Volume 18, No. 4, 2021
Social Beliefs And Customs Projected In The Sanskrit Novel Avināśi
Dr. Hiramoni Goswami
Abstract
The literary pieces are just replication of experiences of writers. A story becomes dynamic in the background of a proper society where all the aspects are projected in an appropriate manner. In the novel Avināśi the author Biswanarayan Shastri tries his best to sketch an apt society of 7th century A.D. Assam. The Avināśi focuses on the love story between the hero and heroine viz. Bhāskaravarmā, the King of Prāgjyotiṣapura and Mādhavī, a devadāsī respectively. The story also partly deals with the political history of the kingdom of Bhāskaravarmā of 7th century Assam. So, the author gives emphasizes to portray all the customs and social beliefs which go with the story and circumstances. In this paper an endeavor is prepared to highlight all the social beliefs and customs noticed in the novel Avināśi.
Pages: 109-112
Keywords: Avināśi, Caitra-saṅkramaṇa , Aśokāṣṭamī, Devadāsī, Madanamahotsava, Prāgjyotiṣapura, Kāpālikas