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Introduction
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name was Suhādevi who was a daughter of Thakkura Sāmba of Dhavalakakka (modern Dholka). He was doing business in ghee. He appears to have been an intrepid fellow from the early part of his life as he used to go out for his business even at mid-night with his bow and quiver of arrows. Once while going about like this he got a good omen and went with his wife and two sons Bāhada and Chāhada to Aşāpalli which was then recently renamed Karņavati.
Arriving there Udayaņa first went to worship in a Jaina temple, which according to the P. C. was known as Vāyațiya - jinäyatana ( Jaina temple of Vāyatas or Vāyaṇās ). As he was coming out of the temple, he met the wife of Sālāpati Tihuņasīha (that is Sālavi or Master-weaver Tribhuvanasimha ) who with her servants was going into the temple. The P. C. gives her name as Lachhī (Lakshmi) a Srāvikā of the Chhimpikā community.
Udayana was taken by her to her house where he was treated as a guest by her husband. Tihuņasīha asked him whether he would stay in his house or independently. Udā resquested that he would like to live independently and was given a small piece of land by Tihuņasīha near his house.
As he was erecting the door, he discovered a hidden treasure. King Karņa, who was at that time in his new city, called Tihuņasīha and asked him to hand over the newly discovered wealth. Tihuņasīha answered:
Your Majesty! a certain Māruka ( Māravādi ) has come to me. In his house something is discovered. I
That is Chhipā community-the same as Salavi communitywhose hereditary profession was weaving, colouring and printing of cloth. The P. C. 56.
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