Chaturang Katha-E-503-Lila And Chanesar

Lila And Chanesar

The story of Lila and Chanesar is one of the seven popular ballads of Sindh. The earliest written version of the story is in Persian Masnavi, Chanesar Nama, Written by Adraki Belgari, a poet of Nasarpur, in 1632 AD But the immense popularityenjoyed by the legend is due to Shah Abdul Latif, who wrote the story in balled form in Sindhi under the title Sur Lila Chanesar in his famous Risalo.
Lila is happily married to chanesar, the king of Debul Bunder (near modern Karachi), but in a weak moment, the love of a navlakha har, a necklace of precious gems costing nine lakhs, supersedes her love for her lord. This makes her fall from grace, and though she repents, she is banished by him from the discarded beloved and her struggle to win back her husband are beautifully narrated in Sur Lila Chanesar. To Shah Abdul Latif, the story was but a medium to express his philosophy of love. Lila is symbolic of rooh (Atma or Soul) which is ever struggling for communion with Huq (God). To many Muslim poet-saints of the middle ages. earthy love was but a stepping stone to divine love. They used popular Hindu legends as vehicles to express this philosophy.

• Title                         : LILA & CHANESAR
• Serial No.                : 503
• Pages                      : 36
• Script                      : English
• Publisher                : India Book House Pvt. Ltd.
• First Published in  : ......