Study of Civakacintamani

SR No.: 001579
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vijaylaxmi
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1981
Total Pages: 248
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, & Epistemology
File Size: 15 MB

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Study of Civakcintamani
(v) According to the Cc., Civakan, who had fallen in love with Patumai, when he cured her from the effect of poison, met her in the park afterwards and united with her before she was given in marriage to him by her father, 1 The whole description of the incident which took place in the park is according to the early Tamil literary traditions. This is not narrated in the Up.
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(vi) According to the Cc., Civa kan after he left Patumai gave all his ornaments. to a traveller. This incident is not narrated in the Up.
(vil) According to the Cc.. Civakan told the servants who were sent by King Tanapati to search for Civakan, that Civakan would return to Patumai in nine months' time. This is not found in the Up.
6. Kemacariyar ilampakam
The episode of Kêmacari in the Cc. is the counterpart of the story of Ksemasundar in the Up. Except for the fact that Civakan married Kemacari, all the other parts of the story are different. Comparatively this is one of the smallest episodes in the Cc. and the Up. According to the Up., an ascetic had predicted that Kşemasundari would get married to the one on whose arrival the doors of the Jaina temple in that country would open automatically, and the campaka flowers and the other kinds of flowers would appear. But this has been changed by Tevar. In the Cc. it is narrated that according to the prediction Kamacari would feel shy for the first time in her life when she met the man who was to be her husband.
7. Kanakamālaiyār lampakam
The Kanakamalaiyar ilampakam contains a great number of episodes and new events other than the main story. Most of these episodes are found only in the Cc. Even the main story is very different from the story of the Up. According to the Up., Jivandhara won Hemabha (Katakamālai in the Cc.) by showing his skill in archery. Astrologers had predicted that Hemābhā would marry the man who could dispatch an arrow so that it turned round the target and flew back. Jivandhara, who could shoot like that, was offered Hemabha, the daughter of Dridhamitra.
The story is different in the Cc. In the Cc. Civakan first met the prince of the country, Vicayan, the brother of Kanakamalai. Civakaв helped him to pluck some mangoes. Vicayan, who was astonished by the skill of Civa kau, introduced him to his father Tatamittan, the king of the country Emamapuram. The king asked Civakan to teach archery to his sons, and Civakan agreed to do so. The king, pleased with the skill of Civakan, gave his daughter to him in marriage. After the marriage of Jivandhara and Hemabha Nandadhya went to see Jivandhara with the help of Gandharvadatts.
After Nandadhya went to see Jivandhara, his friends also went to see him with the help of Gandharvadatta. On the way Jivandhara's friends met Jivandhara's mother
1 Cc. v. 1329.
2 Ibid, vv. 1115-1137.
3 Ibid, v. 1409.
4 Ibid, vv. 1410-1411