Pancha Kavya

[Srikrishna Ghadiyaram]

Hari Om !!

Thank you for the information.

I read that Sri Malayala Swami studied Pancha Kavya
along with the Prasthana Trayi.

My doubt is why should one study (rather recommended
to study ) these Kavyas instead of Puranas, as part of
essential (aid in) Advaita sadhana ? What help are
these supposed to render.

Thank you for your comments.

Om Namo Narayanaya !!

Srikrishna


--- "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <jaldhar at BRAINCELLS.COM> wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Srikrishna Ghadiyaram wrote:
>
> > Hari Om !!
> >
> > What are the Pancha Kavya ? I heard these five
> make up the recommended
> > reading. Any more info and comments on this
> subject.
> >
>
> The 5 mahakavyas plus Meghaduta are considered the
> essential works of
> Sanskrit poetry.
>
> They are:
>
> Laghutrayi:
>
> Meghaduta - Kalidasa - A Gandharva in exile sends a
> cloud messenger to his wife
> Raghuvamsha - Kalidasa - The story of Shri Rama and
> His ancestors
> Kumarasambhava - Kalidasa - The story of the birth
> of Kartikeya Bhagawan
>
> Brhattrayi:
>
> Kiratarjuniyam - Bharavi - The story of Arjuna and
> the hunter from Mahabharata
> Naishadiyacharita - Sriharsha - The story of Nala
> and Damayanti
> Shishupalavadha - Magha - The defeat of Shishupala
> by Krishna Bhagawan
>                           from Mahabharata,
> Bhagavata etc.
>
> There are many commentories on these but the ones by
> Kolachalli Mallinatha Suri
>  are the most popular.
>
> --
> Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>
> It's a girl! See the pictures -
http://www.braincells.com/shailaja/


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