देवदास

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

DEVADĀSA   A rich Vaiśya extolled much in the Kathāsaritsāgara. He lived in Pātalipuṭra and had married the daughter of a very rich Vaiśya of Pauṇḍravardhana. After his father's death Devadāsa lost all his wealth in gambling, and his wife foresook her impecunious husband and returned home. After roaming about for some time the helpless Devadāsa decided to go to his wife's house, and one mid-night he went there. While hiding himself there in the darkness he heard his wife telling her paramour the following: “In the four corners of Devadāsa's house are hidden four treasures. But he does not know about the treasures hidden thus by one of his fore-fathers. I got the information from his mother. You should purchase the property for a small price.” No sooner did Devadāsa hear the above than he hurried back to his house and dug up the treasure and thus became wealthy again. The paramour of his wife went to him a few days later and purchased the property at a heavy price. But, when he dug up the place no treasure was found. Then he wanted to sell back the property to Devadāsa himself, but he refused to purchase it. The case was taken before the King when Devadāsa detailed the whole story. And, as ordered by the King, Devadāsa disfigured his wife and wedded another wife. [Kathāsaritsāgara, Lāvāṇakalaṁbakam, Taraṅga 5] .

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

देवदास n.  मगध दे का एक ब्राह्मण । इसकी स्त्री उत्तमा अतीव पतिव्रता थी । इसके पुत्र का नाम अंगद तथा पुत्री का नाम वलया था । वलया ससुराल में सुखी थी । इसका पुत्र अंगद तथा उसकी कन्या बलया गृहस्थी का लाभ उठाते थे । अतः इस पतिपत्नी ने तीर्थाटन के लिये जाने का निश्चय किया । मार्ग में एक सिद्ध इन्हें मिला । उसने एक उदाहरण बता कर इन्हें इंद्रप्रस्थ के बदरितीर्थ पर जाने के लिये कहा । तब यह दोनों इंद्रप्रस्थ गये । यमुना में स्नान करते ही, उद्धार हो कर यह दोनों स्वर्गलोक सिधारे [पद्म. उ.२१२] ।
देवदास II. n.  एक सुवर्णकारं (रुपवती देखिये) ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

देव—दास  m.  m. a servant of a monastery ( [Buddh.])

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देव दास

    N. of a merchant's son, [Kathās.]
°स-देव   of the brother of शार्ङ्गधर's mother (also ), [Cat.]

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°स देव

   of the son of a कालिदास, ib.
   of sev. authors, [Cat.]