A famous विद्याधर . उदयन the King of वत्स had been spending his time in play and pleasure with his wives पद्मावती and वासवदत्ता , when once नारद appeared before them. The king greeted the hermit and showed hospitality. The King and the queens were childless. नारद told them: "Hear, oh King. Your wife वासवदत्ता is the incarnation of रतिदेवी blessed by शिव . The son born to her would become the emperor of the विद्याधरस् . Not long after this वासवदत्ता conceived and gave birth to a radiant son. He was named नरवाहन-दत्त . At this time कलिङ्गसेना , who had been transformed into a woman by the curse of इन्द्र , gave birth to an extra-ordinarily beautiful girl. (For detailed story see under Kaliṅgasenā) . That child was named मदनमञ्चुका . Even in infancy she was surrounded by a halo of unearthly beauty. Hearing of this child, वासवदत्ता brought कलिङ्गसेना and the infant to the palace. To the wonder of everybody, the infants looked at each other and they were not satisfied how soever long they looked at each other. The king and his wives understood this perfectly well and at the proper time their marriage was conducted.

नरवाहनदत्त was anointed as the Heir-apparent. Once he was playing in the garden in the spring season, with his ministers गोमुख and others, when the most beautiful रत्नप्रभा came there. (See under Ratnaprabhā) .

Once नरवाहनदत्त went for hunting with his minister गोमुख and retinue. Somehow or other he was separated from गोमुख and army in the deep forest. Then he heard a divine song and sound of a heavenly lyre. He went in the direction from which the music came. and reached a शैविते temple. Getting in, he saw an excessively beautiful damsel standing in the midst of her attendants and companions singing and playing on a lute, in praise of शिव . At this time a grown-up विद्याधर woman came down from the sky and getting near the damsel, gave her to नरवाहनदत्त . The name of the विद्याधर damsel was अलङ्कारवती . (For other details see under Alaṅkāravatī)

As Naravāhanadatta was spending his days, enjoying the pleasing company of his wife अलङ्कारवती , once he went for hunting, with his army. Being very tired they went in search of water, and entered a thick forest. There they saw a lake full of golden lotus flowers and four men plucking flowers. Naravāhanadatta approached them. They said that they had been plucking flowers to worship विष्णु . Naravāhana followed them to the presence of विष्णु . महाविष्णु was greatly pleased at Naravāhanadatta who was standing with folded hands singing praises of विष्णु in intense devotion and blessed him to become the emperor of the विद्याधरस् . (Kathāsaritsāgara) .