Epic poem · 1810
The Curse of Kehama
A Hindu mythological epic in twenty-four sections, in irregular rhymed stanzas: the Rajah Kehama curses the peasant Ladurlad, who is drawn into a pursuit that reaches the Swerga and the hell of Padalon.
Contents · 24 parts
- I. The Funeralabout 200 lines
- II. The Curseabout 180 lines
- III. The Recoveryabout 140 lines
- IV. The Departureabout 140 lines
- V. The Separationabout 230 lines
- VI. Casyapaabout 190 lines
- VII. The Swergaabout 330 lines
- VIII. The Sacrificeabout 180 lines
- IX. The Home Sceneabout 190 lines
- X. Mount Meruabout 360 lines
- XI. The Enchantressabout 280 lines
- XII. The Sacrifice Completedabout 130 lines
- XIII. The Retreatabout 270 lines
- XIV. Jaga-Nautabout 230 lines
- XV. The City of Balyabout 230 lines
- XVI. The Ancient Sepulchresabout 360 lines
- XVII. Balyabout 160 lines
- XVIII. Kehama's Descentabout 150 lines
- XIX. Mount Calasayabout 220 lines
- XX. The Embarkationabout 110 lines
- XXI. The World's Endabout 160 lines
- XXII. The Gate of Padalonabout 240 lines
- XXIII. Padalonabout 290 lines
- XXIV. The Amreetaabout 320 lines