[3] He has been generally described as a peace loving, simple and pious monarch who allowed his citizens to advise and criticize him.

He is also known for the crisis of succession during his reign when he favored his concubine's issue over his queen consort's, who was more generally liked, which caused a lot of mutiny in the kingdom especially in cities like Thimi and Banepa.

[4] Ranajit Malla was described very positively by Capuchin missionaries, particularly due to his friendly attitude towards them and he allowed them to preach Christianity without persecution.

He was also, during his later years, generally respected by people in the valley due to him being of old age and the only direct descendant of Yaksha Malla.

[1][8] Similarly, his annaprashana ceremony (Newar: macā janko) was held on 27 August 1703 in the town of Thimi.

[9] Known among tourists as the Golden gate, Lūn Dhwākhā (Nepal bhasa: 𑐮𑐸𑑃 𑐢𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐏𑐵‎) is the entrance to the Mulā Chwōkā containing the shrine of Taleju.

[11] Right in the front of the Golden gate on a tall platform is a giant bell that is played while doing the Puja of Taleju.

[13][14][15] Ranajit Malla is said to have loved collecting old and antique things which were kept in the Sāfukuthi along with various books relating to religion, science and medicine.

[18] One of his most popular work is a Newari song he wrote for the annual Biska Jatra titled 'Thō thēn jāgū rasan'.

[18] As he was singing hymns and ragas while waiting for Yama to take him, Bhaktapur was mostly in the hands of his sons who were supportive of the Gorkha King.

[2] Jaya Lakshmi is also mentioned as his wife in the gold plate inscription on the Golden Gate of the royal palace that he consecrated.

[25]: 16 Born from Jaya Lakshmi, he was the eldest of Ranajit Malla's children and before the birth of Vira Narasimha in 1738, was the heir presumptive of the kingdom.