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Sarg 63 - Vishwaamitra Jee is Attracted to Menakaa 

When 1,000 years passed doing Tapasyaa, Brahmaa Jee again appeared before Vishwaamitra Jee and declared him as Rishi and went away to his Lok. Vishwaamitra Jee again continued his Tapasyaa. At one time, during his Tapasyaa, Vishwaamitra Jee saw Menakaa Apsaraa. He got attracted to her and said - "You come and live in my Aashram. I am attracted to you." Menakaa started living in his Aashram. He spent 10 years with her, but when he came to his senses he became very sad. He knew that Devtaa had cheated him. He sent Menakaa back, and he himself went to north to do Tapasyaa. There he killed his sex desire and did intense Tapasyaa. [He got a daughter from Menakaa, Shakuntalaa. She was brought up by Kanv Rishi and was married to Raajaa Dushyant.]

When 1,000 years passed doing Tapasyaa, then Brahmaa Jee again appeared before him and said - "I am pleased with your Tapasyaa and I declare you Maharshi." Vishwaamitra Jee said - "You are calling me Maharshi, instead of Brahmarshi? This shows that I have not won Kaam yet." Hearing this Brahmaa Jee went to His Lok. Vishwaamitra Jee again got busy in his Tapasyaa. Then Indra sent Rambhaa Apsaraa to him to do good to Devtaa community.

Sarg 64 - Vishwaamitra Jee is Disturbed by Rambhaa 

Indra said to Rambhaa - You take your most beautiful form and attract Vishwaamitra and do good for Devtaa." Rambhaa said - "Whatever work you are telling me, I am unable to do it, because I don't want to get burned in the fire of Vishwaamitra's anger." Indra said - "Rambhaa, You don't worry, I will protect you. I will always be with you in the form of Koyal (cuckoo)."

Hearing this Rambhaa went to Vishwaamitra Jee to attract him. There Koyal started cooing [so Rambha knew that Indra was nearby] and Rambhaa started strolling in front of Vishwaamitra Jee. Rishi's mind got disturbed by a cooing cuckoo and strolling Rambhaa. It just occurred to him that this was Indra's cunning game, so he gave Shaap to Rambhaa to live as a stone on Prithvi for 10,000 years because of her efforts to harm his Tapasyaa.

Seeing this Indra ran away from that place and Rambhaa became a stone. But because of anger Vishwaamitra's Tapasyaa was also lost. He got very sad because of this incident. So this time he started his Tapasyaa leaving his anger with the determination that until he will get the status of Brahmarshi, he would do Tapasyaa without eating anything and without talking.

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