The Epitome of Queen Lilávati (volume one) Cantos 1-7

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The Epitome of Queen Lilávati tells the stories of the lives of a group of souls as they pass through a series of embodiments on their way to final liberation from the continual cycle of death and rebirth. It abounds in memorable incidents and characters, such as Dhana, the rich merchant who attempted to justify cheating in trade, Padma·ratha, who while invisible attempted to seduce the ladies of the royal household, and Vasun·dhara, the bogus holy man who was caught in a compromising position with a female dog. The purpose of these stories, which are related to Queen Lilávati and her husband King Simha by the teacher-monk Sámara·sena, is to promote the ethic of Jainism, which holds that strict adherence to a nonviolent way of life is the key to liberation from the troubles of the world. In the end, Queen Lilávati, King Simha and the other leading characters attain perfect knowledge and liberation.

He was able to enter the palace among the throng of people, and, gaining the women’s apartments, the criminal violated the women. In his turn, the King found that they lacked sexual desire. Suspecting an intrusion, he interrogated the chamberlain, who said that he had seen no one at all. Then plumes of smoke were raised from wheat flour scattered over the ground. Having rubbed away the lampblack from his eyes, Padma·ratha became visible and was captured.

From then on, in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, at midnight, at every moment, the King would have her sing and dance, as if it were a new thing. Every day, the King gave to her divine food and unguents and divine ornaments and clothes, finer than his own. And as the King continued to give her manifold objects of desire, gold and such, he did not see behind or in front, as if blinded by his heart’s desire. Thereupon, the ministers spoke together, “This kingdom will be utterly ruined, since on the destruction of the treasury there will be certain destruction of the King’s army.”

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PK 3794 .J45 L5513 2005 V.1

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Clay Sanskrit library., 7.

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PK 3794 .J45 L5513 2005 V.1

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New York : New York University : New York : New York University Press : JJC Foundation, 2005., 2005

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2 v. ; 17 cm.

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English

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9780814757017

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Indo-Iranian languages and literatures

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Indo-Iranian languages and literatures
Tales -- India.
Sanskrit literature.

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