Seven Vows Part 2- Chapter 154Page 148 - Page 106

@Sanju it's a myth concept I have taken. I dont know how much I will succeed in bringing those concepts to a contemporary story.

Chapter 151- The Shradh

Suman observed the hall from her room where the shradh of Murali was happening. Dinakar asked Sreedhar to sit for the shradh since it was better that way. Rather than elders doing the shradh of a younger one, it was better if the youngest could do the shradh for the eldest.

Maheswari stood in the kitchen. The other 2 DILs were also in their respective rooms as woman were not supposed to be there when the shradh happened. They had finished all the cooking in the morning itself. Nami and Poornima stayed in their room while the boys remained in the hall silently.

Soon the Shradh was done and then Dinakarji invited all the family members to come and take the aarti and theertha. Others moved to the hall. Suman was not sure whether she could go. For the ceremonies that happened immediately post Murali's death she had not gone down. She remembered wails and many people who had come cursing her while consoling Maheswari. The curses were so loud that it could be heard in her room in the first floor. That time she had not cried, but today thinking about it she started crying. What did she do to be cursed like this. She had never wanted Murali to die. Not once in her mind she had thought ill for the man who was marrying her. Even when she decided to jump from the car her thought was even if she go the society will allow him to have a second marriage and he can live his life. Just that she couldn't be his wife, she was incapable of giving him, his conjugal rights.

She was cursed from birth. Unwanted to her father, root of trouble to her mother and she didn't know whether she was trouble to this family too. Her reverie was broken by Maheswari's call.

" Suman where are you. Come down". She hastily wiped her tears covered herself with her pallu and went down. She was asked to take aarti and theertha which she took.

Dinakar looked at the girl in front of him. He was seeing her so close for the first time. He saw a very deep pain in her eyes. As if this girl has seen the worst in her life.

" Maheswariji once Sreedhar comes back from putting the shradh pinda in the river ask Suman also to go with him to the ashram. Let her serve the Brahmin Bhoj. If anyone else need to go with them they can go, but make sure Suman serves today. I will have the food once they are back as Sreedhar has to sit with me today to have food "

Maheswari asked Vindhya to accompany Suman and Sreedhar. Once Sreedhar was back, they kept all the food items in the car and reached Somalatha Devi's ashram

Somalatha Devi warmly welcomed them and took them to the hall in ashram where Suman saw some men sitting for the first time having a spark in their eyes.

" Sreedhar beta they are very happy that after years someone has considered them to do Brahmin Bhoj. Yes annadan happens here regularly as many patrons come, but to be part of Brahmin Bhoj which they used to participate regularly they are feeling very happy " told Somalatha Devi

As suggested by Dinakarji Suman served them while Vindhya and Sreedhar helped. The Brahmins blessed her wholeheartedly and thanked Sreedhar for considering them worthy of giving Brahmin bhoj.

Suman was happy to see them relishing food happily. She felt it was not the taste of food but the fact that they were considered as humans was making them enjoy the food more. She knew she could understand them. How much she had wanted just to be considered an individual. Not a curse.

Soon they reached home and then food was served to the men. Dinakar made Suman serve there also. Somewhere he felt her wholeheartedly serving the food for the shradh can bring peace to the departed soul, the man who never could live a life with her. And that peace to the soul can bring harmony to her life also.

Hai Shruthi. Gud morning.

I have no words left. You just write so well. I actually want a conversation between maheswari n suman now. Want them to pour their hearts out. I want to see a conversion between sri n suman on the same day also. Please try if you can include all this.

@Beautiful Suman was immune to anything happening around her when Murali died. She was looking at next way to die. That complete detachment in a way saved her from collapsing during that crucial time. Then Sreedhar came and his love helped her walk on the fire

Can't imagine Suman's pain.. or the pain if the brahmin's.. dinakar was the star of the update.. he brought happiness to Suman and the brahmin's.. and also to the Varma family as whole..

So Shradh is over peacefully and even the mother's heart is content as she can feel her son's soul will rest in peace after this shradh where his younger brother (who had missed to even have the last view of his brother) did the rituals. And in a way Dinakarji laid the stepping stone for Widow remarriage by allowing Suman to serve the food for Brahmin bhoj as well as to the family on the auspicious day of Muarli's shradh. She was not considered as inauspicious on that occasion where people don't even allow the shadow of widow to fall on. I am liking this more and more as even RV is accepting the changes whole heartedly without any fear of the society of god. Helping your sister to elope is completely different from allowing your Widow bahu to do pooja on your deceased son. The layer of ash or dust covered his goodness is removed now and we can hope he himself might suggest Suman's remarriage (may not be with Sree, as he may not have any doubts on them) with Maheshwariji which will make things easy for MV to put forth her proposal for Sree & Suman's marriage. And yes there is a long way to reach their. So let us wait for some more time and give Mahantaji an dhis crony's to play cupid for the to be couple. 😆

Sorry to ask but how many more chapters? I can't wait to know the ending.. and I wish this was a book so that i can read the ending first..

Originally posted by: JRia

Sorry to ask but how many more chapters? I can't wait to know the ending.. and I wish this was a book so that i can read the ending first..

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Originally posted by: deejagi

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