Kadam Rao Padam Rao is the earliest available manuscript in Dakhini masnavi of 4000 lines, written during 1421-1434 AD, by Fakhruddin Nizami of Bidar.[1][2]
It contains a Sufi tale designed to describe the soul's present state and its liberation, in the form of an exciting story: King Kadam Rao wants to learn yoga. But the shrewd yogi bans the king's soul into a parrot, slips into the king's body and rules in his place. The vizier Padam Rao notices it, searches for the King, and finally finds and frees him.[3]
References
- ↑ Mohammad Quli Qutb Shah, Volume 216{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sāhitya Akademi(1996). ISBN 81-260-0233-6
- ↑ URDU LITERATURE. columbia.edu.
- ↑ Classical Urdu literature from the Beginning to Iqbal{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Harassowitz, Wiesbaden (Germany)(1975). ISBN 3-447-01671-X