Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.2759

c8.2759

Kāla had a daughter named Kālakanyakā who lived a very wicked and vicious life. She wanted to get married but nobody wanted to be her husband. She went about in search of a husband. Pūru became her husband for some time but she was soon divorced by him. She approached a Yavana king named Bhaya who had a brother called Prajvara. Bhaya did not want to take that woman as his wife and so sent her back with a boon that she could stand in hiding and enjoy all men she liked. He sent his brother Prajvara for her help. She roamed about like that for some time and came back again to Bhaya. Kālakanyakā, Bhaya and Prajvara joined together and gathering a strong army attacked Purañjana. A grim battle followed which lasted for several years in the end of which Purañjana was defeated and taken captive. While he was being taken as a prisoner a herd of wild cows attacked Purañjana and he was killed. After that he was born as a princess named Vaidarbhī. Malayadhvaja, king of Pāṇḍya, married her and got seven celebrated sons. Agastya married the daughter of Malayadhvaja. (4th Skandha, Bhāgavata).