The Rise of Wisdom Moon: 1 (Clay Sanskrit Library) - Hardcover

Mishra, Krishna

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814748384 ISBN 13: 9780814748381

Publisher: Clay Sanskrit, 2009

Synopsis

"The Rise of Wisdom Moon" was composed during the mid-eleventh century by Krishna mishra, an otherwise unknown poet in the service of the Chandella dynasty, whose cultural and religious capital was Khajuraho. The early popularity of Krishna mishra's work led to its frequent translation into the vernaculars of both North and South India, and even Persian as well. Famed as providing the enduring model of the allegorical play for all subsequent Sanskrit literature, "The Rise of Wisdom Moon" offers a satirical account of the conquest of the holy city of Benares by Nescience, of the war of liberation waged by the forces of Intuition, and of the freedom of the Inner Man that then follows the rise of Wisdom. But at the outset, when Nescience still has the upper hand, with minions like Lord Lust, such developments seem unlikely.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clay Sanskrit
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0814748384
• ISBN 13: 9780814748381
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 396