Kesarimalji Surana Abhinandan Granth

Author(s): Nathmal Tatia, Dev Kothari
Publisher: Kesarimalji Surana Abhinandan Granth Prakashan Samiti

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Karmayogi Śri Kesarimalji Surāņā Abhinandana Grantha : Seventh Part
From the Kuvalaymālā we have the names of Manirasana, Markatamasikani-Kauthika, and ornaments of pearl and gold.
Poor village wives bedecked themselves with sankha bangles and ornaments set not with jewels but with shining glass pieces.
A good idea of the ornaments of Rajasthan can be had from the Pallu Saraswatis of which one is in the National Museum, Delhi and the other in Bikaner Museum. Their round Kundalas, with four pearl strings hanging from the top-end neck ornaments now known in Rajasthan as Hansali and Jhulara four stringed necklace which hangs almost up to the navel, a purasūtra (a cord or chain worn round the chest) or perhaps stana-sutra (a chain worn round the breasts). Keyūra and Bahubandha Akankana and Valaya, angullayakas, mekhala and nūpura are among the ornaments that can be cognised easily.
Nor were men behind women in the use of ornaments. At one place the Upamitibhayaprapancakathā mentions mukuța, angada kundala and pralamba without specifying who wore them. Elsewhere in the same book we find the description of a youngman with a pearl ornament called mukta kalpa on his chest, and amulets (keyūra and kațaka) on his upper arm.
Chahamana, according to the Prithviraja Vijaya had a kirița set with gems, a pearl necklace, kundalas with pearls and pair of Keyūras. That such an abundant use of ornaments by both sexes was nothing unusual can bo soon also from the accounts of Alberuni and Abuzaid.
According to Jaina scriptures the Aharians ornaments consisted largely of terracotta beads. Only a few of them could have had semi-precious stones such as zmicrocline,,carnelian, shell and faience.
Jinaratna Sūri mentions names of several ornaments in his treatise on Udaipur Varnana; a few of them are suwarni (a necklace of gold beads), urvasi (necklace), mānik yamala (a necklace of red beads or ruby stones), sovanpan (an ornament of betel-leaf shape worn on the back of plan and Jhanjhar (an anklet with tinkling sound).
The popular ornaments of ancient and medieval Rajasthan are :Head : Malaya, Garbhak, Lalamak, Hansa-tilak, Dandak, Chura-Mandar, Churikā
and Mukuta Ears : Mukta-Kanaka, Dwirājika, Trirājika, Kundala, Bajra-garbha, Karnapur,
Karnika, Karendu and Srinkhala Neck : Pralambika, Uralsutrikā, Ekävali and Devachchchanda Arms Keyūra, Panchaka and Kataka Rings : Dwi-Hiraka, Nav-ratna; Sukti and Mudrikā
Girdles : Kānchi, Mekhalā, Rasava, Kalan and Kanchidam + Feet : Padachara, Pada Rantaka, Pada-padma, Kiškini, Mudrika and Nupura