Natyamala, Nāṭyamāla, Natya-mala: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraNāṭyamāla (नाट्यमाल) is the deity of the Khaṇḍaprapātā cave, as mentioned in chapter 1.4 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.
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“[...] At a distance from the cave Khaṇḍaprapātā, very powerful because of his army, he encamped his army. There the King fasted for four days, concentrating his mind on the deity Nāṭyamāla; and the deity’s throne shook. Knowing by clairvoyant knowledge that the Cakrin Bharata had come there, he came with presents, like a debtor to a creditor. The deity, very devoted to the ornament of the six-part country, brought ornaments and undertook service.
Then the King, possessing discernment, graciously dismissed the deity Nāṭyamāla like an actor who has finished his play. The King broke his fast, held an eight-day festival in his honor, and instructed Suṣeṇa, ‘Open Khaṇḍaprapātā’. The general concentrated his mind on Nāṭyamāla as if he were a charm, fasted for four days, and observed the pauṣadha-ceremony in the pauṣadha-house”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 14: Bharata’s march through Khaṇḍapapātā < [Chapter IV]
Part 14: Conquest of Khaṇḍaprapātā by Sagara < [Chapter IV - Conquest of Bharatavarṣa by Sagara]
Part 4: Princes obtain permission to leave home < [Chapter V - Life and death of the sons of Sagara]