Damayanthi's Lamentations .

Damayanthi's Lamentations .

Damayanthi to Hamsa: "Immensely fascinated by hearing the virtues of the acclaimed king Nala, I am meditating arduously on his unknown form, Deep stricken by the sharp arrows projected from the Kama Devas sugarcane bow, heaving deep sighs, I have become wan and distraught, This anguish, waxing day by day, I haven't revealed even to my friends,  Do not delay, dear swan, but go at once to the King Nala and tell him everything about my love for him, seeking an appropriate time for us to unite as one"

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The great poet Kalidasa was the first one to bring in the theme of a Non human charecter as a messenger between two seperated lovers in Megadoota ( Mega - Cloud + Doota - Messenger) which is none other than the Swan Hamsa, this concept later become a popular theme in poetry, where using even inanimate objects like natural elements like breeze, rain, leaf were used to transmit, convey and portray love messages. The swan messenger is one such example and a classic representation., which was later visualised and immortalised by Raja Ravi Varma portray the beautiful Damayanthi and the bird exchange confidences .

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Raja Ravi varma has exactly pinned down the image as per description in the stories as Damayanthi was the most unparalleled beauty in History and the portrayal was so beautiful that Damayanthi was the most highly reproduced work of art which decorates innumerable house walls in India