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AH
pangs of separated love in a distant corner of the land, the
idea of a message of hope to sustain her till the approach-
ing end of the cursed separation, the feeling of brotherly
affection towards the messenger, the unbounded faith in
the messenger's generosity and capacity to discharge the
undertaking, the sight of the auspicious omens, the descrip-
tion of his route, the variety of entertainments to please
him on the way, the spiritual experiences in the several
sacred places along the route and the incidental service to
the Supreme God (Vishnu in this case) elevating the soul
of the messenger and proving quite auspicious for the
work in hand, the description of the destination, the
probable state (physical and mental) of the beloved at
the time of the messenger's approach, the anxiety of the
lover to see the afflicted heart of the beloved, the sweet
message itself, the proof of the messenger's genuineness
and trustworthiness, and lastly the touching benediction
pronounced on the messenger, are the several landmarks
in the poem closely followed from the model. On this
framework Venkatanatha builds his own edifice of a
Kavya, employing his skill in the matter of details of
ornamentation.
The originality for the conception of the plan is
certainly Kalidasa's. No amount of originality on the part
of his successors in the matter of the execution of details
on this plan can entitle them to dispute the palm with
Kalidasa. His title to respect at our hands stands on a
different footing altogether. But among those who have
aimed at his model the claims for title to recognition are
to be determined on the answers to the question-How far
AH
pangs of separated love in a distant corner of the land, the
idea of a message of hope to sustain her till the approach-
ing end of the cursed separation, the feeling of brotherly
affection towards the messenger, the unbounded faith in
the messenger's generosity and capacity to discharge the
undertaking, the sight of the auspicious omens, the descrip-
tion of his route, the variety of entertainments to please
him on the way, the spiritual experiences in the several
sacred places along the route and the incidental service to
the Supreme God (Vishnu in this case) elevating the soul
of the messenger and proving quite auspicious for the
work in hand, the description of the destination, the
probable state (physical and mental) of the beloved at
the time of the messenger's approach, the anxiety of the
lover to see the afflicted heart of the beloved, the sweet
message itself, the proof of the messenger's genuineness
and trustworthiness, and lastly the touching benediction
pronounced on the messenger, are the several landmarks
in the poem closely followed from the model. On this
framework Venkatanatha builds his own edifice of a
Kavya, employing his skill in the matter of details of
ornamentation.
The originality for the conception of the plan is
certainly Kalidasa's. No amount of originality on the part
of his successors in the matter of the execution of details
on this plan can entitle them to dispute the palm with
Kalidasa. His title to respect at our hands stands on a
different footing altogether. But among those who have
aimed at his model the claims for title to recognition are
to be determined on the answers to the question-How far