Krishnavatar (Set of 3 Books)  (Gujarati, Hardcover, Kanaiyalal Munshi)

Krishnavatara is a series of seven novels written by Dr. Kanaiyalal munshi. A projected eighth novel was not completed. The series is based on life of lord krishna and the epic mahabharata. Shri krishna. What a name to conjure with. Every mother or father of a child, every boy or girl who has a playmate, every lover who has a beloved, every soldier who has an enemy to fight, every king who has a political opponent, every aspirant who has a spiritual goal, every yogi who seeks kaivalya-every one in india-thinks of shri krishna as the perfection. Hindu life is woven with the memory of lord krishna and with truth, love and beauty he stands for. It goes on to say: krishna literature has grown since it first took definite shape in mahabharata, then in harivamsha and vishnu purana, and was elaborated in shrimad bhagavata and other puranas. To this literature in sanskrit has been added other literature, for the story of his life has been told in epic, song and story by thousands of poets in every indian language for centuries. In the course of being so told, shri krishna has come to be invested with traits and credited with exploits of such divergent nature that it becomes difficult, if not impossible, for a reader to have a clear picture of the krishna as he was known by his contemporaries.