MADANABADHA: Thai Literature | THAILAND 🇹🇭
โพสท์โดย อ้ายเติ่ง🌹 "MADANABADHA" The Romance of a Rose 🌹 - An illustrated play by his Majesty King Vajiravudha or King Rama VI of Siam (Thailand) written "In June or July of the year 1923.
🌹 Madanabādhā (मदनबाधा) in sansakrit mean pangs or torments of love.
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🌹 The story begins in heaven when Deity named Suthet has a crush on Angel named Maddana. But she rejects him. So Suthet called Mayavin to make a spell to hypnotize her. But Maddana still rejects Suthet love even she is in a spell or not. Due to frustration, Suthet is angry that Maddana doesn't love her. So he cursed her to rebirth on the human world. But Maddana requests him to be a Rose in the human world. And Suthet cursed her to turn into a human for a one day only when the full moon happen. But she can be human forever when she loves someone.
🌹 After she became a rose on the human world. A hermit named Kalatorrasin has found her and takes care of her when she turns into a human every full moon like his daughter.
🌹 Meanwhile, King Chaisen of Hussatinapura. Go hunting in the forest and found Maddana in human form. He and Maddana are falling in love, so she didn't turn to be a rose again.
🌹 When King Chaisen brings her to his city. His wife, Queen Chunthee is jealous and angry. So she called her dad to send an army from his city to Hussatinapura. And she works with her servant to tell King Chaisen that his best friend, Supang is in love with Maddana. When King Chaisen hears that. He decides to Executed both of them.
🌹 After that, King Chaisen realizes that the whole thing is false. And he sad for an action that he did to her. But his more solid tells that Maddana is still alive. After he hears that, he quickly to go to find Maddana as quick as possible. But it's too late. Maddana is turned back to a rose. The reason is after she got heartbroken by all of this bullshit. She decides to get help from Suthet to bring her back to heaven. When Suthet arrived, he offer her that he can bring her back to heaven if Maddana accepts love from him again. But Maddana still refused. So Suthet cursed her to be a rose forever. And when the king arrived, he decide to bring a rose back to his city.
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🌹 นางมัทนะพาธา 🌹
🌹 Model: ปรายฟ้า (Praifa NP)
🌹 Makeup: Wanmai Weddingubon.
🌹 Hairstylist: เปเล่ Pele Nonsiri.
📸 Photographer: เฉา ก๊วย, Chon Photograph, Ritthirong Jom Lokpibal, Wuttichai Rakkean.
🌹 Costume: ร้านรามลักษณ์ จันทบุรี, Chetsadakon Iamurai, Best Chanokchol.