[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vernacular Literatures](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular) › [Old Javanese literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kawi) › [Court epics in Indian metres](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kawi.kakawin) › The Burning of Smara # The Burning of Smara (Smaradahana) Kakawin on Śiva's burning of the love god Kāma, written for King Kāmeśvara of Kaḍiri. - **Language:** Old Javanese - **Date:** 1115–1135 CE - **Author:** [Mpu Dharmaja](https://indike.org/pramana/person/mpu-dharmaja) - **Place:** Kaḍiri (Kediri) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) ## Based on - [Kumārasaṃbhava](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.saiva.kumarasambhava.3-4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kawi.kakawin.smaradahana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vernacular.kawi.kakawin.smaradahana) · Pramāṇa