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VIVAGASUYA
There lived in Nandipura a king named Mitta. He had under bis patronago a cook named Siriya. This Siriya employed several bunters and fishermen to catch animals, birds and fish, and sold meat dishes to the publio. As a result of tbese wicked acts he was born as fisherman Soriyadatta and suffered miseries as mentioned above ( $ 140-151 ). Malāvira said further that the soul of Soriyadatta would have future migrations as in the case of Miyāputta and would finally attain liberation ( $ 157 ).
9. There lived in the town of Rohidaa a householder Datta and his wife Kanhasiri. They had a beautiful daughter Devadattā. When Devadattā was playing with a golden ball she was seen by king Vesamaņadatta who asked his men to inquire whose daughter she was. On getting this information he proposed to Datta that he should give her in mariage to his son, Pūsanandi, and Datta accepted the proposal. The marriage was accordingly celebr&ted with due pomp. In course of time Pūsanandi succeeded to the throne of his father. He was devoted to his mother so much that he would not take food or drink before his mother had taken it. Devadattā did not like this, and one night she killed her mother-in-law by means of a red hot iron bar. When the king came to know of it, he ordered that queen Devadattā should have her ears and nose cut off and then be impaled publicly. Indrabhūti saw her in that plight and asked his Master who she was and what she did in her past life to deserve such punishment. Thereupon Mahāvira said ( $ 158-161-173-185):
