संजीवन / SANJEEVAN

by B.D. Kher

`SANJEEVAN` IS AN EMOTIONAL NOVEL WRITTEN BY ACCLAIMED WRITER B. D. KHER BASED ON THE LIFE OF DNYANESHWAR MAHARAJ, FONDLY CALLED `MAULI` – MEANING “MOTHER” BY THE VARKARI SAMPRADAYA. COMMENTARY ON BHAGAVAD GITA WRITTEN BY DNYANESHWAR MAHARAJ, KNOWN AS ‘BHAVARTHA DEEPIKA` OR `DNYANESHWARI` IS THE CORE OF EVERY DEVOTEE`S FAITH. B. D. KHER IN HIS NOVEL `SANJEEVAN` HAS DESCRIBED THE EVENTS RIGHT FROM THE MARRIAGE OF VITTHALPANT-RUKMINI (DNYANESHWAR`S PARENTS) TO DNYANESHWAR MAHARAJ`S SANJEEVAN SAMADHI. KHER`S LUCID WRITING STYLE ENGROSSES THE READERS AND MAKES READING ENJOYABLE. THE EMOTIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE SCENES IN THE NOVEL MAKE IT INTERESTING. AS THE SUPREME SHOULD TAKE ON A HUMAN BODY AND MERGE WITH THE SELF AFTER THE END OF INCARNATION, THE SANJEEVAN SAMADHI CEREMONY OF DNYANESHWAR MAHARAJ IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE NOVEL. ‘संजीवन’ ही विख्यात लेखक भा. द. खेर यांची ज्ञानेश्वर महाराजांच्या जीवनावर आधारलेली भावरम्य कादंबरी आहे. वारकरी सांप्रदायाने संतशिरोमणी ज्ञानेश्वर महाराजांना ‘माउली’ हे वात्सल्यपूर्ण नामाभिधान दिलेलं आहे. ज्ञानेश्वरांवर अनेक विद्वान साहित्यिकांनी विविध प्रकारची ग्रंथनिर्मिती केली आहे. संस्कृत भगवद्गीतेवर ज्ञानेश्वर महाराजांनी लिहिलेली ‘भावार्थ दीपिका’ म्हणजेच ‘ज्ञानेश्वरी’ प्रत्येक भाविकाच्या श्रद्धेचा विषय आहे. ज्ञानेश्वर हा प्रत्यक्ष विष्णूने लोककल्याणासाठी घेतलेला अवतार आहे, अशी भाविकांची श्रद्धा आह

162 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 7, 2022

About the author

B.D.Kher, who authored about 117 books during his life time, wrote his first book in 1939. His recently published books, 'Sanjeevan' (based on the life of Sant Dnyaneshwar) and 'Gandharvagatha' (based on the life of Balgandharv), were well received by readers. Kher left Marathi daily 'Kesri' as an associate editor after 22 years of service. Later, he joined 'Sahyadri' as the editor and stayed in that position for 10 years.

In 1976, a Japanese foundation had invited him to write a novel on the Hiroshima bombing incident. Kher received awards for his novels like 'Anandbhavan', 'Hasre Dukkha', 'Hiroshima', 'Samagra Lokmanya Tilak' etc. He authored V D Savarkar's biography 'Yadnya', which registered 11,000 pre-publishing bookings.