Mahavira His Life And Teachings

Author(s): Saraswati Raghavachari
Publisher: Jain Sastu Sahitya

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Kingdom was ruled by a powerful King called Chetaka who belonged to VASISTHA GOTRA. He had a sister of great beauty, intelligence and virtue; yea, she had all those distinguishing features which unequivocably indicated the destined mother of a great soul.
In the neighbourhood of Magadha, there was a small principality called Kundalpura. It was ruled by King Siddhartha, the powerful chief of a clan known as Gnatakas. He was a KASHYAPA by Gotra. By all evidence he was an extremely rich and powerful king, a noble Kshatriya, well-versed in all the arts and sciences proper for his caste.
Quite naturally, Chetaka, the great king of Magadha could not find for his sister, Trisila Devi, a better or a noble husband than King Siddhartha.
So it soon happened that King Siddhartha and Trisila became man and wife; and they lived in the enjoyment of the supreme felicity of each other's company. They had a son whom they called Nandivardhan. Soon Trisila became pregnant once again.