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________________ Padma-Purana of Acārya Ravişena 103 tely wipes out all the traces betr ayirg Sietān bara inclinatiors teims ard introduces expressions and ideas eloquent of his own creed and thus marks upon his epic a Digambara stamp. (v) His contribution to the story of Rāma : Ravişeņa closely follows Vimala Sūri and and reproduces his Rāma story without effecting any remarkable changes. A few points, however, deserve mention in this connection. (i) Wiping out all the Svetämbara traces from the Paüma-Cariya he presents the Rāma epic with a Digambara colouring. (ii) Besides the three queens mentioned in the Paüma-Cariya he gives Dasaratha one more queen called Suprabhā and it is she who gives birth to Satrughna. (iii) According to him the clay-image of Janaka also was mistaken for Janaka and cut off with a sword by the assassins employed by Vibhīşaņa. (iv) Paüma-Carija speaks of only one Vajrāvarta bow that was bent first by Rāma and then by Lakşmana. According to Ravişeņa there were two bows Vajrāvarta and Sasarāvaita bent by Rāma and Laksmana respectively on the occasion of Sia's Svayamvara. (v) According to the Puüma-Cariya Bharata's wife was called Subhadra. Ravişena gives her the name of Loka-sundari. (vi) On the occasion of subjugating Ativīrya who rose against Bharata, Rāma himself assumes the form of a dancing girl, while the Paüma-Cariya attributes the temporary transformation into women of Rāma and others to a deity. (vii) Hanūmat remains neutral on the occasion of the fight between Lavana and Ankusa on one side and Rama's army on the other. This is Vimala's representation while Ravisena makes Hanūmat side with the twins. (ix) The god who rushes to Siia's help on the occasion of Sitā's fire-ordeal is called by Ravisena as Meşa-ketana.
SR No.022775
Book TitleStory Of Rama In Jain Literature
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorV M Kulkarni
PublisherSaraswati Pustak Bhandar
Publication Year1990
Total Pages278
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size27 MB
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