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Posted: 7 years ago
Please post the update soon. Eagerly, awaiting for reactions of all, specially when Swayamvar and post Swayamvar incidents are narrated.
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@Divu ... One more thing, Arjun going on self imposed exile itself, may indicate his deep sense of emotion towards Draupadi. This action itself might indicate his great feelings towards Draupadi, which I was able to gauge only by reading this thread. I think this might have been truly the case, as Arjun did not relent not to go on the exile even after his family members requested him not to, as he might have been truly in an emotional turmoil.
A beautiful line is there in this thread, where Arjun states something like this "Draupadi loves Arjun so much ... But, Arjun loves her more", may be that sums up the feelings of Arjun in a nutshell. Of course, I was able to really understand this special and deep relationship of Arjun and Draupadi only after reading this thread.

Arjun was a composed individual, and he was never loud to show his feelings, which may sometimes portray him to be cold or insensitive, which never he was.
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Please post the update today. Eagerly, awaiting...
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lupdate tomorrow sorry for the delay
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Arjun walked towards the river in sheer darkness.His conscience could not help but reminisce the chilled winter night they spent on the outskirts of Kampilya . The Potter was generous enough to let them spend the night in his backyard.

Bheem grumbled at their fate " I would have ridden on an elephant to reach the Swayamver place' That stupid Duryothan made me endure such inglorious existence,

Nakul teased" But Bharata we heard that a very difficult test in archery is prescribed to win the princess. So relax . We can't think of winning As usual Bharata Arjun would enter the lists on our behalf' Maharaja Drupad's wish can not be ignored,

The potter's Teenage daughter and her brother brought milk and fruits for the guests ,The boy is enthusiastic about the Swayamvara event that will happen next day So many Kings and princes already arrived , Kampilya is filled with people from all over,

I will sleep early and reach the rangasthal first I want to witness the winner hitting the target clearly. " The boy said.

The girl is pessimistic," Nothing would happen tomorrow' No winner will emerge "

Nakul asked with surprise Why are you saying so? Surely many good archers will try their luck tomorrow "

The girl replied "With Rajkumar Arjun gone away none will succeed the test. Princess will remain unmarried .


The potter who entered just then said in a low voice "Pandavas are burnt . There is no chance of Arjun emerging from ashes to fulfill the wish of our king. That is why my daughter is saying so. now please take rest, You all look tired,

After they went Kunti wondered how will their fate turn if her son wins the princess. Surely they will be relieved from this exile life. She placed her hand on Arjun's forehead . "Still awake Phalgun? Not good for health Close your eyes Tomorrow you have got attend the event "

Arjun teased her " If you think you will have the princess as your daughter in law erase that from
Your mind. she wont , There are many good archers who can display their skills. Any one of them can win.

Kunti smiled and said ' let us see what destiny she brought with her. Now go to sleep,"

The next day early morning Arjun went to Siva temple He did abhishek and started pradakshin round the temple . He was distracted by two groups of girls arguing at the top of their voices

The girl from one group raised her voice "Don't say that again he is alive ,

The girl standing opposite to her ridiculed "Alive. In your dreams?
Forget it he won't come angraj Karn will win the princess he is handsome also.

The first girl almost hit her for her words" You are in delusion He will never win . already rumors spread that no winner will emerge in the absence of Arjun who is the best . Your angaraj will return with heart break ."
Other girls pulled them from getting physical with each other .

Arjun wondered how could the king make such a big event and the most difficult test for his daughter s suitor . He completed his pradakshin when an old Brahmin crossed his path He turned back and signalled him to come inside

Arjun got suspicious Did He by chance recognized by him? He covered his mighty shoulders with uttariya and followed him .The priest entered the inner mandir where the shiv ling is shining with splendour .

I finished my puja "Arjun informed him with respect. He nodded his head and asked the other priest to give prasad to Arjun .

The old priest raised his hand and did asirvad . He said "As soon as I saw your face I felt something significant will happen today in your life. Brahmin's Ashirvad will work in your favour . Do attend the Swayamvar . you may get a reward ."

Before Arjun could say anything he said ."Had Arjun not gone away our maharaja would have formally gone to Bheeshma and offered his daughter to Arjun . But now situation is different .Still stars foretell our princess getting married into Pandava clan only .That is the confusion I had .How is it possible ?"

Arjun took leave and walked back .Kunti blessed them as they started for the event ."All of you stay together Don't let anything harm your unity "she said finally

To be continued
Edited by ltelidevara - 7 years ago
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Arjun reminisced his Madhav's description of the pre event tension .He elaborated him how he was tensed up about them attending the event in time.

