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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Surūpanayanā (सुरूपनयना) is the wife of king Mahodara from Kumbhapura, 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, “[...] Then Kumbhakarṇa married the daughter of King Mahodara, lord of Kumbhapura, borne by Queen Surūpanayanā, just grown, named Taḍinmālā, resembling a flash of lightning in color, with curving breasts like full jars. Bibhīṣaṇa married the daughter of Vīra, lord of Jyotiṣpura in the south row of Vaitāḍhya, borne by Queen Nandavatī, named Paṅkajaśrī, whose eyes were thieves of the beauty of lotuses”.

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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.

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Partial matches: Nayana, Surupa.

Full-text: Tadinmala, Nandavati, Mahodara, Kumbhapura, Pankajashri, Vira.

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 3: Marriages of Kumbhakarṇa and Bibhīṣaṇa < [Chapter II - Rāvaṇa’s expedition of Conquest]

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