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Kama's, and lie fought furiously against Havana to prevent the
carrying away of Sita. Kava^a overpowered him and left him
mortally wounded Kama found him in time to hear his dying
words, and to learn what had "become of Sita. Kama and
LakshmaTWi performed his funeral rites to "secure his soul
in the enjoyments of heaven," whither he ascended in a
chariot of fire. In the Puranas he is the friend of Dasa-ratha.
When that king went to the ecliptic to recover Sita from $ani
(Saturn), his carriage was consumed by a glance from the eye of
the latter, hut Ja%u caught the falling king and saved him.
The Padma Purana says Dasa-ratha assailed Saturn because of a
dearth, and when he and his car were hurled from heaven,
Ja^ayu caught him.
JAriLA. A daughter of Gotama, who is mentioned in the
Maha-bharata as a virtuous woman and the wife of seven hus-
bands.
JAYA-DEVA. A poet3 author of the Glta-govinda (q.v.).
JAYAD-KATHA. A prince of the Lunar race, son of Bnhan-
manas. He was king of Sindhu, and was " indifferently termed
Raja of the Sindhus or Saindhavas, and Kaja of the Sauvlras,
or sometimes in concert Sindhu-sauviras," the Saindhavas and
Sauvlras both being tribes living along the Indus. Jayad-rath a
married DuA-.sala, daughter of Dhnta-rashta, and was an ally of
the Kauravas. When the Pfw&ivas were in exile he called at
their forest abode, while they were out hunting and Draupadi
was at home alone. Ho had with him six brothers and a large
retinue, but the resources of the Parcdavas were equal to the
occasion, and Draupadi was able to supply five hundred deer
with accompaniments for breakfast. This is explained by the
statement that Yudhi-sh/hira, having worshipped the sun, ob-
tained from that luminary an inexhaustible cauldron which was
to supply all and every viand that might be required by the
Pawdavas in their exile. Jayad-ratba was captivated by the charms
of Draupadi, and tried to induce her to elope with him. When
he was indignantly repulsed he carried her off by force. On
the return of the PfiwZavas they pursued the ravisher, defeated
his forces, and made him prisoner. Llis life was spared by
command of Yudh>sMiira, but Blmna kicked and beat him
terribly, cut off Ms liair, and made him go before the assembled
Pan&vas and acknowledge himself to be their slave. At the