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marriage to Jivaka. He was living with Kanakamālai for some time. In the meanwhile, his cousin Nandattan, not knowing the whereabouts of Jīvaka, wanted to go about in search of him. Gāndharvadattā, the Vidyadhara princess and Jivaka's first wife, gave the information about the exact whereabouts of Jīvaka at the moment. Through the help of her vidyā, she managed to lead Nandaţtan to Hēmapura where he stayed with his friends. Jivaka's other friends went in search of him. On their way they met the old queen Vijayā in a tavappaļļi. She was informed of all that happened to Jivaka after she left the baby on the cremation ground. And she expressed a great desire to meet her son, and they promised to arrange for such a meeting within a month and left the tavappalli to go to Jīvaka. While Jīvaka was living with his new wife Kanakamā lai, they pretended to besiege the town in order to meet Jivaka. Jivaka with his cousin Nandattan gathered large forces and went out to meet the besieging army in battle. Padumuhan who was in charge of the army outside and a friend of Jivaka despatched his first arrow with a message tied to it informing Jivaka of his own identity and the object of the visit. When the arrow fell at the feet of Jivaka, he picked it up and read the message to his great joy. Recognising that they were all his friends he invited them all into the city and introduced them to the king and father-in-law. When Jivaka learnt from his friends about his mother and her eagerness to meet him, he took leave of the king and his wife Kanakamālai who was asked to stay with her father. He started from the city with all his friends to meet his old mother. Jivaka
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