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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sakthibhadran&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa|शक्तिभद्रः}}) was a [[Classical Sanskrit]] writer, who lived in ancient [[Kerala]]. He wrote &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ascharyachoodamani]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Devanāgarī]]: {{lang|sa|आश्चर्यचूडामणि}} ),&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;web&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20100801012522/http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/literaryadition.htm#sandkrit The Literary Tradition of Kerala by V. Aravindakshan]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the first [[Sanskrit]] [[drama]] from South India. He may have been born in [[Kodumon]] a village in [[Adoor]], [[Pathanamthitta]], [[Kerala]],&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hss&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.schoolwiki.in/index.php/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D/%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%A2%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BF_-_%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AD%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_-_%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82_-_%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D.%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D കൊടുമണ്‍ എച്ച്.എസ്.എസ് കൊടുമണ്‍/ആശ്ചര്യചൂഢാമണി - ശക്തിഭദ്രന്‍ - റിവ്യൂ - ആര്‍.പ്രസന്നകുമാര്‍] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130217230707/http://www.schoolwiki.in/index.php/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D/%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%A2%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BF_-_%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AD%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_-_%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82_-_%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D.%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D |date=2013-02-17 }}.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; between the 7th and 11th centuries.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hindu_paper&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20071029210925/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/27/stories/2007102750270200.htm Presenting the Soorpanaka tale].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sakthibhadran&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa|शक्तिभद्रः}}) was a [[Classical Sanskrit]] writer, who lived in ancient [[Kerala]]. He wrote &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ascharyachoodamani]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Devanāgarī]]: {{lang|sa|आश्चर्यचूडामणि}} ),&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;web&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20100801012522/http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/literaryadition.htm#sandkrit The Literary Tradition of Kerala by V. Aravindakshan]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the first [[Sanskrit]] [[drama]] from South India. He may have been born in [[Kodumon]] a village in [[Adoor]], [[Pathanamthitta]], [[Kerala]],&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hss&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.schoolwiki.in/index.php/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D/%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%A2%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BF_-_%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AD%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_-_%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82_-_%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D.%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D കൊടുമണ്‍ എച്ച്.എസ്.എസ് കൊടുമണ്‍/ആശ്ചര്യചൂഢാമണി - ശക്തിഭദ്രന്‍ - റിവ്യൂ - ആര്‍.പ്രസന്നകുമാര്‍] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130217230707/http://www.schoolwiki.in/index.php/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D/%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%A2%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BF_-_%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AD%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_-_%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82_-_%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D.%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D |date=2013-02-17 }}.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; between the 7th and 11th centuries.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hindu_paper&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20071029210925/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/27/stories/2007102750270200.htm Presenting the Soorpanaka tale].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;The malayalam translation of Ascharyachoodamani was made by the famous Sanskrit scholar Vedashri Parakkode [[N. V. Nambiathiri]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=ആഗമാനന്ദ പാതയിലൊരു ആചാര്യന്‍|url=https://www.janmabhumi.in/news/varadyam/news41390|access-date=2022-01-31|website=Janmabhumi|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Early life==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Early life==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A popular tradition current in malabar represents Shaktibhadran as a pupil of Adi [[Shankaracharya]]; and if this tradition could be trusted, Adi Shankaracharya &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt; &lt;/del&gt;saved &#039;Ascharyachoodamani&#039; from complete loss by reciting it from his memory when the work was accidentally burnt. According to Ascharyachoodamani, he was the first playwright of South India and also wrote the play named  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A popular tradition current in malabar represents Shaktibhadran as a pupil of Adi [[Shankaracharya]]; and if this tradition could be trusted, Adi Shankaracharya saved &#039;Ascharyachoodamani&#039; from complete loss by reciting it from his memory when the work was accidentally burnt. According to Ascharyachoodamani, he was the first playwright of South India and also wrote the play named  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;Unmadavasavadatta&amp;#039; on popular story of King Vatsaraj.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.326467|title=Sri Ascharyachudamani|last=S Kuppuswami Sastri|date=1933}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;Unmadavasavadatta&amp;#039; on popular story of King Vatsaraj.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.326467|title=Sri Ascharyachudamani|last=S Kuppuswami Sastri|date=1933}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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| native_name   = शक्तिभद्रः&lt;br /&gt;