In the camp of Krishna Vaasudev Still lamps are shining bright indicating the fact that the god incarnate is still awake.

Krishna turned to the person sitting before him and said " Ask your king to be tensionfree - His effort won't go waste The winner will take the Honour of accepting Krishnaa as his wife.

The old priest said " But our king earnestly desires to have Arjun as his son in law .He is hoping that Arjun who is rumored to have escaped will turn up for the event , He wants you to bless his daughter before she goes to the event place tomorrow "

Krishna nodded his head .He is also hopeful that his Parth will come in time . This will be his first triumph to establish the empire of dharma

The first meeting between Krishna and. Krishnaa happened in Panchali's private chamber,
Draupadi folded her hands with respect . She is mesmarised by the Devine glow on his face.

Krishna placed his hand on her head and blessed. He then enquired looking deep into her lotus eyes." How is the bride to be? Waiting for the Prince Charming with dreamy eyes?

Panchali smirked." Dreams are for those who see them fulfilled. Not for me whose fate is uncertain. More than my dreams I am worried about my father's dreams .. He is so vulnerable. God forbid if he faces adverse situation he may not survive... I wonder what kind of magic had been created when he was defeated by the so called best warrior of Aryavarth. He chants his name day and night and wishes to see me as his wife...


Krishna laughed heartfully." Same magic will be created when you stand before him I am sure. Parth is that much desirable...he said.

Panchali raised her eyebrows." Parth? You call him so? She asked.

Krishna nodded." He is my Bua Pritha's son. So he is Parth. By the way don't lose hope. Your destiny will make you united with Parth... And when he stands before you as the winner you will experience the magic..spell.. I am waiting to see the moment. " Krishna's tone sounded mischevous.

Panchali blushed . Ofcourse she also is eager to live the moment. But where is he? Did he reach Kampilya?" She wondered.

Krishna smiled and assured." Yes he reached. But don't forget to go to temple before you reach Rangasthal. You need the blessings of Sankar Shiv and Uma Parvati. Who knows? You may feel the magic there itself?

After Krishna left Draupadi felt rejuvenated. She got ready in a simple way to go to temple. She wore a mustard yellow saree with red border and red choli.

She wore a haar with multiple chains and very big jhumkas.


She got down from the palaki and looked around. Will the magic happen really? Krishnaa Yaajnaseni waited with bated breath.



Edited by ltelidevara - 7 years ago
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Posted: 7 years ago
Oooh...wowww!!!!!!!
Both the updates were awsome...
I'm tooo... much excited for the next update...
Arjun & Agnija's first meet... Ooh...please di...please update soon if possible update today... I just can't wait😛
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Both the updates were wonderful! Kunti is already stressing on the "unity" chant ...
Eagerly awaiting for Swayamvar events and post Swayamvar events and the effects of it on the people listening to the story being narrated by Suka! Please post it as soon as possible.

Thank you very much, you are a brilliant writer!👏
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Duryodhan is looking at his image in mirror. He is in high spirits. Within hours he may get the good fortune of being garlanded by the most beautiful woman of Aryavarth..he is sure he will get through whatever the target is. But till then the nature of the test has been kept under wraps.No one is allowed to peep through the enclosure where the target must have been arranged.

Karna and Dussasan entered with beaming faces. Dussasan told his brother.." Still three hours left for the great event. I hope every thing falls in place and we will welcome her as the kuru bride at Hastinapur. "

Suddenly Duryothan's confidential informer entered with a dull face. Duryothan looked at him suspiciously. What is the news ? He asked.

The informer said in a low voice." Drupada's priest met Krishna Vaasudev at his camp last night. Not able to extract anything about the meet. Early morning Krishna met Panchal princess at her private chamber.

Karna asked carelessly." So what? He must have paid a cordial visit.

The informer hesitated a moment and said." Talk is that the test is arranged keeping in mind third Pandav's archery skills. In the wake of his demise..none will be able to win the test..so the King must have requested Krishna to participate and win the princess for himself.


Karna fumed in anger." Did the King forget my archery skills? Looks like he won't see beyond Arjun.


Duryothan pursed his lips in frustration.. Arjun.. Arjun.. He is haunting him even after his...How could he forget Drupad's admiring looks at his conquerer?


The informer again stressed." All these days nothing about the test is leaked out. But now there are many assumptions reg even the bow..which is said to be a challenge to the aspirants.. But yes Angaraj Karna's name is being taken as the possible winner but there are others who are dismissing his skills .. They say Arjun is Arjun.. No comparison..with him..entertained.


