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| Keywords: King and his Queen Performing a Ritual for Progeny.jpg en Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar had the longest reign among rulers of Mysore 1799 - 1868 He had varied interests in life -- music painting literature -- each of which he loved and tried his hand in He spent liberally on promotion of learning and patronized a number of scholars He is credited with the authorship of 109 works in Kannada and Sanskrit It was a common custom in royal courts for littérateurs to write and dedicate their works to their patrons or to seek permission to lend his name to their writings But among the works attributed to Mummadi scholars are united in identifying some Devata-Stutis hymns in praise of Gods a work on games and Sougandhika Parinaya wedding of Sugandhika a prose romance as Mummadi's own creation Sougandhika Parinaya Parinaya wedding was a new experiment in prose-writing Neither borrowed nor adopted it has a mythological theme written in puranic style The same work was later rendered into poetry 6 000 verses and a play was also written showing its popularity The theme involves Lord Indra the king of heaven Under a curse by the sage Durvasa he is born as prince Sugandharaja in the land of Karnataka to pious parents His childhood youth and training for kingship are described His several exploits to win over princess Sougandhika who was born under similar circumstances in Kalinga form the bulk of book There are several episodes incorporated while Sugandharaja starts to fulfil eight conditions laid down by Sougandhika to marry her Religion Philosophy Yoga astronomy erotics zoology botany music horse and elephant-lore horticulture digging of wells and lakes in short all topics a king was supposed to study are discussed The prince excelled in all The book is profusely illustrated Mummadi had started a lithograph press in the palace premises and himself was a painter He experimented with color pictures True to the tradition of religious tolerance of the land equal importance is given to Hari and Hara that is Vaishnava and Shaiva Sectarian worship However prominence is given to Chamundeshwari the titular-deity of Mysore Kings All chapters start with prayers to Shri Chamundeshwari with whose blessings the prince is able to achieve his goal and marry his dream-girl Nanjundeshwara also figures as an important deity The pictures or lithographs of Sougandhika Parinaya are a good record of social life in Mysore region in early nineteenth century They provide rare glimpses of female and popular education horticulture including grafting and native versions of Ikebana and Bonsai plans of buildings battle-scenes architecture of temples and palaces popular games hunting scenes and court life We find happy blend of Old and new eastern and western life-styles Ordinary citizens are depicted in their true colors The king and nobles are shown in colorful dresses and heavy ornaments could be identified in women's attire The soldiers are in European uniform or livery carrying guns while attacking demons Characteristic mirrors chandeliers tables and chairs find rightful place in Mysore style of painting This first prose-romance in Kannada is a good documentation of society of the times 1821 CE The Sougandhika Parinaya Manuscript 1821 CE http //www kamat com/kalranga/artifact/manuscripts/sougandhika htm Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Manuscripts Mysore painting Small images 1821 in Mysore Krishnaraja Wadiyar III | ||||
