Lay Followers
Shripal and Mayanasundari, Part 1
श्रीपाल और मयणासुंदरी, भाग 1 · શ્રીપાળ અને મયણાસુંદરી, ભાગ 1
A princess who trusted her karma, and the nine days that changed everything
- 5 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
- Shvetambar telling
When Princess Mayanasundari tells her father that our fortunes come from our own karma, not from any king, he angrily marries her to the leader of a band of lepers. With quiet faith and the worship of the Navpad, she sets out to show what karma and devotion can do.
What it teaches Faith in karma Devotion Navpad Patience
The opening of the children's telling
Long ago there was a princess named Mayanasundari. Her father, the king, asked her one day, Who gives you all your nice things? Her sister said, You do, father! But Mayanasundari said, Our own good and bad actions, our karma, bring us what we have.
The king got cross. Then your karma can choose your husband, he said. He married her to a man named Umar Rana, who was very sick. His skin was covered with sores.
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To carry into the day
Quiet faith and patient effort can heal what anger never could.
To talk about together
Mayanasundari did not argue or cry when she was married to Umar Rana. Where do you think her calm came from?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.