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After leaving Camaracamc , she will be born in Mah videha and attain liberation. The remaining four, R tri, Rajan, Vidyuta and Medh goddesses mentioned in this section were also daughters of laity. They did not get married till a very old age. Feeling disenchanted with the world after hearing the sermon of Lord Pr van tha, they became female-monks, observed various kinds of austerities and fasts and because of their lax behaviour they stayed independently and in the end after samlekhan became foremost queens of Camarendra. They will complete their time and be born in Mah Videha and shall attain liberation.
In the second section of the second rutaskandha gives five foremost queens - umbh, Ni umbh , Rambh, Nirambh and Bhadat of Bal ndra who were were unmarried daughters same names of five laity gth pati copules in S vatth city. In the third section, six each foremost queens of nine Dak i endras for a total of 54 foremost queens were unmarried daughters of nine lay-laity g th pati couples of similar names in Varanasi in their past lives. And, taking initiation from the Lord Pr van thaa became a part of the female monk-order. They remained unmarried all their lives and on the arrival of Lord P r van tha in Camp city, took initiation under the female monk Suvrat . They practised restrain for many years observing fasts, etc and in the end through samlekhan they completed their lives and became the foremost queens of Uttarendras. There is a description of the 32 foremost princesses of Vyamtarendras in the fifth section. These 32 were daughters of laity of Ngapura, who remained unmarried, in their past lives. When they became old Lord P r van tha arrived at N gapura. They too reached the samava ara a and became female-monks under female-monk Suvrat. They practised restraint for many years, observed severe penance, but due to laxity in conduct without repenting it completed their life in samlekhan and became queens of Dak i endras. In the sixth section we find accounts of the 32 goddesses of Vyamtaras who in their past lives were daughters of laity in S ketapura who also took initiation inspired by the sermon of Lord P r van tha. Observing austerities for many years, due to laxity on conduct, they wandered alone without being critical of their laxity, and completing their life-span with samlekhan , became the foremost queens of 32 Uttarendras including Mah k la, etc. In the seventh section there is reference to four queens of Surya who in their past lives were daughters of the laity of rakkhapur . In the eighth
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