Later ; after meditating for hours Devi Shakti opened her eyes. She is calm & composed than before but her eyes show the same despair , of not finding a solution .

Disheartened she moved out of the cave, to finish her daily chores . After completing her work when she was on her way to Mahadev she heard someone wailing ...

DWAPARYUG :

Located in the vicinity of forest , in a moderately carved yet elegant and spacious Shakti temple a woman , in a pale golden lehenga choli with turquoise blue blouse and minimum jewellery , is crying her heart out. The woman is none other than the beloved mother of fallen Radheya; Radha.

I don't know what I feel. What I should feel? How can I know when the one who evoked feelings in me is ..no...more. My son is ...My Vasu , my little sunshine , my baby. It just seems like yesterday when I picked him up from the basket , when he first said , took his first baby steps holding my hand, when he sat on my lap and I fed him myself ..when he used to hug me during nightmares , hold my pallu in fairs so that he doesn't get lost ...when he returned being one of the most capable archerers , touched my feet and took me in a long , warm embrace , fed me , took care of me , showered me in all his love....it all seems like yesterday..

I look up to the idol of Devi Shakti , the mother of the universe ..She must have a cure for this doomed mother...& may be answers as well

Radha: Y maa? Y me? Y my son , my family ? After years of wait, pain and suffering u gave Vasu to me. He was the boon of Suryadev. My son . Y did u take him away mata , y? Look nobody , nobody here remembers him. Not even the so-called birth mother. She never cared for my son , never. But my baby due to his soft and forgiving heart forgave her . Someone who doesn't even deserved it . What did she lose? Nothing. She lost nothing. She has all her sons alive and enjoying the title of Rajmata with her family and my son...my son.. di..ed to save them.(sobbing) My son wasn't a adharmi maa. He was the purest soul . He was in a bad company but he wasn't bad. No I'm not saying Rajkumar Duryodhan was bad , whatever he did was on the forced insistence of his Mamashree.

They both had good souls but this society curbed them . (Sobbing hysterically)

Voice: First time in my existence has someone said that my son wasn't evil but captured by evil.

The sudden voice caught me by suprise. I abruptly turned and saw ...Maharani Gandhari..I hurriedly got up to pay my respect but she forbid me..

Gandhari: There's no need to pay respect here , bcoz I too am a devotee like u ...same as u , a fallen mother.

I nodded. We both sat in complete silence. Her eyes showed the same pain as me , if not ..more .

Radha:I couldn't even fathom the pain she must be feeling . If the feeling of losing one son is unbearable for me ,then what she must be feeling loosing her 100 sons?My pain seems non-existent before her.

It's the first time I'm hearing someone say my son wasn't evil. True , he wasn't evil . It was my neglect, lack of communication and affection that forced him to take shelter under my cruel brother . Brother!!Hmph!! He is a traitor. A traitor who ruined my vansh, my lineage. It was all because of his so called ego and revenge that I have lost my sons. I should have asked him to leave when he tried to poison Bheem using Duryodhan . Yes, Duryodhan didn't know about the poison. He came to me and narrated how brother , no, Shakuni ..how Shakuni gave him the bowl of kheer to feed Bheem. But I was too naive to understand that he did it all on purpose. I thought he loved my son's but no ..he just used them as puppets. Forgive me O' sons for I couldn't be a good mother to u all. Forgive me . Forgive me , O' great mother as I couldn't instill good values in my lineage , couldn't teach them wrong and right. If it's possible , then I just want one chance to rectify my mistakes..juz one more chance to save my babies and lineage , just one chance to correct the wrong ...just one more chance .. pleaseee

Radha:I couldn't even fathom the pain she must be feeling . If the feeling of losing one son is unbearable for me ,then what she must be feeling loosing her 100 sons?My pain seems non-existent before her.

It feels nice to be in the vicinity of someone who understands u. &.... Feelings?... They have died long back , the day my last son died. I don't feel anything now..... the only thing I feel is numb , lost and broken . & Radha too is feeling the same .

Gandhari: U are just like Karn..(smiling) sorry Karn is....was just like u . Always considering others first. I don't even want to think how Kunti could give him up. If he would have been there from the beginning , he definitely would have stopped Duryodhan. U are blessed to have him as a son & thanks to u , even I got fortune of his presence .....Do u really believe that my son wasn't evil?

Radha: Vasu always said that none of us are evil bcoz we all derive our "Aatma" from "Parmatma". It's the society and situations which makes a person evil. He loved Rajkumar Duryodhan like his younger sibling. He was too fond of him.

Gandhari:I know . The whole Aryavrat knows about their brotherly love .

Radha: My Vasu never wanted to be a king. He never wanted state,wealth or any materialistic pleasure. All he wanted was a change . A society which doesn't discriminate on birth , gender , caste and creed . A society based on .

