Essay name: Varadambika-parinaya Campu (Study)
Author:
Bhagavant. L. Nadoni
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This is a study in English of the Varadambika-parinaya Campu—a 16th-century Sanskrit poem written by the poetess Tirumalamba. The text itself narrates the marriage of the Vijayanagara King Achyutaraya with Varadambika. This essay emphasizes the literary merit of the Campu by analyzing its narrative style and character portrayals, etc.
Chapter 5 - Characterisation in Varadambika-parinaya Campu
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mistakes the sound of the conversation of maidens for the sweet
sound of cuckoos. He awakens the king, who had lost in the
love of Varadambika, by announcing that the minister wanted to
have an
audience with the latter.
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strengthens
the
The Jester understands the mind of the king as a faithful
servent should. On the king's orders, he plays an important role
of bringing information about Varadambikä He
king's love for Varadambika by asserting that he had chosen the
right girl. In this way, this character is important from the
point of view of the development of the theme.
CINA VEŃKATĀDRĪ:
He is the son of Achyuta and Varadambikā. As we have already
abserved, the present campu, continues beyond the clamix of its
theme namely the marriage of Achyutaraya with Varadambika. A son
is born to them by the favour of a boon granted by the glorious
Lord of Venkaṭā hill,i.e, Visṇu. Thinking the prince to have been
born from a portion of Visṇu, the king named him Cina Venkatadri
which means 'Visnu, the younger.
on
His
7 childhood sports filled his parents with joy. By moving
all four on the floor in the palace, he showed his method of
