[5] Once, Ashokasundari was roaming in Nandanvana with her maids, a rakshasa (demon) called Hunda saw her and fell in love with her.
Hunda disguised himself as a widow, whose husband was killed by him, and asked Ashokasundari to accompany her to her hermitage.
She discovered his treachery and cursed him to be killed by Nahusha and escaped to her parents' abode, Mount Kailash.
The goddess was consoled by a Kinnara couple who informed her of Nahusha's wellbeing and prophesied that she would mother a powerful son called Yayati and a hundred beautiful daughters.
[3] Her appearance in the television series Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev, on the life of Shiva brought her to the notice of many.