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Pauma-Cariya of Vimala Suri
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etc. in the poetic portion of the work. The principal sentiment is that of renunciation and quietude, although in some cantos the sentiments of Srngara, Vira, Karuna, Hāsya, Bibhatsa, and Adbhuta, are portrayed. The style of the work is, on the whole, fluent and in descriptive passages only reveals long compounds. In short, the Paümacariya may be rightly and justly described as partly exhibiting the features of a Purāna and partly of a Mahākāvya.
7. THE TITLE PAÜMACARIYA The present work is known as Paümacariya. The poet mentions this title in his work, not always but frequently.s9 The title means 'The Life of Padma' (-anott er name for Rāma). Rāma was so called because he was 'Paümuppaladalaccho' (possessed of eyes as lovely as the petals of a lotus) and 'Viyasiya-vara-paurna-sarisamuham' (having a face like an excellent blooming lotus).90 In the course of the work the
89 ... चरियं वोच्छामि पउमचरियं... । (I,8),
को वणिऊण तीरइ नीसेस पउमचरियसंबंध । (1.9), अह पउमचरियतुगे, वीरमहागयवरेण निम्मविए । (1.29); सुत्ताणुसार-सरसं रइयं गाहाहि पायडफुडत्थं । विमलेग पउमचरियं संखेवेणं निसामेह ।। (1.310 पउमस्स चेहियमिण..... (1.33) एयं अहमरामदेवचरियं (1.90) पउमचरियमि एत्तो (II,105) पउमचरियं महायस, अहयं इच्छामि परिफुडं सोउ । (III.8) ..महइमहापुरिसाण य चरियं च जहकमं सुणसु । (III.17) एवं राहवचरियं पुरिसो जो पढइ सुणइ भावियकरणो। (CILL175) एयं हलहरचरियं निययं जो पढइ सुद्धभावेणं । (CXVIII,93) दुब्भासियाई... । नासंति पउमकित्तणकहाएँ दूरं समत्थाई । (GXVIII,97) एयं रामारविंदचरियं तु सुर्य समत्थं, नासेइ दुग्गइपहं...। (CXVIII101) एयं वीरजिणेण रामचरियं सिट्टे महत्थं पुरा । CXVIII.102) ...इमं चरिय । (CXVIII.103) एयं राहवचरिय.. । (CXIII.114)
...रइयं राहवचरिय.. I (CXVIII, 118) 90 अबराइया कयाई, गुरुभारा सोहणे तिहिमुहुत्ते ।
पुत्त चेव पसूया, वियसियवरपउमसरिसमुहं ॥ जम्मूसवो महतो तस्स कओ दसरहेण तुट्टेणं । नामं च विरइयं से, पउमो पउमुप्पलदलच्छो ।। -(XXV. 7-8.
