Amba was the eldest daughter of the King of Kashi. She along
with two of her sisters were forcibly be taken away by Bhishma from the
Swayamvara to be the wives of King Vichitravirya. But on the day when the
marriage was to be performed Amba informed Bhishma that she had given her mind
to King of Salwa and she be sent to him.
On realizing the mistake, Bhishma sent her to the King of
Salwa. But the King of Salwa was not ready to accept a woman who had entered
the home of another person.
Amba had now nowhere to go. Bhishma would not marry her as
he had taken the vow of celibacy. King Vichitravirya would not accept her as he
was in love with someone else.
She then took refuge in the jungle and performed intense
austerities with the aim to avenge her insult.
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