Sulochana grew up to be a beautiful young woman.
At that time there lived a descendant of sage Kashyapa and this man was named as Vatsa.
Vatsa was roaming around the kingdom and at that time he saw Sulochana in a garden.
The minute the sage saw the princess he fell in love with her. He thought that all the ascetic merits that he had obtained till then would be worthwhile only if he got this woman as his wife.
Things turned out better for the sage because as soon as the princess saw the sage she also fell in love with him. Who is this man who looks so self restrained and still looks so lovely? She thought to herself.
The Princess walked towards the sage and threw a garland over the sage marking him as her choice of husband.
As soon as the sage saw the garland he blessed her to obtain a husband for herself.
The Princess looked at the sage and nodded. “If that is what you desire, please go to the king and ask for his permission to marry me.”
After receiving this encouragement the sage went to king Sushena. Having heard everything that the sage had to tell him, the king smiled slowly. “This Sulochana is the daughter of Rambha and myself. Rambha is a heavenly Apsara.” Having told the sage this much the king also told the sage how he missed Rambha and how Rambha had told him that it was possible that Sulochana’s wedding could be the reason that the king could go back and live with Rambha.
The sage heard everything that the king had to say and he was silent wondering how he could solve the king's problem and also marry the beautiful Sulochana.
Adapted from Katha Sarith Sagara
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