04 Yashodhara
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This poem was published in 1933 AD. Maithilisharan Gupta wrote this Peom at the request of his younger brother Siyaram Sharan Gupt . This poem is about the story of Gautam Buddha 's great sacrifice. But, special importance has been given to the spiritual suffering of Yashodhara , the wife of Gautam Buddha. Overall, Yashodhara is presented as an ideal wife, superior mother and a strong feminine character. But the poet has also protected and kept intact Buddha's traditional and noble character.
About Maithili Sharan Gupt (3rd August, 1886 - 12th December, 1964), he was one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He was a recipient of the third highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Bhushan (1954) and also he was given the title of Rashtra Kavi by Mahatma Gandhi.
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