English Translation of A R Krishna Shastry's Kathāmṛta
Vīravara’s son woke up and quickly understood the situation and said, “Father! I am indeed fortunate to be of service for our master’s wellbeing! We owe him our...
Another day, when Naravāhanadatta was in the court, a prince by name Samaratuṅga came to him and said, ‘O lord! My cousin Saṅgrāmavarṣa and his four sons are jo...
Ciradātṛ-rāja There lived a king named Ciradātā in a city called Cirapura. Though the king was a nice person by his nature, he was surrounded by evil men. Pras...
Candrasvāmin met Siṃhadaṃṣṭra, a śabara chief and asked him for a water source nearby, he called his men and said, ‘Show him water!’ They took him to their vill...
The Story of Dharmavyādha In the past, when a certain sage who was wandering through a forest and sat down below a tree, a balāka bird’s droppings happened to...
Carrying with him the message of the deities, Nala entered the inner apartments of Damayantī and repeated the command of the deities. She heard those words and...
As Nala was wandering through the forest wearing the cloth torn in half, he saw a forest fire. He heard a voice calling out for help from within it – “O Noble s...
10. Śaktiyaśo-lambaka अवारणीयं रिपुभिर्-वारणीयं करं नुमः | हेरम्बस्य ससिन्दूरम्-असिन्दूरम्-अघच्छिदं || avāraṇīyaṃ ripubhir-vāraṇīyaṃ k...
2. Next Gomukha started narrating the story of Kumudikā:- The Story of Kumudikā In the city of Pratiṣṭhāna, there lived a king named Vikramasiṃha. His wife wa...
The Story of Śūryavarmā There lived a royal servant called Śūryavarmā. Once, when he came home, found that his wife was in the company of his friend. He withhe...
Narrating this story to Sañjīvaka, Damanaka said: ‘Thus a wise man remains steadfast when danger approaches. Now, this is what you must do. When Piṅgalaka rises...
There lived a man who had a beautiful wife; fearing that she might have an affair, he monitored her at all times. Once, he had to travel to another plac...