A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s6.96

v3.c35.s6.96

The Kirātārjunīya served as model for Māgha's epic the Śiśupālavadha², that is likewise esteemed as one of the most important pieces of poerty. [The usually accepted date of Māgha is the latter part of the 7th century A.D. But what appears as fairly certain is that the lower inmost limit to his age is provided by the quotations from his poem by Vāmana (c. 800 A.D.) and Ānandavardhana (900 A. D.). In a stanza found in the Śiśupālavadha, he says that his grand'father Suprabhavadeva was a minister of a king Varmala *(v. v. ll.* Varmalāta, Dharmanābha, Dharmanātha and Nirmalāta), of whom an inscription of c. 625 A.D. exists. But this date and identification of the king have not been proved beyond doubt.]³