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In the Padma Purana, a girl adorned with the ornaments of art, endowed with youthful beauty, hates even the gods, let alone men. ||7|| She does not utter a single word that is masculine in grammar. All her actions are devoid of any purpose related to men. ||75|| Look, you see a magnificent palace, as grand as Mount Kailasa. In it resides this girl, pampered with a hundred kinds of services. ||76|| The man who can endure the power released by her father's hand, he alone will be chosen by her. Such a difficult vow has she taken. ||77|| Hearing this, Lakshmana, filled with anger, pride, and wonder, pondered, "What kind of girl is this who desires such a thing?" ||78|| "Let me see this girl, filled with wicked desires and pride. Oh, what a harsh resolve she has made!" ||79|| Thinking thus, Lakshmana, with a gait as graceful as that of a great bull, proceeded along the beautiful royal road. There he saw, with slow eyes, magnificent palaces like celestial chariots, white as the moon, elephants like clouds, horses adorned with fluttering fly whisks, pavilions, and dancing halls. ||80-81|| Then he reached the palace of King Shatrunda, adorned with various flags, vibrant with colors, and resembling a white cloud. ||82|| The palace gate was adorned with hundreds of shining bells and chains, had high ramparts, and was decorated with colorful arches like rainbows. ||83|| Then, entering the gate, surrounded by a group of armed guards, filled with various offerings, and crowded with ministers entering and exiting, the gatekeeper spoke to Lakshmana with gentle words, "O noble sir, who are you, entering the royal palace without permission?" ||84-85|| Then Lakshmana said, "I wish to see the king, go and inform him." Hearing this, the gatekeeper, appointing another in his place, went inside and informed the king, saying, ||86|| "O great king, a man, as handsome as the moon, with lotus eyes, and gentle in nature, desires to see you. He stands at the gate." ||87||
Or, she is called Jitapada because she has conquered Lakshmi in her entire body. ||73|| This girl, endowed with youthful beauty and adorned with the ornaments of art, hates even the gods, let alone men. ||74|| She does not utter a single word that is masculine in grammar. All her actions are devoid of any purpose related to men. ||75|| Look, you see a magnificent palace, as grand as Mount Kailasa. In it resides this girl, pampered with a hundred kinds of services. ||76|| The man who can endure the power released by her father's hand, he alone will be chosen by her. Such a difficult vow has she taken. ||77||