Originally posted by: ArYa.Kmkv
And maybe that is why she didn't understand Bhalla. She had raised up Baahu, so she knew him in and out. Bhalla was brought up by his dad. All she could see of Bhalla was the sacrificing act he was putting in front of her. And hence, she fell for it. She didn't know Bhalla .. and I think at some point, she felt like she had failed as his mother, as in not spending time with him or knowing him well enough.. n she was just trying to make up for it.. when Baahu was on his tour around the kingdom.. and in her effort to please her son, she forgot about the fact that Devasena was not an object/animal that she can gift her son because he wanted her.. but she was a woman, who had equal rights about choosing her own partner!
Deep down in her heart, she knew Baahu couldn't kill Bhalla. In Dandalaiyya song, both Sivagami and Amarendra were longing for each other. I had tears in my eyes at that time. Same.. I couldn't help the tears.. I guess she did but in her ego & rage, she had forgotten about it... She thought that Devasena (who is her reflection) could have that effect on Baahu..
She trusted Baahu a lot, she wanted to be his everything. If Devasena was chosen by her, she'd have appreciated her (remember when she was seeing the portraits of potential brides. She wanted fire in their eyes that match Baahu). For sure!The fact that Baahu supported Devasena in front of the whole Maahishmati and said "thavaru/you're wrong" to her in front of all, that hurt, ego and pride blinded her. None ever dared to say no to her, and this coming from Baahu had hurt her a lot.
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