[2] According to legend, he punished an innocent monk so the gods got angry and made the ocean come inland causing a flood.
He dressed a person as a bhikku, to join the Arahant and his disciples at the palace morning meal, in order to deliver the letter to the queen safely.
Legends say that the ocean and tidal waves started coming inland and covered up to nearly 28 miles inside the kingdom, just like tsunamis.
Legend states that this happened because the gods and deities in heaven were angry at the King for killing the innocent Arahant.
A proposal was put out that the King's daughter, Viharamahadevi, should be sacrificed in order to save the remaining part of the kingdom.