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A CRITICAL STUDY OF PAUMACARIYA峁�
suspicion about the character of S墨t膩 (Vijaya, Madhumatta, K膩艣yapa
and K膩liya have identical names with those of the PCV but the rest of
the six bear different names-- 7.43.2). On receiving orders from R膩ma,
Lak峁�ma峁嘺 takes her in a chariot and leaves S墨t膩 alone near the hermit-
age of Valmiki, on the other side of the river Ganga on the same
pretext as in the PCV (7.47). V膩lm墨ki takes her to his Asrama (7.79).
On his way back to Ayodhy膩, Lak峁�ma峁嘺 abuses R膩ma but Sumantra,
the charioteer tells him about a prophecy that it
happen (7.50).
was bound to
The TR does not contain the episode of the abandonment of
S墨t膩. According to the Git膩vali of Tulas墨d膩sa, Lak峁�ma峁嘺 abandons
S墨t膩 in the hands of V膩lm墨ki. Dasaratha died before completing his
full age. The rest of his age was being enjoyed by R膩ma. R膩ma
after completion of his own age did not consider it proper to remain
with S墨ta while enjoying the age of Dasaratha. So he abandoned
S墨t膩 (Bulcke, p. 441). According to the interpolated Lavaku艣ak膩峁囜笉a
of the TR, Rama abandons M膩y膩 S墨t膩 on hearing the report of her
censure from a washerman.
The Ramopakhy膩na also does not contain this episode.
The Raghuvamsa agrees with the VR (Raghu. 14).
mention that
The PCR agrees with the PCV. The PCS does not
the river Ganga was crossed. The RPS mentions additionally that
afterwards a search for S墨t膩 is made by the soldiers commissioned by
Lak峁�ma峁嘺 (p. 178). The TSP gives a different reason for her
abandonment. S墨t膩's cowives are jealous of her. They ask her to
draw a portrait of R膩va峁嘺. S墨t膩 then draws the legs of R膩v膩峁嘺 for
she had not seen his face. Her cowives try to instigate R膩ma against
S墨t膩 with the help of that picture but R膩ma does not believe them.
They make it known to the public (IV. p. 314). The headmen inform
He himself also overhears
R膩ma of the public rumour against S墨t膩.
the same at night from the people (p. 316). His spies also report the
same. Then it follows the PCV. Here Lak峁�ma峁嘺 sends R膩ma to
bring back S墨t膩 but she could not be traced out (p. 320).
The Uttarapura峁嘺, the Mah膩pur膩峁嘺, the Vasudevahindi and the
Anamakam J膩taka do not contain this episode.
D. Birth of the sons of Sit盲 and her fire ordeal:
( i ) Birth and Marriage:-According to the PCV S墨t膩 in due
course gives birth to twin sons, Ana峁単alava峁嘺 and Madan膩峁卥u艣a on
the 15th day of the bright 艢r膩va峁嘺 (97.7.9). Cellaka Siddhartha
educates them. Vajrajangha marries his daughter, Sasicula (begot on