As the Story Will Tell Itself: To Become the Mouth Which Holds the Universe

Somewhere there was a river where a mermaid named Satyavati reside d . She was born to a fish who caught the seed of a passing gandharva as it was looking up. Because she inherited her mother's tail instead of her father's legs, Satyavati was trapped in the river and had to find ways to lessen her boredom. Initially, she took to watching and listening to the people on the banks and crossing the river while hidden from a distance. One day the mermaid noticed some people who were struggling to cross. She wanted to help, but she was still afraid of people. It took her a bit, but she managed to overcome her anxiety and swam over to help them. From that day on, Satyavati took to ferrying people across the river. This did wonders to alleviate the mermaid's boredom, and she learned ever so much about the world beyond water. Then there came the fateful day when the rishi named Parashara appeared. He asked to be ferried across the river, and like she did to all of the others, sh...

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