Vasudevahindi (cultural history)
by A. P. Jamkhedkar | 1965 | 134,331 words
This essay is an English study of the Vasudevahindi reflecting cultural history and traditions of the life of people in ancient and medieval India during the 6th century. The Vasudevahindi is a romantic and religious tale divided into two parts. The first part is attributed to Sanghadasa (6th century A.D.) and explores the wanderings of Dhammilla a...
26. Philosophy of the Pamdaramgas (Pandarangas)
Pamdaramga ascetics, referred to in Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa, were also Saiva ascetics as their name suggests. Susena, a 1. Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa, I. 12b. 2. Ibid., I. 11-12. 3. Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa, I. 11-12.
552 member of the royal family of Kakamdi, lived in the city of Vacchagumma in the guise of a Pamdaramga. He had come there to help Vasudeva, who had been kidnapped by the king of Vacchagumma from the territory of Kakamdi. As a Pamdaramga living outside the city, he professed foretelling (itthavagaranaccharaggahanavavadesa)1, because of which many people were attracted towards him.