Maaneet's pain in unison
Maan chooses to hurt himself because he hurt his Geet. He attempts to cleanse his soul by scorching his sole in burning charcoal as a penance for scorching Geet's heart with his words. Even as the heat permeates his sole and goes deeper, his soul still weeps for the pain he caused his beloved and he feels that all the pain he was experiencing was far smaller than what he made her experience.
At the same time that he is experiencing pain, his Geet is also hurt, not because she was punishing herself but because of someone's carelessness. Maan's careless words pierced her heart. Now in her adoptive family's house, her foot is pierced by glass pieces strewn around by the carelessness of its inmates. The first thought that comes to her mind when she is hurt is to asks her babaji to take care of her Maan. Note the use of possessive noun. He will always remain her Maan, no matter what she told him about their love being burnt by the fire of his anger. She seems to know that if she is physically hurt, it means Maan is hurt. They are connected in every respect, even in their pain as much as in their love.
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