Raghuvira Gadyam

Raghuvira Gadyam
19th century painting of an enthroned Rama, National Museum, New Delhi.
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ReligionHinduism
AuthorVedanta Desika
LanguageSanskrit
Verses96

The Raghuvira Gadyam (Sanskrit: रघुवीरगद्यम्, romanizedRaghuvīragadyam), also rendered the Mahavira Vaibhavam, is a Sanskrit hymn written by the Hindu philosopher Vedanta Desika.[1] Comprising 96 verses, the Raghuvira Gadyam extols Rama, an avatar of the deity Vishnu. The hymn describes various episodes of the epic Ramayana, composed in the kathora-sukumara poetic style.[2]

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  2. ^ Narasimhachary, Mudumby (2004). Śrī Vedānta Deśika. Sahitya Akademi. p. 33. ISBN 978-81-260-1890-1.