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THE WORSHIP OF BEAUTY

This

is

a creative and

critical

commentary on the

beautiful

San-

skrit hymn to KALI, The Universal Mother, written by Kalidasa, the greatest of the Sanskrit poets in a select metre Aswa - dhati, named after

a scintillating work
interbristling with a bewildering yet beautiful variety of word pictures,
laced with the symbols of mythological characters and unknown, unfamiliar and startlingly new images that come one over the other Sike a
cascade. In this hymn we ca'ich a glimpse of the beauty of the Universal
Mother, the attractive qualities of Her Head and Heart, the grace and
grandeur of Her movements, the charm of Her physical appearance ail
We
and
combined in a perfect harmony.
completely
get spontaneously
absorbed in and identified with that Universal Beauty, the beauty of R?an-

the brisk pace of a horse at a gallop.

man

the divine beauty

in its full

The hymn

is

manifestation.

presenting and interpreting the contents of this marvellously

beautiful work of Kalidasa, Dr. Mellachervu Bhanu Prasada Rao, a
well-informed scholar of conspicuous ability, has produced a masterin

a brilliant work of critical understanding. With

and
his vast erudition
dazzling skill and with the sweep and depth of his
consummate scholarship coupled with a rare insight, Dr. Bhanu Prasada
Rao could successfully unearth the hidden meanings of many a mind-

piece

in literary criticism,

boggling metaphors of Kalidasa and could thus kindle the flame of poetry in capsules. Mr Bhanu's keen sense of research is evident through
out the book which is thought-provoking, being an original attempt at a
re-interpretation of the poem in a new light.
The commentary is exquisite and exhaustive. The style is irre-

and vibrating. The text together with the commentary shakes,

of his heart and makes him sing
jolts and moves the reader to the core
a real treat for the reader who
is
with
him
dance
and incites
to
joy.
and
wants to become aesthetically
socially aware as a poet.
become
Dr. Bhanti has already
popular with his fascinating thePotana Bhagavatam Sringaram and now this charming comsjs,
sistible

It

mentary, "Devi Aswadhati,"

is

quite another feather

in

his cap.

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