Alternative spellings of this word include Charanayugala.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Cāraṇayugala (चारणयुगल) is the name of an ancient city, according , 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, as Muni Nārada said to Rāvaṇa: “There is a city here, Cāraṇayugala. Its king was Ayodhana and his wife’s name was Diti, and they had a beautiful daughter, Sulasā. Summoned by her father to her svayaṃvara, all the kings came and King Sagara was first among them. At Sagara’s command a woman door-keeper, named Mandodarī, went to King Ayodhana’s palace every day. One day Diti went into a plantain-house in the palace-garden with Sulasā and Mandodarī went also. [...]”.

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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: Yugala, Carana.

Full-text: Diti, Ayodhana, Trinabindu, Madhupingala, Sulasa, Satyayashas, Mandodari.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 10: Story of Mahākāla < [Chapter II - Rāvaṇa’s expedition of Conquest]

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