Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.3416
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.3416
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6) Udayana’s marriage with Padmāvatī. Udayana spent his days with Vāsavadattā in the harem. The ministers Yaugandharāyaṇa, Rumanvān, Vasantaka and others thought that the behaviour of the King was detrimental to the well-being of the country. They wanted to remove the King from the palace for a little while and to form an alliance with the powerful King of Magadha. By a marriage alliance all these could be achieved. The King of Magadha had a beautiful daughter called Padmāvatī. The ministers began to work with this end in view.