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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A CRITICAL STUDY OF PAUMACARIYAM
6. Meeting of Hanu with Bharata while bringing the medicine to cure the wounded Lakṣmaṇa.
7. Hanu's meeting with Vibhīṣaṇa during his mission to Lankā.
8. Bow introduced specially for the 'svayamvara' of Sītā, Voluntary exile of Rama (specially a favour for Bharata), Prophecy about the destined killer of Vali (Ravana in the PCV), Association of Lakṣmaṇa with Rama in the episode of killing of Vali (sham Sugrīva in the PCV), Bringing of the medicine by Hanumat before the sun-rise, Performing of penances by Rama.
9. Bharata and Satrughna as real brothers, Elevating the character of Dasaratha (on the occasion of declaring Rāma as his heir to the throne), Hanumat's love episode, Performing of penances by Sitā.
10. Ravana's attempt to foil the birth of any son to Dasaratha, Kaikey's love marriage with Dasaratha, Initial betrothal of Sītā with Rama, Taking of Shelter under Rama by Vibhiṣaṇa along with his army, Appearance of Garuda in the battlefield at the request of Rama, Procuring medicinal water particularly from Bharata, Sending of a peace proposal to Rama by Ravana through his envoy, Killing of Ravana by Lakṣmaṇa, Digvijaya by Rama (or Lakṣmaṇa in PCV), Marriages of Lava and Kuśa, Narada as the instigator of thebattle between Rama & his sons, Association of water-reservoir with Sita's ordeal, Performing of penances by Hanumat, Continuation of the enmity of both Rama and Sita with Ravana from the previous births.
Details as discussed in the preceding pages and Chs. 3 and 4 show that the tradition of the Rama-story of PCV has been iufluencing nonJaina works up to the recent century, belonging to the Buddhist as Iwell as the Brahmanical fold. The Buddhist work are a few i.e. the Khotani Ramayana and the Rama Jataka of Syama whereas the Brahmanical works are numerous-religious and secular or ornate. The religious ones are the Puranas, sectarian Ramayanas and other religious works whereas the ornate ones are poems, dramas and narratives composed in Sanskrit, various modern Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages. In India the influence of Vimalasuri's tradition holds from Kashmir to Cape Comorin and from Gujarat to Bengal. Out side India also Vimalasuri's tradition has excercised influence on the works hailing from Tibet, Eastern Turkeystan, Ceylon and SouthEast Asia and even on the western accounts written by some foreign travellers.