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According to Samay y mga and va yaka Niryukti, Pr va's father's name was A vasena and mother's name was V m. c rya Gu abhadra and Pu padamta (in Uttarapur a and Mah pura) mention the father's name as Vi vasena and mother's name as Br hm. In V dir ja's Pr van tha Caritra the mother's name is mentioned as Brahmadatt. In Tiloyapa atti P r va's mother's name is also mentioned as Varmil ; A vasena's synonymous name, Hayasena is also found. Basically, it does not seem to make any difference. Difference in a person's name in terms of qualities, influence and manner of speech is not surprising.
There is no clear reference to Lord P r van tha's clan and lineage in basic gamas such as Samav y mga, etc. Only the va yaka niryukti mentions 22 T rthamkara as belonging K yapa gotra and Munisuvratan tha and Lord Ari anemi as belonging to Gautama gotra. But in Devabhadra S ri's 'Pr van tha Caritra' and Tri a i al k puru a caritra, king A vasenais considered to be of the Ik v ku clan as K yapa and Ik v ku meaning the same. In some places they use K yapa in place of Ik v ku. Pu padamta claims that P r va was from the Ugravam a. Tiloyapa att too, mentions his lineage as Ugravam a and today's historians say Pr va belonged to Uraga or even N ga lineage. Pr van tha was of incomparable strength and of 1008 auspicious qualities. Seeing the boy's brilliance and intelligence queen V m and king A vasena were most delighted and contented. Pr van tha was endowed with mati (mind-based knowledge), ruti (verbal testimony) and avadhij na (clairvoyance) since childhood.
P r va's Valour and Marriage
One day king A vasena was sitting in his royal assembly when a messenger arrived from Ku asthala city. Saluting the king, he said - “The king of Ku asthala, Naravarm , has accepted mendicancy, and right now his son Prasenajita is looking after the kingdom. Ever since his daughter Prabh vat heard about your son prince P r van tha's beauty, being praised, she has taken a vow that she will not marry anyone else but P r van tha. The parents were also happy with their daughter's choice but the king of Kalimga, Yavana, has ordered attack on Ku asthala, saying, "How can Prabh vati be given to P r va when I am around?” King Prasenajita is in great dilemma. He has sent me to let you know of the situation."
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