▁the ▁present ▁day ▁Pat na . ▁ ▁G aut am ▁Bud d ha ▁passed ▁through ▁this ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁proph es ied ▁a ▁great ▁future ▁for ▁this ▁place , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁he ▁predicted ▁its ▁ru in ▁from ▁flo od , ▁fire , ▁and ▁fe ud . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁▁ ▁Et ym olog ically , ▁Pat na ▁der ives ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁word ▁Pat nam ▁or ▁P att in am , ▁which ▁means ▁port ▁city ▁in ▁T amil . ▁It ▁may ▁be ▁indic ative ▁of ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁this ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁confl u ence ▁of ▁four ▁rivers , ▁which ▁function ed ▁as ▁a ▁port . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁city ▁derived ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁Pat an / pat na ▁De vi , ▁the ▁pres iding ▁de ity ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁her ▁temple ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sh ak ti ▁pe eth as . ▁ ▁One ▁legend ▁as cri bes ▁Pat na ▁as ▁the ▁famous ▁port ▁and ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁T amil ▁king ▁U th ay an an ▁( uth ay an ak um ara ▁k avi y am ) ▁known ▁as ▁U day an ▁( a ▁dynast y ▁ruled ▁Mag ath a ▁from ▁ 7 0 0 ▁BC ▁to ▁ 6 0 0 ▁BC ▁- B ru hat ▁k ath a ▁- T amil ▁Per unk ath ai ▁) ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Pa atal i ▁p att in am ▁( Pat nam -