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This is the Uttara Purana of the Mahapurana, as narrated by Singhchandra. Ramadatta, understanding this, went to her son, Purnachandra, and explained it to him. || 22 || Having embraced the Dharma, he ruled for a long time. Ramadatta, out of love for her son, attained the end of her life span and went to the Maha Shukra heaven, in the Vimana called Bhaskara. || 225 || Purnachandra also went to the same heaven, in the Vimana called Vaidurya, as the deity Vaidurya. || 226 || Singhchandra, the Muni Indra, also attained Samadhi, being pure in mind, and became the Ahminndra in the Pritikara Vimana of the ninth Aveyaka. || 227 || Ramadatta's soul, having departed from the Maha Shukra heaven, was born as the daughter of Ativega, the Khageshin, in the city of Dharanitilaka, in the southern division. Her mother's name was Sulaksana. This daughter, named Shridhara, was given to the king of the Alaknagar, Darshaka, the Khageshin. || 228-229 || Purnachandra's soul, who had become the deity Vaidurya in the Vaidurya Vimana of the Maha Shukra heaven, departed from there and was born as the daughter of Shridhara, named Yashodhara, who was given to the king Suryavarta of the city of Pushkara. || 230 || King Shridhardeva, or Ashanighosha, the elephant, was born as the son of both Suryavarta and Yashodhara, named Rashmivega. Once, upon hearing the Dharma teachings from Muni Chandra, King Suryavarta went to perform tapasya. || 231 || Shridhara and Yashodhara, having received the Diksha from the Gunavati Aryika, also went to perform tapasya. || 232 || Once, Rashmivega went to see the Jin-alaya on the Siddhakoota. There, he saw the Charana-samyata Muni, named Harichandra. || 233 || Having heard the Dharma from him, he attained Samyagdarshan and Samyama, and became a Muni. He quickly attained the celestial chariot (Gaganacharana) power. || 234 || Once, Rashmivega Muni was residing in a cave called Kanchana. Seeing him, Shridhara and Yashodhara Aryikas bowed to him and sat there. || 235 || Meanwhile, Satyaghoṣa's soul, who had become a Naraki in the third Naraka, departed from there and, due to the rise of his sins, wandered in the world for a long time. Finally, he became a great serpent in the same forest. || 236 ||