But with time and responsibilities he forgot the cause and lost the fire . When he had vision , he didn't had the means & when he got the means, his vision got clouded. For a cause to succeed vision and means both are required. In the absence of one , the other won't thrive.

We didn't even realise when Adhirath ji arrived

Arya!!

He is..was my son too but you can't deny that when a even a golden diya extinguishes it becomes useless. I just wish there was someone to guide him . By the way I'm going to nearby village , I would be late don't wait up .

Radha: I didn't only lose my son , I lost my husband too..my smiling cheerful husband .( Sobbing)

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The conversation between the mother's of two fallen best friend-cum-brothers continued unknown to the fact that it has stirred something in the heart of the mother of the multiverse.

With tears in her eyes Devi Shakti turns to proceed towards Mahadev giving both the ladies the peace to bask in each other's comfort and support . But it's as if the destiny doesn't want her to reach Mahadev so soon . She hears someone & instantly a smile appears on her face .

Yellow, pink , peach, red , blue , violet , orange & white flowers are placed on a white Shiv & Shakti murti along with Belpatra in Shiv's lap. A colourful hibiscus garland adorns the neck of Maa Shakti . The wide range of colourful flowers with differently coloured leaves , green dominating most of it ; provides a forest-like feel to the sunlit balcony garden- turned pooja place of Netherlands .

A steaming cup of caffeine is waiting to be gulped along with the ever-so-delicious cheese garlic bread still in oven.

Headphones in ear , midnight Black shiny hair in a bun, phone in one hand , pen in the other, hands softer than butter and fair skin (I support all skin tones) ....black broad low arch eyebrows , hooded lotus eyes lined with deep black Kohl with black iris drifting cautiously over the text and expectantly towards oven , heart-shaped light pink lips busy in reading over information provided by Google . The girl of 5"2 clad in plain white shirt , ankle length denims , brown blazer and 3 inch brown wedge is furiously writing something......

A voice : ANANYA!!

The girl turns... Ananya . Yes that's her. The unique one . The incomparable one. One second to none. The combination of extreme behaviours...

What?? ( Dominating yet soft and warm voice )

Another girl of 5"3 wearing formal knee-length dress with fair skin , brunette hair round eye with grey iris glares at her ...

By any chance have u gone deaf? I have been calling ur name from last 5 mins ...hmph

Relax Rishita ..I was listening to Arijit Singh 's collection , see 🎧....Why are u so hyper? We don't want the Antartic to melt now , do we ?

*Ding!!* (From oven)

See even the garlic bread got cooked.

Really??(exasperated)

Yupp!! Acha u plz lay the table . I will juz say hi to Mahadev & Maa Shakti & join u .

Oh!! But u already did the pooja right ? Then , again...?

By this time Ananya has already rushed off to puja room & Rishita follows her. Ananya joined her hands and bowed infront of the ultimate power & Rishita did the same . After completing their prayers both of them return to dining area,

Rishita: Juz tell me y are u praying so much today? Once in morning after waking up then after bath and now..this is a mystery dude . Who prays three times in 4 hours? What do u ask huh? ...U already have a successful and safe career ,loving people , u are apple of everyone's eye , people adore u , then what do u need?Well ....wait I got it ....u need a lover like Krishna or a husband like Ram? Right??

Ananya:

(raising an eyebrow with a chuckle)

Na Radha banu jo hazaaron ki bheed mein krishna ka saath na paun

Na Siya banu jo Ram ke kehne pe agnipariksha de jaun

Agar banna hai toh Shiv ki Shakti banu jo hamesha unhi mein samaun aur

unhi ko paun.

( I'm don't wanna be Radha to not be with Krishna as his wife

I'm don't wanna be Siya to be asked to jump in sacrificial fire to prove my purity

I wanna be Shiv's Shakti , to be always found in him as his heart and he would be known as my soul .)

Gotcha??

Rishita: huh??

Ananya: This means I don't want to be Radha to suffer the pain of incomplete love. I know that Radhakrishna both loved each other a lot but what's the use of love when u aren't with them . I don't want to be Sita , to be asked to give agnipariksha. I don't want to have a husband who would doubt me & demand a proof of my purity , who would give me & my children up when another person questions. Krishna & Ram were good king's, righteous , just , visionary, compassionate.....(in trance)

I admire Krishna for his Bhagwad Gita , for marrying those 16000 women to save their honour , for dividing himself into 16000 other forms to be present with each wife but still I can't overlook the pain of Radha . I admire Ram for being just & righteous & virtuous but.....( Silence) A man who doesn't look at another woman isn't a ideal husband . An ideal husband is who understands u , trusts u , protects u , supports u , motivates u , educates u and moreover stands by you no matter what the situation is . Siya left everything for him but he asked her to leave .Y didn't he go with her ? He had previously left his kingdom to Bharat , this time he could have done the same & supported his wife just like she supported him but no ...He left her, that to when she was pregnant with his children .....*sigh* I don't blame Lord Ram , is he exemplary ,he did it for the betterment of his subjects but wt abt Sita's pain?

