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SOURCES, CONTRIBUTION AND INFLUENCE OF PCV.
(iv) Some elements of VR are presented in the PCV in a different garb:
Kumbhakarna is said to have acquired the Nidrāṇīvidya (VR— He is cursed to slumber).
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Daśānana was named Ravana because he made a (ravokao) on the Kailaśa mountain (VR-because he made the three worlds to weep).
Hanuman, on his way to Lanka, fetches the waters from the sea for extinguishing the conflagration to save some monks (60. 6). (In the VR Hanuman takes a jump across the sea).
(v) Some elements of VR have crept into the PCV sub-consciously though contradictory in the latter work: -
Ravana is depicted as a noble character but at the time of his birth he is prophesied to be a 'varakurakammakārī' (VR-He is depicted as he was prophesied to be a 'krürakarmaṇaḥ).
(vi) At some places Vimalasuri's sub-conscious memory of VR has left its impression on the PCV:
Rama does not entertain any doubt in the character of Sita while reuniting with her at Lanka, but still the celestial beings are mentioned to be declaring that Sītā is pure (Sahu tti sahu deva bhaṇanti Siyǎe nimmalam silam 76.17-18). (In the VR Rama entertains doubt. Devas eulogise Rama (6.117) and the deity of fire declares Sīta pure and beyond reproach (6.118).
(vii) It is highly striking that both the works contain the same details bearing not only upon the theme, but even upon the descriptions falling between Rama's entry into the Daṇḍakaranya and the Candranakha-episode in the PCV and Rama's arrival at Pañcavați and the Surpanakha-incidence in the VR. The PCV devotes three cantos 41-43 while the VR four cantos 3.15-18. descriptions are present in both the works, difference in their order.
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According to the PCV Rama, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā enter the Dandakaranya. They take bath in the Karņarava river. Lakṣmana prepares various household articles with the bamboo plants (41.4). Then after meeting Jatayu, they proceed further into the interior of the forest. It follows a description of the flora and fauna. Then comes the watersports of Rama and Sītā in the Kroñcarava river, which follows a description of the rainy-season. They narrate various stories among themselves. Then the winter-season is described (43.1-4). Then follows the incidents of Śambuka and Candranakhā.
