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Study of Civakacintamani
are mai y new episc des which are rot fourd in the Up. and there are several insta1.Ces v hoe slight variations from the story of the Up. are four.d. There ariations and the new episodes found in Vadithasimha's work have a striking similarity to the story narrated in the Cc. Asart from these there are also places where the same incident is described in the same prar ner in the Kc., The Cc. ard the Cc. 1 here similarities which would be discussed below make (re feel sticngly that ore of these Tuthors follows the other. First we will discuss the similarities between these two
uthis and then ficmite study of these similaritie: ve vill uy to ciclo who is following włcm. Tlese similarities can te classif ed into two sect 'ons : (i) The hew (piscdes ard ircidu is which are rat fourd in ite l'r ard are fcurd in
the Kc , the Gc. and thc (c. Most of these (piscdes pie rarated in the same way
in the works of both these authors. (ii) Similarity in manner and style of descriptions found in the Kc., the Gc. and the
Cc. First we shall list out the episodes and incidents which are rot found in the other three texts :
1. When Gardbotkata finds Jivardhara in the cen etay, he celebrates that he py occasion in his House and the lirg Kāşıkārgāla sends h'm piesents thinking that Gandhotkața is celebrating his victory over king Satyandhara. 1
2. Āiyanandi, the teacher, tells the story of Jivandł ara's parents after imparting education to Jivandhara.a
3. Jivandhara becomes angry on hearing the treacherous murder of his father, and gets ready to kill Kāştbāngāra, His teacher asks him to wait for one year.8
4. After the victory over the hunters who tock the cows of the cowherds, Jivan. dhara returns home and an hearing this news, the ladies in the city come running to see him. The description of this occurs in the Gc. and the Cc. though the manner of the description is different.
5. The episode of Śridatta and his journey to acquire wealth. The shipwreck and his encounter with the celestial king Garudavega, the father of Gandharvadatta. 5
6. After seeing Gunamālā, Jįvandhara is love-stricken and waits in the park drawing the portrait of Gunamala. Guņamāja is also in love with him and sends him a love message through her pet parrot ?
7, Jivandhara before reaching the city Candrābha where he marries Padma, allays the heat of the sun from which a herd of elephants suffer, by causing a shower of rain.8 1 Kc. 1 : 105; Gc. 1 : para 40, p. 80; Cc. v. 330. 2 Kc. 2 3 : 6-37; Gc. 2 : para 53, p. 104; Ce. vv. 384-387. 3 Kc. 2 : 37; Gc. 2 : para 53, p. 104; Cc. vv. 390-393. 4 Gc. 2: para 84. pp. 138-139; Cc, vv. 457-470. 5 Kc. 3: 11 ff.; Gc, 3 : para. 90 ff.; Cc. v. 493 ff. 6 Gc. 4 : para. 133, p. 206; Cc. vv. 1003-1005. 7 Kc. 4 : 38; Gc. 4 : para 132, p. 205; Cc. v. 1423-1437. 8. Kc. 5: 34, Gc. 5 : para 150-151' pp. 130-231, Cc. v. 1237.
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