Kumarasambhavam : the origin of the young god. / Kalidasa.
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TextPublisher number: Donated by Prof. J P Gupta.Publication details: , Haryana, India Penguin Books , 2014Description: xvii, 216 pages ; 20 cmISBN: 9780670086894Subject(s): Early works | Poetry | Sanskrit poetry | Epic poetry, SanskritDDC classification: 891.21 KAL Summary: The greatest long poem in classical Sanskrit, Kumarasambhavam celebrates the love story of Siva and Parvati, whose passionate union results in the birth of their son, the young god Kumara. Beginning with a luminous description of the birth of Parvati, the poem proceeds in perfectly pitched sensuous detail through her courtship with Siva until the night of their wedding. This poem plays out their tale on the immense scale of supreme divinity, wherein the gods are viewed both as lovers and as cosmic principles.
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The greatest long poem in classical Sanskrit, Kumarasambhavam celebrates the love story of Siva and Parvati, whose passionate union results in the birth of their son, the young god Kumara. Beginning with a luminous description of the birth of Parvati, the poem proceeds in perfectly pitched sensuous detail through her courtship with Siva until the night of their wedding. This poem plays out their tale on the immense scale of supreme divinity, wherein the gods are viewed both as lovers and as cosmic principles.
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