Samvarnana and tapati
Samvarnana and tapati

Author: GAYATRI MADAN DUTT

Publisher: Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd

Published: 1971-04-01

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 8189999907

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Tapati, the daughter of Surya, catches the site of the mortal Samvarana and falls in love with him. She appears before him in the forest and he is so enchanted by her, he swoons and falls on the ground. Tapati and Samvarana had a son named Kuru, the ancestors of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. The field of Kurukshetra upon which the battle takes place is also named after Kuru.

Joymati
Joymati

Author: Anant pai

Publisher: Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd

Published: 1971-04-01

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 9350850869

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purushottam dev and padmavati
purushottam dev and padmavati

Author: MANOJ DAS

Publisher: Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd

Published: 1971-04-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 8184823487

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Purushottam Dev, the Prince of Kalinga is a staunch devotee of Lord Jagannath of Puri. During a ride in a forest he meets and falls in love with Princess Padmavati of Kanchi. According to tradition, Purushottam Dev sweeps the chariot of Jagannath during the Car Festival. Padmavati's father is furious when he hears of this and refuses to marry his daughter to one who wields a broom. He humiliates Purushottam Dev who vows to take revenge despite his love for the princess. Padmavati despairs and is ready to end her life. But things suddenly take a turn for the better after Lord Jagannath himself assures Purushottam of his support.This Amar Chitra Katha is based on a legend from Orissa.

Prabhavati
Prabhavati

Author: KAMALA CHANDRAKANT

Publisher: Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd

Published: 1971-04-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 818482341X

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The demon, Vajranabha, performs severe penance. Pleased, Brahma grants him the city of Vajra, and says that not even air will enter the city, unless Vajranabha wants it to. Now, powerful in his impregnable city, Vajranabha turns his sights on Indra's kingdom. Indra goes to Krishna for help. What Vajranabha does not realise is that his daughter, Prabhavati, has set her heart on marrying Pradyumna, the son of Krishna.

Prince Jivaka
Prince Jivaka

Author: GAYATRI MADAN DUTT

Publisher: Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd

Published: 1971-04-01

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 8184825633

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In the kingdom of Hemangada, a treacherous minister named Kattiyangaran, decides to usurp the throne, and kill the entire royal family. Queen Vijaya escapes the slaughter. In a dark cremation ground, unhappy and alone, she gives birth to a child and puts his father's royal ring upon his finger. The child grows up to be Prince Jivaka. Jivaka has many adventures but the core of the book becomes apparent in the end when a weary Jivaka decides to renounce his kingdom and become a Jain monk.

Vasavadatta
Vasavadatta

Author: Meena Talim

Publisher: Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd

Published: 1971-04-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 818999994X

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King Udayana may have been imprisoned, but his mind roamed free. Udayana could charm even the beasts of the forest with his music. Vasavadatta, the beautiful daughter of his captor, inspired him to escape the shackles of his enemy. An example of kshatriy

Shantala
Shantala

Author: GAYATRI MADAN DUTT

Publisher: Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd

Published: 1971-04-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 8184825625

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Shantala was the queen of Vishnu Vardhana, the ruler of the Hoysala kingdom. Brought up as a Jain, Shantala believed in ahimsa or non-violence. Her husband, on the other hand, had a single minded ambition, to free Hoysala from the rule of the Chalukya Empire, whatever be the cost. He waged wars and unleashed death and destruction on hapless people.

Malavika
Malavika

Author: KAMLESH PANDEY

Publisher: Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd

Published: 1971-04-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 818999963X

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Intrigue and suspense, coincidence and adventure blend happily together to join a handmaiden and a king in blessed matrimony. Kalidasa, the greatest of Sanskrit poets, wove a tale that caters to every reader's taste. Warring cousins, wily courtiers, jealous wives, disguised princesses, all play their part in his play, which continues to thrill centuries after it was first written.

Pradyumna
Pradyumna

Author: KAMALA CHANDRAKANT

Publisher: Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd

Published: 1971-04-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 8184823401

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When Kama, the god of love, dares to disturb Shiva, he is burnt to ashes by the angry god in the presence of his horrified wife, Rati. Desperate in her sorrow, Rati prepares to immolate herself when she is stopped by a voice that tells her that Kama will be restored to her when he is reborn. Kama is reborn as Pradyumna, the son of Krishna and Rukmini, who is prophesied to destroy the demon, Shambara. Aware of the prophecy, Shambara decides to steal the baby from Krishna's palace and kill him while he is still helpless. But he has not counted on the fact that Rati, warned by Narada, is watching over Pradyumna as a maid in the demon's own palace.