Karṇāṭa Classical Series 3

Kanakadāsa's Rāmadhānyacaritre

A commentary by Nagarathnamma

2026163 pagesISBN 978-81-985025-0-6₹300

Composed by the saint-poet Kanakadasa, Rāmadhānyacaritre occupies a distinctive place in Haridāsa literature as an allegorical and satirical narrative. Set within Rama's world, the work stages a dispute between rice and ragi over their relative worth, and turns this quarrel into a pointed meditation on pride, social valuation, and ethical judgement, culminating in Rama's decisive arbitration. Written in Bhāminī ṣaṭpadi, the poem draws on a folk-like narrative frame while shaping it into a memorable literary argument.