 Such acts earned Rana Bahadur notoriety both among courtiers and common people, especially among Brahmins.Being ranodatta was the eldest son but not made king of Nepal

That same year in 1797, Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah was born and was immediately declared the crown prince.However, within a year of Girvan's birth, Kantavati contracted tuberculosis; and it was advised by physicians that she perform ascetic penances to cure herself.