The Kālidāsa creator Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) 1826-1906 text utu 2010 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Birth of the War-God: A Poem by Kálidása" by Kālidāsa is an epic poem thought to have been composed in the 5th century. When the demon Taraka terrorizes the gods, only a son of Shiva can defeat him—but the ascetic god has withdrawn from the world. Parvati must win Shiva's love through intense penance while the gods desperately scheme to unite them. This classical Sanskrit work blends romance, divine drama, and heroic destiny as it chronicles the fateful birth of the war-god Kartikeya. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kum%C4%81rasambhava Release date is 2010-04-12 Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) Original publication data not identified Sanskrit poetry -- Translations into English PK Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31968 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31968 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133729.0 31968