Sanskrit sources of Kerala history
by Suma Parappattoli | 2010 | 88,327 words
This study deals with the history of Kerala based on ancient Sanskrit sources, such as the Keralamahatmyam. The modern state known as Keralam or Kerala is situated on the Malabar Coast of India. The first chapter of this study discusses the historical details from the inscriptions. The second chapter deals with the historical points from the Mahatm...
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13. Ramavarma-Yasobhusana by Sadasiva-Diksita
Sadasivadiksita鈥檚 Ramavarma-Yasobhushana[1] is composed exactly on the model of Vidyanatha鈥檚 Pradaparudrayasobhusana.
The following are two of the verses occuring in its, extolling the Rama Varma Maharaja munificience and musical and literary accomplishments.鈥�
vidvadgaj膩napi tira峁単u艣avartina岣� svairuddhv膩 gu峁嘺i岣� kanaka艣r峁涐箖khalik膩nubaddh膩n |
k峁泃v膩 vasa pratipada峁� nanu va帽ci b膩la 艣r墨r膩mavarma kula艣ekhara s膩rvabhauma |
yad峁沜ch膩sall膩pai ssamadhigata峁峁璽antravibhavai艣camatkurvan dh墨r膩n sapadi rasabh膩vapraka峁璦nai岣�
kav墨n dhinvan g膩nakrama vivara峁嚹乨 g膩yakavar膩n parikurvan va帽cik峁tipatiko'ya峁� vijayate |
In this work Sadasiva-Diksita says that this is only one god, that is Sripadmanabha there is only one country, that is Travancore, there is only one city that is Trivandrum and there is only one real king, that is the Travancore king[2].
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[2]:
Sahityaparishat Traimasikam -Vol. V -No. 2, 1112 ME, P 146