This electronic edition of the Rmakr. navilomakvya of Sryadsa, typed for a a u a . s. the Gaud Grantha Mandira (www.granthamandira.

org) by Toke Linde. ya gaard Knudsen, is based on the following printed source: Rmakrsna-viloma-kvya of Daivaja Sr Srya Pandita with an Autoa a n u .. . .. Commentary. Edited with the Marmaprakik Hindi Commentary as a and Introduction by Dr Kmesvara Ntha Mira. The Haridas Sanskrit a a s Series 288. Varanasi: The Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Oce, 1970. Sryadsa (1507-1588 CE) was born into a learned family of the bhradvu a a a jagotra settled in Prthaura on the Godvar His father was the well-known a a . astronomer Jnarja, who also acted as his teacher. Exceptionally gifted, na a Sryadsas works include poetry, philosophy, mathematics, astronomy and u a Vedic exegesis. The work present here, the Rmakr. navilomakvya, shows Sryadsas a a u a . s. skill in composing poetry. The second line of each verse consists of the syllables of the rst line reversed. The rst lines tell the story of the god Rma, the second ones the story of the god Krsna. a .. . Providence, RI, U.S.A. 7 November 2004

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