Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.538

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Then to the misfortune of all Aśokavatī fell in love with Gunaśarman. Gunaśarman bluntly refused her love. Embittered at this Aśokavatī started talking ill of Gunaśarman and the King at last sent Gunaśarman out from the palace. The servants of the King tried to capture him and put him into prison but Gunaśarman escaped from the royal servants by his magic powers. He then went and stayed in the house of a brahmin named Agnidattā and married his daughter, Sundari. Then on the advice of the brahmin Gunaśarman did penance to propitiate Subrahmaṇya and got many more powers from him. Gunaśarman equipped with these additional powers conquered Mahāsena and his country and became King there. He then sent Mahāsena and his wife Aśokavatī, out from the country. (Sūryaprabhālambaka, Taraṅga 6, Kathāsaritsāgara).