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KATHAKOSA
The stories in this Prabandha are connected with the (Bhagavatī ) Ārādhanā. As a matter of fact, the author quotes the first two Gathas of the (Bhagavati) Ārädhanā at the beginning of his work. The stories are introduced either with Sanskrit sentences often with a metrical ring or portions of Gathās from the (Bhagavatī ) Ārādhanā. This clearly indicates that this Prabandha gives stories to illustrate the direct and indirect references in the
( Bhagavatī ) Ārādhanā of Śivārya or Śivakoți; and it is not unlikely that their basic source is some old comme. ntary (possibly in Prakrit ) on that text. There has been a good deal of commentarial and expositional material in Prakrit, Sanskrit and Kannada on this Ārādhanā text, but all of it has not come down to us.
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The following table indicates how different stories, in their serial order, are connected with the Gathas of the ( Bhagavatī ) Ārādhanā.
Aradhana-Katha-Prabandha
1 to 13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
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201
346
348
547
589
732
739
740
737*1
759
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