Kathāmṛta

Literature Jun 24, 2021

Kathāmṛta - 44 - Madanamañcukā-lambaka - The Story of Indradatta - The Story of Virūpākṣa - The wedding of Naravāhanadatta and Madanamañcukā

The Story of King Indradatta There lived a king named Indradatta in the country of Cedi. He had a grand temple constructed in a tīrtha-kṣetra called Pāpaśodhan...

A R Krishna Sastri

Literature Jul 01, 2021

Kathāmṛta - 45 - Ratnaprabhā-lambaka - The Story of Ratnaprabhā - The Stories of Sattvaśīlā and Vikramatuṅga - The wedding of Naravāhanadatta and Ratnaprabhā

केलिकेशग्रहव्यग्रगौरीकरनखावृतम्| शिवायानेकचन्द्राढ्यमिव शार्वं शिरोऽस्तु वः|| [May that head of Śiva which looks as though it bears many moons, as the ha...

A R Krishna Sastri

Literature Jul 08, 2021

Kathāmṛta - 46 - Ratnaprabhā-lambaka - The Story of the King Ratnādhipati

The next day Gomukha and other friends of Naravāhanadatta came to see him. The door keeper made them wait till she obtained the permission and then allowed them...

A R Krishna Sastri

Literature Jul 15, 2021

Kathāmṛta - 47 - Ratnaprabhā-lambaka - The Story of Niścayadatta and Anurāgaparā

Upon listening to this story Gomukha said, “Women are lustful by nature and a pativratā is rare to find. It is true that women are never to be trusted!” and nar...

A R Krishna Sastri

Literature Jul 22, 2021

Kathāmṛta - 48 - Ratnaprabhā-lambaka - The Stories of Bhavaśarmā and Madanamālā

The Story of Bhavaśarmā ‘Dear friend, never get caught by women. Their minds are always hard to understand.’ A beautiful brāhmaṇa woman named Somadayā lived i...

A R Krishna Sastri

Literature Jul 29, 2021

Kathāmṛta - 49 - Ratnaprabhā-lambaka - The Story of Guṇavarā and Rūpaśikhā

Then Hariśikhā said “Yes, this is indeed so. Virtuous women don’t even think of any man other than their beloved husband!” and began to narrate this story- The...

A R Krishna Sastri

Literature Sep 24, 2020

Kathāpīṭhalambaka - 5 - The Story of Cāṇakya and Guṇāḍhya

Disobeying the king’s order, Śakaṭālana secretly hid me in his house; he had someone else killed and informed the king that I had been executed. It would not ha...

A R Krishna Sastri

Literature Aug 05, 2021

Kathāmṛta - 50 - Ratnaprabhā-lambaka - The Story of Tapodatta

The story continued from the previous episode... The next day the wedding took place with Agni as the witness. It was like a rājahaṃsa – a royal swan - uniting...

A R Krishna Sastri

Literature Aug 12, 2021

Kathāmṛta - 51 - Ratnaprabhā-lambaka - The Story of King Ajara and the Story of Cirāyu and Nāgārjuna

The following day, when they all assembled in the court, Marubhūti hung his head down with shame. Looking at him, Ratnaprabhā said, “Ārya-putra! You are truly f...

A R Krishna Sastri

Literature Aug 19, 2021

Kathāmṛta - 52 - Ratnaprabhā-lambaka - The Story of Prāṇadhara and Rājyadhara

The Story of Indīvarasena and Anicchāsena In the town of Airāvati, there lived a king named Parityāgasena. He had two wives, of which one was his minister's da...

A R Krishna Sastri

Literature Aug 26, 2021

Kathāmṛta - 53 - Ratnaprabhā-lambaka - The Story of Karpūrikā’s Past Life

Naravāhanadatta and Gomukha bathed in the garden well, partook their meals in the middle court of the palace, drank well, and ate tāmbūla. That night, besotted...

A R Krishna Sastri

Literature Sep 02, 2021

Kathāmṛta - 54 - Sūryaprabha -lambaka - The Story of Sūryaprabha and Guṇaśarmā

  चलत्कर्णानिलोद्धूत सिन्धूरारुणिताम्बरः। जयत्यकालेऽपि सृजन् सन्धामिव गजाननः॥   Victory to Gajānana, who reddens the sky with sindhūra sca...

A R Krishna Sastri