Finally, the debate was arranged. It was decided that debate will be through gestures. They asked Kalidas to respond to gestures made by Vidyottama by only gestures. All those men decided to fight it collectively. They told princess that they will convey the meaning of gestures made by Kalidas to her as they had been staying with him for a long time. She agreed.

Debate began. She first raised her fore finger meaning ‘God is one’. Kalidas thought she was saying ‘One’ so he responded with two fingers up meaning ‘Two is better than one’. Those men told the princess, ‘You are saying God is one. Right?’ She said ,’Yes’. They explained that Kalidas was saying,’There are two entities: God and Soul’

She then signaled with open palm with all five fingers straight. Kalidas thought she wanted to slap him and therefore responded with fist implying if she slapped him, he would give her punch. Those scholars explained,’Through five fingers, you suggested that there are five senses. He is replying that one must have control over them.’ She agreed to the explanation and the debate continued. In the end, she accepted the defeat.

They were married. Kalidas was told not to speak till the marriage is over. After the marriage they were sitting in the balcony in the night. Vidyottama said in Sanskrit,’See those stars. How nice they look!’ Kalidas did not understand anything. He uttered some words incoherently. He could not even speak the vernacular language clearly and correctly. Vidyottama repeated her sentence. Again there was some stupid response. She realized that she was tricked and that her husband was a total idiot.

She angrily pushed him. He fell down from the balcony. He was snubbed by his wife. The disgrace was heart felt. He decided to learn the Sanskrit. He went to Kashi with determination of acquiring knowledge and returned with complete mastery over the language.

When he reached the home and said in Sanskrit,’Open the door, beautiful lady!’. Vidyottama said in Sanskrit ‘Asti Kaschid Vagvisheshah’ meaning ‘It seems there is some scholar at the door’ Kalidas wrote three famous Sanskrit epic poems on these three words. KumarSambhavam begins with word ’Astyustarsyam...’ , Meghadutam with ‘Kaschitkanta..’ and Raghuvansham with ‘Vagarthviv...’ and became the most talented poet and writer of India till date.