The Bhikṣuṇī Maṇimēkhalai

240 - Good and Bad Deeds
So saying, the Sāraṇa 103 left. From that day onwards this city was
never free from anxiety for the safety of the city. If the damsel who
bears her name should be in distress for any reason, it is just possible
that the goddess does appear. I am in constant fear of that.’
Chitrāpatī concluded her speech with the salutation due. The queen
ordered that Maṇimēkhalai be brought from the prison to her own
residence, and told Chitrāpatī,
‘Maṇimēkhalai will not go to you, nor will she enter your house, as
she gave up both, because your life involves the practice of taking
drink, speaking untruth, indulging in unrestrained love, killing living
beings, and indulging in stealthy thoughts, evils that the wise ones
have shunned as unworthy. Therefore she would prefer to be with
me.’ [178]
As this colloquy was taking place at the palace, Mādhavī, having
heard of what had fallen her daughter, her own mind greatly
perturbed, her whole body shaken like the flowering twig of a tree in
a wild wind, and having consulted Sutamatī, fell prostrate before the
sage Aṟavaṇa Aḍigaḷ as the only saviour, and came along with him to
the queen.
At sight of the sage, the queen, the body of attendants, Chitrāpatī and
Maṇimēkhalai, all of them, went forward to receive the venerable
one with due salutation. The sage blessed them all that they might
gain wisdom. The good queen showed him a suitable seat, and after
washing his feet, and offering him the hospitality due, said:–
103 (Tamil for Sanskit Cāraṇa).