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MARRIAGES OF VASUDEVA WITH MAIDENS 11 subduing magic arts here, was married by Vişnu Pundarika. 76 1, a maiden of his line, named Bålacandrā, have the magic arts subdued by your power. Marry me submissive (to you), moonfaced one.”
Asked by her, “What shall I give you in return for the submission of the magic arts ? " Vșşņi's son said, “Give a magic art to Vegavati.” She took Vegavati and went to Gaganavallabha and Vasudeva went to the same hermitage.77
Marriage with Priyangusundari (491–559) Suddenly two kings, who had taken the vow, bláming their (lack of) courage came there. Seeing them, Sauri asked the reason for their distress. They said: “ In Śrāvasti there is a long-armed king, Eņiputra, pure-minded, with spotless conduct. He summoned kings to the svayamvara of his daughter Priyangusundári, but not one was chosen by his daughter för her husband. Then a fight was started by the angry kings all together and they all werë defeated and put to flight by her father alone. Some went to the mountains, some to the forest, and some to the rivers; but we became asceticś. Shame on us, cowards with useless arms."
After hearing this, the scion of the Yadus enlightened them about the religion of the Jinas. They became mendicants; and Saüri himself went to Srāvasti.
Štory of the three-footed buffalo (497-515) There in a garden he saw a temple with three doors and entrance at the chief door, which had thirty-two bars, was difficult. He entered by a side door and saw statues of a sage, a householder, and a three-footed buffalo. He asked a Brāhman, " What is this?" and he said:
76 487. This is not mentioned in Puņdarīka's biography, Trişaşțio 6.3. In the Vasudevahiņdi, p. 265, she is said to be the wife of Vasudeva Puruşottama. She is not mentioned in his biography, Trişaşțio 5.4, either,
11 490. Where he had been staying with Vegavati;
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