Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Marriage with Pundra which is the twenty-second 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 22: Marriage with Puṇḍrā
There he saw Puṇḍrā, the daughter of King Puṇḍra who had died without a son, who had the appearance of a man by means of an herb, ruling the kingdom. Vārṣṇeya perceived that she was a woman and married her infatuated (with him). She had a son, named Puṇḍra, and he became king.