Chitrasena Padmavati Charitra

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

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Citrasenapadmavaticaritra
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from his mad and impracticable resolve. ( 44-58)
As luck would have it, an Oinniscient monk came there and delivered a sermon. Ratnasāra availed himself of the opportunity and enquired from the monk about the identity of the image. The kevalin said, “ID Ratnapura there are the king Padmarath a and his qeen Padmaśrī. They have a daughter Padmāvati by name. When she attained the bloofing youth, the king became anxious to get her a suitable match. Portraits of many young and handsome princes were shown to her, but none of them pleased her, as she hated men. The other day she went to the temple of Sāntinātha, and was seen by Sāgara, a sculptor from Kāncana come there on pilgrimage. Knowing that the charming girl hated all men, he felt pity for her and made this image of her" (69-91 )
3. For girl's hatred towards men, Cf. Tawney : Ocean of story III 260 and note 2, VII 35, 217; Nagakumaracarita IV ( Pathak Com. Vol. p. 111 )