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The 34th Chapter
The Aryika, the mistress of the Aryikas, adorned with the excellent glory of the lotus-like city of Pundarikinī, arrived with Yasasvati, the daughter of Prajapala, and Gunavati, who had taken up the practice of austerities. ||80-81||
Along with all the inhabitants of the inner city, King Lokapala and the merchant Kubera-kanta also went to the Aryikas and, having heard of the existence of the appropriate Dharma for a long time, they engaged in giving charity and other endeavors. ||82||
One day, two Jñghācāraṇa monks arrived at the house of the merchant Kubera-kanta. Both the husband and wife welcomed them with great devotion and joy. ||83||
The pair of pigeons (Rativara and Ratiṣeṇā), who had known all the details of their previous lives just by seeing the monks, touched the feet of the monks with their wings and bowed to them, and then abandoned their mutual affection. Seeing this, the monks also became detached from the world, and both of them left the merchant's house without taking any food. ||84-85||
Priyadatta, who understood gestures, knowing all this, asked the pigeon Ratiṣeṇā one day, "What was your name in your previous birth?" ||86||
She wrote the name "Rativega" with her beak. Seeing this, the pigeon was very happy, knowing that this was his wife from his previous birth. ||87||
Similarly, Priyadatta asked the pigeon Rativara about his previous birth name. He also wrote on the ground, "I was called Sukanta in my previous birth." ||88||
Seeing this, and knowing that this was her husband, Ratiṣeṇā, desiring to be with him, also attained union with him by the grace of fate. They both started living together. ||89||
Hearing all this, all the people sitting in the assembly were very happy, and they all sat with great eagerness, wanting to hear the rest of the story. ||90||
"If you know anything else that we have seen or heard, please tell us," said Jayakumar. Sulocanā, watering that auspicious assembly with the nectar of her words, said, "Yes, I know it well. Listen." ||91||