कुमारसम्भवम् (महाकवि कालिदास - संस्कृत मूल एवं हिन्दी अनुवाद)

11 ) poetry describing it by " the transference of an epithet," or, कुमारस्य सम्भवः कुमारसम्भवः, स वर्णितोऽस्मिन् काव्ये तत् कुमारसम्भवम् i. e., the poem in which the birth of Kumâra has been described will be called Kumârsambhavam. For the benefit of students we give below a summary of (4) The Story. the story of the first eight cantos in English :- Canto 1.—At the outset the reader meets with a graphic description of Himâlaya, the lord of mountains. From his wife Menâ he had a son and a daughter, named Mainâka and Pârvatî respectively. The latter is mentioned to have been in her previous birth Satî, the daughter of Daksha and the wife of Shiva. Then follows a description of Pârvatî's childhood and youth. When she is of marriageable age, her father is informed by Nârada, the ever-travelling sage, that she would be married to Shiva. Hearing this, Himâlaya sends his daughter with her two friends to wait upon Shiva, who had adopted the life of an ascetic after the death of his wife Satî. Canto 2.—Simultaneously with this the gods were being very much harassed in heaven by a demon, named Târaka, to get rid of whom they go to Brahmâ. They relate all their troubles to him and in reply are told that the only person who could rescue the world from the clutches of this demon would be the son of Shiva. At this the gods think of the marriage of Shiva and are informed by Brahmâ that Pârvatî, who was waiting upon Shiva, was the only suitable match for Shiva, and that the son got through their marriage will serve their purpose. Canto 3.—Then to create the passion of love in the heart of Shiva, Indra calls on Kâmadeva, who accompanied by Vasant (the Vernal Season) as his helper, sets out on his mission. The nature surrounding Shiva, all of a sudden, puts on the garb of कु० सं०—२