{"id":72739,"date":"2025-04-11T02:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T20:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=72739"},"modified":"2025-04-10T21:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:37:36","slug":"the-mysterious-girl-accepts-the-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/the-mysterious-girl-accepts-the-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mysterious Girl Accepts the Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The girl smiled. The king was a handsome, proud-looking young man; she too felt attracted to him.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHow could I refuse such an opportunity? I certainly accept, but I need to set some conditions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hearing those words, Shantanu was happy. That girl had such a gentle, almost melodious voice that it sweetened the heart. He felt enraptured by that celestial beauty and was willing to do anything to have her with him.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am the king of vast territories, and I have no difficulty in fulfilling any of your wishes. Tell me what you want and you will have it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The mysterious girl said:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou must never demand to know my name or my origin, and neither object nor criticize anything I do, even those actions that might seem the strangest. If you accept these conditions without even knowing why I impose them, I will be happy to marry you and come to live with you. But if you break this covenant I will leave immediately. Think about it, then.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The king was so taken with that girl that he didn’t even think about what this might entail and accepted all her conditions. Together they went to Hastinapura and a few days later the wedding was celebrated.<\/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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