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Mahapuraana, Uttara Puraana
Knowing that the guest was insulting him with inappropriate words, the king of the beautiful city of Podanapur, the descendant of Bahubali, said, "My elder brother, Trina Pingala, is the best among the kings of the earth. His queen is Sarvayasha, and their son is Madhu Pingala, who is worthy of being a groom, possessing all the excellent qualities, and is still young. You should honor him with a garland today, rather than me." 223-225
"What do you have to do with the king of Saketa, who brings sorrow to his co-wives?" The guest said this, and Sulasa also agreed with her. 226
From that time onwards, the guest, Devi, prevented Mandodari from going near the girl by some means. 227
The nurse also told the king about the obstacle to the proposed marriage. The king then said to his minister, "What we desire, you must accomplish by all means." The minister, accepting the king's words, created a book called "Swayamvara Vidhana," which described the good and bad qualities of a groom. He bound that book in the form of a manuscript, placed it in a casket, and hid that casket in a forest near the city, burying it in the ground. He did this work with such care that no one knew about it. 227-231
After many days, while digging the earth of the forest, he found the casket by chance with the plow. He said, "I found this casket while digging as desired. This is some ancient scripture." Saying this, he pretended to be surprised, as if he didn't know anything. He read that book in the assembly of the princes. It was written in it that in the assembly of the girl and the grooms, one whose eyes are white and yellow should not be honored with a garland. Otherwise, the girl will die or the groom will die. Therefore, a sinful, fearful, and shameful man should not enter the assembly. If any sinful man enters, he should be expelled. 232-235
Hearing all this, Madhu Pingala, being ashamed and possessing all those qualities, left from there and went to his guru, Harishena, and performed penance.