Poems on Renunciation Vairāgyaśataka This poem is a collection of hundred verses on the merits of renunciation, the unconditional love of realized souls, the...
Nīlakaṇṭhavijayacampū A Summary of the Story Written in the campū style with a mixture of prose and poetry, this work is based on the mythological story of h...
Sarga 6 The sixth Sarga describes Bhagīratha's efforts at procuring Gaṅgā from Śiva through penance and praise. Trickling from ¾iva’s dreadlocks, the river, no...
Gaṅgāvataraṇam This work, in eight Sargas, describes the story of how the celestial river, Gaṅgā, descended to the world of mortals. The potted contents of thi...
The fifteenth Sarga begins with a description of the rainy season – कटु भेकगणेन चुक्रुशे कलकेकामुखरेषु केकिषु | कवयः कवयन्तु तावता कविपाशः किमुपैति मूकताम् |...
The subsequent sarga contains descriptions of a counsel between Taṭātakā, Malayadhvaja’s daughter and her minister, Sumati, followed by a description of the eve...
Nīlakaṇṭhadīkṣita’s Time, Place and Family Background In its literary history that spans several millennia, Sanskrit has been enriched by the works of innumera...