Dhurtakhyan

SR No.: 001861
Original Sutra Author: Haribhadrasuri
Author: Jinvijay
Publisher: Saraswati Pustak Bhandar Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 160
Language: Sanskrit, Prakrit, Gujarati
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Story, Literature, P000, & P030
File Size: 14 MB

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CRITICAL STUDY
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Haribhadra; perind Upasunda. Acousmaha, by putting and her body w
III. *3*. 27-37: SUNDA AND NISUNDA DESTROYED BY TILOTTAMĀ.-Mbh., Adi. (critical ed.), 201-4.-Upasunda of the Mbh. is called Nisunda by Haribhadra; perhaps it is & contamination with Nikumbha, the name of the father of Sunda and Upasunda. According to Mbh., Tilottamā was created by Višvakarman, at the instruction of Pitāmaha, by putting together all that was beautiful in the three worlds. She was like Laksmī, and her body was a veritable mine of jewels ( 203. 12–17). Haribhacira, however, says that she was created by taking bits from gods.
III. *4* 38-44: HANUMAT PIECED TOGETHER.- Compare Rāmāyaṇa, Kişkindba-kānda, 66. 8-28, also Uttara-, 35-36.--Hanumat's life in his childhood is given in the Rāmāyaṇa according to which it is Indra that wounded him, while he jumped at the Sun, on the left chin whereby he came to be known as Hanuman (66. 24). The instruction of the mother that he should eat red fruits, her lamentation, smashing of his body by the Sun's kick, subsequent piecing together of the same, and the substitution of the chin : all these events, though referred to by Haribhadra, are not mentioned in the Rámāyaṇa in the above contexts.
III. *5*. 46-52: HANUMAT BRINGS WOUND-HEALING MEDICINE. Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha-kāņda, Sarga 101, also Sarga 74 (especially verse 70) and Sarga 50.-The details noted by Haribhadra are practically covered by the above contexts in the Rāmāyaṇa.
III. *6*. 53-86: BIRTH OF MauĀSENA.-Compare Mbh., Aranyakaparvan (critical ed), 213-14; Brahmapurāņa, Adhyā., 128.7-23; Matsyapurāņa, chap. 158. 26.; Väyupurāņa, Chap. 72.--According to the Mbh., Svābā, the daughter of Dakşa, satisfied the passion of Agni by assuming the formy of the six wives of Saptarsis (excepting Arundhati, whose form she couid not assurde). She received the semen in hand; and with a desire that she should not be seen, she flew taking the form of a Garudi. The semen was dropped in a golden pot six times, and therein was born Mahāsena with six heads etc. He is also called Rudra's son, Rudra being identified with Agni (218. 27f.) and Svāhā with Umā (220.9). According to the Brahma- and the Matsya-purāņa, Agni assumes the form of a parrot and approaches Sambhū and Umä. Agni drops semen in the Krttikās and Kārtika was thus born. Haribhadra plainly says devā gabbh'uvaghūyaṁ viciṁtamti, but the Sanskrit and Gujarāti versions indicate that gods wanted from Siva and Umà a son who would destroy Tarakāsura. Something like the legend which Haribhadra has in view is found in the Vayupurāņa. The text of Váyupurāņa admits a sad confusion of various myths about Mahasena, but it clearly says that Indra did not want any issue to be born from Sankara and Umā; so he cent Agni to them. The concluding details are slightly different. Seeing that the semen had fallen out of her body, Umā forced Agni to hold it in his stomach; he later sought the help of Gangā who delivered in a Himalayan valley; and a mighty son was born.
1 The relevant lines run thus: Brutalface HTİRTTUIR GETI Bfa: fic & II ताभ्यां मैथुनसक्ताभ्यामपत्योद्भवभीरुणा । तयोः सकाशमिन्द्रेण प्रेषितो हव्यवाहनः ।। अनयो रतिविघ्नं च त्वमाचर हुताशन । सर्वत्र गत
व त्वं न दोषो विद्यते तदा।