from greed; excesses; get along with all and how material aspirations can turn to evil deeds. I never knew the difference between 'heavan' (abode of Indra and other Gods) and 'vaikuntha' (abode of Sri Vishnu) or that not all Vijayas (victories) are the same -- that the only Vijaya that real matters is Jaya (victory over ones own desires)....hence the title of the book Jaya. Look forward to other books by Devdutt Patnaik -- love his shows on Epic TV Channel. Need more of it on Youtube for all worldwide readers to see. Unique Interpretation on a very old/enriched subject.


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Jaya An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata Devdutt Pattanaik Books Reviews

An ingenuous format for the summarizing of the fantastic Mahabharata. The telling of stories intermingled with "blocks" giving interpretations from various regions of the sub-continent and a sampling of religious interpretations. The illustrations are simple, but elucidating. I purchased the book in print and from Audible. That may seem foolish, but I can assure anyone that it was not. It made for an enriching experience. First, the Audible version was free as I bought it with a credit, and I got to follow the paperback, taking note as I am want to do in a book I like, while I got to listen to the rich Indian accents of the various narrators. It was educationally very sound, by the way, to get the input via two senses simultaneously. For me, it was pure delight.
Great read and a good refresh of Mahabharata from my childhood. Although the way everything is written feels a bit rushed and the narrative is sometimes too shallow in areas where it should not be.
The parts covering Pandavas 12 year exile, Bhagvad Gita, Bhisma & Abhimanyu's death .. all the really important events feel a bit too light and breezy and doesn't get the analysis depth that it deserves, which the author has so nicely done in some other areas, specially covering parts related to Draupadi or Karna..
The illustrations are great and is probably one of the most creative I have ever seen
The complexity of this massive epic with all its characters - their insightful past and a completion with details on their future .. Nicely put together by the author

Hinduism is simple , it is so simple that it does not need much thought to decide right vs wrong - yet not all supposed righteous actions have intended results - the triad of karma dharma and destiny !

Read and enlighten yourselves - 5 stars
Pattanaik has written a number of fine books on Hindu mythology, but this is his masterpiece. It is certainly the most readable retelling of the Mahabharata in English. Pattanaik includes stories from folk versions outside the Sanskrit original, as well as personal insights which do much to illuminate the material.

The Mahabharata itself--the classic tale of an ancient, cataclysmic war in North India--is incredibly moving. It asks (among a hundred other questions with which it challenges us), if God should appear on Earth in human form to speak directly to us--we violent beings who in spite of our best efforts seem always to destroy ourselves in the end-- what would he say?
Excellent account of the great Epic. For me, this really is the pinnacle of research on the Mahabharata because it incorporates several viewpoints of the Epic from all over India, not just the written accounts but also orally told stories and folktales. Thorough, precise, and highly detailed - a must read for anyone interested in understanding the Mahabharata from its roots up. Even readers who have read several books on the Mahabharata before will discover something new in this book.. and in it, the true gems of wisdom.
Just a note to readers To get the best from this book I would suggest keeping a broad and detached mind while reading it and the less judgemental one is, the better - this may be especially true for those who have been exposed more to mainstream thoughts and concepts on the Epic and its key characters.
It provides more context to the Mahabharata, which is what I was looking for after watching the (multi-disk) video. I don't think this book would make sense if you did not already know fairly well the story. But if you do, it has some value, although it has left me mildly unsatisfied and in need of something more complete and perhaps more scholarly. Personally, I did not have much use for the illustrations.
love this book; started off with My Gita and then ended up reading this book. I admire the author's deep research on the subject and he has made it clear that the story is 5000 years old and hence lot of it is based on folklore and myths. Author has left it to each reader on how to interpret the stories within the Mahabharata -- but has done an excellent job at the end of each chapter to provide a summary and his take on the topic. Love the details and how he has provided extra tit bits on how cultures/practices in different parts of India have different perspective on the contents. This has formed the basis of many of our religious views/edicts/practices/beliefs in different regions of India. I also am wonder struck at how open the author is to topic such a polygamy; alternate life styles etc. He has also given apt references on how Hinduism is very different to the 3 Abrahamic Religions (Judaism; Islam and Christianity). To top it all the illustrations are superb and personally created by the author himself -- it is very clear he comes from a medical background and his display of the human bodies symmetries/depiction in the drawings are very stark. Great work -- so relevant in todays world -- the same old lessons human need to be reminded on stay away from greed; excesses; get along with all and how material aspirations can turn to evil deeds. I never knew the difference between 'heavan' (abode of Indra and other Gods) and 'vaikuntha' (abode of Sri Vishnu) or that not all Vijayas (victories) are the same -- that the only Vijaya that real matters is Jaya (victory over ones own desires)....hence the title of the book Jaya. Look forward to other books by Devdutt Patnaik -- love his shows on Epic TV Channel. Need more of it on Youtube for all worldwide readers to see. Unique Interpretation on a very old/enriched subject.