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Sumsamā (18) is a bizarre story of a girl abducted by a robber, recovered by her father and two brothers, not alive, but dead/ The three carrying the dead body are passing through a desert where there is no vegetation and not a drop of water. When the three, with thirst and hunger, are on the brink of death, they eat the girl's flesh and drink her blood. The story is an example of the animal instinct, in its intensity, setting aside all human consideration.
Pundarika ṇāya (19) is a story of two brothers, pundarika and Kandrilka, one, the king and the other, heir apparent, In a youthful exuberance, the king renounced worldly life and became a wandering mendicant. Soon he fell ill and came home to recover. He did recover, but he was loath to resume his monastic life, The younger brother guessed it, stepped down and requested his elder brother to rule the country. He himself became a monk. He too had to face the troubles of monastic life. But ne was not shaken because his resolve was firm. The story is an example of failure of half-hearted decision and success of a well thought out one.
Among the tale-type nayas, Utkṣipta (1) tells the story of birth and renunciation of prince Meghakumāra, son of Ajātaśatru, the king of Magadha. The prince was initiated into the order by Lord Mahāvīra. On the very first night he was allotted a place near the passage at right passers-by would tread on his feet. The prince couldn't have a wink of sleep. the next morning he approached Lord Mahāvīra for permission to return to worldly life. The Lord knowing his feelings, related to Megha his previous birth. Then he was a king elephant. when a wild fire raged, he took shelter at a place a look from the wilderness. Several smaller animals surrounded him. There was such a dearth of space that one would ride on the other. The king elephant raised one of his feet (to scratch another). In the mean time a rabbit jumped into that space. To save the rebbit from being trampled, the elephant held his
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| SR No. | 006701 |
| Book Title | Universal Values of Prakrit Texts |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Prem Suman Jain |
| Publisher | Bahubali Prakrit Vidyapeeth and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan |
| Publication Year | 2011 |
| Total Pages | 368 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 19 MB |