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脌 CR脥TICAL STUDY OF PAUMACARIYA峁�
which are held to have originated at different dates. Our
Paumacariya峁� contains some such points which have their counter-
parts with slight variations either in the one or two versions of VR
exclusively. A critical examination of those points reveals that
Vimalas奴ri was influenced most probably by the (Northern-Ud墨cya)
recension of VR and in some cases the PCV seems to have counter-
influenced some versions of VR.
(a) Portions found exclusively in the Northern recension i. e. the
Udicyap膩tha or tha common recension of the N-W. and the Gau岣嵞珁a till they
were not separated into two different versions:
(i) The order of certain episodes in the R盲va峁嘺-Carita in both
the works is similar as follows:-PCV-Raising of Kailasa mountain
by R膩va峁嘺, his discomfiture at the hands of Muni V膩li, the episode of
Ravana's hostility with the king of Mahe艣vara, the destruction of
the sacrifice of king Marutta, then many other episodes.
Ud铆cya VR-Raising of Kail膩艣a, R膩va峁嘺's encounter with the
king of M盲he艣vara and V膩li, R膩vana's challenge to Marutta and
then many other episodes. (But in the Southern version, R膩va峁嘺's
encouter with the king of Mahe艣vara and V膩li are narrated in the
last. (VRTP, 150).
(ii) PCV Preceding the exile of Vibhi峁�a峁嘺 from Laik膩, R膩vana
in fury tries to have a duel with him (55.20). Udicya VR-R膩va峁嘺 in
fury kicks Vibh墨峁�a峁嘺 (Gau岣嵞珁a, 6.87, N-W, 6.90=VRTP, 123.)
(iii) PCV :-After the killing of Hasta and Prahasta and the
recovery of Lak峁�ma峁嘺, R膩vana is advised by his ministers to sign a
pact of Sandhi with R膩ma (PCV, 65.7).
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At one place R膩vana decides to give up S墨t膩 but only after de-
feating R膩ma so that he would not be regarded by the people
coward (69.29f). Before the commencement of the final battle
Mandodari requests R膩vana to give up S墨t膩 because Lak峁�ma峁嘺
is a Prativ膩sudeva and his (R膩va峁嘺's) death is destined at the hands of
Lak峁�ma峁嘺 (70.8-37).
The above points bear similarity with those of the Udicya version
of the VR as follows:
Udicya VR-When R膩vana demands help from Kumbhakarna,
the latter says that he has come to learn from N膩rada that his
(R膩vana's) assassination is being arranged at the hands of the Ava-
t膩ra of Vis峁噓. N膩rada had learnt it at the meeting of the Devat膩s.
Kumbhakarna further tells that R膩ma has come here to kill us all,
so we should sign a pact of Sandhi with him (Gau岣嵞珁a, 6-40; N-W, 6,41).