Matsya Gandha Shirt

Description:

• 100% Cotton Poplin
• Bio Washed
• Hand Embroidery
• Full Sleeve
• Round Collar

Design Story:

Daughter of a fisherman, she was known as “Matsyagandha” due to the fishy smell that emanated from her body. 

One fateful day, she encountered the great sage Parashar. The sage, needing to cross the river, requested Satyavati to ferry him across. As they were crossing the river in her boat, Parashara grew attached to Satyavati, and desired to perform coitus with her. 
Satyavati was worried about losing her virginity, so Parashar using his mystic powers, created a dense mist that around their boat, hiding them from prying eyes. In this cocoon of privacy, Parashar approached Satyavati with an unusual proposition. He blessed her with two boons: first, that she would forever emit a pleasant fragrance instead of the fishy smell, and second, that her virginity would be restored after this encounter.

Astonished and perhaps a little flattered by the sage's attention, Satyavati agreed to his advances. Their union, brief as it was, bore fruit. On an island in the middle of the Yamuna, Satyavati gave birth to a son. This child, dark of complexion and born on an island, was named Krishna Dwaipayana - Krishna for his dark skin, and Dwaipayana for his island birth.

As promised by Parashar, Satyavati's encounter remained a secret, her virginity restored, and her body now emanating a pleasant fragrance. She returned to her life, eventually marrying King Shantanu and becoming the queen of Hastinapur. Meanwhile, her firstborn son, Krishna Dwaipayana, grew to become the great sage Rishi Vyasa, compiler of the Vedas and author of the epic Mahabharata.

This tale, where a chance encounter of Matsyagandha and Rishi Parashar, would marks the extraordinary beginning of Rishi Vyasa -the one who would shape the cultural and philosophical landscape of India for millennia to come.