Sramana 2005 01

SR No.: 525055
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Shreeprakash Pandey
Publisher: Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 280
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Sramana, & India
File Size: 12 MB

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country where the businessmen come from all over the world, as it was an ideal place for business free from taxation having good gentry of people. (gatha 1-47)
Hastinapur was the capital city of Kuru. There lived a King Amaraketu who was very kind to his public. Once, when he was sitting in assembly, Chitrasena of Kushagrapur who was a famous painter, asked King for granting permission to show him the best of his paintings. He showed the King painting of a beautiful nymph. Looking the picture the King was stunned by the beauty ofthe nymph and got fainted. The people sitting in assembly thought that the painter has played any foultrick causing pain to the King and became very angry with the Chitrasena. They wanted to punish the Chitrasena. Then Chitrasena was told to give his identity.(48-105). He accepted that he has been sent by the King Dhanavahan and queen Vasantasena of Kushagrapur. The King has got one son named Naravahan. When Dhanavahan realized the futility of the world full of sorrow and sufferings, he quit the thrown and got initiated as a monk in Jaina order. The new King Naravahan had a Jaina friend Shridatta and her sister Kamalavati had friendship with Shrikanata. Once sitting in his assembly, King Naravahan invited the suggestions of their courtiers with regard to search of an appropriate bridegroom for his sister Kamalavati. In the meanwhile, a prophet Sumati came and told to the King that the man who will become fainted after seeing the painting of Kamalavati will be the right bridegroom for her 106-145).
The King Naravahan entrusted the job of sketching the picture of Kamalavati to Chitrasena. After the sketch was completed, he was ordered to go throughout the state and show the picture to every king for the said purpose. Sir, that is why I came to you and you got fainted after seeing the picture, said Chitrasena. The King then praised the painter and told that Kamalavati must be much beautiful than her painting. After the King Amaraketu agreed to marry Kamalavati, the Chitrasena went to Naravahan (146-165). Getting this auspicious news the Naravahan became very glad and sent Kamalavati Hastinapur to marry Amarketu. The Kamalavati finally got married with Amaraketu. (147-172).