Devi Shakti : Such beautiful scenario , romantic atmosphere and every bit of Ekta Kapoor's overdramatic expression of first encounter of leads was added by me to make it special and memorable Yet What your dear Karn asked is to keep her away from him???? Seriously Dev ... Y are u men so dumb and unromantic ...

Mahadev: Priye ... We men are not dumb but more practical than expressional ... & Being practical in love is like having a kheer but with salt & chillies...

Ewww!!

Mahadev: & coming to being unromantic ... I can't say about others but I believe I'm no romantic but there's something in moments like this ... U & me together , talking , teasing , and making each other laugh that makes me feel for you even deeper than I did the passing second. Even when we argue , I still feel for you....when you show me the different perspectives of a certain thing , the respect I manifest for you increases and so does the love ....I'm no romantic and therefore not very expressive but I know from the depth of my soul that ur soul is the only one that I have loved eternally and would be loving till the end of me .....

When feelings are spoken from the depth of heart , they reach the deepest part of the person's heart to whom they are spoken to. Such was the case of Shiv Shakti ... Shiv , the detached one is hopelessly attached to his Shakti through the threads of love ....so is the case of Devi Shakti.

Kailash , the mighty mountain was definitely fortunate to witness such pure undulating and soulful love every single day , everytime , every single moment and feel the magic. Y only Kailash ? Every thing in its premise could feel the love between Shiv and his Shakti , Uma and her Shankar.

Devi Shakti: Dev.. (whispering lovingly)

I just know the very moment I laid my eyes on u ... I was urs.. u were the one who I belonged to . U were the only one I wanted to be with . It wasn't love at first sight but the familiarity , the sense of serenity and belongingness that pulled me towards u . The feeling that you are a part of me ...a part I would die without...

Those eye-locks after expressing your deepest feelings , are more sincere , heartfelt , profound and say much more than that conveyed by words. Ever happened that u looked into a person's eye's and felt the surge of emotion in them....No? Hope u feel it soon ....just like the eternal love birds here , beholding each other's gaze and sharing what the words couldn't.

The Vamika placed her head on the shoulder of her husband and closed her eyes ...and so did the Maheshwar.

On one hand as Kailash bloomed in the serene love of Shiv Shakti , the ghats of Ganga felt the longing of the two who met yet didn't meet each other.

I haven't felt like this before ..calm and composed yet anxious at the same time .. No not the negative anxiety ... A positive one ...

Water's of Ganga felt different today .. They had a ferocity but a calming spell too... The feeling these waves gave was very unusual.

Just as I opened my eyes after offering prayers , I witnessed a beautiful flower rain.. Not exactly rain of flowers by words but as in someone showered flowers on me... I just loved it... Who doesn't ? If I knew this is how a Ganga Snan before sunrise feels then I would do this more often.

My eyes searched for the source of this flower shower and soon saw a man at the the ghats who was holding the basket of flowers. He bowed and I too bowed as sign of respect.

I could feel the constant gaze of someone on me.. Just as I was about to look at him...Suru & Dhara started again...

With them bickering like cats I had to leave the river and soon joined them...

But before leaving I had a side glance on the other devotee....

Even in water he seemed tall but lean, a white angravastra and shiny kundals.

The shine of those Kundals were incomparable.... I might had seen his face if not for the ripples in Ganga . But from whatever I could see and deduct from his reflection ....he must be handsome, someone with authority and power , atleast that is what his stance said. Was that a sun tilak I saw on his forehead?? Maa Shakti knows..

I wanted to cast a look at him but then thought against it...

Suru & Dhara were still on with their bickering and I just had to be in middle to listen to them..... I still felt the gaze on me ... But decided to ignore it ... It might be just my hallucination ...

I was still standing there looking at her until she vanished from my sight.

I was so engrossed in watching her that I felt someone behind me only when the person was 2-4 steps away ... I instantly turned around and .... It was Ganga Maa..

What were you watching?

I can't even lie ...

Nah!! Nothing important.

Well she isn't important ... So this is not a lie...

Let me rephrase ...who were u watching?

None important Mata....

If I were in ur shoes I wouldn't say that ....If she enthralled u enough to make u forget ur surroundings ..then trust me she is important...Very important , atleast in Kashi she is...

Come Let's go....

What's with mother's always knowing everything? I mean how? How does their spy system work, that too so fast,? ugh!! Now she's gonna tease me the entire way ... Mahadev... Save me.

Karn ... Radha and Adhirath will leave for temple if u be this late fasttt...

