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## The Kaadhik Shatam Parva
Then, seeing the two handsome princes fit for marriage, Vajrajangha resolved to find a bride for them. ||1|| He decided to give his daughter, Shashichula, born to Lakshmi Devi, along with thirty-two other girls, to Lavana. ||2|| The king wanted to witness the auspicious wedding ceremonies of both his sons simultaneously. Therefore, he searched everywhere for a suitable bride for his second son. ||3|| Not finding a suitable bride, he felt dejected, as if he had been deprived of something precious. Suddenly, he remembered something and felt as if he had achieved his goal. ||4|| He remembered that the king of Prithvi Nagar had a pure and noble daughter named Kanakmala, born to his queen Amritavati. ||5|| She was like the line of the moon, captivating everyone, victorious over Lakshmi, and a lotus without a lotus, a paradox. ||6|| She was similar to Shashichula and auspicious. ||7|| Thinking thus, the king sent a messenger to Prithvi Nagar for this purpose. ||8|| The wise messenger reached Prithvi Nagar and, after being honored, spoke to King Prithu. ||9|| As soon as King Prithu saw the messenger with pure vision, before the messenger could utter a word about the request for his daughter, he said, "O messenger! You are not at fault, for you are subservient and a mere translator of others' words." ||10|| "Those who are devoid of inner warmth and self-respect, whose souls are fickle, and who are filled with many insults, are like the flow of water, carried wherever they are desired. You are one of them." ||11|| "Even though this is all true, you have uttered sinful words, and therefore, you deserve punishment. For, what destructive instrument, driven by another, is not destroyed?" ||12|| "O messenger! I know you are like dust, incapable of doing anything. Therefore, I have honored you by simply dismissing you." ||13||