Occult Literature
Madhusadan’s Incantations for Sweet Jasmine
Madhusadan returns to the cremation place of Madhuvati, called Sweet Jasmine, carrying a stolen book of life-restoring knowledge. He and her other two suitors assemble the bones and ashes they have preserved and invoke Chandi despite terrifying sounds and apparitions. The girl returns to life, but the miracle produces a new dispute over which suitor should marry her, giving Vikram another judgement to make.
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Ernest Griset. "Madhusadan’s Incantations for Sweet Jasmine" [editorial title]. In Vikram and the Vampire, Richard F. Burton. Memorial edition, edited by Isabel Burton, 1893, 1893, Tylston and Edwards. Source scan leaf 205. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/vikram-incantations
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
This is a literary episode in Burton's adaptation, not a reliable account of a historical ritual or a practical instruction for religious observance.
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Ernest Griset. Madhusadan’s Incantations for Sweet Jasmine. Vikram and the Vampire. Scan leaf 205. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/vikram-incantations