The Mysterious Girl Accepts the Proposal

The girl smiled. The king was a handsome, proud-looking young man; she too felt attracted to him.

“How could I refuse such an opportunity? I certainly accept, but I need to set some conditions.”

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.

“I 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.”

The mysterious girl said:

“You 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.”

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.

This is a section of the book “Maha-Bharata As It Is vol. 1 of 2”.
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