ArHi: Starlight and Moonshine: #16, Pg 54, 29 July - Page 12

RB I am taken away to robin cook land ! Seriously... bus make it a happy ending... like jack n Laura Stapleton

Hi,
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These small pieces of woven words, the number not many but belying the strength of the story you weave, is highly intriguing.

On Ashwini -

Things big or small are looked at differently by each; each wanting or twisting what actually is, to see it through a glass coloured as they wish, to suit what they need to see. Maybe for Sanjana, the fact that Surya is still there with her, or because she's only loved him and no other, burns the hope to make it work. Surya wishes for forgiveness too? Hope is certainly powerful.

Garima may have her own scale for black and white, but sometimes, despite years of association, a third cannot fully understand what's between a couple -- what makes them stay and what doesn't.

Okay, so Arnav and Anjali are here. And is Garima's Khushi on the way?

I'll be back with more on the rest.

Nakshatras in the Atharvaveda

In the Atharvaveda (Shaunakiya recension, hymn 19.7) a list of 28 stars or asterisms is given, many of them corresponding to the later nakshatras:

(1) Kttik (the Pleiads), (2) Rohin, (3) Mrigashrsha, (4) rdr, (5) Punarvasu, (6) Snrit,

06: Ardra: The Moist one

"I am sorry Arnav," his name now flows flawlessly. "You have two victims and our department completely missed it."

"It's not like the stations are all integrated neatly. There are millions of problems and copious amount of red tape to even request for an open file from different station." Arnav grouches. Satya lets out string of curse words that make Arnav wince and Khushi smile.

"Your department thinks you are trying to stir shit up?" Khushi passes two mugs in their direction. "Its green tea." She says when Satya sniffs conspicuously.

"They also think I read too many crime thrillers." Arnav looks exhausted. "Since no one cares what I do with my time, I have decided to go ahead anyway." He sits up straight and goes rigid. "I wouldn't ask this if it wasn't necessary Khushi, can you help me on these cases in your spare time?"

"Of course," she replies. "I have re-done lab work for first two cases and the new one is also done. I am not sure what else I can do to speed things help." She looks genuinely rattled.

"Be my sounding board?" Arnav asks hopefully. She now knows that besides Satya he knows no one in the city. He lives with his sister and her family. He is purposefully alienated from his colleagues as an extension of his punishment. She finds herself nodding and smiling stupidly. Payal's mocking voice floats in her head that she gleefully ignores.

"Did you find anything on the victims? Anything in common?" Khushi asks. "Besides same bruising around the neck?"

"The first victim, a male, Mr. Chandra. And the second one is a female, Mrs. Inder. They were both singles, in their 50s, no immediate or extended family, less than three friends, lived a quiet life, lived abroad for most part of their lives and get this - the closest they come to each other with respect to their routines is at least ten kilometers." Arnav explains.

"We have reached out to Indian embassy and trying to find more information about their stay in the West." Satya adds.

"It's odd isn't it?" Khushi asks thoughtfully. Arnav waits. "What are the odds for two people to start a new life in the same city around the same time after immigrating back to homeland from same geography?"

"It is pretty odd. We did check if he was seen in Mrs. Inder's building and vice versa. Zip. Nada. Nothing." Satya's frustration is palpable.

"They could have met outside, of course. I am getting their phone records checked for the last two years." Arnav lays out his plan. "Their bank records are clean. But I am still checking their ATM, credit card and phone activity to see if they came closer in last few months."

"That's shit load of information to go through." Khushi asks, surprised.

"Three guesses who has shit load of time on his hands." Arnav's sarcastic reply makes her smile.

Khushi has a brilliant idea and it is so brilliant that it requires a shrine of its own. Moving on. "Do you have the data right now?" She asks, eyes bright. Arnav waves a tiny USB that's chained to his keychain.

"Come on," she says shedding her coat and grabbing her purse. "I will introduce you to the genius super nerd who has unhealthy obsession towards deriving patterns out of gigabytes of data and then revel in stupidity of others." Khushi ushered the two men out of the lab.

Forty minutes later, the three found themselves in front of a primary school. "Meet Payal. My sister the super nerd. And a genius. And really, really hot."

Payal, who had been looking anxious till that moment stared blankly at the two men in police uniform and a cheery looking Khushi. "You said you got arrested and I had to urgently apply leave to sort out your mess," Payal yelled in Khushi's face. Khushi's grin turns manic.

She waves her hand carelessly and points to the two men. "ACP Arnav Raizada and Inspector Satya. They have data. They have some parameters. And have no idea what to do with them."

"I know what to do with them -"

Khushi interjected. "They think they know. But they actually don't. Help us please?"

Payal looks at Khushi's begging face complete with wide eyed wounded puppy look. Taking a hint, Satya turns his expression to that of a wounded police officer who is fighting army of corrupted men and bureaucratic bullshit. Arnav looks amused.

Payal relents. "Find. I need junk food, death metal music and be left alone for some time."

"How long will that be?" Satya asks, hopefully.

"As long as it takes Inspector." Payal bites out. Satya nods one too many times. She whirls and catches Khushi's arm. "You and I will have a long chat about boundaries, clear?"

"Transparently so." Khushi replies.

Khushi slides in next to Arnav as Satya takes the wheel and Payal climbs in the front. "Your sister works in primary school?" Arnav asks softly.

Khushi's cheerful expression dims. "Will tell you later okay?" She whispers.

Arnav looks at Payal and can only wonder.

Hello all you beautiful people! How was your weekend? Thanks for all your responses and support. :=) Have a great week ahead!

Res

Originally posted by: Kishmish

Nakshatras in the Atharvaveda

In the Atharvaveda (Shaunakiya recension, hymn 19.7) a list of 28 stars or asterisms is given, many of them corresponding to the later nakshatras:

(1) Kttik (the Pleiads), (2) Rohin, (3) Mrigashrsha, (4) rdr, (5) Punarvasu, (6) Snrit,

(7) Pushya, (8) Bhanu (the Sun), (9) Aslesh, (10) Magh, (11) Svti (Arcturus),

(12) Chitr (Spica), (13) Phalgunis, (14) Hasta, (15) Rdhas, (16) Vishkh,

(17) Anurdh, (18) Jyeshth, (19) Mla, (20) Ashdhas, (21) Abhijit, (22) Sravana,

(23) Sravishths, (24) Satabhishak, (25) Proshtha-padas, (26) Revati, (27) Asvayujas,

(28) Bharani. ^[1]

Yes. Different school of thought with some constellations missing. Most commonly used is Parashara one that aligns with Rigveda, Narada Purana and another one that I cannot remember.

Originally posted by: Anu567

RB,

Questions, questions and more questions...so we have two dead people, not three as I had earlier imagined. Put it down to the unhealthy obsession crime scene investigations always have with the triad and patterns of three...wonder why now...mythological allusions? Christianity? Hinduism? So Payal to the rescue with regard to the data analysis. Who would have thought...hm...love your injecting your favourite green tea - I presume this is it, eh, RB?! 😉 - Khushi is besotted with the good of' ACP, who more and more resembles one of those sweet lost pups on the road with melting brown chocolate eyes...uff, so much hotness! Mr. Sobti, what have you done to us! And fully approve the Sathya and Arnav combo...hehe!

I am still clueless about the star connection, but will see where you take us from here, girl! Loving this!

Best,

Anu

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eh there is a back story to payal ??