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(ii) PCV-Kaikey墨 is trained in various arts.
war-chariot of her spouse and thus helps him in subduing the hostile.
candidates (24.23). N-W. VR-(2.11.42) Kaikey墨 is said to have
acquired some Vidya from a certain Bhrahmin hence she became
successful in protecting her husband in the battle of the Devas and the
Asuras (VRTP, 32).
(iii) PCV-The story of Da峁囜笉aka is narrated to R膩ma by two
monks whom he meets in the Dandaka forest (41.19-35).
N-W. VR (3.17)-Muni Agastya narrates the story of
Da峁囜笉akavana to R膩ma before he proceeds further to the south. This
story has been placed here by the complier. In the Southern version
it is narrated in the Uttarak膩峁囜笉a 79 81 (VRTP, 65).
It is held by Dr. S. Levi that the Udicya patha (Northern
recension) of VR was bifurcated into the N-W. and the Gau岣嵞珁a versions
by the 6th century A.D. (VRTP, p. 33). Thus it is clear that the
points which are exclusively found in either of the versions of Udicya-
p膩峁環a are interpolated since approximately the sixth century A.D. (See
Bulcke, p. 32). In that case it is the traditions of the PCV that has
influenced the N-W. and the Gaudiya versions of VR as far as the
above mentioned points are concerned.
As regards the point (i) under the N-W. version it can be
definitely held that the source of the VR is the tradition of the PCV
as follows:
Indrajit and Kumbhakarna are captured, and Ravana's proposal
for a 'Sandhi' is rejected by R膩ma, R膩vana undertakes to aquire the
Bahurup膩vidy膩 for becoming unvanquishable (PCV, 65.5), and for
inflicting a defeat to the enemies (PCV, 68.48). At 72. 15-18 it is
mentioned that as soon as the 'Bahurup膩mah膩vidy膩' was invoked by
R膩vana, his head and limbs reappeared as many times as they were
severed of by Lak峁�ma峁嘺. Thus we find that there was two-fold purpose
of acquiring the Vidy膩, firstly to emerge as unvanquishable and secondly
to manifest imaginary limbs and heads,
In the VR Indrajit performs the sacrifice for becoming unvanqui-
shable (VR, 6.84.14). Then there is the episode of the reappearance of
the head and the limbs of R膩va峁嘺 as many times as they are severed of
by R膩ma.
It indicates that the above two episodes in the PCV have parallels
in the VR.
In the Southern and the Gau岣嵞珁a versions R膩vana's sacrifice and
its disturbance by Angada is not found as there was no necessity of it.