Devaru: A Thought Sequence on God

by D.V.G., Deepak Kashyap (Translator)

D V Gundappa’s (DVG) DEVARU is one of the short essay books which covers various rational questions raised around the topic of Religion and God. This small book holds mammoth amount of information and references and is very insightful for everybody no matter whether the reader is a beginner or expert in the field.

39 pages, ebook

Published March 5, 2020

About the author

Devanahalli Venkataramanaiah Gundappa, popularly known as DVG, was a Kannada writer and philosopher. He is best known for Manku Thimmana Kagga, a collection of verses.

D.V.G has wrtitten several books relating to Poetry, Drama, Essays. He has translated several Shakespeare plays and other Greek plays to Kannada. He has also wrtitten Umarana osage, a translation of poems of Omar Khayyam in Kannada.

He received Kendra Sahitya Academy award. for his work ' Srimad BhagavadGeeta Tatparya' He was also awarded Padmabhushan, the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India in 1974.

His son B. G. L. Swamy was also a writer.

Reviews

[Ganesh V · Rating 5 out of 5]

What is God? What are his attributes? What are his forms? What are his activities (Leelas)? To answer these and more fundamental / quintessential questions, DVG has written this gem of a book, which in my view requires a compulsory reading by one and all.

DVG derives multiple references across vedas, upanishads, Gita etc to provide multiple perspectives to this fundamental question of a human being. Some of the examples provided are so simple, yet so effective and conclusive, it leaves the reader with no iota of a doubt.

Reflective of the times when this book originally was written, some examples are concentrated around Banks, for they were considered as the most important / trusted function of the society.

One of the most commonly used yet abused word in modern parlance, Secularism, probably got its best definition from DVG. DVG explains what is the meaning of religion vs belief vs secular belief which is common to all religions in such a beautiful, yet effective manner. I highly encourage people to definitely read this section.

A quick read of little more than hour, this book is a RECOMMENDED / MUST read for one and all.

[Adarsh ಆದರ್ಶ · Rating 5 out of 5]

೪೦ ಪುಟಗಳ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಪುಸ್ತಕ. ದೇವರ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವವದ ಕುರಿತು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸುವ ಹಲವು ಮಂದಿಗೆ ಸಮಾಧಾನ ಪಡಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ. ಸಮಯ ಸಿಕ್ಕರೆ ಓದಿ..

[Hariprasad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short essay by DVG on God. Absolute masterclass of a lesson!

[Vasanth · Rating 4 out of 5]

ದೇವರು ಇದ್ದಾನೆಯೇ?
ದೇವರು ಎಂಬ ವಸ್ತು ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಉಂಟೆ?
ದೇವರು ಎಂದರೆ ಏನು?
ಅದರ ಸ್ವರೂಪ ಎಂಥದು?
ಅದರಿಂದ ನಮಗೆ ಆಗಬೇಕಾದದ್ದೇನು?
ಈ ಜಗತ್ತು ಏಕೆ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯಾಯಿತು?
ಇದರ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ತತ್ತ್ವವೇನು?
ನಾನಾ ಮತಧರ್ಮಗಳ ಮೂಲತತ್ತ್ವವೇನು?
ಇಂಥ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅನೇಕರ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಲ್ಲ ಒಂದು ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ, ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತವೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅವುಗಳಿಗೆ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ ಕಾಣದೆ ಹಲುಬುವರು ಬಹುಮಂದಿ. ಹೀಗೆ ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸುವ ಈ ಗಹನವಾದ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾದ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೂ ಸರಳವಾದ ಮಾತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಾಧಾನ ಹೇಳಲು ಶ್ರೀ ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಜಿ ಅವರು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಪಟ್ಟಿರುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಇಲ್ಲಿನ ಉತ್ತರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಎರಡು ಎಳೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕಾಣಬಹುದು: ಒಂದು ವಿಚಾರಪರವಾದದ್ದು, ತತ್ತ್ವಪ್ರಾಯವಾದದ್ದು; ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಅವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಿರಪಡಿಸುವ ಋಷಿವಾಕ್ಯಗಳು; ಕೊನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿದ್ದಾಂತ. - ಬೆನ್ನುಡಿಯಿಂದ

[Narasimha G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very crisp and the vast concept is explained in very few pages.

[Keshava Prasada]

ದೇವರು ಇದ್ದಾನೆಯೇ? ಎಂಬ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಯಿಂದ ಶುರುವಾಗುವ ಈ ಒಂದು ಕಿರು ಪುಸ್ತಕ. ದೇವರು ಇದ್ದಾನೆ, ಅವನೇ ಈ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಗೆ ಈಷನು, ಅವನೇ ಸರ್ವ ಚರಾಚರ ವಸ್ತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಇದ್ದಾನೆ ಎಂದು ತೋರ್ಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
ಜಗತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿಯ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮತಗಳೂ ಒಂದೇ ಕಾಣದ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಅರಸಿ ಬೇರೆಬೇರೆ ದಾರಿಗಳಿಂದ ಅದನ್ನರಿಯಲು ಯತ್ನಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದೆ.

[Amogha Udupa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too tiny a book for a such a broad topic.

[Karthikesh]

Simple book to know and explanation of many Questions on GOD.