Udumbarikā

Family: Videha · Role: daughter of a learned Brahman; wife of Virūpa and later a wife of Janaka · First appears: Chapter VIII

In Chapter VIII, Udumbarikā was born to a very learned Brahman in Videha, who intended to give her in marriage only to someone his equal in acuteness and knowledge. Her father nevertheless chose Virūpa as her husband despite his ugliness. Later, Janaka came upon her by a tree, took her to the city, and gave himself up to pleasure with her.

Relationship record

Chapter VIII

• parent: the learned Brahman who is Udumbarikā’s father (Chapter 8) “It happened that there was born unto a very learned Brahman in the land of Videha a very beautiful daughter, whom he determined he would give in marriage to him only who equalled himself in acuteness and knowledge. She received the name of Udumbarikā.”
• married with Virūpa “In consequence of this, Udumbarikā’s father determined, in spite of Virūpa’s ugliness, to give him his daughter to wife.”
• married with Janaka “Following the sound, he caught sight of the bright-eyed one, who seemed to him like a goddess of the forest. When she had come down from the tree he reposed by her side, and then set her in his chariot, conveyed her to the city, and gave himself up to pleasure with her.”

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Extracted from the original text of Tibetan Tales, Derived from Indian Sources. Made with Rho MD.