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4. THE STORY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LAKE SAHASRALINGA
One day a Vyāsa related the following story during his expositions delivered in the court of king Jaya sii ha deva of Pāțaņa:
" In the reign of king Riņa malla of Suradhāra pura in Saurāştra there was a well where it was very difficult to get water. All the same a Candāla woman one day quenched the thirst of a calf with the water of that well.
By the power of this meritorious deed she was born as the daughter of king Viśva deva of Kanauja, Kamalāyati by name, and was given in marriage to Va ya ra sala, Riņa malla's son. On seeing scanty water in that very well she remembered her past birth and got constructed a lake."
Having listened to this story king Jayasim hade va got constructed the Lake Sahasralinga on the site of the Durlabha-lake.
5. THE STORY OF THE RAULĀŅIS SIDDHI AND BUDDHI
Once upon a time, four Brāhmaṇas from Pāța na set out for pilgrimage. While returning after taking medicinal herbs from Kedara, they paid respects to Anādi Rāula in a cave, who, being pleased to hear them speaking in the Gujarati language, enquired from where they were hailing. They replied that they hailed from Pāța ņ a where ruled king Jaya sim hadeva who enjoyed the title of Siddha-cakravartin.
At that very moment the Raulānis Siddhi and Buddhi arrived there from Kamar ū-pith a in the country of Gauda. Over-hearing the reply of the Brāhmaṇas they determined to oblige the king to give up the title of Siddha-cakravartin and straight-way went to the royal court of Pāțaņa, where the king paid to them due respects and, blessed by them, he enquired about their preceptor etc. Having given their particulars, they commanded him to give up the title Siddha-cakravartin since, they argued, if he was a Siddha he could not simultaneously become a Cakravartin. The king managed for their lodgings and began to think over the problem in order to find out a suitable solution.
A few days after, Sakariyā Så ha Hari pala enquired of his son, minister Sajjana, whether there was any news in the royal court,
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