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Lord Mahâvîra he spent at Rajagrha.
After the rains were over, the Lord turned towards Videha, and passing through many villages ultimately reached Kundagrama, his birthplace. The town of Kundagrama seems to have been divided into two settlements, a Kshattriyakund where Mahâvîra's father had lived and a Brahmanakund where lived Devananda Mahâvîra's Brahman foster-mother and her husband by name Rsabhadatta. Mahâvîra made his stay in Brahmanakund and there converted to his order the Brahmana Rsabhadatta and his wife Devananda. It was on this occasion that on the sight of Mahâvîra Devananda had that sudden natural emotion to which reference has been made earlier. Another important convert at Kundagrama was the Kshattriya Jamali who joined the order with his five hundred companions. This Jamali later on organised a schism in the Jain church. From Kundagramia Mahâvîra proceeded to Vaishali, where he passed the second rainy season.
On the completion of the 2nd rainy season the Lordproceeded towards the Vats country. The ruler of Vatsa, Satanika had died and the kingdom was administered by the widow, Queen Mrgavati, on behalf of her minor son Udayana. At Kausambi, the capital of Vatsa Mahâvîra held a public audeince and converted into his order the Queen Mrgavati, and an aunt of the king, by name Jayanti. From there, he proceeded futher to Kosala, where at Sravasti a number of sympathisers and followers were gained for the Jain faith. The rainy season was passed at Vanijyagrama in Videha, to which Mahâvîra returned from Kosala. At Vanijyagrama, the merchant Ananda and his wife Sivananda accepted the Sramanopasaka vows. Ananda became one of the loyal and highly trusted followers of the Lord.
From Vanijyagrama Mahâvîra reached at the end of the rainy season to Magadha where after roaming about the kingdom for several months he settled down for the rainy season at Rajgrha. Among the new converts this year there were the merchants Dhanya and Shalibhadra.
Campa was the next place which the Lord visited on the completion of the rainy season. Here he converted the prince Mahachandrakumar. From campa he proceeded to the province of Sindhu-Sauvira, where Udayana was ruling over Vitabhaya. This Udayana was related to Mahâvîra through his wife Prabhavati.
