Essay name: Ushaharana Kavya of Trivikrama Pandita (Study)
Author:
Pranesh R. Archak
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This is a study and English summary of the the Ushaharana Kavya鈥攁n Sanskrit epic poem written by Trivikrama Pandita in the 13th century. The thesis highlights Trivikrama鈥檚 dual identity as a philosopher and poet, showcasing his profound contributions to Sanskrit literature, especially through the Usaharana.
Chapter 2 - Summary of the Ushaharana-kavya
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Narration of the story begins from the eighth verse: Once, all gods
intended to see Lord Vis峁噓; as such under the leadership of Brahm膩, they
started to Milk ocean. On the way, they started eulogizing the supreme
glory of Lord N膩r膩ya峁嘺: 鈥淗e is the subtler Entity than the subtlest, yet
He is perceived by the yogis in their meditation. He is the Prime-impeller
of all individual souls beginning from Brahm膩. He is the Creator,
Sustainer and Destroyer of the universe. Lord Hari of such immutable
glory, is ever served by His consort, goddess Laksmi. 5
Then, follows a lengthy beautiful description of the Milk ocean; the
brilliance of which is increased due the to the effulgent 膧di艣e峁: The
ocean is the core of all jewels like Indranila etc. Because of the black-
glowing of Indranila jewels spread over in the bottom of the ocean, the
sky appeared as being covered by black-clouds. As such, being mistaken
for black-clouds in the sky, the pea-cocks in the forest along the shore,
started dancing in great joy. Having seen the Milk ocean of innumerable
wonders, the gods forgot the joys of heaven and immersed in seeing the
ocean with no let up.
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Being intent on direct-vision of Lord Hari, Brahm膩 and other gods
started eulogizing Him through his all four faces. Brahm膩 describes at
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啶多啶班啶啶む 啶多啶班啶い啶苦 啶︵啶掂 啶︵啶掂ぞ啶� 啶膏啶傕う啷嵿ぐ啶� 啶掂た啶︵啶曕啶粪さ啶� 啷�
啶曕啶粪啶班啶︵ぇ啶苦ぎ啷佮お啶距啶椸啶啶� 啶啶班啶оぞ啶� 啶啶班啶距お啶むた啶 啷むイ
啶い啷嵿い啶む啶掂 啶啶椸た啶た啶� 啶膏啶曕啶粪啶 啶啶班い啷嵿く啶曕啶粪ぎ啶ㄠ啶啶い啷� 啷�
啶掂た啶多う啷� 啶灌啶︵く啶距啶啶溹 啶啶栢さ啶ㄠ啶ぃ啶苦う啶班啶ぃ啷� ||
啶 啶膏ぞ啶曕啶粪ぞ啶む啶曕啶班啶む 啶ㄠた啶む啶 啶溹啶む啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶掂啶む啶むた啶ぞ啶傕い啶班啶 啷�
啶ぞ啶灌啶ぞ啶� 啶氞ぞ啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶椸啶侧啶ぞ啶傕い啶� 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶む啶む啶班啶ぞ啶︵た啶椸啶｀ぞ啶む啶啶� 啷むイ
啶え啷嵿ぎ啶距く啶� 啶溹啶む 啶膏啶粪啶熰た啶膏啶ムた啶むた啶膏啶灌ぞ啶班啶距ぐ啶苦ぃ啷� 啷�
啶班啶� 啶膏い啷嵿さ啶� 啶むぎ 啶囙い啶� 啶む啶班た啶た啶班啶む啶班げ啶傕啷冟い啶� 啷むイ
啶ㄠ啶侧啶む啶げ啶︵げ啶多啶ぞ啶ぎ啶苦啶︵た啶班ぞ 啶ぎ啶ㄠた啶傕う啶苦い啶� 啷�
啶膏啶掂い啷� 啶膏啶傕う啶班 啶掂啶︵啶ぞ 啶曕啶粪ぃ啶︵啶啶むた啶班た啶掂ぞ啶傕が啷佮う啶 || [艣r墨ma峁僼a岣� 艣r墨pati峁� deva峁� dev膩岣� se峁僤r膩 vid峁沰峁va岣� |
k峁Ｄ玶odadhimup膩jagmu岣� purodh膩ya praj膩patim ||
yattatva峁� yogibhi岣� s奴k峁a峁� pratyak峁manubh奴yate |
vi艣ade h峁沝ay膩峁僢hoje mukhavanma峁噄darpa峁噀 ||
ya岣� s膩k峁Ｄ乼kurute nitya峁� ja峁僼奴n膩峁� v峁泃tim膩峁僼ar墨m |
b膩hy膩峁� c膩brahmagulm膩峁僼a峁� sv膩ta峁僼ry膩digu峁嚹乼maka岣� ||
yanm膩y膩 jagata岣� s峁涐梗峁璱sthitisa峁僪膩rak膩ri峁嚹� |
raja岣� satva峁� tama iti tribhiretairala峁僰峁泃膩 ||
n墨lotpaladala艣y膩mami峁僤ir膩 yamani峁僤it膩 |
sevate su峁僤ar墨 va峁僤y膩 k峁峁嘺dyutiriv膩峁僢udam || ] Ibid., (I.8-12)
啶呧啶むじ啷嵿ぅ啷囙啶︵啶班ぎ啶｀た啶多啶班啶｀た啶多啶班た啶ぞ 啶多啶ぞ啶げ啶苦い啷囙啶ぐ啷� 啷�
啶啶班ぞ啶掂啶∴ぞ啶多啶曕く啶� 啶ㄠ啶む啶う啷嵿さ啷囙げ啶距さ啶ㄠ啶侧ぞ啶た啶ㄠぎ啷� || [a峁僼asthe峁僤rama峁噄艣re峁噄艣riy膩 艣y膩malite峁僢are |
pr膩v峁涐笉膩艣a峁僰ay膩 n峁泃yadvel膩vanakal膩pinam || ] Ibid., (I.18)
啶掂た啶膏啶く啶距う啷嵿さ啶苦じ啷嵿ぎ啷冟い啶膏啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶掂た啶啶班ぎ啷囙ぃ啶距啶むぐ啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠぞ 啷�
啶むぎ啶苦ぎ啶� 啶溹げ啶оた啶多啶班啶粪啶犩 啶︵う啷冟ざ啷佮じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶苦う啶多ぞ 啶啶灌啶� 啷むイ [vismay膩dvism峁泃asvargavibhrame峁嚹佱箖tar膩tman膩 |
tamima峁� jaladhi艣re峁ａ弓ha峁� dad峁浥泆strida艣膩 muhu岣� || ] Ibid., (I.29)
