Just when I had finished penning down my articles on Samudragupta, I happened to come across a legend about him. It can be called ‘folklore’ but not actual history. However, in my opinion, folklores play an important role in protecting and preserving historical treasures; in fact, folklores are the branches that emerge out of the trunk of original history.
Once, Emperor Samudragupta, along with his family, had gone for a sea bath. Obviously, he was accompanied by his entourage. While Samudragupta was bathing, he spotted a crab in the cup of his hands. Samudragupta, at once, flung it away. However, the crab happened to fall on the neck of one of his attendants and bit his neck. Samudragupta was completely unaware of what had happened. After bathing in the sea, everyone returned to their temporary accommodation for some rest. The servants began serving tasty and delicious food to the royal family. When the servant, who was bitten by the crab, bent before Samudragupta while serving the food, Samudragupta noticed the bite and enquired about it.
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