When Kali came back, the woodcutter refused to allow her in, unless she made him wise. The princess advised the woodcutter to enter into a temple of Kali, and when she went for a walk, he locked himself in. He was a foolish woodcutter who was made to act wise by the courtiers of a proud princess and thus convinced the princess to marry him. There is a folk story about how he came about to write this stotra. I have attempted to retain the same style
In this case, the entire Dandakam is a single sentence from start to the end. Dandakam is that poetry where some of the lines have more than 26 syllables. He has employed a poetic style called Dandakam in writing this prayer. Shyamala Dandakam is perhaps the greatest stotra written by him eulogizing the mother goddess Shyamala. He is extremely famous for the use of appropriate similes and metaphors. He wrote many great dramas like Shakunthalam and great epics like Kumara Sambhavam, Malavikagni mithram, the message poetry called Megha Sandesham, etc.
Kalidasa was one of the great Sanskrit poets. Shyamala Dandakam Lyrics in English with Meaning:
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