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鈥檚 version.
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A CRITICAL STUDY OF PAUMACARIYA峁�
Alkapuri: It was the birth place of the first Prativ膩sudeva Asva-
gr墨va (20.201). It is not identified. K膩lidasa locates Alak膩pur墨 in the
Himalayas.
Vijayapura (See Supra):-It was the birth place of second
Prativasudeva T膩raka (20.201). It is not identified.
Nandananagara:-It was the birth place of third Prativ膩sudeva
Meraka (20.201). There is also a reference to Nandapuri (20.188)
as a place of the previous birth of fourth Baladeva. Both may be the
same. In the Jaina literature Nandipura is mentioned as the capital
of Sandibbha, one of the 25 Aryan countries. Then there is
Nandigrama or Nundgaon in Oudh, eight or nine miles to the south of
Fyzabad. It may be ancient Nandapuri (LAI, p. 316). There is an
epic reference to Nandigrama in Punjab (VGA, 8.62). Then there is
Nandapura, a village in the district of Monghyr on the southern bank
of the Ganges (EI, XXIII. Pt. II, Apl. 1935, p. 53).
Prthvipura (See Supra) :-It was the birth place of fourth
Prativasudeva Ni艣umbha (20 201). It is not identified.
Haripura 鈥擨t was the birth place of fifth Prativ膩sudeva
Madhukai峁璦bha (20.201). It is not identified.
S眉rapura (S眉ryapura PCR, 20.242) :-It was the birth place of
sixth Prativasudeva Bali (20.201). It may be probably Suryapura or
Surajpur (See Soriyapura).
Simhapura (See Supra):-It was the birth place of seventh
Prativasudeva Prahl膩da (20.201).
Tak峁艣墨l膩 -Bahubali, the brother of Cakravartin Bharata was the
ruler of this town (4.38). It was the ancient capital of the Gandhara
country. It has been identified with modern Taxila in the district of
Rawalpindi (HGAI, p. 130).
(4) Places mentioned in the intervening stories
Amaragiri 鈥擨t is referred to as a T墨rthasth膩na (95.37). It is the
same as Devagiri (see Devagiri).
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Am峁泃apura (91.4) It is probably Amaresvara on the opposite
side of Omk膩ran膩tha on the southern bank of the river Narmada
(GD, p. 5).
Aristapura (Ari峁弓hapura 39.77):-It is identified with the ancient
capital of the 艢ivi kingdom i.e. the Shorkot region of Punjab (HGAI,
