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This also indicates the m i nner in which the lion of the original
story gradually became a person called Fierce Lion and later Sena
the Great Fierce Lion.
The transformation of the Vaz1.ga princess SuppdevT
of the Vijaya legend into IZrutappiravalli, or £akacavuntari
as she is known in some versions, can also be seen to an extent
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in the Tamil versions. In the car-kalveu and. the Maakk4appu-
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miyam the Vañga princess becomes a lifiga princess. In the
Kail;anflai, a-vaipava-nilai and the Tiri-kc alapuram
she becomes a Ca princess That she was 'very fair'
and 'very amorous', like the Vafiga princess is clearly stated
in the a-aipava-n1].ai and is also borne out by the
name £.akacavuntari (Skt. Faka Sundar) in some of the versions.
Just as it is said of £uppdevT in the Mahvaisa that 'alone
she went forth from the house, desiring the joy of independent
life', it is stated that rutappirvaUi went out with her
maidens and led an independent life, but, of course, with a
different mission Like Suppdevt, she was abducted and carried
away to a cave, or palace in some sources, where she bore twin
1. Kk., p. 32 ; p.30.
2. Tym., P . 15 Km., p.2 ; Tapainskar_paalam, v. 3.
3. Mv., 6:3.
k. Mv. 6:li.; Yvm., pp. 15-16.