An apsara sent by Indra to disrupt Vishwamitra penance. She distracts him, leading to the birth of a daughter with Vishwamitra. Later, both parents expel the child, who is subsequently raised by the sage Kanva.
Menaka is deployed as a tool to disrupt Vishwamitra's spiritual focus.
Menaka is the biological mother who abandons Shakuntala due to divine intervention.
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