Essay name: Paumacariya (critical study)
Author:
K. R. Chandra
Affiliation: Research institute of Prakrit, Jainology and Ahimsa Vaishali
This is a critical study of the Paumacariya: the earliest Jain version of Rama's life story, written in Prakrit by Vimalasuri dating to the 4th century AD. In this text, Rama (referred to as Padma) is depicted with lotus-like eyes and a blooming face. The Paumacariya places emphasis on the human aspects of characters rooted in Jain values, contrasting with the divine portrayal in Valmiki’s version.
Page 330 of: Paumacariya (critical study)
330 (of 671)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
Download the PDF file of the original publication
SOURCES, CONTRIBUTION AND INFLUENCE OF PCV. 301 (ii) Telugu Dvipāda Rāmāyaṇa (12th century A. D):�1. Rāma's
success among various candidates in stringing the bow (Supra, Ch. 3.
2. E.). 2. Kiling of the son of Rāvana's sister by Lakṣmaṇa (Supra,
Ch. 3. 5. B). 3. Rāvaṇa's unsuccessful sacrifice (Supra, Ch. 3. 8. G).
(iii) Assamese Rāmāyaṇa of Madhavakandali (14th cent. A.D):-
'Svayaṃvara' of Kaikeyī (Supra, Ch. 3. 1. B).
(iv) Oriya Mahabharata by Saralādāsa. (15th cent. A.D.):-Killing
of the son of Surpanakhā by Lakṣmaṇa (Supra, Ch. 3. 5. B).
(v) Marāṭhī Bhāvārtha Rāmāyaṇa (16th century A. D.):�
1. Bharata and Satrughna as real brothers (Supra, Ch. 3. 1. D). 2.
Observing of Vibhīṣaṇa by Hanumat (Supra, Ch. 3. 7. D). 3. Rāma's
success in stringing the bow in the presence of various candidates
(Supra, Ch. 3.2. E). 4. Killing of the son of Surpanakha by
Lakṣmaṇa (Supra, Ch 3. 5 B). 5. Son of Hanuman (Supra, Ch. 4.
2). 6. Battle of Lava and Kusa with Rāma (Supra. Ch 3. 9. 'D.)
(vi) Kannarese Torāve Rāmāyaṇa of Narahari (16th century
A. D.)-1. Exonerating Kaikeyî from the charge of exiling Rāma
(Supra, Ch. 3. 3. C). 2. Killing of Sambūka, the son of Ravana's sister
by Lakṣmaṇa (Supra, Ch. 3. 5. B). Rāvana's unsuccessfull sacrifice
(Supra, Ch. 3. 8. G)
(vii) Kannarese Mairavaṇa Kalaga of Narahari (16th century
A. D.)-1. Son of Hanumat (Supra, Ch. 4. 2).
(viii) Bengali
Bengali
Kṛtivasa Rāmāyaṇa (16th century A. D):-1.
‘Svayaṃvara' of Kaikeyî (Supra, Ch. 3. 1. B). 2. Meeting of Hanumat
with Bharata while taking the medicinal herb and putting the sun
under his armpit to reach Lanka before the sun-rise (Supra, Ch. 3.8. E).
3. Lava and Kusa's battle (Supra, Ch. 3. 9. D).
Tulasi Ramāyaṇa:�
(ix) Rāmacaritamānasa of Tulasīdāsa or
We shall deal with it in the following pages separately.
(x) Ramacandrikā of Keśavadāsa (16th cent. A. D):-Lava-Kuśa-
Battle (Supra. Ch. 3. 9 D),
-
(xi) Govinda Rāmāyaṇa of Gurugovindasingh (17th cent. A. D):-
1. Battle of Lava-Kuśa.
(xii) Rāmāyaṇa Masihi of Mulla Masihi (16-17th cent. A. D):-
Lava-kuśa Battle (Supra, Ch. 3.9.D).
(xiii) Gujarātī Rāmāyaṇa of Premānanda (17th century A. D.):�
1. Rāma's success in stringing the bow in the presence of many
candidates (Supra, Ch. 3. 2. E).
