The Birth of the War-God: A Poem by Kálidása by Kālidāsa
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"The Birth of the War-God: A Poem by Kálidása" by Kālidāsa is an epic poem thought to have been composed in the 5th century. When the demon Taraka terrorizes the gods, only a son of Shiva can defeat him—but the ascetic god has withdrawn from the world. Parvati must win Shiva's love through intense penance while the gods desperately scheme to unite them. This classical Sanskrit work blends romance, divine drama, and
heroic destiny as it chronicles the fateful birth of the war-god Kartikeya. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Kālidāsa |
|---|---|
| Translator | Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin), 1826-1906 |
| Title | The Birth of the War-God: A Poem by Kálidása |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kum%C4%81rasambhava |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PK: Language and Literatures: Indo-Iranian literatures |
| Subject | Sanskrit poetry -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 31968 |
| Release Date | Apr 12, 2010 |
| Last Update | Feb 17, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 894 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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