Let this hour pass..

JNDSD ~ 26^th January 2017 ~ let this hour pass...

Where we herald the birth of a new life in our lives. Bereavement, loss of a loved one too is a hard reversal fact we have to accept as well. Such is the way of our mortal lives. How people deal with joy and sorrow boils down to individuals and the societies and cultures they are part of. But one thing goes without saying that in both instances happy and sad times , people look for support. That may well come from individual faith ,belief, peers, family or support networks set up in world social structures. To me the episode outlines how people deal with the demise of a loved one. One is Guddi's untimely death and the other is the death of Ramakant Vashist..who leaves behind two grieving women. We see grieving process more so in Ajmer ,although a dormant grief is also to be found in the Vashist household too. Which ever way we look at, one thing may be clear that we are more needy when facing loss of a loved one. If not allowed to manifest, grief itself tends to leave emotional scarring for the sufferer...

Vividha's need to worship, not out of routine but to meet emotional needs ..empty vessel tumbles from Vividha's hand, rolls before Atharva's feet.. symbolizing her state of mind.. an emptiness after passing through the ordeal of going through nuptials , that forthwith not so long ago is annulled by Ravish . It's her contrite troubled heart she offers to her lord Shiva who chivvies her along to worship when Atharva appears as like before with the basil leaves.. As the way laid devote she places her supplications before her lord, begs for mercy.. not demanding but humbly questioning , will her recent trauma pass ? Will previous bliss fall upon her again? If it was Atharva wishing to revert back time, to pick up the pieces where things were left and get on with life. It's Vividha today seeking divine intervention and assistance ,hoping for the return of past good times. ..does the washing of the Shivling convey.. Vividha seeks her ablution from her recent past..a spiritual cleanliness, which if granted by her lord will enable her to move on purposefully in life?

Sujata sweeps her room, as she symbolically tries to clean out the past to move ahead. Nooks and crannies of the room , reveals slippers . mysterious remnants of the past.. some one has been here? Well , Atharva denies they are his.. if that's the case then ,Sujata symbolically removes the male slippers, the sign of infiltration from an unknown intruder in her household. Atharva seemingly occupied with work back log on laptop, carries emotional baggage related to Vividha's hard to hide clumsiness with the kalish . Her visible facial anguish during worship. Here comes Atharva the one who bails out ones he loves in times of weariness.. outside the house, he was there beside Vividha provides the necessary sacred leaves to help her complete worship. Within the house , Sujata s obedient son gives support to his single parent mother in domestic tasks. Well promoted scene by cv's the where male child is seen involved in hands on domestic activites to alleviate the work load on one person ,usually the matriarchal figure of the house. Atharva yet again takes into account his mother's long suffering. One can sense the strong bond between mother and son, how their personal strengths of perseverance bounce off each other..plus how transparency between them, makes it easier for both mother and son to reach out to each other in needy times. Sujata as the objective observer, maternal teacher, counselor veers her son to understand Vividha's predicament , the girl's present state.. proudly she narrates Vividha's strengths, keeps him fortified in his love. Taps her sons good sense, jogs his memory gently, reminds him of what he means to Vividha. Atharva has his mother's strong support as Sujata is his fortress. Who is Vividha's support?

The episode outlines Siblings value, those blessed children who have brothers and sisters..Vividha too smarts it's not just the end of marriage bit.. she continues to grieve for Guddi.. she tackles the bereavement procedure.. the distressful action of tidying up her dead sisters belongings ,each article tells a tale of happy times .Indeed regrettable, but has to be taken as part of the grieving process. Vividha is likely to feel Guddi's absence.. the two were close , growing up together sharing high and low, secrets as sisters do. In the other instance what sticks out like a sore thumb is the relationship between two step brothers Ravish and Atharva , set apart by the throes of destiny or human error? Of course goes without say that Guddi and Vividha were real sisters.

Can thinking , reasoning reform one's sentiments? Atharva confides in his mother , that yes he senses trials have left a mark on Vividha.. a tad bit of an identity crisis...like trying to find her feet. His challenge will be to help her to find her grounding. For me it's interesting to connect that Atharva lost part of himself due to premeditated malicious head injury. Whereas Vividha stands lost, somewhat different from the girl she was, due to spiritual injury. Will Atharva restore, redeem and heal her wounded spirit by the gift of his love? It is a task he accepts all too readily.

Well eventually Vividha's support arrives in the form of her mother, Uma . words are spoken to support grieving about Guddi's departure . But each individual has his or her time and ways of dealing with bereavement of a loved one. Trust uma to draw Vividha's attention towards the cross Ravish has to carry in the recent past and even now at the borders. Perhaps Vividha needed to be veered off her personal grief and note another might be in a worse situation? Alongside she advices her daughter to contact Suman to enquire about Ravish's welfare. Is Uma in favour of Vividha perhaps reviving her marriage bond with Ravish ?

