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INTRODUCTION
the poet with his patron Bharata and allied topics, I give them all arranged in groups, i. e., (a) those found in G and K; (b) those found in other Mss. of the Adipurana; (c) those found in Poona, Karanja and K of the Uttarapurāņa portion; and (d) those found exclusively in the Jaipore Ms. I have also numbered them consecutively for easy reference in the next section. (a) 1. (i) आदित्योदयपर्वतादुरुतराच्चन्द्रार्कचूडामणे
रा हेमाचलतः कुशेशनिलयादा सेतुबन्धाद् दृढात् । आ पातालतलादहीन्द्रभवनादा स्वर्गमार्ग गता
कीर्तिर्यस्य न वेद्मि भद्र भरतस्याभाति खण्डस्य च । This stanza states that the fame of Bharata, the patron and friend of Khanda, i. e., the poet himself, has pervaded the entire universe. The stanza is found at the commencement of the 3rd samdhi in Gand K, but at the beginning of the 2nd samdhi in the remaining Mss. ( See foot-note on page 18 and also note the variants. ) 2. (i) सौभाग्यं शुचिता क्षमा भुजबलं शौयं वपुः सुन्दरं
सत्यं सर्वजनोपकारकरणं वृत्तं स्वकं सन्मतम् । हे विद्वन् भरतस्य भूतिजननं विद्यार्थिनामाशु य
स्यैकैकं गुणमङ्गमूर्जितधियां पुंसामचिन्त्यं भुवि ॥ This stanza mentions some of the qualities which Bharata the poet's patron, possessed. This stanza is found exclusively in G and K at the beginning of the fourth samdhi. 3. ( in ) भ्रूलीला त्यज मुश्च संगतकुचद्वन्द्वादिकं वक्षसा
मा त्वं दर्शय चारुमध्यलतिकां तन्वनि कामाहता। मुग्धे श्रीमदनिन्द्यखण्डसुकवेबन्धुर्गुणैरुन्नतः
स्वप्नेऽप्येष पराङ्गनां न भरतः शौचोदधिर्वाञ्छति ॥ This stanza states that Bharata, the poet's friend and patron, is so virtuous that he would never think of the wife of another person. The stanza is found at the beginning of the 5th samdhi in G and K, and in other Mss. also at the same place. (See footnote on page 72 and also note the variants. ) 4. (iv ) एको दिव्यकथाविचारचतुरः श्रोता बुधोऽन्यः प्रियः
एकः काव्यपदार्थसंगतमतिश्चान्यः परार्थोद्यतः । एकः सत्कविरन्य एष महतामाधारभूतो विदा
द्वावेतो सखि पुष्पदन्तभरती भद्रे भुवो भूषणम् ॥ This stan za brings out the characteristics of the poet and his patron, both of them adorning the earth, The stanza is found in G and K at the beginning of the eighth samdhi, but in all others at the beginning of the 9th samdhi.
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