GIRIJAKALYANA MAHAPRABANDHAM
1. ಗಿರಿಜಾಕಲ್ಯಾಣ
ಮಹಾಪ್ರಬಂಧಂ
2. girijaakalyaaNa mahaaprabandham
3. The Great Story of Girija’s Marriage with Shiva
4. Harihara
5. Thirteenth Century
6. Pampaa Kshetra near Hospet in
7. Shaiva
8. Narasimha
Ballala of Hoysala dynasty
(for a short period)
9.Title: ragaLeya kavi
10. Poetry: Champu Kavya
11. Kanda
Padya, Vruttaa and
prose
12. Manuscripts: Palm leaf,
Paper
13. Year of Publication: 1886
A.D.
14. Hesaragahatta
Honnappa
15. Publisher:? Place: ?
16. Later Editions:
1. S.G. Narasimhachar and M.A. Ramanuja Iyengar, Kavyakalanidhimaale,
1905,
2. Shi. Cha. Nandimatha, Lingaytaha Vidyabhivruddhi Samsthe, 1943, Dharawada.
3.
M.S. Sunkapura, 1977, Dharawada
4. H. Deveerappa and
De. Javare Gowda (Abridged Version), 1951,
5.
M.G. Nanjundaradhya, (With prose rendering)
1976, Kannada Sahitya Parishattu,
17. A Brief Introduction to the work: Harihara who is better known for his Ragales on the ancient devotees of Shiva in Tamilnadu and the Veerashaiva
saints from Karnataka has also composed a few Shatakas and a Champu Kavya. Girija Kalyana is a Champu Kavya describing the penance undertaken by Parvathi and the ordeals faced by her in her effort to
marry Shiva. This work is based on Kumarasambhava by Kalidasa, Shivapurana and Linga Purana. However the birth
of Shanmukha is not described. The epic focuses on
the previous incarnation of Parvathi as Sati, intense
meditation (Tapas) undertaken by Shiva after the
passing away of his wife, (Sati) annihilation of Manmatha
and the tryst between Shiva and Parvathi. The book
concludes with the wedding of Shiva and Parvathi.
This work is particularly celebrated for its description of the
natural beauty of Pampa Kshetra
and intensely emotional portrayal of many dramatic incidents. Harihara uses old Kannada in preference to medieval Kannada
in this work. In addition to that he has composed a Champu
Kavya which has to be replete with metrical forms
adapted from Sanskrit.
18 a. Commentaries
19.Books: 1. ‘Hampeya Harihara’, by D.L.Narasimhachar,
1939, Prasaranga,
2. ‘Hariharadeva’, Ed.
by K.G.Kundanagar, 1932, Karnataka Sangha,
3. Please refer to the
bibliography on Harihara.
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