Ramavijaya
Shri Ram Vijaya is a popular devotional literature composed by Shridhar Swami Nazarekar (1658-1729) in Marathi.[1] It literally means 'Victory to Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu'. [2]
Introduction
The "Shri Ramavijaya" is divided into 40 chapters("adhyaya" in Marathi) and is composed of 9147 couplets ("ovis" in Marathi).[3][4] In 1891, the "Shri Ramvijaya" was retold in the English language and published by Dubhashi&Co, Bombay.[5]
Until the early 20th century, it was common to recite the Ramvijaya in a gathering of women in middle class Marathi speaking families.[6]
References
- ^ Ayyappappanikkar (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. p. 371.
- ^ Dinakar Dhondo Karve (1963). The New Brahmans: Five Maharashtrian Families. University of California Press. p. 19.
He mentions Harivijay (Victory to God Hari [Shiva]), Ramavijay (Victory to Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu), Shivlilamrit (The Nectar of Shiva's Play), and Laghu-Guru-Charitra (The Story of Guru [the God Dattatreya]). These collections of legends about gods and supernatural figures are typical of traditional Marathi vernacular literature. The first three are by Shridhar (1678- 1728), the most prolific of marathi poets.
- ^ Shri Ram Vijay (in Marathi). Gita Press. 2013.
- ^ Shridhar Swami (2011). D.A.Ghaisas (ed.). Shri Ramvijay (in Marathi). Keshav Bhikaji Dhavale.
- ^ Ramvijaya: The mythological story of Rama. Dubhashi&co. 1891.
- ISBN 978-0-19-516832-7.