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Smaradahana Asmaradhana Asmaradana
An Old Javanese poem (kakawin)
The scenes from the Smaradahana depicted in Balinese painting made by I Ketut Gedé c. 1890
Original title	Asmaradhana
Country	Indonesia
Language	Old Javanese (Kawi)

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Smaradahana, also known as Smaradhana, Asmaradhana, Asmaradahana, Asmaradana, Asmarandhana, or Asmarandana is an old Javanese poem (kakawin) written by Mpu Dharmaja as the eulogy for King Kameçvara of Kediri in early-12th century East Java. The story describes the disappearance of Kamajaya (the Hindu god of love) and Kamaratih (the Hindu goddess of love) from Svargaloka after being burnt by a fire that burst from the third eye of Shiva.^[1]^{: 179–180} Their spirits fall upon the earth where incarnated as human beings, their spirits seduce and inspire lovers' hearts.^[2]

^ Cœdès, George (1968). The Indianized states of Southeast Asia. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824803681.
^ Soekmono, Dr R. (1973). Pengantar Sejarah Kebudayaan Indonesia 2 [The Introduction of Indonesian Culture 2] (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Penerbit Kanisius. p. 117. ISBN 979-413-290-X.