Amba was Desperate

Amba thanked him heartily and, escorted by the Kurava soldiers, went to Shalva.

“For a long time,” she told him as soon as she arrived, “we wanted to live together and love each other, and when Bhishma, in the svayamvara, took me and dragged me into his chariot, I lost all hope. But Vicitravirya set me free. Now we can get married.”

“Dear Amba,” Shalva replied, “you know how much I’ve loved you, and you can imagine how much it costs me to say these words to you now, but I would not marry a woman who has seen me been defeated and humiliated in combat, even though being defeated by Bhishma is not dishonorable. I’m sorry, but I can’t accept you.“

Amba tried to persuade him with every argument, but failed.

Thus, abandoned by the man she loved, she returned to Vicitravirya, asking him for protection. But he refused.

“I can’t marry a woman whose heart belongs to someone else,” he said.

Amba was desperate. What could he do now? Who could she go to? The normal dreams of a girl her age of having a family, a home, and children had been shattered. In those days, in fact, no one would ever have married a woman who had had such a story. 

This is a section of the book “Maha-Bharata As It Is vol. 1 of 2”.
To buy the complete book, click here

Post view 117 times