The Life of Padma Svayambhudeva
The Life of Padma Svayambhudeva The first English translation of the oldest extant work in Apabhramsha, a literary language from medieval India, recounting the story of the Ramayana.The Life of…
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The Life of Padma Svayambhudeva
The first English translation of the oldest extant work in Apabhramsha, a literary language from medieval India, recounting the story of the Ramayana.The Life of Padma, or the Pamacariu, is a richly expressive Jain retelling in the Apabhramsha language of the famous Ramayana tale. Like the epic tradition on which it is based, The Life of Padma narrates Prince Rama's exile, his search for his wife Sita after her abduction by King Ravana of Lanka, and the restoration of his kingship.The second volume recounts Rama's exile with Sita and his brother Lakshmana. It was written by the poet and scholar Svayambhudeva, who lived in south India around the beginning of the tenth century.
In Dandaka The three visit various cities--rather than ashrams, as in most versions; celebrate Lakshmana's marriages; and come upon a new city built in Rama's honor.