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Puraka
Shiva, the giver of boons, said to his beloved, ‘This child is dear to me because in his last birth he and his wife were devoted to me. He has been born on earth to reap the fruit of his past austerities. His wife has been reborn as the princess Patali, daughter of King Mahendravarma and in this life too, she will be his wife.’

Then Shiva addressed the three women in a dream. ‘Name this young boy Puraka. Every day when he wakes from sleep, you will find one hundred thousand gold pieces under his pillow. When he grows up, he will be a king.’.Author