Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t18.22

v2.c10.s2.t18.22

original form. Then one day, her son who is being brought up by someone else, is sent back because of violating rules. Seeing her son, she feels a mixture of grief and joy and is overwhelmed by the separation that is to come. At this time, a messenger brings an order, and Indra allows the pair to live together forever. Under Kalidasa's pen, an old tale acquires a kind of originality: a nymph throws away celestial fetters to seek for love and thus becomes the incarnation of bravery. She is similar to the girl-weaver in the Chinese legend of the Cowherd and Girl-weaver. *Vikramorvasiya* not only has an attractive, tortuous and dramatic plot but also is filled with poetic beauty and artistic appeal.