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Harivamsha Purana
She played the veena with seventeen strings, pleasing Vasudeva. He was delighted and said, "Priya, ask for a boon quickly!" ||77|| She bowed and requested this boon: "O Lord, whether it be day or night, may I never be separated from you. This is my boon." ||78|| "My dear, listen to the reason for this boon. I fear that Angarak, the enemy, may snatch you away." ||79|| Here is the explanation:
On the southern slope of Vijayardha mountain, there is a city called Kinnarodgita, praised for its virtues by the Kinnara gods, and considered the crown of Vijayardha mountain. ||80|| In that city, there ruled a king named Archimali, who had complete control over the Vidhyadharas. His wife was Prabhavati, and they had two sons, Jvalanavega and Asanivega. ||81|| King Archimali gave his elder son the kingdom and the knowledge of Prajnapti, and his younger son the position of Yuvaraja. He then initiated them both under the guidance of the guru Arindama. ||82|| O Lord, later, Jvalanavega had a son named Angarak from his queen Vimala, and Asanivega had a daughter named Shyama from his wife Suprabha. ||83|| After that, Jvalanavega gave the kingdom to my father Asanivega and the knowledge of Prajnapti to his son. He then took the Jain initiation, the destroyer of karma, which is auspicious. ||84|| Angarak, a wicked and arrogant Yuvaraja, quickly drove my father out of the country and seized the kingdom. ||85|| O Narakunjara, my father is now disgraced and lives in this city of Kunjaravarta, constantly tormented by worry, like a bird trapped in a cage. ||86|| Once, he saw a Charana Shraman coming from the mountains. Recognizing him as a seer of the three worlds, he bowed down to him. ||87||