5.8. Adbhuta-rasa or the Marvellous sentiment

Dhanapala is a pastmaster in the depiction of the sentiment of the Marvellous which permeates the very structure of the whole story of the Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala IT has been used most e effectivly to generate a sense of surprise and thereby sustain the element of suspense throughout the narrative. And the poet is quite conscious about this aspect as is evident a from * number of remarks scattered all over in the Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala 460 The principal points and incidents where the Marvellous has been prominently utilized in the narrative apart from the wonderful nature of the descriptions and imageries, are listed below as specimens : 461 (1) The unexpected arrival of the vidyadhara Muni ; 460. Tilakamanjari, Intro vs. 50 d'-- sphutad ‌bhutarasa racita kaksyam 1; 99 (16ff, etam ca divyan ‌guliyaka prabhavavardena prasan ‌ga gatamava nipatirakarnya param vismaya - magacchat 1; 161 (20) yuvaraja vatadbhuta sravanena pitamatithira karnamrtam 1; sarvajanavismayakara sukavyatikaram-- 1; 216 (11) taraca tatha - vidyamapatra kutracidadrsta purvamapurvi kara visesa ma sesa dherya paryanta- (p. t... ) 458. & 459. (See p. 810 for these ft.nts.) 195(13) "

812 (ii) The sudden appearance of the Vaimanika god Jvalanaprabha in front of King Meghavahana at the Sakravatara 462 temple; (iii) The instantaneous apparition of the Vetala and King Meghavahana's prolonged attempt at severing his own head and the sudden appearance of the Goddess Sri; 4 463 (iv) The night-attack by Samaraketu and the magic effect 464 of the Balaruna ring; (v) The friendship of Samaraketu and Harivahana; 465 (vi) The episode of the unidentified love-letter 466 and its effect on Samaraketu; (vii) The love-episode of Priyadarsana and Taraka; 467 (viii) The mysterious divine music from the island, the group of flying Vidyadharas, the divine temple and the beautiful girl on the rampart; 468 (ix) The introduction of the portrait of Tilakamanjari 469 and her aversion for males%;B (x) The episode of pacifying the mad elephant and the 470 latter kidnapping the prince; (xi) The wonderful episode of the appearance of Harivahana's message and of the a parrot carrying the reply back 462. Tilakamanjari,pp.35-39. 464. ibid.,pp.83-93. 466. ibid., pp.108-111. 470. ibid., pp.184-186. to him; 471 / 463. ibid.,pp.46-55. / 465. ibid., pp.102-103. / 467. ibid., pp.127-129. 468. ibid., p.147;152-153;155;161. / 469. ibid., pp. 163-164; / 471. ibid., pp. 192-195 168-169.

813 (xii) The Jain temple and Gandharvaka's prayer in honour 472. of Harivahana; (xiii) Samaraketu meeting with Harivahana who is about 473 to be crowned as the emperor of the Vidyadharas; (xiv) The flying elephant falling into the lake and disappearing altogether; (xv) Malayasundari kidnapped by the Vidyadharas for making her dance on the occasion of the Holy-Bath Ceremony of 475 Lord Mahavira's image; (xvi) The unsolved problem of the identity og Gandharvadatta; 476 (xvii) The apparent invocation to the boat, really addressed to Malayasundari; 477 (xviii) Malayasundari conveying her love to Samaraketu in the boat through a garland thrown in his neck by her from the rampart of the temple; 478 (xix) The sudden disappearance of Malayasundari to the sight of Samaraketu and Taraka; 479 (xx) Malayasundari mysteriously brought back into her 480 bed-chamber of the harem in her palace at Kanci; 472. Tilakamanjari,pp.214-219. 1473. 474. ibid.,pp.241-243. 476. ibid.,pp.270-274. 478. ibid.,pp.288-289. 480. ibid.,p:292. ibid., pp.229-237. / 475. ibid.,pp.264-270. / 478. ibid.,pp.283-286. / 479. ibid., pp.289-290.

814 (xxi) Marriage proposal by Vajrayudha and Malayasundari's consequent attempt at suicide and her rescue at the 481 hands of Samaraketu%;B (xxii) Malayasundari's mysterious transportation to the 482 Adrstapara lake%;B (xxiii) Malayasundari suddenly finds a letter and gives 483 up her resolve to commit suicide; (xxiv) The mysterious incident of a parrot responding 484 to the call and carrying the message of Harivahana; (xxv) The incident of the magic mantle and the sudden 485 reappearance of Gandharvaka from the lap of Harivahana; 486 (xxvi) Mahodara's curse to Gandharvaka; (xxvii) The unexpected message from Tilakamanjari, Harivahana's resolve of suicide, his meeting Anangarati and undertaking mystic penance on the latter's behalf; 487 488 (xxviii) The revelation of the past births by Maharsi; 489 (xxix) Tilakamanjari's attempt at suicide;B (xxx) Vicitravirya's message through Kalyanaka and transportation of Samaraketu to the Suvela mountain. The Marvellous is generated generally by giving an unexpected or undreamt of turn to the events or by resorting to the superhuman element in the story%3B both these aspects 481. Tilakamanjari,pp.298-310. 483. ibid.,pp.338-339. 485. ibid.,pp.376-377. 487. ibid.,pp. 396-403. 489. ibid., pp.416-417. / 482. ibid., pp.336-338. / 484. ibid.,pp.348-349. / 486. ibid., pp.381-383. / 488. ibid.,pp.406-413. 490. ibid.,pp. 422-422.

815 are very important in the narrative technique of Dhanapala.