A prostitute who lived in the Dwaparayuga. She once set up a rendezvous in the jungle, but her lover did not arrive there at the scheduled time – midnight. She waited there impatiently and was killed by a tiger. Both Yama’s henchmen as well as Vishnu’s messengers reached there for her soul. Yama’s minions stressed that she was a prostitue all her life and Vishnu’s messengers said that she had once visited a Vishnu temple and eaten betel on her way and had wiped lime on the walls. Since she had helped clean the wall, they wanted to take her. Finally Vishnu’s messengers won over Yama’s and took her to Vaikuntha as per Padmapurana Chapter 6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A prostitute who lived in the Dwaparayuga. She once set up a rendezvous in the jungle, but her lover did not arrive there at the scheduled time – midnight. She waited there impatiently and was killed by a tiger. Both … Continue reading