A little story for all Indian women who wear their heart on their sleeves. Be sure of your relationship before you proclaim your love. From the dawn of time, men have been known for making use of women. Loving and leaving is not a modern concept at all.

In ancient times, the Devas and the Asuras were eternally locked in a struggle for supremacy. Brihaspati was the guiding spirit of the Devas. The Asuras relied on the wisdom of Sukracharya.

The Asuras were at an advantage. Sukracharya alone knew the secret of Sanjivini. This knowledge could recall the dead to life. Thus, Sukracharya brought all the Asuras killed in battle back to life. The Devas were thus at a great disadvantage. They desperately needed to acquire the same knowledge.

They conspired together and decided to find it by fair means or foul. The son of Brihaspati was Kacha. He was chosen by the Devas to get them the required knowledge from Sukracharya.

Kacha paid the great Sukracharya a visit and introduced himself. He pleaded to be allowed into the tutelage as a student. It was the law that teachers should not refuse worthy pupils. Sukracharya accepted, as it was a way of paying his respects to Brihaspati.

Kacha served his new teacher for very many years. He endeared himself to Devyani, the lovely lissom daughter of Sukracharya. The Asuras, however, were not pleased with this. They suspected that Kacha would wheedle out the secret knowledge of Sanjivini one way or the other. They obviously wanted to prevent this from happening.

So, one day as Kacha was tending to his master's cattle, the Asuras killed him and fed his flesh to the dogs. But when the cattle returned without Kacha, Devyani was filled with anxiety and lamented loudly. Sukracharya, who doted on his daughter, used the art of Sanjivini and brought Kacha back to life.

The Asuras did not give up in their endeavours. At the first opportunity they got, they killed him again. This time they pounded his body into a paste and mixed it up with seawater. Again Devyani burst into tears and implored her father to bring him back to life. Sukracharya obliged his daughter yet again.

The next time the Asuras got craftier. They killed him, burnt his body and mixed the ashes in Sukracharya's wine. The unsuspecting guru drank it all up.

When Devyani pleaded with her father yet again, he tried to dissuade her. But it was all in vain. The inconsolable Devyani started fasting, determined to follow Kacha even to her death.

The stricken father hurriedly employed his secret art to bring the dead soul back to life. But Kacha found himself inside Sukracharya's stomach, quite unable to come out. From in there he told his teacher all that had happened.

The sage was beside himself with anger and sorrow at the deceit of the Asuras. Kacha would have to burst open the stomach of Sukracharya in order to emerge into the world. For Kacha to live, Sukracharya himself may have to die. Or the secret of Sanjivini must be taught to Kacha who could in turn revive his teacher. He also realised the real reason why Kacha had joined him. To learn this very art of being able to revive the dead. And the Asuras had helped him do so in their ignorance.

So the knowledge of the Sanjivini was imparted to Kacha. Kacha emerged from Sukracharya, while the great preceptor fell down dead. But Kacha at once brought him back to life.

When the delighted Devyani then proposed marriage to her beloved, he turned her down. "Having emerged from the body of your father, I have become his son. You are, therefore, my sister", he said.

In spite of the fact he owed his very life to her and had therefore succeeded in his mission, Kacha walked away from Devyani. The broken hearted lady pined for very many years before she could forget him.

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