That's the reason I don't go into mythology , there would always be questions left unanswered , something u can never understand.

Rishita : U are right but if Lord Ram isn't ideal husband then there's no one as ideal husband ..

Ananya:(smiles) Shiv . Shiv is universe's greatest lover , an ideal husband, teacher & father, righteous , just , visionary , compassionate, calm-hearted, pleasing, virtuous ; Shiva is everything. A lover who waited for thousands years to get his love back . One who let his wife free and motivated her to have her own identity . One who took the ardhnarishwar roop on being called " purn purush" (complete man) to teach the world wt exactly complete means. A husband who never doubted or questioned his wife . The perfect definition of quintessential and complete man.

Rishita: U know none can win against u . U have answer for everything ...But now answer me what were u asking for?

Ananya: Definitely not a husband 😜...

Rishita:

Ananya: Forgiveness ...I shouldn't have pulled yesterday's stunt & coming to me praying three times , u know I don't pray much right ? I only pray when I need peace and way out of trouble.....

Rishita: Acha wt happened yesterday? Y had u suddenly turned a feminist ? Y were u blaming her (indicating to Devi Shakti ) for the imbalance in society?

Ananya: But was I wrong? Isn't she responsible for the current condition of women in society? Ram killed Dashanan (10 head bearer) & Krishna killed Narakashur but is it true? How many of us really know that after Dashanan's death Shatanan (100 head bearer) emerged who defeated Lord Ram and was in turn killed by Sita , how many of us know that Krishna didn't kill Narakashur but Satyabhama did . Very less. How many of us know that after Siya returned to dharti, Ram realised his fault and gave equal rights on property to women ? Nearly none . She has created this society where every man wants a wife as Sita but none is ready to become Ram.

She could change everything .( looking at Shakti's murti) .

She is visionary, someone who controls the entire universe, energy , life , death, time everything. We have vision & dreams for a better world , but no means but she has both vision and means and yet she does nothing Looks at clock)

Oh!!! God!! See I got late bcoz of u ..

Rishita: bcoz of me how???

( Running here & there gathering her things )

Ananya: who started this debatable topic- u . So u are responsible ..bye now ..

Rishita: Aree but take the bread atleast...Ananya yaar...God!! Wt would I do with this girl?uuh!!

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What would I do with this girl? I look at her with cloudy vision astonished. Everytime she surprises me ..I couldn't help but admire her . Someone who could judge the deeds of God wasn't easy to get ...But then she was always this strong headed , opinionated girl.

Now I don't regret my decision to let her live. It was her mother , my devotee who begged for her life & I had to grant her wish. That's the reason she considers me as her mother & Mahadev as her father. I always cherished her bcoz of her adamant nature . I still remember how small & fragile she was. Yet strong willed and adamant... I know her bubbly nature is a way to hide her pain of losing her family a year back....She always does that hides her pain behind that heartwarming smile . She is just like Dev. Hmm...May be that's why she is Mahadev's favourite....

Mahadev....I had to meet him . I'm really getting forgetful these days..

( With this she walks hurriedly towards her beloved & sees him smiling & opening his eyes..)

Shakti : Dev!! (Walks toward Mahadev & sits on the left of the diwan, looking at him with disappointed eyes)

Mahadev:

Shakti: hmm

( With this Mahadev returns to his meditative state)

Mahadev & his philosophies...

Typical Mahadev style..

Don't stress . It's not going to help u in ur cause . Remember every challenge comes with a solution & generally the challenge only tells u the solution. U just need to keep ur ears eyes and mind open...

What does this mean??

Sometimes disciples have answers to God's miseries.

Huh?? Disciples ? Answers?

But with time and responsibilities he forgot the cause and lost the fire . When he had vision , he didn't had the means & when he got the means, his vision got clouded. For a cause to succeed vision and means both are required. In the absence of one , the other won't thrive.

She is visionary, someone who controls the entire universe, energy , life , death, time everything. I only have vision for a better world , but no means but she has both vision and means , she could rewrite everything ...

CHANGE , EQUALITY , GUIDE , VISION , MEANS , DREAMS ...KARN , ANANYA

KARNANANYA.

Oh Mahadev!!! How dumb can I be ? The solution was always infront of me & ...I look back to see a small smile tugging at Mahadev's lips ...Before I could stop I was hugging him ...

Shakti: Thank you thank you thank you Dev. I know wt to do . This time it would be different ... Everything would be different... unique.

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