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A. CHAKRAVARTI :
To her welcome surprise there was her father Cēțaka, who, after renouncing his kingdom, was spending his time there as a Jaina yögin. When he heard the cries of the baby he went there and found his daughter Mțigāvati. Since the child was born about sunrise he was named Udayana. On the same hill Vipulācala there was living one brähmaņa Ķși, Brahmasundara by name, with his wife Brahmasundarī. Cēțaka-muni, the father of Mrigāvatī, placed his daughter and her child in the care of the brahmaņa muni where they were looked after as members of his own family. This brahmaņa Rși had a son by name Yügi ; and Yugi and Udayana became very intimate friends from their childhood which friendship lasted through their life. After some time Cēțaka-muni's son, who was ruling over his kingdom after his father's abdication, himself wanted to renounce it and wanted to become a tāpasa. He went to his father to appraise him of his intention, met there the beautiful youth Udayana whose identity was revealed by the grandfather. When Udayana was known to be his sister's son he was gladly taken back to the city to rule over his grandfather's kingdom. He took with him his playmate and friend Yūgi who was always of great help to him throughout his career. While he was living with his foster-father Brahmasundara-muni he was taught by that brahmaņa Rși a valuable mantra with the help of which even the most violently mad elephant could be made as quiet and harmless as a sheep. He also had as a gift, from the same brahmaņa Rși, a divine musical instrument whose notes would subdue and tame even the wildest of
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