Vasant Vijay includes a reference to
Pandu, the mythical father of the five
Pandavas in the Indian epic poem
Mahabharata.
Vasant Vijay narrates an episode from the
Adi Parva (
The Book of the Beginning) of
Mahabharata. Pandu kills a mating deer, for which he is cursed to undergo a similar death. Pandu tries to get rid of the curse by observing celibacy but under the profound influence of spring, he loses his self-control and has sex with his wife
Madri, who is hesitant, knowing its fatal consequence. In
Vasant Vijay, Kant narrates the episode in a dramatic manner in a classical, metrical style. The triumph of spring symbolises the triumph of lust and the destiny of the human predicament. ==Reception==