Smaradahana
| Smaradahana Asmaradhana Asmaradana | |
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| An Old Javanese poem (kakawin) | |
| The scenes from the Smaradahana depicted in Balinese painting made by I Ketut Gedé c. 1890 | |
| Original title | Asmaradhana | 
| Country | Indonesia | 
| Language | Old Javanese (Kawi) | 
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Smaradahana, also known as Smaradhana, Asmaradhana, Asmaradahana, Asmaradana, Asmarandhana, or Asmarandana is an old Javanese poem (kakawin) written by Mpu Dharmaja as the eulogy for King Kameçvara of Kediri in early-12th century East Java. The story describes the disappearance of Kamajaya (the Hindu god of love) and Kamaratih (the Hindu goddess of love) from Svargaloka after being burnt by a fire that burst from the third eye of Shiva.: 179–180 Their spirits fall upon the earth where incarnated as human beings, their spirits seduce and inspire lovers' hearts.