About “Śrībhārgavarāghavīyam”
Śrībhārgavarāghavīyam (2002) is a Sanskrit epic poem, or Mahākāvya, written by Jagadguru Rambhadracharya. It contains 2121 verses arranged in 40 different Sanskrit and Prakrit metres and is divided into 21 cantos, each with 101 verses. The poem tells the story of two Rāma avatars—Paraśurāma and Rāma—found in the Rāmāyaṇa and other Hindu texts. Bhārgava refers to Paraśurāma, who was born into the family of the sage Bhṛgu, while Rāghava refers to Rāma, who was born into the royal lineage of king Raghu. The poet received the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit in 2005 and other honors for this work. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 2002