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43. भोज and गांगा तेली. See P. K. Gode 'The Story of king Bhoja and Gamga Teli in Sanskrit and its relation to a proverb current in Marathi language' ('Poona Orientalist', 10, 1-2, 61-68, 1945; also H. C. Bhayani 'Sodh ane Svadhyaya' (in Gujarati), 1965, 248-257 (reprinted in
377
कुळ, p. 91-98.)
43. This is based on
fa, story no. 33.
45. Four magic finger-rings : सर्वविषापहारिणी, भूतादि दोषापहारिणी, अग्निभयापहारिणी, चौरभयापहारिणी. Compare the stories in the पंचदंड - कथा tradition, पंचदंडछत्रकथा in शुभशील; the fifth story in Samla's सिंहासनबत्रीसी and the note in the मध्यकालीन गुजराती कथाकोश p. 357.
47. Compare the version we get in वीरवजिय's चन्द्रशिखरनो रास ( मध्यकालीन कथाकोश, pp. 64-65.)
48. This story is current in the oral tradition of Gujarat.
49. धनमहत्त्व रामकथा. राम when going to live in the forest paid wisit to वसिष्ठ who just ignored him, but when he returned victorions was warmly welcomed by the latter.
50. The Silence Wager Motif. For information about some versions see रत्नचूड - रास, Introduction, p. 18.
52. भर्तृहरि कथा.
53. कालिदास and गणिका.
56. सूर्य and छाया.
57. The Magic Bird-heart motif. See among others Indological Studies: I, p. 321-341.
63.fa Story 12. Adulteress asking a boon from us to blind her husband, who, hidden behind the image, says (as if spoken by the goddess) to feed him generously with Ghee. One earlier wersion is in ' दोघट्टीवृत्ति on the उपदेशमाला ( pp. 169-177 ). A later version is found in the चंद्रशिखरनो रास, See मध्यकालीन गुजराती कथा कोश, p. 58-59.
67. The Birth of fashfa, subduing the ad, acquisition of kingship. Motifs (1): the Oedipus complex motif. King fas of 3 used to kill that one among his queens which became pregnant, fearing to be murdered by a new-borne son. One pregnant queen secretly escaped and gave birth to a son, who was named विक्रमादित्य He became king of उज्जयिनी after fa's death, after subduing a al who used to kill every newly chosen king. (2) There is also the motif of understanding the meaning of vixen's cries. For the first see Bhayani, 'Some Ancient Indian Ver
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