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Subba Rao
Illustrator: Pratap
Mulick
ISBN : 81-7508-262-3
Vol. No : 697
The ‘Jamini Bharata’ is attributed
to a disciple of Vyasa, Jaimini, who is also said to be the founder of
the Purvamimamsa philosophy. The book is a treasure house of stories of
the devotees of Lord Vishnu. Through each story the author seeks to prove
that God does not forsake him who has implicit faith. The repeated attempts
on the life of innocent Chandrahasa not only failed to materialise but
also finally boomeranged on the villain himself because of Chandrahasa’s
implicit faith in the Lord.Poet Laxmeesha of the 15th Century made ‘Jaimini
Bharata’ popular in Karnataka through his Kannada rendering on which this
book is based. All the kingdoms referred to in this story are in the southern
peninsula. The kingdom of Kuntala, according to some scholars, has its
capital near modern Adoni in Andhra.
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