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and rejoicing in her beauty,“ protected the Nagarkhand. And though a woman, in the pride of her own bravery of a hero (nija-vira-vikarama-garbhadim)" committed an act which won for her still greater renown. She "freed herself" when she became ailing, "from the entanglement of the chain of desire" and performed the vow of sallekhana at · the Tirtha of Bandanike in 918 A.D. 1
Pamabbe was the senior queen of King Immadi dhora, and the elder sister of the Ganga King Bhuttiga ll (940-974 A, D.) To win the battle of slavation she adopted the life of a nun by plucking out the hair and performed penance for thirty years. She was a dharma-Vira (hero of religion ) in fact and attained to heaven in 971 A.D.2
Jakkaladevi was the senior queen of the Chalukya King Vikrmaditya (1077-1128 A.D.) and ruled over the province of inglangi. She earned praise for her good rule and heroic deeds and came to be known as Kali-kala Paravati and “Abhinava Saraswati". She was a follower of Jinadharma.
During the reign of Gangas, Saviyabbe became renowned for her bravery. She was Jain by belief and when her husband Loka Vidyadhara went out to 1. Ep. Car., VII, pp. 130-131. 2. Ibid, Vi, Kd. 1, p. 1. 3. Patil, Daksina Jain Dharma, p. 144.
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