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SOURCES, CONTRIBUTION AND INFLUence of PCV. 255 (c) Re-shaping the story or introducing some new elements for
elevating the characters and for making the story befitting to his own
plan and pattern.
The above theory seems at first to be fairly convincing, but a
closer scrutiny establishes something else, and for that we will have to
take into consideration the Rama-story of Adi R膩m膩y峁嘺 of V膩lm墨ki,
which reveals many differences with the story of the present inflated
versions of the V膩lm墨ki R膩m膩ya峁嘺. Dr. Kulkarni has not considered the
story of Adi R膩m膩ya峁嘺. A glance at the tables of contents of the
R膩m膩ya峁嘺 given at two places in the Balak膩峁囜笉a (Ch. 1 & 3) shows as to
what extent the R膩m膩ya峁嘺 has got inflated during the subsequent
period. It is held by Dr. Jacobi (Das. Ram, p. 10) that the contents
given in the first chapter of the Balakanda of the VR form the nucleus of
the oldest form of the VR. Besides that, we shall examine the traditions
presented in other early non-Jaina works on R膩ma-story鹿 and the views.
of scholars to find out whether the PCV has some traditional backing
or Vimalas奴ri has merely remoulded the Rama-story of the VR to suit
his own purpose.
As far as the first aim is concerned one cannot claim that the
Paumacariyam has been totally emptied of all unbelievable elements
for there are still intances in it which can be mentioned as follows:-
Conjuring up of a town by a Yak峁�a for the sojourn of R膩ma in
exile (35.23). Converting of the fire-pit into a reservoir of water
during Sita's ordeal (102.19). Reappearing of the head and the
limbs of R膩va峁嘺 as many times as they were severed of by Lak峁�ma峁嘺
(72.16-18). Raising of the peak ef Kail膩艣a mountain by R墨va峁嘺 (9.69).
Ravana's and S膩hasagati's (sham Sugr墨v膩s) supernatural powers of asums-
ing any from of their liking (8.25; 47.43). Conjuring up of hobgoblins
by R膩va峁嘺 to frighten S墨t膩 (46.52). Assistance of celestial Garu岣嵞乨hi-
pati to R膩ma in the battlefield (59.83). Hanumat's feat of bring-
Ing the waters of the sea to extinguish the conflagration (51.6).
Powers of Vidyadhara Sahasr膩ra to conjure up the paraphernalia of
the celestial Lord (7.6). Nourishment of N膩rada by celestial beings
(11.64). And above all bestowing the Vidy膩dharas with supernatural
powers.
We shall see further that many such elements of VR, which
are not found in the PCV, were not the part of the original
膧di R膩m膩ya峁嘺 and some of them are not found even in the earlier
non-Jaina works.
1. Dr. Kulkarni has not examined these traditions too.