the jain text paumachariu, also known as padmacharit, was composed by jain acharya vimalsuri around the third to fourth century. according to this text, king janak's wife videhi gave birth to twins, bhamandal and sita.

prophecy and narratives

the text mentions a prophecy regarding ravana's death. according to it, an astrologer informed ravana that his death would occur in the future at the hands of ram and janki.

other narratives in the text state that vibhishana severed a statue of dashrath with his sword. the text also states that sita took diksha after the agni pariksha.

historical authenticity

however, there is no independent evidence regarding the historical truth of all these events and narrative episodes.