Nagachandra or Abhinava Pampa was a 12th-century poet in the Kannada language.
[3] The work contains 16 sections and deviates significantly from the original epic by Valmiki.
Nagachandra represents King Ravana, the villain of the Hindu epic, as a tragic hero, who in a moment of weakness commits the sin of abducting Sita (wife of the Hindu god Rama) but is eventually purified by her devotion to Rama.
[3] Eventually, Rama takes jaina-diksha (converts to Digambara monk), becomes an ascetic and attains nirvana (enlightenment).
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