January 2026
Prasanna-rāghava
Jayadeva, the author of Candrāloka, has also penned a play called Prasanna-rāghava. The play in seven acts narrates the story of the Rāmāyaṇa starting from Sītā’s svayaṃvara to Rāma’s homecoming after fourteen years of exile. Śūrpaṇakhā and Mālyavanta play no role in the plot. The playwright, however, introduces a few fantastical elements – it is not just Rāvaṇa who competes and fails in stringing Śiva’s bow, but Bāṇāsura...