Sribhargavaraghaviyam

Śrībhārgavarāghavīyam () (2002), meaning Of Parashurama and Rama, is a Sanskrit epic poem (Mahākāvya) made by Jagadguru Rambhadracharya (1950–) in 2002. It is made of 2121 verses in 40 Sanskrit and Prakrit metres and is separated into 21 cantos (Sargas) and each contains 101 verses. The epic is the story of the two Rama Avatars – Parashurama and Rama. This is found in the Ramayana and other Hindu books. Bhārgava is used for Parashurama, as he was born in the family of the religious teacher Maharishi Bhrigu, while Rāghava is used for to Rama as he was born in the royal family of king Raghu. The poet was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit in 2005, and many other awards for this work.

A copy of the epic with a Hindi commentary by the poet himself was published by the Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University, Chitrakuta, Uttar Pradesh. The book was released by the then prime minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee on October 30, 2002.

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Other websites
 A Sanskrit only text of the epic 
 A list of corrections in the published version 
 The single consonant verses from the epic with the Sanskrit commentary by the poet

Category:Epic poems
Category:Sanskrit
Category:Indian literature