Critical Study Of Paumacariyam

SR No.: 022643
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: K R Chandra
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology and Ahimsa
Publication Year: 1970
Total Pages: 672
Language: English, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_English & Book_Devnagari
File Size: 18 MB

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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE RAMA-STORY
75 and Sugrīva receive Rāma as Bhagavān (4.3). Sugrīva is ignorant of the identity of the kidnapper of Sītā (4.5).
B. Cause of Sugriva's distress :
According to the PCV, Vidyā dhara Sāhasagati, the son of Khecara Cakrāůka being enamoured of the beauty of Tárā, demands her in marriage from her father Jvalanasimha of Jyotipura. Jvalanasimha rejects his proposal on the ground of his short span of life as foretold by a sage and marries Tārā (Sutārā) to Sugrīva. Bearing this enmity Sāhasagati masters the 'rūpaparivattanakarī' Vidyā in the Himalayas (10.1-13). He transforming himself as real Sugrīva, goes to Kişkindhipura to establish sexual relations with Tārā. A duel follows between the real and the impostor Sugrīva. As it becomes quite impossible to identify the true one, both of them are expelled from the city. Han umat is called for to settle the issue, but he is also in a fix and he returns in vain (47.23,38). The impostor is also called 'duttho māyāvi Danavo' (47.13).
According to the VR, the cause of depriving Sugrīva of his wife and expelling him from the territory is that he occupies the throne of Vāli considering that the latter has died.
The VR narrates that Vāli, the elder brother of Sugrīva bore enmity with Māyāvī (Asura), the son of Dundubhil (4.9.4) for a certain woman. Once Māyāví challenged Vāli for a fight. The latter chasing the former entered a hollow land (bila) leaving behind Sugrīva to wait at the opening of the 'bila'. Sugrīva stayed there for a year and saw some blood flowing out of the hollow. Considering it to be a sign of the death of Vali, Sugrīva closed the opening with a slab of stone to escape any further atrocity from Māyāvī and returned to Kişkindhā. The ministers then enthroned him. But in course of time Vali returned safe after having killed Māyāvi (also called Dănava 4.9. 22). Vāli got enraged at the faithlessness of Sugrīva. He did not excuse him, but kidnapped his wife? and expelled him from the city. . Helpless Sugrīva took shelter in the Rşyamūka hill where Vali could not go because of the fear of the curse of a sage (4.11.64).
In the PCV there is no enmity between Vali and Sugriva. The name of the wife of Vāli is not mentioned. Vāli voluntarily renounces the kingdom for Sugrīva on the occasion of a battle with Rāvana for the
1. At 7.12.13 Māvāyi and Dundubhi are called brothers and the sons of Maya
Dänava. 2. Her name is Rumi (4.18.19; 4.20.28; 4.35.5). Tūrā is the wife of Vali (4.20,2;
4.11.37;; 4.15.6).