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Devi (full name: Vedisa-Mahadevi Sakyakumari) was, according to the chronicles, the first wife of the third Mauryan emperor Ashoka. She was also the mother of Ashoka's first two children—his son, , and daughter, —both of whom played important roles in the spread of Buddhism to other countries. She is also remembered for the .
| දේවී | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| උපත | 302 BC , | ||||
| වල්ලභයා | Ashoka | ||||
| දරුවන් | |||||
| |||||
| රාජවංශය | |||||
| පියා | Dhaniram | ||||
| ආගම | Buddhism | ||||
Origin
According to the Ceylonese chronicles, Ashoka's first wife was the daughter of a merchant of Vedisagiri (present day, ), Devi by name, whom Ashoka had married while he was at . The Mahabodhivamsa (a Ceylonese source) calls her Vedisa-Mahadevi and a Sakyani or a Sakyakumari as being the daughter of a clan of the who had immigrated to Vedisa nagaram out of fear of Vidudabha menacing their mother country. This would make her a relative of the Buddha's family or clan, as he also belonged to a clan of the .
Marriage
Devi and Ashoka shared a close and loving relationship unlike the usual dynastic arrangements. She gave Ashoka his first two children—the boy , born in about the year 285 BCE, and the girl , born about three years later. Yet, Devi failed to convert Ashoka to Buddhism and he left her and their children in when he was finally recalled to . Thus, Devi did not follow Ashoka as sovereign to , for there his Chief Queen (agramahisi) was his wife, . It would have been unfitting for a prince of the House of Maurya to have a merchant's daughter for a spouse, and a more suitable wife was found for Ashoka in Princess Asandhimitra who was his chief queen for the majority of his reign.
Devi is described as having caused the construction of the Great Vihara of Vedisagiri, probably the first of the monuments of and . This explains why Ashoka selected Sanchi and its beautiful neighbourhood for his architectural activities. Vedisa also figures as an important Buddhist site in earlier literature.[]
In popular culture
Devi plays an important role in modern artistic adaptions concerning Ashoka, playing the role of his love interest and wife in them.
- , a Bollywood movie where she is played by
- Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, a TV serial where she is portrayed by Kajal Srivastav
References
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by more precise citations 2016 ම ය ම ම පණ ව ඩය ඉවත ක ර ම ප ළ බඳ ත රත ර Devi full name Vedisa Mahadevi Sakyakumari was according to the chronicles the first wife of the third Mauryan emperor Ashoka She was also the mother of Ashoka s first two children his son and daughter both of whom played important roles in the spread of Buddhism to other countries She is also remembered for the ද ව උපත302 BC වල ලභය Ashokaදර වන සම ප ර ණ න මයVedisa Mahadevi Sakyakumariර ජව ශයප ය DhaniramආගමBuddhismOriginAccording to the Ceylonese chronicles Ashoka s first wife was the daughter of a merchant of Vedisagiri present day Devi by name whom Ashoka had married while he was at The Mahabodhivamsa a Ceylonese source calls her Vedisa Mahadevi and a Sakyani or a Sakyakumari as being the daughter of a clan of the who had immigrated to Vedisa nagaram out of fear of Vidudabha menacing their mother country This would make her a relative of the Buddha s family or clan as he also belonged to a clan of the MarriageDevi and Ashoka shared a close and loving relationship unlike the usual dynastic arrangements She gave Ashoka his first two children the boy born in about the year 285 BCE and the girl born about three years later Yet Devi failed to convert Ashoka to Buddhism and he left her and their children in when he was finally recalled to Thus Devi did not follow Ashoka as sovereign to for there his Chief Queen agramahisi was his wife It would have been unfitting for a prince of the House of Maurya to have a merchant s daughter for a spouse and a more suitable wife was found for Ashoka in Princess Asandhimitra who was his chief queen for the majority of his reign Devi is described as having caused the construction of the Great Vihara of Vedisagiri probably the first of the monuments of and This explains why Ashoka selected Sanchi and its beautiful neighbourhood for his architectural activities Vedisa also figures as an important Buddhist site in earlier literature තහව ර කර න ම ත In popular cultureDevi plays an important role in modern artistic adaptions concerning Ashoka playing the role of his love interest and wife in them a Bollywood movie where she is played by Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat a TV serial where she is portrayed by Kajal SrivastavReferencesMookerji Radhakumud 1995 1962 Asoka 3rd revised ed Delhi Motilal Banarsidass Publ p 8 ISBN 9788120805828 2012 16 Ashoka The Search for India s Lost Emperor Hachette UK ISBN 9781408703885