Shri Ram Vijaya is a popular devotional literature composed by Shridhar Swami Nazarekar (1658-1729) in Marathi. It literally means 'Victory to Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu'.
Introduction
The "Shri Ramavijaya" is divided into 40 chapters("adhyaya" in Marathi) and is composed of 9147 couplets ("ovis" in Marathi). In 1891, the "Shri Ramvijaya" was retold in the English language and published by Dubhashi&Co, Bombay.
Until the early 20th century, it was common to recite the Ramvijaya in a gathering of women in middle class Marathi speaking families.
References
- Ayyappappanikkar (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. p. 371.
- Dinakar Dhondo Karve (1963). The New Brahmans: Five Maharashtrian Families. University of California Press. p. 19.
He mentions Harivijay (Victory to God Hari ), Ramavijay (Victory to Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu), Shivlilamrit (The Nectar of Shiva's Play), and Laghu-Guru-Charitra (The Story of Guru ). 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.
- Shri Ram Vijay (in Marathi). Gita Press. 2013.
- Shridhar Swami (2011). D.A.Ghaisas (ed.). Shri Ramvijay (in Marathi). Keshav Bhikaji Dhavale.
- Ramvijaya: The mythological story of Rama. Dubhashi&co. 1891.
- Mandakranta Bose (30 September 2004). The Ramayana Revisited. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 262–. ISBN 978-0-19-516832-7.