The protagonist, a servant of Kubera exiled for an unknown transgression, provides directions so that the title character may find a woman "who shall seem the Creator's masterwork," and prays that the title character's majesty will be augmented by the monsoons.
The "adopted son" of the protagonist of this work is described as "a young coral tree, bending its blossom clusters," and lives near the gateway arch of a palace. The protagonist meets the title character at the end of Ashadha, "arresting as an elephant stooping to strike a stream-bank in play." In this poem, the title character is warned that although the temple girls will cast sidelong glances "extending like a row of bees," it must continue to Alaka. The protagonist, a servant of Kubera exiled for an unknown transgression, provides directions so that the title character may find a woman "who shall seem the Creator's masterwork," and prays that the title character's majesty will be augmented by the monsoons. For 10 points, name this lyric poem about a yaksha who convinces the passing title character to relay a dispatch to his wife, attributed to Kalidasa.
The "adopted son" of the protagonist of this work is described as "a young coral tree, bending its blossom clusters," and lives near the gateway arch of a palace.
“The {Cloud Messenger}” [or “{Meghaduta}”]