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together with his associates reached Daṇḍakāraṇya and met his old mother Vijayā. Vijayā embraced her son with great joy because of the separation of several years. Thus he spent 6 days in the tavappalli with his mother Vijaya. She advised her son to meet his maternal uncle Govindaraja and to take his advice and help for the purpose of recovering his father's lost kingdom. He sent his mother in the company of a few female ascetics to his uncle's place, while he himself with his friends went towards Rājamahāpuram. They all camped in a garden adjoining the city.
A. CHAKRAVARTI:
8. Vimalaiyar - ilambakam- Next day Jīvaka, leaving his friends there, went into the city assuming a beautiful form which could attract even the God of Love. While he was walking along the streets of the city, there appeared before him Vimala who ran into the street to pick her ball which went astray while she was playing. At the sight of that handsome Jivaka, she fell in love with him. She was the daughter of a merchant by name Sāgaradatta. Jivaka went and sat in Sagaradatta's shop just to take rest. The large stock of sugar, which he had in store for a long time unsold, was disposed off immediately after the visit of the stranger to the shop. This was taken to be a very good omen by the merchant Sagaradatta, as he had learnt previously from the astrologers "that he whose presence would lead to the complete disposal of his unsold goods would be the proper son-in-law for him." He gladly offered his daughter Vimala in marriage to this beautiful youth. Jivaka accepted Vimalā in marriage and spent with her just two days and the
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