Continuing on the serial version 😆
So Amba storms into the palace of Hastinapur and starts screaming at Satyavati 😆
A: So it was you who sent Bheeshma to go to our yagna uninvited? Just like a fisherwoman catches a fish & sells it to others, similarly Bheeshma was to abduct us so that he could sell us to your son?
S: Not sell, Bheeshma gave yall to Vichitravirya free of cost
A: This is what happens when instead of a kshatrani, a lowlife fisherwoman gets the throne. Your husband was a real perv, or else, who would have fallen for a BO stenched fishmonger like you?
Everyone in the palace screams @ her.
A: Anyway, you break it, you buy it! Since Bheeshma disrupted our swayamvar, he'll have to marry me.
B: But I can't do that - I have a vow to take care of.
A: Precisely! It's to torture you w/ the thought of having broken your vow that I'm gonna marry you. You were uninvited, what business did you have coming to our kingdom? Were there no other kingdoms & princesses worth you? Or was it just that this accursed kingdom happens to be run on the whims of a fisherwoman whose fish even her son can't eat - he prefers alcohol to fish!
S: In that case, what you want is not justice, but revenge. Otherwise, you could still marry my son and be the empress of Hastinapur
A: Save your pedantry for your fishes - it'll make more sense to them than it does to me. As for your son, who wants to marry that loser, who's totally hosed even @ his wedding? In fact, I curse you that he will die even b4 you get a grandson, and your accursed bloodline, for which you deprived your thug here of his rights, will come to an end. There is no way either me nor my sisters will be tainted w/ your DNA
S: Hold your tongue, woman, you're making your sisters widows. I too curse you - you will be reborn as your sister's daugher-in-law's daughter-in-law's sister 😈
A: Maybe, but in that scenario, I'll pick the side of one of them against Hastinapur, and also cause the death of Bheeshma in the process. At any rate, I'm out of here!
Amba then leaves, and now goes on a mountaineering trip, which she mastered sometime somewhere. She scales the mountains barefeet, her feet matching her saris, and then falls down a mountain on the way. Suddenly, the rocks surrounding Parashurama's cave palace start flying about and compose a yagnakund. Parashurama comes there, does his linga puja and then is set to return when Amba comes to him.
P: Who are you?
A: I'm Amba, the unfortunate princess of Kashi, who's been wronged by your disciple Bheeshma
P: Get lost - you are a kshatrani.
A: So is Bheeshma a kshatriya - if he ain't, you might wanna tell him. If despite that, you could teach him, then don't give me the 'you are a kshatrani blah blah' excuse. You should have remembered Devrath's caste as well b4 you agreed to teach him
P: Okay, you got me - what can I do for you?
A: I want him dead. Why did this happen to me?
P: I think it is b'cos you burnt a field of crops just in order to meet Shalva. Had you not burnt the crops, I think nothing would have happened to you. As a result, your father & Shalva got humiliated, and you were taken to Hastinapur like...
A: A fish that took the bait of a fisherwoman? I get it!
Parashurama leaves, and all the rocks fly back into position to become doors to his cave, blocking Amba. She then puts her pyrotechnique skills to good use, building up a big bonfire and putting a string of dynamite leading from it. She fills it up w/ lighter fluid and then lights the fuse. Soon, a huge fire is on.
In the meantime, @ Hastinapur, Vichitravirya is climbing on to his throne, but there are too many steps. Finally, he gets overwhelmed by both the weight of the sword & jewelry he has to wear, and collapses & spits out blood & dies.
Bheeshma gets furious and takes a weapon to fire @ Surya deva
B: Why did this happen to my Hastinapur?
S: It happened b'cos you went uninvited to Kashi, and disrupted a swayamvara. Were there no other princesses?
B: So your son made those 2 widows?
Elsewhere, Ambika & Ambalika are crying, and Satyavati comes to Ambalika and removes her jewelry & unties her hair.
S: You wear this hair & jewelry to please your hubby. Since he's dead, you can't wear it anymore
A: Then how come you are wearing jewelry?
S: Never mind. Do not grieve. You will still be rajmatas
Al: I'm guessing that alongside fishing, they never taught you any Biology. Hint - there has to be a husband in order to have a son, and a queen's son has to be king for her to be a rajmata
S: There doesn't have to be a husband, any rishi would do. I've called my son Vyasa, and he'll create Vichitravirya's sons in you. This practice is called niyoga
A: Oh, so that's why you abducted us? So that you can run your adult enterprise @ our expense
S: AMBIKA!!!
Al: How about asking us our opinions b4 getting this plan?
S: Do you want to end up like your didi? If it weren't for the throne of Hastinapur, I wouldn't even bother
Al: Our didi was clever & brave enough to defy you & walk out of this - at least, she's not a widow
S: Anyway, my decision is made. Go forth & have sons. Vyasa is coming.
In the meantime, @ Parashurama's, his fire department - his flying rocks - come out & put out Amba's fire. Parashurama comes out
P: Okay, you win, what do you want?
A: A message for Bheeshma - marriage or death
P: Ain't that a no-brainer? 😆 Anyway, take my messenger & go.
Edited by .Vrish. - 12 years ago
