वैशाली की नगरवधू [Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu] by आचार्य चतुरसेन

Possibly the reader will find for himself the highest and most sublime truth of the universe which took Chatursen ten years of the most intensive study of Jaina and Buddhist spiritual literature to discover. In the words of the author, a prolific writer actively writing for forty years before producing VKN, 'Main ab tak ki apni sari rachanaao ko radd karta hun, aur 'Vaishali Ki Nagarvadhu' ko apni ekamaatra rachana ghoshit karta hun.'Ĭhatursen futher goes on to say that the while reading this book the reader ought to look out for a higher level in this book, which relates to spirituality and the ascension of the soul. This novel is a moving spiritual journey, and a feast for the lover of literature, history and spirituality.

From a setting like that, she could rise above it all, shrug itĪll off like a dream, and discover for herself the Budda's path. Her parlour was a seat of power and her life the cynosure of the kingdom's eyes. The change in her, her spiritual awakening, her spiritual ascension, and seeking enlightenment within - these elements make the second level, the spiritual high point ofĪmbapali, compelled into courtesanship, ruled the kingdom and its ruler's heart for nearly fifty years. Her glamourous life comes to a standstill when she learns the Buddha's path.

On one level, it is the story of the courtesan Ambapali, who is closely linked to the powerful rulers of Vaishali and whose beauty and clout at the royal court are legendary. Set in the Buddhist era, some 2500 years ago in the North Indian kingdom of Vaishali this thoroughly researched novel works on two levels. Chatursen studied the whole of Jaina, Buddhist and Hindu literature to research the life and times of the central character of this novel - Ambapali, the courtesan who ruled the hearts of the rulers. 'Vaishali Ki Nagarvadhu' was written during 1939 to 1947.

वैशाली की नगरवधू [Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu] by आचार्य चतुरसेन