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This court epic describes events leading up to the birth of Kumára, the war god who will defeat the demon Táraka. The gods try to use Kama, the Indian Cupid, to make the ascetic god Shiva fall in love with the daughter of the Himalaya mountain. Kama fails, and is burnt to ashes... Read Full Overview

The Birth of the War God is a poem written by Kalidasa in 1879. It tells the story of the birth of the Hindu god Skanda, also known as Kartikeya or Murugan. The poem is set in ancient India and follows the journey of the gods and demons as they search for a powerful being who... Read Full Overview

The Birth of the War God: A Poem is a work of Indian literature written by the renowned poet Kalidasa in 1879. The book tells the story of the birth of the Hindu god Skanda, also known as Kartikeya or Murugan, and his rise to power as the commander-in-chief of the gods' army... Read Full Overview

The Birth of the War-God - A Poem is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1879. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This is Volume IV of fourteen in the Oriental series on India: Language and Literature. First published in 1879 and focuses on 'The Birth of the War-God', a poem in seven cantos, written by Kalidasa.