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.
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Surattha: Cities Pabhasa [Vh(P), 79] and Girinagara
[Vh(P), 50] are said to have been situated in the
Surattha Visaya. Samba, one of the sons of Kaṇha
Vasudeva, when expelled from the city of Baravai, moved
alone in the Suraá¹á¹ha Visaya [Vh(P), 108].
the
It may be identified with region around
modern Junagadh [See Girinagara].
Surasena: Kamsa was ruling this country (Vh(P), 366].
The capital of this Visaya was Mahura or Mahuripuri
[Vh(P), 368]. It is the region around modern Mathura.
