History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c62.195

v4.c62.195

The Viṣṇudharmottara¹¹² (II. 7) specifies at great length the qualities of the principal queen (*agra-mahiṣī*), which are quoted by the Rājanītikaustubha pp. 249-250. The chief queen should have the coronation rite performed along with the king or she should be separately crowned after the king. Manu VII. 77 advises the king to marry a lady of noble family, of the same caste, of charming appearance and possessed of good qualities. The Rājataraṅgiṇī (VIII. 82) notes that Jayamatī, the queen of the good king Uccala of Kashmir (1101-1111 A. D.), always occupied half his throne.