| name          = Śaktibhadra&lt;br /&gt;
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| birth_date    = between the 7th and 11th centuries&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place   = possibly near [[Kodumon]], [[Adoor]], [[Kerala]]&lt;br /&gt;
| death_date    = ?&lt;br /&gt;
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| occupation    = [[Playwright]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| nationality   = Indian&lt;br /&gt;
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| genre         = [[Sanskrit drama]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subject       = Hindu Puranas&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sakthibhadran&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{lang|sa|शक्तिभद्रः}}) was a [[Classical Sanskrit]] writer, who lived in ancient [[Kerala]]. He wrote &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ascharyachoodamani]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ([[Devanāgarī]]: {{lang|sa|आश्चर्यचूडामणि}} ),&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;web&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20100801012522/http://www.keralahistory.ac.in/literaryadition.htm#sandkrit The Literary Tradition of Kerala by V. Aravindakshan]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; the first [[Sanskrit]] [[drama]] from South India. He may have been born in [[Kodumon]] a village in [[Adoor]], [[Pathanamthitta]], [[Kerala]],&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hss&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[http://www.schoolwiki.in/index.php/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D/%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%A2%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BF_-_%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AD%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_-_%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82_-_%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D.%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D കൊടുമണ്‍ എച്ച്.എസ്.എസ് കൊടുമണ്‍/ആശ്ചര്യചൂഢാമണി - ശക്തിഭദ്രന്‍ - റിവ്യൂ - ആര്‍.പ്രസന്നകുമാര്‍] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130217230707/http://www.schoolwiki.in/index.php/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D/%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%A2%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%BF_-_%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AD%E0%B4%A6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_-_%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82_-_%E0%B4%86%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D.%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D |date=2013-02-17 }}.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; between the 7th and 11th centuries.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hindu_paper&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[https://web.archive.org/web/20071029210925/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/27/stories/2007102750270200.htm Presenting the Soorpanaka tale].&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life==&lt;br /&gt;
A popular tradition current in malabar represents Shaktibhadran as a pupil of Adi [[Shankaracharya]]; and if this tradition could be trusted, Adi Shankaracharya  saved &amp;#039;Ascharyachoodamani&amp;#039; from complete loss by reciting it from his memory when the work was accidentally burnt. According to Ascharyachoodamani, he was the first playwright of South India and also wrote the play named &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;Unmadavasavadatta&amp;#039; on popular story of King Vatsaraj.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.326467|title=Sri Ascharyachudamani|last=S Kuppuswami Sastri|date=1933}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Story of Ascharyachudamani==&lt;br /&gt;
*First Act - In first Act stage-manager give introduction of play. Play start with [[Lakshmana|Lakshman]] who made hut for his brother and wife [[sita]]. [[Shurpanakha|Surpanakha]] disguised as a beautiful woman meet Lakshman and request him to marry her; but Lakshman refused and went to hut. [[Rama]] and sita praise Lakshman for making such a beautiful hut.&lt;br /&gt;
*Second Act - surpanakha requested rama for marriage but rama refused and asked to meet [[Lakshmana|Lakshman]] so angry surpanakha in take her real horror form try to abduct Lakshman but Lakshman cut her ears, nose and breasts.&lt;br /&gt;
*Third Act - In this Act , sages give magical ring to Rama and chudamani (hairpin) to sita. [[Ravana]] , A demon-king and brother of surpanakha take help of [[maricha]] who take magical form. Ravana disguised as rama meet sita ; charioteer of ravana disguised as Lakshman so sita went with them. [[Shurpanakha|Surpanakha]] disguised as sita meet rama and Maricha disguised as Rama meet Lakshman.&lt;br /&gt;
*Fourth act - In this Act , surpanakha who disguised as sita meet rama and Converse with him but when magical ring of [[Rama]] touched [[sita]] ; she take his original form of surpanakha. [[Shurpanakha|Surpanakha]] tell rama it&amp;#039;s all plan of ravana to abduct sita. [[Ravana]] who abducted sita disguised as rama touch sita&amp;#039;s magical chudamani (hairpin) and take his real form. [[jatayu]] , a vulture try to help sita but ravana kill him.&lt;br /&gt;
*Fifth Act - [[Mandodari]] learns that Ravana arranged [[vasantotsav]] (festival of spring) for sita but Sita doesn&amp;#039;t like this and [[ravana]] tries to convince her but she refuses.&lt;br /&gt;
*Sixth Act - [[Hanuman]] meet sita in [[Ashokavana]] and give ring of [[Rama]]. he also give message of Rama. [[Sita]] give his chudamani as sign to Hanuman.&lt;br /&gt;
*Seventh Act - [[Vidyadhara]] and his wife tell fighting between ravana and Rama. Rama defeat Ravana. Finally [[Rama]] meet sita who wear beautiful ornaments so Rama makes [[Sita]] undergo a trial by fire to prove her chastity. [[Narada]] tell secret that [[Anasuya]] give magical ornaments to sita so she look beautiful. Finally Rama went [[Ayodhya]] with sita and Lakshman.&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183250/http://www.dietpathanamthitta.org/html/pathanamthitta.htm]&lt;br /&gt;
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