Vikramōrvaśīyam

Vikramōrvaśīyam

Vikramōrvaśīyam (Sanskrit: विक्रमूर्वशीय) is a Sanskrit play by medieval Indian poet Kalidasa, on the Vedic love story of king Pururavas and celestial nymph Urvashi.

Plot

King Pururavas falls in love with a celestial nymph named Urvashi. After writing her mortal suitor a love letter on a birch leaf, Urvashi returns to the heavens to perform in a celestial play. However, she is so smitten that she misses her cue and pronounces her lover's name during the performance. As a punishment for ruining the play, Urvashi is banished from heaven, but cursed to return the moment her human lover lays eyes on the child that she will bear him. After a series of mishaps, including Urvashi's temporary transformation into a vine, the curse is eventually lifted, and the lovers are allowed to remain together on Earth.

ee also

* Sanskrit literature
* Sanskrit drama


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