Sanskrit sources of Kerala history
by Suma Parappattoli | 2010 | 88,327 words
This study deals with the history of Kerala based on ancient Sanskrit sources, such as the Keralamahatmyam. The modern state known as Keralam or Kerala is situated on the Malabar Coast of India. The first chapter of this study discusses the historical details from the inscriptions. The second chapter deals with the historical points from the Mahatm...
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18. Other Campus bearing on Kerala history
Ardramaholsava Campu[1] by Keralavarma Tampuran of Neytallur dealing on the Tiruvatira festival celebrated at Pantalam.
Indrasabha[2] is a campu kavya written by Kunnampu kurup of Kuttamattu dealing with an account of the life of the people in modern Kerala.
indraḥ—tarhi prathamaṃ keralacaritraṃ meśrāvyam
bāliḥ—daṇḍena paṅkuriva dūradiśaṃ vivakṣan nirlajja eva bhavatā mahanīyavācāṃ vakṣāmyanāptavacanopyahamādhunīkam |
This is in the form of a discussion among Indra Bali -Narada and Brhaspati in the court of Indra in two sections called vilasas.
Kasiyatra-prabantha[3] of Paccu Muttat of Vaikkom dealing on the pilgrimage of king Virakerala Varma of Cochin to Benaras in 1852.
Kirtivilasa[4] of Rama Svami Sastri of Ilattur is a campu composed in 1858 in eulogy of Ayilyam Tirunal, when he was Yuvaraja. Only one Ullasa is now available.
Krsnavarma-prasasti[5] is a campu written by Nilakandhan Mussat of Manantala on Krisna Varma Tampuran of Katathanad.
Manavikramabhupala-carita[6] (Manavikramiya) of Vedantaramanujacarya, eulogising the Zamorin of Calicut, who was the son of Manorama and who died in 1856 and describing his pilgrimage.
Nayanidarasana[7] of Kumaranallur Vipra is a Campu deals with the construction of a special palace at Kutamalur for Devanarayana.
Sri Visakha Tulabhara Prabandha[8] of A.R. Raja Varma on the Tulabhara ceremony conducted by Visakham Tirunal Maharaja of Travancore.
Tirunal Prabandha[9] of Kerala Varma Valiya Koiltampuran written in honour of the birthday celebration of Ayilyam Tirunal
kaluṣarahitanirjāyātmakaḥ puṇyakarmā
kṛtabahula sukarmā pārthivaḥ prāptaśarmā
ciramavatu sudharmādhīśitastulyadharmā
pradalitaripumarmā kṣmāmimāṃ rāmavarmā ||
Above mentioned these dramas and campus sheds some light on the dark period of Kerala History.
Footnotes and references:
[2]:
Ibid -V -P 233 -237
[4]:
Kerala Sahitya Caritram, Ullur -IV -188 -189; Keraleya Samskrita Sahitya Caritram -IV -P 408; Vinjanadeepika -III -Pp 299 -301
[5]:
Keraleya Samskrita Sahitya Caritram -VI -P 170
[6]:
Ibid IV -P 252; Kerala Sahitya Caritram, Ullur -IV -P 110 -112; KSLB -P 357; Kerala Sanskrit Literature -P 266
[7]:
Ibid -P 346 -347; Kerala Sahitya Caritram, Ullur -III -P 53 -56
[8]:
Ibid -VI -P 42; Kerala Sahitya Caritram, Ullur -V-P 805