About the Book: Three Hundred Verses: Musings On Life Love And Renunciation
Young, doe-eyed maidens beguile lovelorn men. Timeless wisdom is dispensed
through brief, colourful vignettes. The bounty of the earth is celebrated even
as the seasons bear witness to the amorous play of lovers. In Three Hundred
Verses, Bhartrihari, one of the greatest Sanskrit poets of all time, brilliantly
expounds on our most enduring concerns and dilemmas: living, loving and leaving.
Although composed centuries ago, the full force of his genius is abundantly
evident in these poems, bursting with lush imagery and brimming with deep
philosophical musings. Covering a wide range of themes-from the first stirrings
of