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.
Appendix 1 - Description of Vidyadharas and magical lores
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attain this love 鹿. Probably this was the same as
Mahajalavati referred to elsewhere in the Vh.
Talugghadani: Pabhava, a chief of thieves, opened the door
2 of Jambu's house with this love.
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In the Vh(M) a female ascetic entered the palace
of a king after opening the locks with this love鲁.
Tirakkhamani : One of the several loves given to the
Vidyadharas by Dharana". As the name suggests, a person
could disappear with the help of this love. See also
Tirakkharani.
Tirakkharami : Vidyadhara queen Kanagamala declared that
5 she had concealed the foetus in the womb with this lore
Reference to a Vidyadhara moving invisible in the palace
of Dhammilla is also made in the Vh(F)斜.
In the Vh(M), a Vidyadhara princess is said to
have been made capable to enter an image of Salabhamjika
with the help of this love?.
1. Vh(P), 244.
2. Ibid., 7.
3. Vh(M), II.15a.
4. Vh(P), 164.
5. Ibid., 84.
7. Vh(M), I. 45a.
6. Ibid., 73.
