Amba: A Reincarnation of lust for Love of Bhism

Amba & Bhism

"I like his strength of character. But I hate him too. For his vow of celibacy. It seems impossible to seduce him. It is an impossible task nested on my shoulder by Lord Yama."Amba was talking nonstop in her own mind in angry mode.

They were riding in the horse chariot together. Ambika and Ambalika were overwhelmed with joy and happiness as they were standing upright in the anticapation of meeting again with their love of lives, King Bichitravirjya. These two girls were very happy. They were dreaming for their happy future with him. Marriage to child birth all. Foolish girls!!!

"Jiji, will you think he will accept us readily?!!" Ambika nodged Amba who was lost in her thoughts.

"Huh!! What?!!" She broke from her thought with a jolt. She did not listen her sister's queries a bit.

"Let her go. She is still thinking about King Shalva." Ambalika whispered in the ears of Ambika.

Their small chit chat came in Bhism's ears too as he was standing tall beside them. Actually he was standing beside Amba without touching her shoulders a bit. He was scared remembering the past experience. He knew he could not touch a "Kanin Kanya" (virgin girl) like this as it seemed improper in the customs of that time. He was very stiff and sore but did not move a bit. All of sudden he heard the name "Shalva". So that was the reason why she looked so hateful to him. That was the reason why her eyes were blurred in tears at the royal court. To be departed from her lover. That was why her eyes till now were burning in hatred to him. She loathed him for winning over her lover Shalva. She was in love with his opponent. His throat became sore and his hopes were collapsing. Even if he knew perfectly that he could not be able to marry her but he was surely smitten by her very much. He did not want her to consider about anyone else. Especially not of that evil Shalva who had disrespected his dead father Shantanu once.

All of a sudden he freezed by seeing the entrance of huge army behind his own chariot. His charioteer tried hard to tame down the horses who were scared too. Kashya Ambikesh, King of Kashi state, had sent his army general behind Bhism's horse chariot. Bhism seemed taken aback for a second but controlled himself at once. In the battlefield that one second could be crucial for any fighter to defeat him.

The Commander in Chief came near him and bowed to him while uttering this -

"I am instructed to fight with you, My Prince."

Bhism slightly arched his eyebrow to him in amusement. Did this man had death wish?!!

He sensed the question and replied gently -

"As a Senapati, I am bound to follow my emperor's order. I have no wish of mine."

"Okay. Then fight with me at once." By telling this Bhism lifted his bow.

"Don't kill him, please, Jyestha." Ambika murmured softly addressing Bhism.

He smiled a brightly. She had already accepted him as her family member. As her own brother-in-law. The eldest brother of her would be husband.

Ambalika nodded her head silently. She was in favor of her sister too.

Then the war started and within just 15 mins it ended too. Bhism put a barricade of arrows so that no enemy soldiers could pass through it. The Senapati was defeated and unarmed now. He was heavily wounded too.

"Go and tell Pitah not to worry about his daughters anymore. He did not give birth and nurture helpless girls but powerful weapons that can take good care of themselves." Amba at last opened her mouth and addressed to the wounded Senapati.