[6][7] It is said that the gods, angered over this cruel deed, made the ocean rush inland and flood the land.

The young princess was placed inside a beautifully decorated boat which bore the letters Daughter of a King and set adrift on the sea.

[10][9] Meanwhile, the young princess finally reached the shore, at a spot known as Dovera in Kirinda, in the southern part of the country, then known as Rohana (now Ruhuna) which was a quite prosperous area ruled by King Kavantissa.

The king, on hearing her story, was so impressed that he decided to marry the princess who had been so brave and patriotic to sacrifice her life for her country.

As a part of the legend it's said as she reached the shore at a spot close to the Lanka Vihara, she was named Viharamahadevi.