Jain Journal 1991 01

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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main theme eventhough the episode as such has all the glory of an independent romantic tale. 966 A.D.
11. CRP : Cāmundarāyapurāņam, a prose-work in Ka, also known as Tri şaşțilakṣaṇa Mahā purāņa, simply follows GUP in mentioning the honourable name of CD. CRP is the earliest Ka version of Sk Māhapurā ņam and it is in this work that the name of CD appears for the first time in Ka literature. Actually, Ka Harivarśa of Guņavarmā I (GHV) of about 900 A.D. containing a detailed narration of CD for the first time in Ka is untraced except for some stray verses quoted by later writers in anthologies and in grammars. Another Ka epic Śūdraka by name of the same author Guņavarmā, is also missing. In the absence of GHV, though nothing can be said of the nature of CD's story in it, yet it can safely be guessed by the similarity of the title that GHV might have literally followed JHP. CRP has safely preserved some Sk verses of Kavi Parameşthi's Vāgārtha-saṁgraha. 978 A.D.
12. SKK: Muni Śricandra's Kahā-kosu (Kathā-koșa) contains a number of stories which are similar to the stories of BKK. Sandhi 35.9 gives the story of CD. Sricandra also quotes in the very beginning of the commencement of this story a Gāthā from Sivakoți Ācārya's Bhagavati Ārādhanã (Mulārādhanā), Gāthā No. 1082 of Bhagavati Ārādhanā has codified in a nutshell the gist of CD's story. c1076 A.D.
13. KNP : Poet Karņa pārya's Nemināthapurāņa is an excellent campu-kāvya in Ka containing CD's story in detail. I have explained elsewhere that KNP was influenced by SVH as far as the story of CD is concerned. 11th century A.D.
14. AMK : Ākhyānamaņikoșa of Devendragani (Nemicandra) contains the story of CD. AMK is a collection of short stories in Pk language. 11th century A.D.
15. PKK : Punyāsrava Kathākoșa of Ramacandra Mumuksu in Sk is an anthology of stories, very much similar to BKK. Accordingly, the story of CD finds place in PKK. 11th century A.D.
16. BHB : Bhavabhāvanā of Maladhari Hemacandra in Pk is very much similar to AMK, both in form and content. 1160 A,D.