MAHABHARATA

I also hoped that the reading of these stories might enliven village evenings, when rustics gather socially in the chavadi or temple after their day's work is done. I covered the Mahabharata in 107 stories.

The writing recaptured for me sacred and touching associations, which are part of my life-; every sentence had for me a fragrance of the living past. This quality can never of course be preserved or brought out in an English translation.

All the same, I hope this book will serve some purpose. I did a substantial part of the translation myself, but a great part was done for me by kind friends. I tender my most grateful thanks to Sri P. Seshadri and to Sri S. Krishnamurti, without whose labours this book would not have been possible.

Last but not least, I am grateful to Sri Navaratna Rama Rao, whose help by way of careful revision of the entire manuscript is as much a precious memento of personal affection as public service.

MADRAS: C. RAJAGOPALACHARI

1st July 1950.

*A devotional meeting wherein an expert scholar and singer tells a story to his audience.

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