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Surasundaricariam
10th Pariccheda
The story of the 10th pariccheda of Surasundarīcariar revolves around Amaraketu, King of Hastinapur, queen Kamalāvatī, Śresthi Dhanadeva and his wife Candrakāntā, Śrīdatta, Vidhuprabha, Sumati, Samarapriya, Citravega along with some other characters. After Śreșthi Dhanadeva's wife gives birth to a son, Dhanadeva organizes a great function at this auspicious occasion. On 12th day of his son's birth, Dhanadeva goes to king and invites him with queen on dinner. The King comes to Dhanadeva's house with all his grace. The wife of Dhanadeva, Candrakāntā invites queen Kamalāvatī to name her newly born child. Kamalāvatī names the child as Śrīdeva. Since the queen has no child, seeing the Candrakāntā's son becomes grieved and expresses her desire of having a son to King Amaraketu. The King assures her that he will worship to God and very soon fulfill her desire. The king goes for rigorous worship and one day Vidyuprabha Deva of īsānakalpa appeared before him. Being pleased, Vidhuprabha gives his two ear-rings to King Amaraketu. Amaraketu gives those ear-rings to queen and after some days she dreams that a golden pitcher entered in her body and suddenly became disappeared. The king calls dream interpreters who confirm that she will gave birth to a son soon.
Dhanadeva reminds King Amaraketu the incident of snake bite of Citravega at Kuśāgra Nagar where the Bhīlapati (leader of a tribal group) made Citravega cured with a Mani (a precious stone). At that time Kevali Bhagavanta (the omniscient) had declared that in next birth Citravega will be born as a son of Amaraketu and after being kidnapped along with his mother by a Varīdeva, he will be grown-up at the house of a Vidyādhara. So the baby in womb of queen Kamalāvatī is definitely the Vidhuprabha. Dhanadeva added that still he has that special Maņi given by Pallipati in his ring and if that Mani is given to queen, she will have no problem in giving birth of the baby. Dhanadeva gives that Mani ring to king and king
