Chitrasena Padmavati Charitra

Author(s): Mulraj Jain
Publisher: Jain Vidya Bhavan Lahore

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Introduction
Citragenapadmā vatīcaritra is a short roinance dealing with the story of Citrasena and Padmăvatī, and laying stress on the importance of śīla, chastity. The Jains regard (i) dāna, charity; (ii) śīla, chastity; (iii) tapas, austerity and (iv) bhāvanā, sincerity of heart as great virtues around which the Jain poets have built a network of didactic tales-legendary and semi-historical. SYNOPSIS
Once upon a time, king Virasena ruled over Vasantapura. His wife was Ratnamālā Their only son, Citrasena, found a friend in Ratnasāra, the son of the king's minister. Both the friends used to roam about together in the town. They were so beautiful that the ladies of the town