(i) Tansen was unhappy because he knew that the heat given off by singing the Raga Deepak would burn him to ashes. He then had an idea to save himself. If someone sang the Raga Megh at the same time, it would bring rain.So he decided to teach his daughter, Saraswati, and her friend, Rupvati . They practiced day and night for two weeks. Tansen told them that they must wait till the lamps started burning, and only then start singing.To do his preparations ,he asked Akbar to give him some time.
(ii) Yes, his plan worked. On the appointed day, as Tansen began to sing Raga Deepak ,the air became warm and the people in the audience were bathed in perspiration. The leaves on the trees dried up and fell on the ground, birds fell dead, and the water in the rivers began to boil. Soon the flames shot up and lighted the lamps .Just then ,Saraswati and Rupvati began to sing Raga Megh. The sky clouded over and the rain came down and saved Tansen.
