Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study)
by G. D. Jayalakshmi | 2019 | 58,344 words
This page relates 鈥楢ct III (Summary)鈥� of the study on the Jivanandana (in English) which is a dramatic play written by Anadaraya Makhin in the 18th century. The Jivanandana praises the excellence of Advaita Vedanta, Ayurveda (medical science) and Dramatic literature as the triple agency for obtaining everlasting bliss.
Act III (Summary)
Dramatis Personae.
狈腻驳补谤颈办补鈥揅颈迟测 police man, 痴颈肠腻谤补 by name.
笔耻谤耻峁鈥揗an from enemy side.
碍颈峁卥补谤补鈥�Servant of 痴颈肠腻谤补.
痴补颈迟腻濒颈办补 I,II鈥揃ard I, II
痴颈箩帽腻苍补 艢补谤尘腻鈥揗颈苍颈蝉迟别谤
顿补耻惫腻谤颈办补鈥揇辞辞谤-办别别辫别谤
顿丑腻谤补峁嚹�鈥�(retentive memory)鈥揂ttendant of the Queen
闯墨惫补鈥�King
Buddhi鈥换耻别别苍
Scene I: On the streets of King 闯墨惫补鈥檚 Capital: Dawn
The Act opens with the entry of a city police man 痴颈肠腻谤补 by name and a man whose hands are tied behind, dragged by a servant. When questioned by 痴颈肠腻谤补, the man claims to be an astrologer and a Vedic scholar with his face, hand and chest smeared with the sacred ash. He holds a copper pitcher in his hand and wears a chain of 搁耻诲谤腻办峁 around his neck.
Being questioned by 痴颈肠腻谤补 about his reason for wandering in the night, the man says that he had a busy day and is searching for a resting place. They tell him that wandering at will during the night in the city in prohibited. The servant suspects the man to be a spy and insists that he should tell the truth. Finally the man reveals the fact that he is Gada (heart-disease), sent as a spy by 驰补办峁腻, the enemy king. 痴颈肠腻谤补 directs the servant to meet the minister 痴颈箩帽腻苍补 艢补谤尘腻 and seek his permission to let him free since he is given a warning and a word of refuge. Accepting this command, the servant leaves the stage with Gada.
On hearing the crowing of the cock, followed by the words of the bards behind the curtain, 痴颈肠腻谤补 realizing the dawn of a new day, goes out to join his duty for that day. (艢耻诲诲丑补 痴颈峁补尘产丑补办补 ends).
Scene II: King 闯墨惫补鈥檚 Chamber: Morning Time
The main Act begins with the entry of 痴颈箩帽腻苍补 艢补谤尘腻 the minister, to the balcony of the palace. He calls the door-keeper and orders him to inform the citizens to decorate the royal path and get ready to accord a grand welcome to the royal couple, returning to the capital from 笔耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补辫耻谤补.
When the citizens are busy in decorating the city swiftly to welcome the royal couple, the minister wonders whether their mission had been successful. By that time, he hears the recital of the bard behind the curtain which indicates the success of the king.
Directed by his wife Buddhi, king 闯墨惫补 now enters into the royal path, much pleased with the loving welcome accorded to him by the citizens. From his conversation with his wife about the greatness of the grace of the lord 艢颈惫补 and 笔腻谤惫补迟墨 and the overwhelming power of goddess 艢颈惫补bhakti, it is understood t hat he had obtained Rasa and Gandhaka from lord 艢颈惫补. The king is also confident that 痴颈箩帽腻苍补 艢补谤尘腻, the able minister could complete successfully the remaining task of overcoming the diseases of enemies. They reach the royal palace and meet the minister.
As the minister greets them, the king narrates all the details, from his entry into 笔耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补辫耻谤补 till his return. The minister in turn reports about the activities of the enemy king. The worried queen enquires about the next step the minister has planned. He replies that he would prepare suitable medicines with the Rasa and Gandhaka obtained from the Lord and requests them to take rest. All the three exit and the Act comes to an end.
Note: There are three verses in the course of the conversations of the characters鈥損olice man 痴颈肠腻谤补, his servant and spy Gada. Three verses are rendered by the 痴补颈迟腻濒颈办补s. Thus the 艢耻诲诲丑补 痴颈峁补尘产丑补办补 has six verses.
The main act has 31 verses including two verses from the nepathya. The total number of verses in this Act is 37.