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you shall obtain full pardon only when you have produced Muladeva 

 himself." Ayala fell at his feet and went out of the palace. He 

 began to search in every direction, but even so he did not find him. 

 Then on the full-moon of this very month^° he loaded ships with 

 wares and started for Persia. 



In the meantime Muladeva sent a letter and presents to Deva- 

 datta and to king Viyaradhavala. To the king he wrote : " I am 

 greatly attached to this Devadatta; therefore, if it so pleases her, 

 and if it is agreeable to you, kindly send her to me." The king said 

 to his royal wardens : " I say, why has king Vikkama sent such a 

 letter; is there any difference between him and me? Even this my 

 entire kingdom belongs to him, how much more Devadatta : let her, 

 however, state her own wishes ! " Devadatta was called ; the matter 

 was explained to her, and she was permitted, if she so liked, to go 

 to him. She said : " It is very gracious of you to permit me my 

 heart's desire." Then the king honored her with presents of great 

 value, and she was dispatched to Muladeva who received her in 

 greatest state. They ruled the kingdom in common, and Miiladeva 

 lived with her, enjoying his love, but even more engrossed with 

 building Jina temples and images, and doing honor to the Saints. 



Now Ayala, who, in the course of his tour through Persia, had 

 amassed great wealth and choice wares, arrived at Bennayada, camp- 

 ing without the city. He asked the people the name of the king 

 there, and was told, king Vikkama. Then he filled a dish with coined 

 and uncoined gold and pearls, and went on a visit to the king. The 

 king had a seat offered him ; as soon as he was seated he recog- 

 nized Ayala, but Ayala did not recognize the king. The king asked : 

 " Whence has the merchant come ? " And Ayala said, from Persia. 

 On being honored by the king Ayala proposed : " Your majesty, 

 send some inspector to appraise my wares." Whereupon the king 

 said that he would go in person. The king went with a revenue 

 officer,'^^ and was shown the wares on the ships, consisting of mother- 

 of-pearl, betel, sandal-wood, aloes, madder, and so on. In the 



^° tie ceva unimae. Thus Jacobi's uncertain conjecture; Meyer, p. 215, 

 note, "one account of this very deficiency." He does not state his authority. 



"^ paiicaula = Skt. pancakula : see Prabandhacintamani, pp, 18, note, and 

 84, and especially p. 208. 



