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on Somasırī's (Madanamañjukā's) forin and meets the hero It is obvious that Vegavati has lost no time falling madly in love with the hero herself, forgetting or just ignoring her promise to Somasırī (Madanamañjukā)
In the VH the role of Vegavati after she meets the hero becomes sornewhat problematic due to obvious distortions and additions, but never theless her importance and uniqueness is clear. Instead of one lambha as usual, the account of Vegavati's marriage takes up two lambhas She also plays an important role in the Mayanuvegälanibha, which is almost 4 times as long as the Vegavatılambha. We meet her again 10 the Keumatilambha and under the name of Sāmals in the samalīlambha Her detailed account is also given in the BKSS, the KSS, and the BKM 30
Mănasavega's abduction of Vasudeva while he is sleeping with Vegavati - a crucial event in the other versions - hardly covers five sentences in the beginning of the Mayanavegalambha in the VH From then on the chapter rambles a great deal, going into the long details of a war and the brief account of the marriage with Mayanavegā° 1 after Vasudeva helps her father to victory. Their idyllic married life does not remain so for long, however Mayanavegā is upset when Vasudeva calls her by the name of his former beloved Vegavati, and she fears her husband's heart does not belong to her Later on Vegavati, assumes the form or Mānasavega and at great personal peril saves Vasudeva's life, but this episode had very little to do with Mayanavegā herself.
The rest of the Mayanavegālaibha is obviously the work of Jain authors and not a part of the original text of the story. The long Jaip narratives of the Sanatkumāra and
20 BKŠS sargas 12-15, KSS chapters 105, 106, 107 and 120, BKM parts
13.2 14-59 and 135 21 The account of Mayanavega's (Sanskrit. Madanavega's) marriage is
narrated in the JHP in three parts at three different places 24 77-86, 25, and 26 1-25 The account in the TSP 18 very brief. This also indicates some unclarity in the original text.
