देवी (अशोक की पत्नी)
- sianhali anushrutiyoan ke anusar usaki pahali patni ka nam devi tha, jo vedisagiri ke ek dhani shreshthi ki putri thi.
- ashok ne usake sath tab vivah kiya, jab vah ujjain mean vaisaray tha.
- mahabodhivansh [1] mean use vedis-mahadevi aur shakyani [2] ya shakyakumari [3] kaha gaya hai.
- prasenajit ke putr vidoodabh ne jab apani nanihal valoan ko tang karana shuroo kiya to ye shaky usake bhay se apana vatan chho dakar vedisa [4] chale gaye the.[5] is prakar ashok ki pahali patni buddh ke kul se sambaddh thi.
- isake bare mean yah bhi kaha gaya hai ki usane vedisagiri ke mahavihar ka nirman karaya tha.[6]saanchi aur bhilasa ka sambhavat: yah pahala nirman tha. isase yah bhi spasht ho jata hai ki apane nirmanoan ke lie ashok ne saanchi aur usake upaant ke manohar vatavaran ko kyoanchuna.
- isase bhi prachin sahity mean vidisha ka ullekh ek prasiddh bauddh sthan ke roop mean aya hai.[7] devi se ashok ko ek putr maheandr aur putri sanghamitra huee.
- mahavansh ke anusar devi ashok ke sath pataliputr nahian gayi, kyoanki vahaan ashok ki agramahishi asandhimitra rahati thi. [8]
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tika tippani aur sandarbh
mukharji, radhakumud ashok (hiandi). nee dilli: motilal banarasidas, 7-8.