• DR. SANTIGOPAL DAS

Abstract There are many noble creations in ancient age. In this era we find Vedas, Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas, dramas etc. There we see the descriptions of ‘akhyanas’, ‘upakhyanas’ and discussions on praise for Gods, Yajna (sacrifice), sprituallity, astronomy, astrology, chemistry, medical science, Vastusastra, mathematics, moral science, environmental studies etc. in this literature. Here also we see the contents of disaster management, which is relevant to ages. In the ‘ākhyānas’ and Upākhyānas, speeches of Arthasastra of Kautilya etc. we see the descriptions of disasters and about its management. Here I will mention two such incidents from the ‘ākhyānas’ and Upākhyānas where we see these disasters and its management. One is sage Durvasa’s curse and its management in the fourth act of ‘Abhijnānaśakuntalam’ and another is a childhood story of Lord Sri Krishna. We know this as ‘giri Govardhan Upākhyāna. Here we see how disaster was created by Lord Indra and Sri Krishna saves people from the danger.

Key words Disaster, Management, Sanskrit literature, Abhijnānaśakuntalam, Durvasa, Sakuntala, Anasuya, Priyamvada, ākhyāna, Upākhyāna, Sri Krishna, Indra, Vrindavan, Govordhan

"Disaster Management in Sanskrit Literature: A Study from ‘Abhijnānaśakuntalam’ and ‘Giri Govardhana Upākhyāna’ of Lord Sri Krishna", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.580-582, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906P83.pdf

"Disaster Management in Sanskrit Literature: A Study from ‘Abhijnānaśakuntalam’ and ‘Giri Govardhana Upākhyāna’ of Lord Sri Krishna", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp580-582, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906P83.pdf