I nodded and increased my speed ... I am so excited and nervous ... I will meet them after such a long time .... How would they react? Will they recognise me? Obviously they would , they had previously ... God!! How would I react?

Goodness !! I have never felt so so so ....forget it I don't know what this feeling is... I feel like my heart would burst with the speed it's beating now with . And hands?? My hands have never been this cold even in Kailash...Hoo!!!! Relax!!Relax!!Relax!! ... They are ur parents Karn ... Don't be this nervous..

I and Ganga Maa initially hurried towards Maa-Baba's house but later settled on a medium pace , all the while Ganga Maa guiding me ....

On our way , I noticed that the Kingdom seemed more clean and prosperous than last time , the atmosphere had an unmistakable freshness to it. Not to forget ,the vegetation cover has also improved tremendously with the streets lined with plants ...that in years would grow into trees. Under some trees , there are sitting structures , at considerable distance from each other The early risers were merrily chatting while doing their chores and there's this happiness to their face that I hadn't seen the previous time.

Soon our steps lead to a modest locality.

Although the place is near the palace , it's not fancy but has this peaceful vibe to it and somehow this helps elevate the beauty of the surrounding of royal premises . If I'm not wrong Baba is the charioteer of the to be crown prince Shaktiraj . He is one among the best charioteers in Aryavrat, so he must be living somewhere near here only ....

Ganga Maa , after walking for a while , motioned towards a modest but beautifully decorated house. No doubt it belonged to my Radha Maa . The place is very large , but has adequate area around to let fresh air and enough sunlight. It has a homey and cozy vibe to it.

I'm so excited and a bit nervous... I'm gonna actually meet them after 20 long years. Ganga maa knocked on the main gate and I heard the voice I have longed to hear for years...

Coming...

& True to her words Radha maa appeared as soon as possible with a ceremonial plate in her hands , arranging the flowers and diya in it..She looked up and suddenly halted on seeing me.... At the instant I knew , she recognised me...

Those tears of her said it all... Her hands shivered and so did her lips ... The only thing that I heard was my mother calling me...

Karn..

My name had never sounded so soulful before ... As if her soul was calling for me .... It was when the sight of her went blurry I realised I was utterly emotional... I didn't want to cry ..not before her ... Because if saw me crying she would burst into more tears... That's one thing baba had always complained about - how he had to handle two crying babies ...The memory makes me smile ..

I look at her again and realise that time and age has been very favorable to her other than slight weight, she is the same instead she has become more beautiful than before... I look in her eyes and those motherly emotions in them can drown even Gods... Her eyes say it all ...the despair and pain of years , worry for me desperacy of meeting me and the relief ... everything. She again calls my name ...and staggered for not being able to control her intense emotions...

Karn...

She staggered back and was about to fall but I made it in time to stabilize her and prevent the ceremonial plate from falling...

Maa...

Radha: What ..wt ...did u say? Say...say... it ag..again ...(sniffing all the while)

Karn: Maa..

She burst into tears and hugged me..

I looked in her eyes ...and ..the very next moment I am in her warm and tight embrace .. with her crying vigorously...

Until now I didn't knew how emotional I was... I was so..so..so overwhelmed; The love she has for me is incomparable in this universe. The concern , care and tenderness is something that can only be felt and not describy ... no sooner , tears dropped from my eyes .

I can't even describe my feelings .. no words can ...

I look towards Ganga Maa , who is equally emotional as us ...I closed my eyes and enjoyed the feeling of being in my mother's embrace.

No matter how emotional the moment is my warrior skills are always in alert mode .. I heard footsteps approaching us and stopping nearly 10 steps away.... somewhere near Ganga Maa...

I'm not gonna handle two crying babies again .....& This is final...

Pitashree!!!!..

I couldn't be anymore happy .... I quickly wiped my eyes and looked at him....

His eyes had watered by then but there's this endearing smile on his face that could shoo away the darkest hour of one's life... Radha maa relieves me from her embrace and looks at Pitashree ...

Arya ...ou..our...son...

She says it with such a tender look that can even melt Himalaya. Pitashree looks at us and smile , wiping tears from corner of his eyes. His opens his arm and takes me in his embrace... I feel like just like my childhood days ...the same protection and care ... We hug our a considerable time ..until Radha maa touches my head softly....

20 years ... 20 years ago .. I had last seen my son... A little chubby cute baby and now ...look at him , all handsome and glorious...

Now I understand the morning feelings, that calmness and joy with slight nervousness... it was because of him. Because he had returned... & see he had returned on the same day as of the day I have got him .... I have already made the preparation to make his favourites today ...but is it still what he likes? Favourites changes with time right?? What if he doesn't like all of those things now ?? It's fine I will cook whatever he likes ... afterall my son has returned after so many years , the least I can do is cook his favourite delicacies....

