मधुराविजयम् /93
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of the Rakshasas (demons). The exhortation and encouragement
given to the hero by the Goddess of Madhura describing her grief
at the revolutionary situation in the country is full of pathos.
Thus this kavya is replete with nine 'Rasas'.
Though simple in style, this poetry is very deep and dignified
in thought (meaning).
Guna (sentiment), Reeti (manner and method) and Paka
(style) are unique with Kalidas and specifically so with this poetess.
The art of Narration
The method of narrative skill in this work has some resem-
blance with that in Ramayana. Bukkaraja is the prototype of
Dasaratha. The story starts with him as this story with Bukkaraja.
Both of them were polygamists. To one, Ayodhya was the capital
and to the other, Vijayanagar. Kausalya was the chief queen
of the former and Devayi of the latter. As Rama to Kausalya,
Kamparaja was to Devayi. Like Lakshmana and others
to Rama Kampana and Sangama were brothers to Kamparaja.
These were two, they were three. These were of the same
mother. They were of different mothers. As Rama destroyed
Ravana, Kamparaja annihilated the Muslim kings. Like
Ravana, Suratrana (sultan) was also a curse to society. Ravana's
capital was Ceylon in the extreme South while Kampa-
raja's capital was at Madhura in South India. The mandate of
the father was responsible in both the cases for their respective
achievements. The slaying of Khara in Dandakaranya, resembles
the killing of Champaraja in Kanchipuram. Sage Agasthya gave
divine weapons to Rama for killing Ravana. The same sage sent
divine weapons through Madhuradevi for killing the Muslim King.
In killing Ravana, theft of Seetha is only the proximate cause.
given to the hero by the Goddess of Madhura describing her grief
at the revolutionary situation in the country is full of pathos.
Thus this kavya is replete with nine 'Rasas'.
Though simple in style, this poetry is very deep and dignified
in thought (meaning).
Guna (sentiment), Reeti (manner and method) and Paka
(style) are unique with Kalidas and specifically so with this poetess.
The art of Narration
The method of narrative skill in this work has some resem-
blance with that in Ramayana. Bukkaraja is the prototype of
Dasaratha. The story starts with him as this story with Bukkaraja.
Both of them were polygamists. To one, Ayodhya was the capital
and to the other, Vijayanagar. Kausalya was the chief queen
of the former and Devayi of the latter. As Rama to Kausalya,
Kamparaja was to Devayi. Like Lakshmana and others
to Rama Kampana and Sangama were brothers to Kamparaja.
These were two, they were three. These were of the same
mother. They were of different mothers. As Rama destroyed
Ravana, Kamparaja annihilated the Muslim kings. Like
Ravana, Suratrana (sultan) was also a curse to society. Ravana's
capital was Ceylon in the extreme South while Kampa-
raja's capital was at Madhura in South India. The mandate of
the father was responsible in both the cases for their respective
achievements. The slaying of Khara in Dandakaranya, resembles
the killing of Champaraja in Kanchipuram. Sage Agasthya gave
divine weapons to Rama for killing Ravana. The same sage sent
divine weapons through Madhuradevi for killing the Muslim King.
In killing Ravana, theft of Seetha is only the proximate cause.