History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c14.25

c14.25

i.e., “So great is the power of Saraswati that even the outcaste Divākara became a courtier of Harṣa on equal terms with Bāṇa and Mayūra.”³ This remarkable passage reveals to us yet another poet named Divākara. Nothing tangible has so far been brought to light concerning this shadowy bard, but his literary excellences and achievements must have sufficed to win him royal recognition and favour.¹