TY  - GEN
AU  - Svayambhudeva
AU  - Clercq, Eva De 
TI  - Life of Padma, Vol. 2
SN  - 9780674271234
U1  - 891.3 
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - Rāma (Hindu deity)
KW  - Poetry
KW  - Paumacariu
KW  - Ramayana
N1  - Include index and bibliography
N2  - The Life of Padma, or the Paümacariu, is a richly expressive Jain retelling in the Apabhramsha language of the famous Ramayana tale. It was written by the poet and scholar Svayambhudeva, who lived in south India around the beginning of the tenth century. Like the epic tradition on which it is based, The Life of Padma narrates Prince Rama’s exile, his search for his wife Sita after her abduction by King Ravana of Lanka, and the restoration of his kingship.
The second volume recounts Rama’s exile with Sita and his brother Lakshmana. The three visit various cities—rather than ashrams, as in most versions; celebrate Lakshmana’s marriages; and come upon a new city built in Rama’s honor. In Dandaka Forest, they encounter sages who are masters of Jain doctrine. Then, the discovery of Sita’s disappearance sets the stage for war with Ravana.
This is the first direct translation into English of the oldest extant Apabhramsha work, accompanied by a corrected text, in the Devanagari script, of Harivallabh C. Bhayani’s critical edition.

https://www.murtylibrary.com/books/the-life-of-padma-volume-2
ER  -