Essay name: Vasudevahindi (cultural history)
Author:
A. P. Jamkhedkar
Affiliation: Savitribai Phule Pune University / Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute Pune
This essay is an English study of the Vasudevahindi reflecting cultural history and traditions of the life of people in ancient and medieval India during the 6th century. The Vasudevahimdi is a romantic and religious tale that revolves around the wanderings of Vasudeva (a former Jain monk) and religious teachings in the guise of love stories, a common theme of poetry in Jainism.
Chapter 2 - Political conditions
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brothers born in the Harivamsa family, ruled together without
dividing the kingdom, treasury or the grainary鹿. In another
instance, king Mehase峁嘺 and his younger brother both resided
together in a capital but had divided their kingdom虏.
connection.
The Vh(M) has nothing new to offer in this
The Vh(P) describes the personal qualities of many
kings from which a rough notion of the ideal king and of his
qualities, can be built up. A king was to be popular among
the subjects (logabahumaa) 鲁 and respected by them (pagati-
manio) 4. He was born in a respected family (kulaja) 5 and
cter 6 and qualities such as truthfulness
(saccasamdha) 7 and being compassionate towards those who
have surrendered (saranagayavacchala) 8. The newly appointed
had good moral character
king is advised by his monk-uncle Vinhukumara to be regardful
to the duty (dhamme sayaro) 9. King Seniya has been described
as equal to a lion, sea, the moon, the sun and god, kubera in
his prowess, depth (gambhira), complexion, splendour, and
1. Vh(P), 111.
2. Ibid., 206.
3. Ibid., 139.
4. Ibid., 128.
5. Ibid., 227.
6. Ibid., 260-61.
7. Ibid., 242.
8. Ibid., 329.
9. Ibid., 131.
