‘O Krishna, O Son! Why did you go away? Why did you pledge to return, and never did? Did I fail you as a mother?’ wails Yashoda. She is inconsolable, and grieves for the rest of her life.
Markanda Das, a 15th Century Odia poet, wrote Keshava Koili, a poignant poem voicing Yashoda’s agony. The iconic song, popular even today, became a metaphor for separation and sorrow, loss and lament.
In this book, the author provides a lucid translation along with perceptive elucidation to highlight how the poem transcends Yashoda’s personal grief to become a sublime prayer.
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Prasanna Dash
Born and educated in Odisha, India, Prasanna Dash taught in G.M. College, Sambalpur and had a stint in the State Bank of India before joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1981. He superannuated as Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Madhya Pradesh. He lives in Bhopal with his spouse.
