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## Dashadhikashatam Parva
**Verse 1:**
In the city of Kanchanasthan, there were two daughters of Kanchanarath, who were proud of their beauty. Their mother's name was Shatada.
**Verse 2:**
For the purpose of their Swayamvara, their father, with great enthusiasm, sent out messengers to all the kings of the earth and the Vidyadharas.
**Verse 3:**
A letter was also sent to the king of Ayodhya, informing him of the Swayamvara and requesting him to send his daughter.
**Verse 4:**
Rama and Lakshmana, filled with curiosity, sent their sons, who were endowed with great wealth.
**Verse 5:**
Then, those princes, filled with mutual love, set out for Kanchanasthan, carrying their weapons, Lavana and Ankusha.
**Verse 6:**
They rode on hundreds of Vimanas, surrounded by groups of Vidyadharas, and appeared like divine princes, adorned with Lakshmi, as they traveled through the sky.
**Verse 7:**
Their armies grew larger and larger as they saw the distant earth, and they reached the excellent city of Kanchanarath.
**Verse 8:**
In the assembly hall, adorned with various ornaments, like a divine assembly, stood two rows of Vidyadharas and kings of the earth, arranged according to their rank.
**Verse 9:**
The kings, adorned with all their splendor, were present in the assembly, displaying various skills, like the gods in Nandana.
**Verse 10:**
On the next day, auspicious for the ceremony, the two daughters, Hri and Lakshmi, emerged from their dwelling, possessing excellent qualities.
**Verse 11:**
Kanchuki, the king of Kanchanasthan, described to the daughters the country, lineage, wealth, skills, and names of all the kings who had come for the Swayamvara.
**Verse 12:**
"These Vidyadharas are seated here, with banners of monkeys, lions, tigers, bulls, and snakes. O excellent daughters, look at them one by one."
**Verse 13:**
Seeing the daughters, the kings felt shy and their radiance dimmed. They were seen to be caught in a web of doubt.