Once the Bodhisatta, born as a kinnara named Canda, lived with his mate Candá in the Canda mountain in Himavá. One day, while they were disporting themselves near a little stream, singing and dancing, the king of Benares, who had gone hunting, saw Candá and fell in love with her. So he shot Canda with an arrow, and when Candá lamented aloud at the sight of her dead husband the king revealed himself and offered her his love and his kingdom. Canda scorned the offer and protested to the gods that they should have allowed harm to befall her husband. Sakka's throne was heated by her such great loyalty and, coming in the guise of a brahmin, he restored to Canda his life.
The king was Anuruddha and Candá was Ráhulamátá. The story was related by the Buddha when he visited his father's palace at Kapilavatthu and heard from Suddhodana how devotedly Ráhulamátá had continued to love the Buddha. He said it was not the first time that she had shown her undying affection. J.iv.282ff; DhA.i.97.