Scene 1 Sage Parasurama is sitting in meditation outside his hermitage. Amba approaches the sage and offers her prostrations. She introduces herself as the daughter of the king of Kashi. Sage Parasurama : King of Kashi is a great devotee of Lord Shiva. How is he? Amba : I cannot say he is fine. He is beset with worries about myself. Sage : Is it so? What is your problem? Amba : A Kshatriya entered my life and my life disintegrated and scattered away like a flower garden caught in a raging tempest. If Kshatriya dharma goes counter to humanitarian dharma, what will a helpless girl like me do? Amba recounts the incidents that happened during the Swayamvaram and the subsequent events leading to her rejection by King Shalwa, Bhishma and by her own father. Sage is moved by her condition and sends for Bhishma. Bhishma arrives soon and Sage Parasurama asks Bhishma to marry Amba. Bhishma refuses, citing his vow as the reason. Parasurama : If so, why did you go to Kashi and hold the girls
Sun TV Mahabharatham Translated Into English