“…Ac cord ing to Vayu Purana, Gayâ was among the three sons of Sudyumna, namely Utkala, Gayâ and Vinatasva; and the city of Gayâ was called the saintly king 11 . The name sug gests that it was the cap i tal of King Gayâ, the son of Samudravijya of Râjgrha, as men tioned in the Svetambara Jaina aga ma Uttaradhyyaa su tra 12 . Ac cord ing to Vayu Purana, the holy place be came fa mous by the name of Gayâsura 13 .…”