Menaka, the celestial honey trap

Short story

 

 

 

 

 

RAVI RANJAN GOSWAMI

Acknowledgement

 

This is a fictional story inspired by the Indian mythological story of Menaka and Vishwamitra

 

Preface

 

Rambha, Menaka, and Urvashi performed a beautiful dance. Watching that Indra got an Idea. He thought, "Who on earth could resist the charm of these beautiful nymphs. Why should I not use them for breaking the Rishi's meditation?

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Shakuntala, the daughter of Menaka and Vishwamitra had grown up and lived in the ashram of Kanva Rishi.

Indra had given special status to Menaka for her sacrifice in breaking the meditation of Vishwamitra. She went out of the way to safeguard Indra's and heaven's interest. She suffered physically and emotionally in her mission. While acting as the gods' agent, she fell in love with the Rishi and marrying him became the mother of a daughter.

Their love story became a tragedy when, knowing the truth that Menaka was an Apsara and came from heaven to break his meditation, Vishwamitra gave her a curse to remain separated from him forever.

She sometimes visited her daughter Shakuntala on earth. Indra had provided her a spaceship operated by Yakshas.

Once Menaka decided to visit Shakuntala. She came down to earth by the Yakshas driven vehicle.

Shakuntala and Menaka were glad to see each other. Rishi Kanva provided the best possible facility for Menaka's boarding and lodging. During Menaka's stay there Shakuntala stayed with her.

The demons and the gods had always been enemies. Their animosity had been worse from the time of sea churning. They felt cheated by the gods for using tricks in the distribution of the valuable things, which came off the sea as a result of churning. These things were called gems and included Menaka and the Elixir of life. The gods, along with some other

Imprint

Publisher: BookRix GmbH & Co. KG

Text: Ravi Ranjan Goswami
Publication Date: 03-19-2020
ISBN: 978-3-7487-3226-6

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