Raghuvamsha is one of the most popular Mahakavyas of Samskrit, and one of the best creations of the master poet Kalidasa. It is a poem which is truly Mahat (Great) in style, in beauty and in its characters. It is primarily based on the Adikavya Ramayana. Rama was the hero in Valmiki Ramayana, but Raghuvamsha is multi hero Kavya. Kalidasa narrates the story of all the kings born in Suryavamsha emphasizing the great qualities of them. He uses various metre according to the rasa of the story. ‘पुरा कवीनां गणनाप्रसङ्गे कनिष्ठिकाधिष्ठितकालिदासः’ depicts the greatness of poet Kalidasa. Kalidasa is known for Simile (उपमा कालिदासस्य).
The people who are keen to study samkrita kavyas are first introduced to Raghuvamsha’s first and second sargas. Third sarga of the Raghuvamsha is titled RaghuRajyaAbhisheka. This sarga deals with the birth, growth and the installment of the Second king of Suryavamsha ‘Raghu’, after whom this Kavya is named.
Teacher of the Course – Smt. Vidhya Ramesh
Smt. Vidhya Ramesh is a Chennai-based teacher, who has been a volunteer with Samskrita Bharathi since 2006. She has learnt Samskrit through the spoken-Samskrit methodology of Samskrita Bharathi, and has also obtained her MA Samskrit degree from the KSOU (Karnataka State Open University)
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