I look at the father-son duo hugging each other so tightly ... I knew Arya never said but he missed Karn just as much as me ...

He was equally involved in every vrat , every ritual and every prayer we did for him....

I don't know how to describe my feelings... The last time we saw him was a year and 8 months ago ... He hasn't changed much from before other than the fact that his glow has increased tremendously. The last time I saw him , I couldn't even call him Putra.. or he didn't call me maa.. we just stared at each other for long and then he turned around and walked away.... I didn't know y he did that ..but I knew he loved me .. His eyes told it ... He in the pretense of picking flowers from ground took our blessings and me and Arya blessed him wholeheartedly continuing the pretense of blessings someone unknown....

That day was the best and worst day of my life.... My son was before me, but I couldn't call out to him , couldn't take him in embrace ,ask about his well being ... nothing...

The years of pain , uncertainty , anxiety , longing , restlessness , insecurities everything evaporated with his arrival. My little light bringer...

I'm so so so veryyyy happy , no estactic ,joyous, emotional, tranquil .... I just want to hold my son and cry out those years of pain.... And I know Arya and Karn too want the same , but they won't ... Both father and son believe in laughing out on their problems rather than crying on them...

I move towards both of them and ruffle Karn's hair .... Both of them break their hug and soon we three share a family hug...

It is then , that I hear someone clearing throat...

O' Mahadev ..How haven't I noticed Devi Ganga...

Greetings O' sacred Bhagirathi...

Forgive me for my mistake ... I don't know how I comitted this mistake of not showing u respect

Greetings Devi Ganga... Forgive us for our mistake....I assure you it was unintentional

Adhirath Radha stop being so formal.... I know we haven't been in much contact after Karn's leave but that doesn't change anything... Karn is dear to me and so are u both... And it's natural for u both to forget the surrounding when u have met the apple of ur eyes after such a long time .....

I bless you both wholeheartedly.

Hm!! True we have been in contact only on the nights I have cried at the Ganga ghats. Sometimes she knowingly let some information slip about Karn's well being and that was enough to calm me...

Radha don't u think u are forgetting something?

I'm forgetting?? I had forgotten the entire world when I met my son ..and can forget everything for him... But what is Devi indicating to?I look at her with a confused look..

Ur son has returned after such a long time ... won't you even perform his arti??

Oh yes!!!!How could I forget this??

I quickly pick the ceremonial plate and do tilak and then arti of Karn... Before I could pick sweet to feed him ... Arya grabs it and feed him .... I give him "what

was it" look?

U got to meet him first so I must get to feed him first....

Really?? What is he ?? A four year old..??

I hear Karn and Devi chuckling at his antics....

Karn: I support you baba...

Adhirath: Thank you son

Both of them look at each other and burst out laughing .... Can anyone tell me where was the joke here? This father-son duo , only they can understand each other's joke... not me...I just don't know what to do with these two ....

Arya puts his hand on Karn's shoulder and says...

Priye aren't we going to temple for Pooja? Go and quickly prepare another ceremonial plate till then me and my son will have some boys talk ....

Who's are the boys here?

(With a knowing look)

Obviously (points towards Karn but suddenly changes it to him ) Me..

I'm young and handsome... Am not I?

I was about to say something when I heard the most melodious laugh... My Karn's laugh....He looks so charming , so innocent just like the 6 year old boy .... I couldn't help but tear up... Even Arya did but wiped his eyes before anyone else could notice.. He too started laughing with our son... I felt a hand on my shoulder and saw Devi Ganga smiling at me ... She nodded and I understood the hidden message .... The message that everything would be perfect now...just like the good old days... I too nodded .. We both looked at the laughing father-son duo and moved in to prepare another ceremonial plate as soon as possible and leave for temple...

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I can't even describe my happiness in words... Karn ..my little Radheya is back.. Although he isn't chubby or mischievous like before but is a well groomed gentleman with the same glow , manners and charm.

I and him have had quite some talks in this little time with him enthusiastically telling me the places he had visited or people he had come across in Aryavrat. And one of them is Bhagwan Parshuram and his wife , Devi Dharini. He even mentioned meeting Rishi Hotravahan and Devi Amba ....but y didn't he mention Rajkumari ji ? I didn't want to ask him and stop his flow of thoughts or words... This all seems like the time 20 years ago ...when as a child he would rush to me to give details of his entire day and all the things he did. Although years passed but habits , respect and love are still same...He talks and I keep listening him.