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In the Mahapurana, Uttarapurana, it is said, "Having spoken with the messenger, they reached the city of Shiva. After discussing the hidden meaning, they entered the king's palace." (462) There they saw the king of the birds, Damitaraka, and he was pleased with them. He spoke to them with peaceful words, honored them, and on the next day, he was very happy and satisfied after seeing their dance, which was full of captivating ornaments, gestures, emotions, and flavors. (463-464) One day he said to them, "O beautiful ones! Teach your art to our daughter." Saying this, he entrusted his daughter, Kanakshri, to them. (465) They took the princess and began to teach her to dance properly. One day they sang a song praising the qualities of the future emperor: (466) "He who has conquered all the kings of the earth with his family strength and other qualities, who makes even Kamadeva ashamed of his body, who is the best in the world, and who is the home of the pleasures and beautiful sights of beautiful women, may Anantavirya, the famous lord of the earth, protect you all." (467) Hearing this song, the princess, whose body was filled with Kamadeva, asked them, "Who is the one being praised? Tell me." (468) They replied, "He is the lord of Prabhakaripuri, born from the ocean of stillness, like a great jewel, he seems to be the jewel on the crown of the kings. He is like a Kalpa tree for the climbing of the creeper of women, and he is adorned with a lotus face fit for the enjoyment of the bees of women." (469-470) Hearing this description of Anantavirya's form, beauty, and other qualities, the daughter of the Vidhyadhara, Kanakshri, whose joy doubled, said, "Can he be seen?" They replied, "O daughter! You can see him well. Indeed, you have seen his form directly." (472)