Chandrasena (1)

A Sinhala king. He had two daughters with his wife Gunavati – Mandodari and Indumati. He wanted to Mandodari to Kambugriva, the son of the Madra king Sudhanva. But she preferred spinsterhood. The Kosala king Virasena then fell in love with her, but she declined his advances. Indumati meanwhile got married in a swayamwar to Sudeshna, who was handsome but wayward. Before long Indumati caught him sleeping with a maid. She gave up relations with him and went back to her father’s house. Mahishasura used this as an example to show that women lacked intelligence as per Devibhagavata Panchamaskanda.