DWC-E-018-SATI ANJANA SUNDARI

SATI ANJANA SUNDARI
Indian culture places woman at a lofty pedestal giving her the title of 'Sati'. The confluence of the three streams of truth, chastity, and discipline is known as Sati. She is the perpetual stream of clemency and tolerance. Each fragment of her life is enriched with the fragrance of Dharm and sacrifice. A woman whose life is as untainted as a lotus flower is glorified as a Sati. There is an unbroken and pious tradition of such great women in Indian history. Sati Anjana Sundari is one such glowing bead of that string. The life of Anjana, the mother of the great warrior and pious soul Hanuman, is a touching story of unprecedented tolerance, courage and equanimity in face of grave afflictions.
Anjana, the daughter of Vidyadhar King Mahendra, and the only sister of one hundred brothers, is married to the valorous prince Pavananjai Kumar, son of King Prahlad. Even before this marriage, fate injects the venom of misery into her life. Immediately after marriage she is abandoned by her husband to face the torturous ebb and flow of life. Anjana takes every thing in her stride and maintains her composure. Fate once again jests with her. Her husband secretly meets her, she gets pregnant, and is thrown out of her house with a blemish on her character. Her father too refuses to accept her and she is left to the mercy of elements in a desolate jungle. The flavor of hair-raising adventure is added to the story by the terrible afflictions she faces while wandering in the jungle. She is tortured more by the false blemish on her character than the horrors she faces. But she maintains her equanimity believing the miseries to be the play of fate. She gives birth to Hanuman, a son as radiant as the Sun.
This is one of the most touching tales in Jain literature. It is based on the famous work Trishashti Shalaka Purush Charitra. This trim script has been rendered by the eloquent orator Shri Ravindra Muni ji. We are sure the readers will find it inspiring.
          -Shrichand Surana 'Saras'

• Diwakar Chitra Katha   
• Title : SATI ANJANA SUNDARI
• Serial: 19
• No. Of Pages : 36
• Language : English
• Publisher : Shree Diwakar Prakashan
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