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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GEOGRAPHICAL PLACES, PEOPLES AND TRIBES 539 Vennaya岣峚nagara 48.63 (Ve峁噛膩tatanagara-PCR):-The B峁沨atkath膩-
ko峁鹿 locates it in the district of Guntur. It was situated on Krishn膩.
It is identified with Bhattiprohu鲁, a tributary of the Godavari (LAI,
p. 271).
Vagghapura (Vy膩ghrapura) :-艢r墨vardhita went to this place from
Pu峁膩vat墨r峁嘺nagara (Patna) for his education (77.84). It can be identi-
fied with Buxar in the district of Sahabad (GD, p. 28).
S膩malinagar墨:鈥�(114.26):鈥斉毮乴mali is identified with Mallas膩rul, a
village miles from the north bank of Damodara in the Burdwan
district (HGAI, p. 258).
艢膩ligr膩ma (105.19):-It is said to be a village in the Magadha
country.
Siddhatthanayara=Siddharthanagara:-Muni De艣abh奴峁峁嘺 and
Kulabh奴峁峁嘺 to whom Rama paid obeisance on the Vam艣agiri, be-
longed to this place (39.86). It is presumably identified with Siddha-
ngrama in the Birbhum district (LAI, p. 334) which was visited by
惭补丑腻惫墨谤补.
Sindhunadanagara (8.168):-Cakravartin Hari峁峁嘺 of K盲mpilya-
pura is said to have married a princess of this place. The B峁沨atkath膩-
ko峁 (33.52) locates Sindhunandana on the bank of the river Sindhu.
Can it be probably identified with the capital of Sindhusauv墨ra鈥�
called Vitibhayanagara which is identified with Bher膩gr膩ma of
Punjab (JASG, p.170).
Sirimalaya (91.5):-It is perhaps Tiru-Malai of the south? (See.
Geog. Anc. Med India, p. 189, See SGAMI.)
Sihipura (13.23):-It is named Sikh膩padanagara in the PCR
(13.55) Panini mentions 艢ikhavala which is identified with Sihwal on
the left bank of the Son in Rewa state (IP, p. 71).
Selapura (Sailanagara):-It is mentioned as the place of previous
birth of a Vasudeva (20.169). One Sailakapura is presumed to be
situated in Saur膩峁ra (JASG, p. 178).
S眉rodayanagar:-Carkavartin Hari峁峁嘺 married a Vidyadhara
princess of this town (8.186). It may be perhaps Suryapur identified
with Surat or Suryanagara identified with 艢r墨nagar (GD, p.198).
Hemangapura:-Malin, the grand-uncle of R膩vana married a
princess of this place (6.237). There is Hemavati, 8 miles to the
1. No. 46 A. N. Upadhye.
2. JSIE, p. 8.
