summary of the heavenly parasol
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The heavenly parasol is a story of a noble king Meghavahana and his wife Amritaprabha.
He is blessed with the heavenly parasol and favoured by the gods.
The Varuna, the lord of the seas tested the king’s kindness and nobility of mind, the god blessed him to conquer the land.
The Heavenly parasol is one of the Rajatarangini Kashmiri tales. The moral from the story is nobility and kindness always wins in life. It starts with the swayamwara of Megavahana in Pragjyotisha and also receiving the parasol. Then Megavahana becomes the King of Kashmir with his great deeds and valour.
The great kindness and nobility of the king were beautifully portrayed when he was ready to scarify his own life to save the innocent’s life from the barbarian. This act of kindness pleased Lord Varuna who later helped him cross the ocean. Although Lord Varuna took the parasol with him, the king continued to receive the protection in a divine manner because of his kindness and nobleness.