Editing Simhavishnu (section)

==Contribution to literature==
Simhavishnu is known to have been the patron of the [[Sanskrit]] poet [[Bharavi]], who wrote of the duel between [[Lord Shiva|Siva]] and [[Arjuna]] known as Kirata Arjuneeya, after which Shiva blessed Arjuna with the divine [[Pashupatastra]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fTLlcGlkdjkC&dq=pasupata'+missile&pg=PA200   David Smith, ''The Dance of Siva: Religion, Art and Poetry in South India,'' Cambridge (2004) p.200] {{ISBN|0-521-52865-8}}</ref>  The structure of Bharavi's play suggests that it was written for ''[[koodiyattam]]'' plays for worship in temples during festivals. Kirata Arjuneeya is used as a subject for ''koodiyattam'' performances even today.