Madan Parajaya (The Defeat of Kamdev/Lust)

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Madan Parajaya is an unique and impressive work of Shri Jin Nagdev who flourished in the first half of fourteenth century of Vikram Era.

Madan Parajaya is a drama which depicts the imaginary great war of the king Makaradhwaja against Shri Jinraj, which ends in the crushing defeat of Makara dhwaja and his conversion into Anang by taking shelter in the dungeons of the bosoms of youthful women. The apple of discort won the declaration of wedding of the bride salvation with Shri Jinraj which king Makaradhwaja wanted for himself. He could not tolerate the fact that matchlessly beautiful bride salvation was being wedded with Shri Jinraj.

A freedom fighter since student days. Home minister in the cabinet of Vindhya pradesh (Nov. 1995) and Dy. Minister for Food and Rehabilitation in the first cabinet of reorganised Madhya pradesh headed by Pt. Ravishanker hukla, reelected and appointed Dy. Minister (P.W.D. and Electricity) in the cabinet of Dr. Kailash Nath Kataju (1957 62), again got reelected in M.P. Legislative Assembly and remained M.L.A. (1972 77), had been Member of State Law Commission and M.P. Housing Board.

'Madan Parajaya' or The defeat of the god of lust known as KAMDEV is an unique and impressive work of Shri Jin Nagdev who flourished in the first half of fourteenth century of vikram era. Madan Parajaya is the Sanskrit version of the Prakrita work 'Mayan Parajaya Chariu' written by Shri Haridev. Shri Haridev, belonged to the family of Shri Nagdev, alias Jindev, was the son of Shri Mallarijit. Although Prakrit Mayan parajaya Chariu of Shri Hari dev was used as the base of the Sanskrit Madan Parajaya, yet there is great difference in the contents and volumes of the two.. Madan Parajaya is almost ten times as voluminous as Mayan Pirajaya Chariu. The Prakrit Mayan Parajaya Chariu was designated as a kavya (Poetic work), where as Madan Parajaya of Sanskrit has been described as an akhyan (story) by its author.

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