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was taken there. A dinner party was arranged, but the Sangha (community) refused to sit to dinner as it was pre-arranged by Vāgbhata. Udayana asked the reason thereof and he was told unless he obeyed the word of the community which was that he should remarry - they would not sit to dinc.
Udayana said "I am seventy years old. This is not the time to marry. Untimely doings do not look well." Vāgabhata interposed “The authority of the community is very powerful. ” Udayana said “Who will give his daughter ?” – meaning of course to an old man like himself. The whole thing, was, however pre-arranged and Udayana was married to the daughter of a merchant of Váyadāpura. She was the mother of Rāyaviddara Ambada or Amrabhata the killer of kings. This Amrabhata is the same as is referred to by Somaprabhasūri-a contemporary of Kumārapāla - as the Vanija General of Kumārapāla's army and who, according to the P. C., slayed Mallikārjuna of Konkana.
According to the P. P. S. Udayana was mortally wounded in his fight against Sāngana Dodiāka at Melagapura after Udayana had defeated and killed Khengāra (p. 32 & p. 34 * ). The last two desires of this dying general were to rebuild two temples - one on the Satrunjaya Hill and the other at Broach known as Şakunikāvihāra. The first desire was fulfilled by Āmbada or Amrabhata. The final ceremony of flaghoisting on the temple at Satrunjaya took place,
This account supplements the account of the Pra. cha. p. 322. The P. C. gives the name as Saynsara of Suráshtra p. 86.
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