Mahakal Temple as Depicted in Meghasandesham

Abstract

Kalidasa was a great Indian poet and dramatist in classical Sanskrit literature. His versatility in art and literature gave him a prominent status among other Sanskrit scholars. He was great, using in the simile and charming in Kavyas. Kalidasa, who composed many, works on Sanskrit literature. Meghasandesham  is the most specialty in his poems because the depicted cities and their cultural aspects are influenced for human life especially the city of Ujjaini and there where famous temple Mahakala.Ujjayini is located in the banks of River Kshipra currently situated in the state of Madhyapradesh.  Ujjayini is one among the seven holy pilgrim place of hindus, Ayodhya, Madhura, Kashi, Kanchi, Avanthikapuri, Dwaravathi are the others.

The Meghasandesham is broadly divided into two parts. The first part is called poorvamegha and the second part is also known as Uttaramegha. The eternal beauty of nature was widely discussed in Poorvamegha. In this paper aimed at the specialties of city and its culture aspects in Kalidasa's Meghasasndesham.