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A comparative study of the Jivandhara Story..
Similar sections found in the Up. and the Cc.
Jivandhara entered the house of Gunamālā (Curamancari in the Cc.) disguised as a wandering ascetic, having decided to win the love of Guņamāla, who had taken a vow not to see any men because Jivandhara did not praise her fragrant powder. Because Jivandhara looked old, the maids of Gunamālā allowed him to go into the house. There he attracted Guņamāla by his sweet music. Entranced by his music, she asked him to teach her the arts. One day Jivandhara showed her his true appearance, and Gunamāla fell in love with him. With the consent of her parents she got married to Jivandhara. Variations found in the story of the Cc.
(i) According to the Up., the princes who were in the court of the king Kașthā. ngāraka asked Jivandhara, who had claimed that he could subject others by the effect of the drugs he had, to win the love of Guņamālā, who had decided not to see any men.1 But in the Cc. Civakan 'did not claim anything. But his friends challenged him to win the love of Curamancari, who had taken a decision not to see men. 2
(ii) In the Cc., the incident where Curamancari saw the true appearance of Civakan is related otherwise than in the Up. In the Up., Jivandhara showed his true appearance when they were alone in a secluded place.3 In the Cc. Curamancari, after hearing the song of the old man, went to the temple of Kaman (the god of love) to pray that she should get Civakan. There when she was praying to the god of love, Putticənan, a friend of Civakan who was already hiding in the temple at the request of Civakan, told her that she would get Civakan. Curamancari was pleased by the prediction, came back home, and saw Civakan. 4 10. Manmaka! ilampakam
In this ilampakam, the victory of Civakan over his enemy Kattiyankāran is described. The entire story related in this ilampakam is different from the story of the Up.
According to the Up., Jivandhara killed Kasthāngāraka after his marriage with Ratnavati (Ilakkaņai in the Cc.) Similar sections in the Up. and the Cc.
King Gopendra of Videha took his daughter to Rājapuram and in that country be proclaimed that his daughter would be given to the one who could hit the machine Chandraka. All the suitors who came to the competition failed and at last Jivandhara succeeded in hitting the machine. King Gopendra gave his daughter in marriage to Jivandhara. This victory incited the jealousy of Kāşthāngāraka and he tried to kidnap 1 Up. loc. cit. vv. 590-595.
3 Up. loc. cit. vv. 629-630. 2 Cc. vy 1999-2001.
4 Cc. v. 2059. Sc-9
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