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and falling from heaven in due course was born in the womb of Bandhumati. Bandhumati had a pregnancy-desire for mangoes which could not be then had. As'okadatta then contemplated on the desire-yielding jewel and got the mangoes after which she had a happy delivery. A son was born to her and he was named Arahadatta. (P. 68. I. 21.)
Arahadatta was taken by As’okadatta toʻmonks and he asked him to bow to monks but he did not. His leanings were towards sensual pleasures, and he married four wives. As'okadatta, leading a faultless monk's life, died and became a god. He saw that Arahadatta was not coming to the right path. He put in him virulent dropsy and Arahadadatta got so much pain that he decided to enter fire. No remedy would help him. (P.70.1. 7.)
Now the god taking the form of S'abara physician came there and undertook to cure him on the condition he should take the renunciation or follow him with his instrument-bag. He agreed to take to hermit's life and by his magic skill, he cured him. Arahadatta took to hermit's life through
