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This irrefutable logic of Malli Kumari silenced Choksha, but she became angry and decided to take revenge. (ML-1/a)
Choksha decided that, in order to shatter the pride of this princess it would be best if she could be manipulated into marrying some king who already had many wives. Cooking up her plan, she approached the king of Kampilyapur in Panchal state. She gave a titilating description of the divine beauty of Malli Kumari and provokingly said to the king, “Your life and palace both are lacklustre as long as you do not marry and bring this divine beauty to your palace." King Jitshatru was highly impressed. He decided to seek the hand of Malli Kumari in marriage. (ML-1/b)
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Change of Heart of the Six Kings
The six friends of Malli Kumari's earlier birth were born in six different royal families and inherited the kingdoms. They were
1. King Pratibuddha of Saketpur, 2. King Chandrachhay of Champa, 3. King Rupi of Shravasti, 4. King Shankh of Varanasi, 5. King Adinshatru of Hastinapur, and 6. King Jitshatru of Panchal (Kampilyapur).
The fame of the beauty of Malli Kumari inspired all these six kings to send proposals of marriage to king Kumbh. King Kumbh was aware of the fact that Malli Kumari was the future Tirthankar. She was to be the omniscient that is worshipped even by kings of gods. She would never indulge in such mundane ties as marriage. He laughed at the ignorance of the proposing kings and returned the emissaries. These kings felt insulted and marched on Mithila with their armies and lay a seize.
When king Kumbh got the challenge he became worried. Malli Kumari asked about the cause of her father's anxiety. Kumbh replied, “Daughter ! All these kings want to marry you. My refusal has irked them and they have surrounded Mithila. I am anxious about what should I do now !"
Malli Kumari was already aware of all these activities through her Avadhi Jnan (the capacity to know all about the physical world). She made a plan to enlighten these friends of her last birth. In the palace garden she got a chamber made and in its centre installed a life size statue that was her exact replica. Its inside was hollow and there was an opening hidden under the neck. Six adjacent chambers were also erected around this central circular chamber. These six chambers had windows opening in the main chamber. These windows were so भगवान मल्लीनाथ
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| SR No. | 002582 |
| Book Title | Sachitra Tirthankar Charitra |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana |
| Publisher | Padma Prakashan |
| Publication Year | 1995 |
| Total Pages | 292 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari, History, & Story |
| File Size | 13 MB |