マハーガーマのマハーダナデーヴァの息子で、還俗、溺れかけたこと、結婚、肉体労働などで数々のあだ名を得た波乱に富んだ若年期を経て、埋蔵された財宝を発見し、信心深く裕福な施主にして無料の渡し守となった

A son of Mahādhanadeva of Mahāgāma who, after a colourful youth of disrobing, near-drowning, marriage, and manual labour that earned him a series of nicknames, discovered buried treasure and became a devout, wealthy alms-giver and free ferryman.