I love the Clay Sanskrit Library. The books are similar to the Loeb Classical Library and if you're a book geek like I am, there's nothing better than this. The Birth of Kumara is one of Kalidasa's major works and outlines the courtship of Kumara's parents -- Shiva and Parvati -- prior to his birth. I'm no Sanskritist, but I still wish they'd include the actual Devanangari scrip in these editions, but I guess the cost of doing so might make the editions cost too much. The language of the text is beautiful and engaging. It's great that these sort of texts -- pretty much ignored in the west -- are now available. ( )