Indra, the god of rain, was unable to bear the insult to his devotee, so there was little rainfall during the monsoon season resulting in drought in the kingdom.

It was advised that the troubles of both kingdoms could only be alleviated by yajnas performed by a brahmin with powers that come from the observance of perfect chastity and that the only such person was Rishyasringa.

Despite their fear of the power and anger of Vibhandaka, both kings send young women to introduce the boy to the normal society, then Shanta fulfills this task and Rishyasringa marries Shanta, he then agrees to perform yajna for Anga, during the recitation of it, it rained heavily, the public rejoiced and there were festivals in Anga.

[3] In the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh and in the Sringeri town of Karnataka, there are temples dedicated to Shanta and her husband Rishyasringa.

Renowned Malayalam Author Sajil Sreedhar wrote a novel titled Shantha based on epic character which was published by Mathrubhoomi.