This story is of Raajaa Bhartrihari. He was a philosopher, law-giver, poet and grammarian. His most famous works are "Neeti Shatak", "Shringaar Shatak", and "Vairaagya Shatak" - each consisting of 100 verses on the topics of moral conduct, pleasures of the senses, and renunciation. "Shringaar Shatak" has been written from the point of view of males where the woman is at once the joy of life and the source of sorrow. Still he says that life of a man without a woman is empty. "Neeti Shatak" is a marvel of great aphorisms on righteous conduct and many of the aphorisms are, even today, the best statements ever made to guide human beings into right conduct. "Vairaagya Shatak" is a complete turn-about from his "Shringaar Shatak" where he says that the pleasure of flesh is meaningless. His following story will explain of the reasons of writing of these books.

Bhartrihari was the elder son of the King Gandharvsen from a maid. He was thus the king of Ujjayinee. he received this kingdom from celestial King Indra and the King of Dhaaraa Nagaree. He had a younger brother named Vikramaaditya. He had four wives among whom Pingalaa was the youngest and he loved her very much.

When he was the king of Ujjayanee (modern day Ujjain) there lived a Brahman in his state. After years of severe austerities he received the fruit of immortality from the celestial tree of Kalp Vriksh. The Brahman thought what he would do of that fruit of immortality, a king will be more benefited from it, so he presented that fruit to his monarch, Raajaa Bhartrihari, who in turn, passed it on to his love, the beautiful Dangalah Queen Pingalaa - Raajaa Bhartrihari's last and the youngest wife. The queen, being in love with the Head Police Officer of the state, Maheepaal, presented the fruit to him, who further passed it on to his beloved, Lakhaa, one of the maids of honor. Eventually, Lakhaa being in love with the king presented the fruit back to the King.

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Some say that the Police Officer gave that fruit to the prostitute he used to go to. The prostitute thought "what I will do by living for so much time time, the King is good and he will good to his people, so let me give it to him." so she went to the King and presented the fruit to him. The King got stunned to see that fruit and asked her where did she get that fruit. She told him that his Police Officer gave it to her. Bhartrihari understood everything, he sent her off by giving so much wealth. Bhartrihari went to his queen and asked her about the fruit he gave to her. The queen still did not understand the King and said innocently that she had eaten the fruit. The King showed her that fruit and asked here that "where that fruit came from then?" The Queen stunned seeing that fruit. From the same moment the King got vairaagya and he left his kingdom, handed over to his younger brother Vikram and retired to forest.

Having completed the circle, the fruit revealed the downsides of infidelity to the King, He summoned the queen and ordered her beheading, and ate the fruit himself. After that he abdicated the throne, to his younger brother Vikramaaditya, and became a religious mendicant. He later became a disciple of a Naath saint, Jaalandhar Nath (some say Guru Goraksh Naath), along with the son of his sister Mainaavatee (also known as Mayanaamatee or Mainaavantee), Raajaa Gopi Chand of Bangaal.

In this story also a fruit was obtained, although not to get a child, but still what havoc it created.