Yadavabhyudaya

Yadavabhyudaya
Late 18th century painting of the wedding of Krishna and Rukmini
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ReligionHinduism
AuthorVedanta Desika
LanguageSanskrit
Chapters24

The Yadavabhyudaya (Sanskrit: यादवाभ्युदयम्, romanized: Yādavābhyudayam) is a Sanskrit mahakavya (epic poem)[1] by the Hindu philosopher Vedanta Desika.[2] Written in the fourteenth century CE,[3] the work consists of 24 cantos that describe the life of Krishna as well as the lineage of the Yadava race.[4]

The Yadavabhyudaya is regarded to be a significant work of medieval Sanskrit poetry.[5] It holds the rare distinction of being offered a flattering commentary by the philosopher Appayya Dikshita, who belonged to the Advaita school of thought; the poet Vedanta Desika himself was a proponent of the rival Vishishtadvaita philosophy.[6]

  1. ^ Garg, Gaṅgā Rām (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World. Concept Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 978-81-7022-374-0.
  2. ^ Chari, S. M. S. (1 January 2018). Vaisnavism: Its Philosophy, Theology and Religious Discipline. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 28. ISBN 978-81-208-4135-2.
  3. ^ Kṛṣṇamācāryar, M. (1906). A History of the Classical Sanskrit Literature. Vaijayanti Press. p. 123.
  4. ^ Division, Publications. INDIA: SOCIETY RELIGION AND LITERATURE IN ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PERIODS. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. p. 120. ISBN 978-81-230-2191-1.
  5. ^ Gaidbani, R. N. (1946). "Review of THE YADAVABHYUDAYA OF ŚRI VEDĀNTĀCĀRYA WITH THE COMM. OF APPAYYA DĪKṢITA. Published by University of Mysore Oriental Library Publications Sanskrit Series. 86". Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. 27 (1/2): 170. ISSN 0378-1143. JSTOR 41784892.
  6. ^ Yadavabhyudayam of Vedanta Desika (2 PDFs) (in Sanskrit).