Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Marriage with the Matangi, Nilayashas which is the fifteenth part of chapter II of the English translation of the Neminatha-caritra, contained within the “Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra”: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Neminatha in jainism is the twenty-second Tirthankara (Jina) and one of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
Part 15: Marriage with the Mātaṅgī, Nīlayaśas
After hearing her story from Cārudatta, Vṛṣṇi’s son, very delighted, sported with Gandharvasenā. In Caitra, as he was going with her in a chariot to a garden, he saw a girl in a Mātaṅga-dress, surrounded by Mātaṅgas.[1] When Gandharvasenā saw that they were becoming interested in each other, red-eyed (from anger), she said to the charioteer, “Speed up the horses.”
After Vasudeva had gone quickly to the garden and had played with her, he went again to the city Campā. Then an old Mātaṅga-woman came from the group of Mātaṅgas, approached Vasudeva, gave him her blessing, and said:
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Mātaṅga here is the name of a Vidyādara-line. See I, p. 176. For Nami, see 1, p. 170.