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{{Infobox royalty|title=Rani|succession=Empress of the [[Shunga dynasty]]|name=Devamala|spouse=[[Pushyamitra Shunga]]|issue=[[Agnimitra]]|father = Devakumara Raya Jadhav|full name=Vedikamati - Raya - Jadhav|dynasty = [[Shunga]]|religion = [[Hinduism]]}} | {{Infobox royalty|title=Rani|succession=Empress of the [[Shunga dynasty]]|name=Devamala|spouse=[[Pushyamitra Shunga]]|issue=[[Agnimitra]]|father = Devakumara Raya Jadhav|full name=Vedikamati - Raya - Jadhav|dynasty = [[Shunga]]|religion = [[Hinduism]]|successor = Dharini}} | ||
'''Devamala''' ([[Sanskrit]]:देवमला, or Devamati (देवमती), full name: Vedikamati- Raya -Jadhava) is a queen regnant of the [[Shunga dynasty]] and the wife of King [[Pushyamitra Shunga]] and mother of [[Agnimitra]] and the daughter of King Devakumara Raya Jadhav. She married [[Pushyamitra Shunga]] at a very young age, and became a mother of one prince known [[Agnimitra]]. The lesser known facts of Devamala are she is also called by many names and some names were kept by her husband, [[Pushyamitra Shunga]]. Some origins are unnamed about her in some legends, mostly in other parts, the stories mention the daughter of King Devakumara Raya Jadhav's daughter Princess Devamala's marriage to King [[Pushyamitra Shunga]]. But, hence, after giving birth to a child, Devamala and her husband [[Pushyamitra Shunga|Pushyamitra]] named the baby as [[Agnimitra]]. Agnimitra, like his father, Pushyamitra Shunga, married three princesses known - Dharini, Iravati and Malavika. Later, Devamala's son, Agnimitra, had sons namely [[Vasumitra]] and many others. After the death of her husband, [[Pushyamitra Shunga]], Devamala too dies naturally after the birth of Vasumitra. It's described she was kidnapped by [[Pushyamitra Shunga]] for rejecting him for his marriage. Without the king's permission, [[Pushyamitra Shunga]] made Devamala, his queen. The information about Queen Devamala is not mentioned in [[History]] but mentioned in other sources. It is described that [[Pushyamitra Shunga]] loved her immensely. {{efn|Devamala is the daughter of King Raya Jadhava and the mother of Agnimitra and wife of Pushyamitra Shunga}} | '''Devamala''' ([[Sanskrit]]:देवमला, or Devamati (देवमती), full name: Vedikamati- Raya -Jadhava) is a queen regnant of the [[Shunga dynasty]] and the wife of King [[Pushyamitra Shunga]] and mother of [[Agnimitra]] and the daughter of King Devakumara Raya Jadhav. She married [[Pushyamitra Shunga]] at a very young age, and became a mother of one prince known [[Agnimitra]]. The lesser known facts of Devamala are she is also called by many names and some names were kept by her husband, [[Pushyamitra Shunga]]. Some origins are unnamed about her in some legends, mostly in other parts, the stories mention the daughter of King Devakumara Raya Jadhav's daughter Princess Devamala's marriage to King [[Pushyamitra Shunga]]. But, hence, after giving birth to a child, Devamala and her husband [[Pushyamitra Shunga|Pushyamitra]] named the baby as [[Agnimitra]]. Agnimitra, like his father, Pushyamitra Shunga, married three princesses known - Dharini, Iravati and Malavika. Later, Devamala's son, Agnimitra, had sons namely [[Vasumitra]] and many others. After the death of her husband, [[Pushyamitra Shunga]], Devamala too dies naturally after the birth of Vasumitra. It's described she was kidnapped by [[Pushyamitra Shunga]] for rejecting him for his marriage. Without the king's permission, [[Pushyamitra Shunga]] made Devamala, his queen. The information about Queen Devamala is not mentioned in [[History]] but mentioned in other sources. It is described that [[Pushyamitra Shunga]] loved her immensely. {{efn|Devamala is the daughter of King Raya Jadhava and the mother of Agnimitra and wife of Pushyamitra Shunga}} | ||
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She is the friend of [[Devi (wife of Ashoka)|Devi]], wife of [[Ashoka]]. After her, her daughter in laws started to rule [[Shunga dynasty]]. Dharini was the first one who ruled it and the second was Iravati. After this, all women started ruling the kingdom. The first Shunga Empress was known, the Queen regnant Devamala. | She is the friend of [[Devi (wife of Ashoka)|Devi]], wife of [[Ashoka]]. After her, her daughter in laws started to rule [[Shunga dynasty]]. Dharini was the first one who ruled it and the second was Iravati. After this, all women started ruling the kingdom. The first Shunga Empress was known, the Queen regnant Devamala. | ||
==Cow-slaughter== | |||
Devamala, is indeed regarded as a character with excellent manners in her. Once the historian Romila Thapar, describes Devamala in a shortly tone- | |||
{{Cquote|The popular queen of Shunga, regarding the mother of medical treatments in history as Pushyamitra destroyed her treatment which raised Devamala's anger and she raised her voice against Cow-slaughter which started in the past.}} | |||
Pushyamitra's love did not stop for her misfortune as she loved him but she raised her voice and told him that- | |||
"O Natha, why are you making such slaughters for animals. Don't they have a simple and personal life to live?" | |||
Devamala asked her husband in a little angry way but she didn't mean it. Pushyamitra replied to her in a sweetly way as he took a vow that he'll only have one wife, and he'll stay with her forever. When Agnimitra grew up, he took his mother's blessings. According to [[Romila Thapar]], she built many stupas and viharas. | |||
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