Ramavijaya Explained

Shri Ram Vijaya is a popular devotional literature composed by Shridhar Swami Nazarekar (1658-1729) in Marathi.[1] It literally means 'Victory to Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu'. [2]

Introduction

The "Shri Ramavijaya" is divided into 40 chapters("adhyaya" in Marathi) and is composed of 9147 couplets ("ovis" in Marathi).[3] [4] In 1891, the "Shri Ramvijaya" was retold in the English language and published by Dubhashi&Co, Bombay.[5]

Until the early 20th century, it was common to recite the Ramvijaya in a gathering of women in middle class Marathi speaking families.[6]

References

  1. Book: Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections . 371 . Ayyappappanikkar . 1997.
  2. Book: The New Brahmans: Five Maharashtrian Families. Dinakar Dhondo Karve. University of California Press. 1963. registration. 19. He mentions Harivijay (Victory to God Hari [Shiva]), Ramavijay (Victory to Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu), Shivlilamrit (The Nectar of Shiva's Play), and Laghu-Guru-Charitra (The Story of Guru [the God Dattatreya]). These collections of legends about gods and supernatural figures are typical of traditional Marathi vernacular literature. The first three are by Shridhar (1678- 1728), the most prolific of marathi poets..
  3. Book: Shri Ram Vijay. 2013. Gita Press. Marathi.
  4. Book: Shri Ramvijay. 2011. Shridhar Swami. D.A.Ghaisas. Marathi. Keshav Bhikaji Dhavale.
  5. Book: Ramvijaya: The mythological story of Rama. 1891. Dubhashi&co.
  6. Book: Mandakranta Bose. The Ramayana Revisited. 30 September 2004. Oxford University Press, USA. 978-0-19-516832-7. 262–.

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