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The above said six kings got information about Malli's youthful beauty through different sources. Pratibuddha the king of Kaushal was informed by his minister Subuddhi. Shramanopasak merchant Arhannak informed Chandracchaya the king of Anga. Shankh the king of Kashi got the information from the goldsmiths exiled from Mithila. Rukmi the king of Kunal was informed by his bodyguard. The artist exiled by Malladinna told Adinshatru the king of Kuru. And Jitshatru the king of Panchal was informed by Chokkha Parivrajika. All the six kings fell in love with Malli just by hearing about her beauty and sent marriage proposals through their messengers.
All the six messengers with marriage proposals reached Mithila and went to king Kumbh. King Kumbh got angry and rejecting the proposals he dismissed the emissaries. The emissaries returned to their masters and informed that Kumbh had dismissed them rejecting their marriage proposals. The six kings conspired and at once attacked Mithila. The combined army of the six kings mauled and overwhelmed King Kumbh's army. He retreated to Mithila. The combined armies laid a siege. King Kumbh sat down on his throne worrying.
ज्ञाताधर्मकथांग सूत्र
When Princess Malli saw her brooding father she provided a solution Send messengers secretly and convey the same message to each one of them that you will marry me to him, and he should secretly come in the evening when the streets are deserted. Lead them to the six separate rooms surrounding the hall of illusion to stay for the night.
King Kumbh followed this plan suggested by Princess Malli. The kings peeped through the grill of their rooms and saw the life-like golden statue of Princess Malli. They assumed that this was Princess Malli. Stunned by the beauty of that female figure they stared at it with unblinking and lusty eyes. Princess Malli came to the hall of illusion with her retinue. She went near the statue and removed the lotus cover. As soon as the cover was removed an obnoxious stench started spreading. Distressed by the stench the kings covered their faces. Princess Malli gave them a discourse about futility of indulgence in physical pleasures and told the story of their earlier births. The kings got the Jatismaran Jnana and they decided to renounce the world along with Malli.
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In due course Arhat Malli became an ascetic. She acquired Manahparyava Jnana immediately on initiation and Keval Jnana the same day. After a long period of religious activities she got nirvana at Sammet Shikhar.
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