Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works
By Kalidasa
Length7h 14m
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Excerpt: "The religion of any great poet is always a matter of interest, especially the religion of a Hindu poet; for the Hindus have ever been a deeply and creatively religious people. So far as we can judge, Kalidasa moved among the jarring sects with sympathy for all, fanaticism for none. The dedicatory prayers that introduce his dramas are addressed to Shiva. This is hardly more than a convention, for Shiva is the patron of literature. If one of his epics, The Birth of the War-god, is distinctively Shivaistic, the other, The Dynasty of Raghu, is no less Vishnuite in tendency. If the hymn to Vishnu in The Dynasty of Raghu is an expression of Vedantic monism, the hymn to Brahma in The Birth of the War-god gives equally clear expression to the rival dualism of the Sankhya system. Nor are the Yoga doctrine and Buddhism left without sympathetic mention. We are therefore justified in concluding that Kalidasa was, in matters of religion, what William James would call "healthy-minded," emphatically not a "sick soul.""
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length7 hrs 14 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 13, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION
6THE DYNASTY OF RAGHU
2SHAKUNTALA (pt. 1)
7THE BIRTH OF THE WAR-GOD
3SHAKUNTALA (pt. 2)
8THE CLOUD-MESSENGER
4THE STORY OF SHAKUNTALA
9THE SEASONS
5THE TWO MINOR DRAMAS
10EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY
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