Dussasan signalled him to leave. Duryothan turned to Karna and said." Be ready to exhibit your skills. If not me you should win at any cost. Let us not give a chance to Krishna ...


Panchali folded her hands before Sankar Shiv.She prayed earnestly..Please fulfill my father's wish.. Govind said he is alive..he is here. Bless me and guide me through Govind..Uma Parvati got your grace with severe austerities. I don't have a chance to do that leaving my father.. I request you not to disappoint my father.. I need Shiv and Shakti 's blessings.. to survive this crucial phase of my life.



Uma Parvati looked at her Mahadev with a questioning face. Dakshinamurty smiled and said." Uma our devotee is seeking our blessings. Let us extend them..

Parvati smirked." Ofcourse she needs your blessings. You are the one who wrote her fate ..She is now going to face the consequences.. Swami.. How could you do this? Five husbands? Too much of a complicated life ahead of her. "


Shiv replied ardently looking into her eyes." It is inevitable Uma. My boon in her previous birth will effect certainly.. But the reason for that is the Devine plan designed by your brother Narayan. I just contributed towards his plan..that will materialise in Kurukshetra war.


Parvati still is restless..She showed Arjun who is coming back to the temple to fetch the upper garment of his that slipped from his shoulders when he lifted a small boy to ring the bell before Shiv ling. Uma Parvati quipped.. Sparks will fly from both sides... Swami..the first flush of love is going to caress them both... And I know it will remain forever.. Your boon also may not stand before the power of love that is Devine...


Sankar Shiv smiled at his Sakti and said ." You are the one who again brought back God of love from ashes..Who would know the power of love more than you ? How could I forget the fragrance of your love that enveloped a Yogi like me and swept me off my feet? Sati or Parvati..whichever form you took made me submit before your power of love. You showed the universe how to fall in love and how to win your love. ..As for my devotee Arjun.. Ofcourse he has to submit before Yajnaseni's love for him.


Uma Parvati said with a winning smile.." Swami.. You are too clever ..you are stressing on her love but I could foresee your devotee plunge in his love for her..


Siva nodded his head and said..That is inevitable but the path that he has to tread on is thorny and complicated.So the chance of him exposing his love is bleek..he has to share her with his brothers..


Uma Parvati sighed and confessed.. I feel for them Swami.. always.


Arjun blamed himself for not sensing the upper garment falling off from his shoulders. The boy is cute a four year old he is and adamant to ring the bells which are hanging high. His mother is helpless and the boy pulled his hand and pleaded with him to lift him above..he obliged.


But suddenly the royal guards announced the arrival of the princess and asked every one to vacate the inner temple. In his hurry he did not observe his garment being held by the small boy... He must have held that still. He is embarrassed by the admiring looks of the onlookers especially girls ..staring dreamily at his bare physique.


Arjun started searching for the boy in the outside wing of the temple.. He is hopeful that like him the boy's mother also must have come out of the inner temple..


The inner temple is closely guarded as the princess is inside. Arjun felt frustrated. He can not walk back to the potter's hut without his upper garment.


Suddenly he heard the alerting voices of the guards..the princess is coming out..


Arjun stood in a corner as he can not move in or out..


The gentle breeze from the Parijata and jasmine creepers looked like welcoming the prestine moment by trying to caress the archer par excellence and the most beautiful woman..The temple bells are ringing..perhaps the old priest is earnestly praying for the fulfillment of Drupada's wish..


Arjun bent down his face... but his eyes got struck on the pair of beautiful feet with red Mehndi . He saw the corners of the red border sari dancing and trying to cover up,the feet..he raised his eyes and found the haar that is hanging on her heart.. and then the conch like neck that held the beautiful face with pride. Arjun could not help but raise his eyes to meet..her lotus eyes..


The blue lotus fragrance enveloped him in it's spell.. Is she real or a dream? He wondered.


Panchali stood still.. She could feel his looks on her and her tender body shivered in ecastacy. She could see the great physique,the mighty shoulders,a little grown up beard and the sharp hazel eyes ...She heard Govind's words in trance.. The magic may happen who knows?


The boy ran to Arjun and clung to his legs. He has the upper garment in his hand. " Where are you? I am searching all over.. Mother asked me to return it..


Arjun became alert and took his garment. He lifted the boy and kissed him on the cheek." Thank you dear.. You saved me..truly ..he said with a slight smile side glancing the princess.


Yajnaseni blushed..like his new bride..



Edited by ltelidevara - 7 years ago

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