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His Chanda-kausika describes in five acts the well-know** story of Harischandra. It begins with the performance o some expiatory ceremonies to avert evil omens and portend s> passes through the violent demands of Viswamitra, slavery of the king under a Chandala and the death prince Rohitasva and concludes with the restoration to and coronation of the prince by Dharma. The play is w constructed though it shows no intricacy in its development: There are scenes of tender pathos and sincere The truthfulness of Harischandra is prominently brought — the moral end which the poet must have had in his mind at the moment of his choice of this story. However neitlrei* the thought nor the verse claims much originality thoug'lbi there is much lyric beauty everywhere.
Krishnamisra was by tradition an ascetic of the order. With a view to propagate the Advaita philosophy, tie* schooled many of the young men of his country, but with due? deference to his own asrama. Among them was one who was* quite averse to all philosophy and who devoted his valuable? hours to the study of the dramatic and the erotic literature**slabs on which the work was written! wef s. jdi^cijyered by at* •of his writings.congratulation*