{"id":72705,"date":"2026-01-21T02:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T20:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=72705"},"modified":"2025-04-09T10:27:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T04:57:35","slug":"on-the-banks-of-the-sacred-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/on-the-banks-of-the-sacred-river\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Banks of the Sacred River"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>One day, while he was walking aimlessly on the banks of the sacred river, he saw a beautiful girl who, with no one to accompany her, came to meet him, looking at him insistently. The situation was somewhat unusual because sunset was approaching and the girls usually did not walk around alone at that time of the day. He walked over.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you doing here alone?\u201d he asked gently. \u201cThe day is coming to an end and the sun has already hidden behind the horizon. It will be dark soon, and it is dangerous for a girl to walk around without a companion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She didn’t answer.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou have a soft, sweet appearance,\u201d Shantanu resumed, \u201cand your beauty is irresistible. You intrigue me. Tell me, who are you and where do you come from? Who is your husband and who are your parents?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t have a husband; I’m a single girl,\u201d she replied, \u201cand I’m walking along these shores without a reason or a precise destination. As for my name and my origin, I don’t want to reveal them to anyone for now. Rather, tell me, who are you? From the clothes you wear you look like a Kshatriya of noble birth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is a section of the book \u201cMaha-Bharata As It Is vol. 1 of 2\u201d.<\/span>
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