The Birth of the War-God

By Kalidasa

The Birth of the War-God - Kalidasa
  • Release Date: 2010-04-12
  • Genre: Poetry

Description

The Birth of the War-god is an epic poem in seventeen cantos. It consists of 1096 stanzas, or about 4400 lines of verse. The subject is the marriage of the god Shiva, the birth of his son, and the victory of this son over a powerful demon. The story was not invented by Kalidasa, but taken from old mythology.