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the doubt exists only on whether he was a king. However, it can for sure that he was definitely a king even if he was not as well known as king Ce aka of Vai 1 was. Kalpas tra and cr mga give three names for Siddh rtha, including rey msa and Ya asv while Tri al has two other names, Videhadinn and Priyak ri.
An Incident in childhood
Five able midwives took care of child Mah v ra. Mah v ra grew up with the love and care of these five midwives and his mother Tri al and comforts suitable for a prince. Child Mah v ra's child games are not only charming but strength giving as well.
Once child Mah v ra was playing in the garden with his friends a game called “Samkul '. He was then around 8 years old. Seeing his courage and fearlessness Indra told the gods – “Child Mah v ra is so brave that let alone men, even gods cannot defeat him.” One god did not agree with Indra. He wanted to test Mah v ra and taking the form of a snake, went and hid by the bark of that same tree that Mah v ra had climbed. Other children became scared seeing the snake on that tree and started running. However, the snake could not scare Mah v ra at all. Stopping all his friends, he said – “Why are you all running away? This small creature cannot trouble us at all. Let us take it and throw it somewhere far." Hearing Mah v ra's words the boys said – “Mah v ra, do not even try to
it, men die if they are bitten by it." Without fear, Mah v ra held the snake, like a rope, in his left hand and threw it.
Thereafter the children started playing the timdusaka game. In a game two boys run together to touch a tree and the one who touches it first returns to the starting place climbing atop the other's back. The god too entered the game taking the form of a boy. Mah v ra continuously defeated many boys in this game and once he got the chance to run with that god. The god lost and started to walk back with Mah v ra on his back. To frighten Mah v ra the god assumed a giant and fearsome form. The boys got scared but Mah v ra did not lose his courage. He understood this was some illusory being which has come to test him. Sitting on his back he gave the god such a boxing that his body became dwarfish. The god sought forgiveness from Mah v ra and said – “Indra was right - you are not just brave but exceedingly so.”.
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