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Study of Civakacintamani
Curamancari was not at all pleased with the judgement made by Jivandhara. From that day onwards she decided not to see any men until Civakan went back to her. This decision of Curamancari is related in the latter part of the Up., in the story of Gunamala (Curamancari in the Cc.).1 Tēvar has made it clear even in the story of Kupamālai.
(ii) In the Up., the dog which turned into the yakșa Sudarsana was beaten by a a group of boys. But according to the Cc., it was some brahmins who beat the dog.3,
(iii) In the Up., when Kāşthāngāraka attacked Jivandhara for the second time Jivandhara did not fight, and he thought that it would be of no use to kill the innocent people. But in the Co., Kattiyankāran did not send an army to fight with Civakan. He sent people to arrest him. Civakan did not fight because he had to abide by the promise he had given to his teacher. This is the only reason why he thought of his friend Cutancaqan for help. Differences found between the Up, and the Cc.
(i) In the Cc. Kattiyankāran ordered his cousin Matanan to kill Cıvakan. But when Civakan remembered his friend Cutancanan (Sudarśana in the Up.), the latter caused rain and thunder to take Civakan away without the knowledge of others. Matanan who had missed Civakan in the tumult caused by Cutancapan killed a wayfarer and showed his blood to Kattiyankāran, saying that it was the blood of Civakan wbo had been killed by him. Kattiyan kārap thought that it was true and presented him with gifts. 4 This incident is not found in the Up.
(ii) In the Cc., when Patumukan, Civakan's friend, heard about the imprisonment of Civakab by Kattiyankāran, he went with Putticenan and other friends to fight with Kattiyankaran.5 This incident is not found in the Up. 5. Patumaiyār ilampakam
In this ilampakam only the main story of Padmottama is similar in both books. In most of the other events connected with the main story one can find a number of variations. Similar sections in the Up. and the Cc.
Jivandhara, after staying for some time with Sudarsana, expressed his desire to leave his place. Sudarsana gave him a ring which would enable the bearer to assume any desired appearance and to acquire desired objects. Jivandhara went from the palace of Sudarsana to the country Candrabha of King Dhanapati. At that time when Civakan arrived at that country, the daughter of King Dhanapati, Padmottama, was bitten by a snake. Jivandhara by pronouncing a spell freed the princess from the effects of the poison. The king, pleased by the act of Jivandhara, gave his daughter to him in marriage. Jivandhara after staying in the palace of Dhanapati for some days, left it without the knowledge of anyone.
1 Up. loc. cit. vv. 594-595 2 Ibid, loc. cit. vv. 359-360. 3 Cc. vv. 934-946. 4 Ibid, vv. 1161-1165.
5 Cc. w. 1134-1144.
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