Shringaar

Bhartrihari was the king of Malwa whose capital city was Ujjain. The famous emperor Vikramaditya was the younger stepbrother of king Bhartrihari. After becoming a king, Bhartrihari became so physically attached to his younger wife Pingla, that he spent most of the time with her. Vikramaditya tried to make him realize his foolishness, but all in vain. On the contrary, Bhartrihari, threw Vikramaditya out of the city on the command of Queen Pingala. A monk gave Bhartrihari a fruit that would increase his youth. The king did not eat the fruit himself, but gave it to his beloved Queen Pingla, because he was madly obsessed with her. The queen took the fruit and pretended that she was happy, promising to eat it. Queen was in love with a young, well-built, brave horse-keeper and slave, Adhirath. She gave the fruit to him, but he proceeded to give it to Nagar Vadhu Lavanya. Did the journey of the apple continue or was that the end?