AMRAPALI

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         AMRAPALI  THE NAGAR BADHU OF BAISALI

                            


  India is world’s most  beautiful country. This beautiful country’s  beautiful  daughter is Amrapali. Amrapali also known as “ Ambapalika” . Amra meaning mango & pallawa meaning young leaves. It is said that she was spontaneously born at the foot of a mango tree in one of the royal gardens in Baisali  hence her name Amrapali. Amrapali was born around 600 to 500 BC. Her parent Mahanama & an unknown mother. The Licchavis  were a clan amongst the Vajji  Mahajanapada of ancident India. Baisali the capital & homeland of  the Licchavis, was also the capital of the Vajji Mahajanapada. It was later occupied by Ajatasatru.it was customary that the most beautiful women in the land, rather than marrying one man, dedicated themselves to the pleaure of many.

                                         


          Amrapali  was the most beautiful women in the world during Buddha period. She was famous for her beauty and grace all round the world. She was as beautiful as Indra’s Apsara, red rose lips, large eyes, smooth milky skin, long silky hair,pink cheeks….. one of the finest beauties that ever lived in the world.

                                 


                                                      (Jay Jagannath, Puri, Odisha, )

              Manudev, the king of Baisali, one watched her performance in the city and wished to have her for himself. Arrogant & inconsiderate about her feelings, he decided the he had to “own” her. Amrapali , in the meantime, had a childhood love, by the name of pushpakumar. They were deeply in love with each other & planned to wed each other. Not wanting to lose Amrapali, Manudev killed Pushpakumar on the day of their wedding.

                                              


                Amrapali was made the Nagarbadhu  in Baisali. She had the right to choose her lover & and also choose the person with whom she wished to maintain physical relation . sha also remained the count dancer of the Baisali democracy.

                                             


Stories of her beauty travelled to the ears of Bimbisara, king of the kingdom of Magadha. He attacked Baisali & took refuse in Amrapali’s house. Bimbisara was a good musician. Before long, Amrapali & Bimbisara fall in love. It was only a few weeks later that Amrapali learned of Bimbisara’s  true  identity. Angered , she asked him to call off the war & leave immediately. Bimbisara  readily agreed to her wishes .He did not care thet it made him seem like a coeard in the eyes of the resident of Baisali. In the next few months , Amrapali born him a son, who she named Vimal Kondanna.

                               


              Ajatasatru was Bimbisara’s  son by queen Chelna. He was a contemporary of both Mahavira & Goutam Buddha. He imprisoned own father and forcefully  took over the rule of Magadha from him. Bimbisara poisoned by Ajatasatru.

                                         


                       Soon after his father’s   death, Ajatasatru was roaming the streets in Triumph. He had hear much about Amrapali & wished to have an audience with her. Ajatasatru invaded Baisali as he too wanted to destroy the republic & have Amrapali by force. During Magadha & Baisali war Ajatasatru seriously injured with the force of the circumstances. Amrapali treated the injuries and cured . During  the nursing, Ajatasatru also fall in love with her.

                                          


This news speared to the people of Baisali , the furious people beat her and imprisoned. The imprisioned news come towards to Ajatasatru and become very furious about the Baisali’s  people behavior & wanted her to be free. In the way of making her free. In the way of making her free, he ravaged the city and curely treated the people of Baisali . Amrapali felt very sad about these unwanted situations and finally rejected the love of Ajatashatru.

                                             


         Amrapali’s  son  Vimala Kandanna also become a Buddhist monk and a renowned elder. Ajatasatru was brutally murdered by his son, Udayabhadra, around 535 BC.  The Amrapali happened to fall in love with one of the Bhikkhus (monk male ) from Buddha’s retinue.

                                      


                      Lord Buddha had known the story of Amrapali from his usual visitor of Vaishali. One day Buddha  visited Vaishali along with his disciples .The arrival of lord Buddha received to the dancer and meet him a garden. Then she invited lord Buddha to home to serve food. Buddha accepted her  invitation and went to the mango grove  which belonged to the dancer. There she impressed the preachers of lord Buddha and had known about  the salvation of life. She was ashamed about her past life and wanted to lead a fresh lease of life. Then she became buddhist bhikkus and gifted the mango grove for the Buddha sanga.

                               


Thank you

Best wishes from

                               


       

Suvendu Singha

India,Odisha, Balasore, Jaleswar

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