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Queen Vijayavati. He took the name as Maniprabba After the retirement of his father, Maniprabha became the king. He ran the administration with great efficiency for many years. One day he saw a lotus forest wholly dried up. This made a profound impact on his mind and he entered into the holy order. He acquired avadhi knowledge and the power to fly through the sky
The soul of Dhanadeva was born as a Vidyadhara at Rathnupur-Chakravalnagar and took this name as Mahendrasingh He became the ruler of that state and took the title of Chakravarti. The name of his wife was Ratnamala, and he had two sons by her who were named Ratnachuda and Manichuda Ratnamala died of some incurable disease. - This depressed Mahendrasingh to such an extent that he lost all interest in life. Monk Maniprabha saw this by dint of his avadhu knowledge and, because of his affection for his friend from the previous birth, he came to Rathnupur through the sky. Mahendrasingh came to him to pay his homage and obeisance. The monk tried to console him through his inspiring sermons This to some extent restored peace to his mind. Whenever he looked at the monk, he enjoyed peace One day, he asked him about his own previous birth when the monk Tarrated the complete story of Madan and Dhanadeva, and threw particular light on the character of the three ladies. This ended Mahendrasingh's attachment towards his departed wife and he was now free to join the holy order He entrusted the kingdom to his son, Ratoachuda, and got initiated at the hands of his friend, the monk Both the monks henceforth practised severe penances, attained the supreme knowledge and were in the end liberated,
