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middle and lower caste families and in that course by coincidence, came here in turns. Hence, oh beloved of the gods, the twin-monks who came here first was not the two of us."
After the monks left Devak thought, “In Pol sapura city a monk named Atimuktaka had said about me in my childhood that when I grow up, I would be the mother of eight sons, who would all be similar in every
and of extraordinary beauty and in Bharata no one else except me will give birth to such sons. But seeing these six monk-brothers, that prediction seems wrong. Perhaps some other woman has also given birth to such sons."
Seated on a chariot, Devak reached the Lord's samava ara a and started paying respects to the Lord. Thereafter, the Lord asked Devak - "Oh Devak ! Have you developed a doubt in your mind about the monk Atimuktaka's prediction after seeing the six monks of the same bodily beauty and form? And have you come here to me to resolve that?” Devak confirmed the Lord's statement.
The Lord said - “At that time there was a g th pati named N ga in Bhaddilapura who was very wealthy. His wife's name was Sulas . Sulas was told in her childhood by a soothsayer that when she grew up, she would give birth to still-born babies. Hearing this Sulas became devoted to Hari aigame right from her childhood and started praying to him with great love. Happy with that laywoman's devotion that god would make you both fertile at the same time. You both would become pregnant at the same time. Sulas would beget dead sons. Hari aigame would place her dead sons with you and take your sons to Sulas . Hence, oh Devak ! Those six monks are, in fact, your sons, not Sulas 's.” Hearing this extraordinary revelation a very happy Devak saluted those monks and such a deep love emerged in Devak 's mind that milk started oozing out of her breasts, her eyes were filled with tears and her whole body blossomed and became thrilled. For a long time Devak kept staring at those monks without blinking her eyes. Thereafter, she saluted those monks and again circumambulating Lord Ari anemi, went back to her palace.
The same incident is described in “Cauvanna Mah purisa Cariyam” somewhat this way:
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