Atirupika, Atirūpikā, Atirūpika: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraAtirūpikā (अतिरूपिका) refers to one of the queens of the Indra of Īśāna, according to chapter 5.4 [śāntinātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
Accordingly:—“Two queens of the Indra of Īśāna, Surūpā and Atirūpikā, could not endure the praise of the king (i.e., Megharatha) and went to disturb him. They created young women, waves of the water of loveliness, like a living citadel or victorious weapon of Mīnalakṣman (Kāma). They undertook agreeable attacks (on him) by various manifestations, life-giving medicines of Smara. [...] Then the two queens dispersed these fictitious forms that had been useless against the king like blows of a chisel on adamant. Remorseful, the queens of Īśāna begged forgiveness of Megharatha, bowed to him, and went to their own abode”.
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Ends with: Patirupika, Pratirupika.
Full-text: Surupa.
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