[Original caption] This scene shows Menaka as tempting the great sage Vishwamitra, who yields to her and gets Shakuntala by her. [end]
Once, Vishwamitra was engaged in great meditation to acquire absolute power. Feeling the position of the Gods being threatened, Indra sent Menaka to distract the sage. She succeeded in luring the sage by her beauty and charm. After sometime, Menaka conceived a child by Vishwamitra and thus Shakuntala was born.  |