In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Añjanasundarī (अञ्जनसुन्दरी) is the daughter of Hṛdayasundarī and Mahendra (king of the similarly-named city), according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.2 [Rāvaṇa’s expedition of conquest] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, “Now in this same Bharata on Mount Dantin near the ocean there was a Vidyādhara king, Mahendra, in the city Mahendra. By his wife Hṛdayasundarī he had a daughter, Añjanasundarī, besides a hundred sons, Arindama, etc. When she was grown and her father was thinking about a husband, the ministers described young Vidyādharas by the thousand. At Mahendra’s instructions the ministers had accurate pictures made on canvas of each one and brought them and showed them to him. [...]”;

Source: University of Cambridge: Jainism

Añjanasundarī (अञ्जनसुन्दरी) or Añjanasundarīcaupaī is a Śvetāmbara narrative text in Gujarati language. The author Puṇyasāgara was a pupil of Karmasāgarasūri of the Pīṃpalagaccha. Composed in V.S. 1689, the work deals with the story of Añjanasundarī’s marriage with prince Pavanañjaya, son of king Prahlāda (for details see Balbir 2006: Cat. No. 825).

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Añjanāsundarī (अञ्जनासुन्दरी) refers to Añjanā (the daughter of King Mahendra) is the name of a Satī (a wife who remains faithful to her husband in all circumstances), according to the “Añjanā-māhāsatī ro rāsa” (dealing with the lives of Jain female heroes), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—Accordingly, “Añjanā, the daughter of King Mahendra, was married to Pavana, son of Prahlāda. [...]”.

context information

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Anjana, Sundari, Ancana.

Starts with: Anjanasundaricaupai.

Full-text: Anjanasundaricaupai, Punyasagara, Mishraka, Shilopadeshamala, Hanupura, Danti, Hridayasundari, Citrabha, Pratisurya, Sundarimala, Vasantatilaka, Arindama, Mahendra, Anjana.

Relevant text

Search found 1 books and stories containing Anjanasundari, Añjanā-sundarī, Añjanasundarī, Añjana-sundarī, Añjanāsundarī, Anjana-sundari; (plurals include: Anjanasundaris, sundarīs, Añjanasundarīs, Añjanāsundarīs, sundaris). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 4: Birth of Hanumat (Hanuman) < [Chapter III - Hanumat’s birth and Varuṇa’s subjection]

Part 2: Story of Pavanañjaya and Añjanasundarī < [Chapter III - Hanumat’s birth and Varuṇa’s subjection]

show preview