|| Menaka's entry to Indra's court: Then and Now ||
Eons have passed, yet Menaka still makes a striking entry at Indra's court. The same faces stare at her in awe, and she still smiles demurely at the attention she receives.
'She is like a rose in fresh bloom.' She had once overheard some of the junior apsaras talk about her amongst themselves. That day, she had looked at her mirror for a long time.
The first time when she had entered the court, she was highly nervous. Fresh as a lily, she was churned out of the milky ocean with no knowledge of her job and her surroundings. The devas and devis had stared at her in awe, paying no heed to her blush that adorned her fair cheeks.
Rambha, the queen of the apsaras immediately took a young Menaka under her wing and taught her dance, music, and the art of making love. Menaka being a quick learner could execute her dance movements with utmost perfection, impressing Rambha and the other apsaras.
Beauteous she was indeed. She often chose to drap herself in red garments. Red, the colour of love, passion and courage. Years later, she found the red colour in two of her lovers and her lovely little girl.
After training for months under Rambha, the queen had announced her arrival to the court for her debut performance. The divine residents of Swarga had impatiently waited for the newly arrived apsara to perform. Some wondered if her skills would be superior to the queen or not.
That evening, she arrived in a dark red garment with gold jewels adorned on her limbs. A rose adorned her thick braid that moved like a graceful snake with every sway of her hips. She hadn't noticed the lovelorn stare of one of the gandharvas who in the coming days would rule her heart.
Needles to stay, her debut performance was a huge success. The other apsaras had congratulated her, but Rambha's smile made Menaka the happiest.
Time has passed since that fateful day. The rose like charming maiden still possesses a bashful smile at the end of her performance. Urvashi, now her best companion hypes her up before her dance and hugs her tightly when she is done with her evening dance. Each time her anklet jingles, the divine beings beside her turn their attention towards her.
Not much has changed since then. But Menaka, now has considered Swarga as her home. The mortals might make stories how one apsara is envious of the other, but she knows that each one of the heavenly beauties will always have her back, and she theirs. Yes, that day she had missed catching Vasu's lovelorn stare at her, but now, when he finishes the final note on his Sitar, she always meets his eyes and winks at him while the charming gandharva pretends to faint at her.
Urvashi and Rambha smile at the couple and then call Menaka to join them for the rest of the evening.
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