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who was equal to him in doing so to the other. Jiyasattu felt a burning sensation and it is said that since then he turned black and came to be known as Kākavanna 18 (xvii) Polasapura
(xviii) Pañcala80 (xix) Poyaдaригa#1
Savvaobhadda 82 (xxi) Tigiñchi88
(xxii) Ujjenī84 (xxiii) Vanavāsi86
(xxiv) Vāņārasi86 (XXV) Väņiyagama 7
(xxvi) Vasantapura88 Kansa
Kamisa was the son of king Uggasena of Mahura. It is said that at the time of Kamsa's conception, his mother had a chronic longing to eat the flesh of her husband 'The child was taken to be unlucky and as soon as he was born, he was kept in a box and was floated in the Jumna ; later on, he was picked up by the merchant Soriya, who handed him over to king Jarāsandha of Rāyagiha. Jarasandha gave him his daughter Jivayaśā in marriage In course of time, Kamsa grew up and came to Mathură He made Uggasena prisoner and began to rulc over the kingdom of Mathurā.
It is said that once Jivayasă, placing Devaki on her shoulders, was dancing with pride. At that time she saw the ascetic Atimuktakakumā. ra, the younger brother of Kamsa, and invited him to play with them. At this Atimuktakakumāra predicted that the scventh son of Devaki would slay Kamsa It is said that Kamsa asked for seven issues from Vasudeva, the husband of Devai Kamsa had already killed six sons of Devai but when the seventh one was born, Vasudeva quickly exchanged him with the daughter of Jasoyā, the wife of Nanda in course of time, Kanha Vasudeva grew up and he killed Kamsa 8 (see Andhagavahni; Kanha).
When Jarasandha heard of the death of his son-in-law, he got very angry with thc Yadavas. Thereupon Samudravijaya, Krsna, Balabhadra, Nemikumāra, Ugrasena, etc. and many other Yādavas are said to have 18 Ava Ci p. 540 ; also Abhidhinarajendrakosa, under "Kākajangha" According to the
Puranas, Sisunaga was succeeded by his son Kākavarna, and according to the Ceylonese chronicles, by his son Kālāśoka According to Professor Jacobi, Geiger and Bhandarkar, Kalásoka and Kakavarna are identical Bana in his Haryacarita gives a curious legend concerning the death of Kākavarna (Käläsoka). It is stated that Kākavarana Sasunāga was taken somewhere in an artificial aerial car and was murdered in the vicinity of his city with a dagger thrust into his throat (P H A. I, p. 180 f, Pradhan, op cit., p. 223f.
Uva, 7. 80 Näya. 8, p 108.
Bph. Bhå. 6198 f. Viva. 5 p. 33 Ibid. II, 9. p. 64-2. Ava. Nir, 1274 ; Ultarà Ti 4, p. 78a.
Bh. Bha, 4. 5256 f. 80 Uvā. P 32.
Uva, 1. p. 4; Jiyasattu mentioned here is identified by both Drs. Hoernle and Barnett
with Cedaga of Vesāli, Uva p. 6. 88 Ogh. Nir., 450, p 158 a , Aua, cū. p. 534. 89 Vasu. p. 368f; Kalpa. Ti , 6, p. 173 ff.