On the other hand Atharva is still weighed down and plagued with all sorts of thoughts ! is Vividha better off with Ravish ?.. he wants to see Vividha happy , wants to be fair to her.. perhaps he compares his life style with Ravishs? the time she spent at Ravish s house, may be she is fond of Ravish? after all his brother is a most likeable, reliable, well reputed gentleman. Yet it's Sujata who instead of instigating him, warns him best not to ask Vividha if she has sentiments for Ravish.. she will be devastated by his doubts. In turn , Atharva sounds off his soul.. that he only wants to know the truth.. how Vividha feels about Ravish. whether she has feelings for Ravish? If so, he will stand by her even if it means going against himself. Sujata, recognizes her sons passionate nature, when it comes to standing up for the right thing. Hence ,like a sensible mother she helps her son to focus on the need of the hour. Reminds him that Vividha wants to start life afresh with him.. how he goes about it is his outlook? Positive outcome out of a closely bonded mother and son, relationship .

Ructions on route the owner of the slippers sneaks in ,slips into the slippers shoes.. he plans to linger.These feet walk not to make peace but war! pending business needs attention!

Another burden Vividha carrries within herself is the grief she may have without intent caused Suman who treated her well, and only looked out for that which was best for her son. It's interesting to note that both Suman and Sujata, in their respective homes are involved in dusting, sweeping ,cleaning..or eliminating the recent past..The phone call unites two women who have both suffered the loss of dear one. Vividha asks for forgiveness and prays for Ravish's happiness. Atharva overhears the conversation and announces his knee jerk reaction .. marriage to be solemnized a.s.a.p ..which Vividha rejects. This is to me is an obvious ploy for her from Atharva in his quest to get the truth out of his beloved Vividha ! whereas Ravish was committed to seeing Vividha united with Atharva .. Atharva now wants see her united with Ravish ? based upon his findings after what she has to say.Let the lady speak for herself , she is amongst the people she loves and trusts...

Overall for me it was an episode that had plenty of substance in it. Lots of counseling, sharing of concerns Most of all acknowledging that events good or bad do have effect on us mortals , but the resilient ones always emerge stronger and mellower than they were before.. pardons.. I may have gone on a bit today..

Hamlet53 26.1.17

@ eternalstars.. thanks so very much for your comment on my first post.. hope to speak to you again.

What a great analysis. You certainly weren't going on, your thoughts are great to read.

Hamlet ...

Hammie, Hammie, Hammie,
again very beautifully written take.👏
U r back...
and so am I.😆
Brilliant title. ''This hour'', Hour that is testing vividha's passionate love for Atharva, Vividha's conscience, where it wants to show its loyalty is a big question, we all are waiting for the answer, let the hour pass.

I feel really bad for these three lovers.
Nothing can remain the same.The Scar would be permanent .
Vividha is lucky to have two understanding lovers in her life. they understand, support her decisions and help her wounds to heal.

Brilliant symbolism 👏 as usual.the empty vessel that goes near atharva's feet, yearning to get filled once again.Atharva is on a mission to figure out what it really is.

lovey scene between sujata and atharva.👏

keep writing, Really thought provoking posts..Feel lucky to know u.
take care.

Hey dear Hammie,

your spiritual annotations to the scenes of episode are so good hammie. but atharv is not giving knee jerk reactions or vivi is saying no for the proposal. in fact the whole scenario is to keep the audience guessing (this show is notorious for misleading precaps). wait for today's episode.

Hi Hamlet!😃 I am yet to read the entire post. I skimmed through the symbolisms part, because I absolutely love them. Till I read the complete post, Res.😳

P.S. Would love to interact more with you too.

What a great analysis Hamlet, touches ones soul! i am hating the irony that she has lived in Ajmer all her life, loved only one person and he is her soul but when that moment came, it felt like she wasn't prepared at all.

Subconsciously Delhi has become her home. I think subconsciously she perhaps thought that she will always remain a part of that house. Her feelings for Ravish remain ambiguous for me. She doesn't love him and she didn't marry him bcos in that Mandap she was lifeless so this isn't abt her marriage to him but the fact that she got to know him as a person, she saw the 'sacrifice' he made...will that guilt ever set her free, is it so suffocating that she will only be able to breathe once she repays this 'debt' even at the cost of losing her love.

Isnt it ironic that while she stopped smiling for Atharv thinking she has lost him, the last time she smiled was with Ravish at the bar scene when befriending him.

Only Atharv can heal her wounds and I guess he thought the answer may be to get married. Rightly so...isn't it ironic that the one person she went against the world for because she wants to be with him, today she has to apologise that she can't marry him(tho I feel the precap will be misleading again and she will probs be saying sorry she doesn't want all the fuss n just a simple wedding or she is saying we need to wait for divorce papers)

Kat

^Kat there's no ambiguity. I gave an example of a prisoner who has been sleeping on the floor for so long that when he comes back to his own house, own room, own bed...he still might opt to sleep on the floor. The trauma has been such that even freedom doesn't feel like freedom. Especially the way she was 'let go' - it's obviously scarred her more.

It all takes time and Atharv will help with that. She's stuck in the past and he has to help her by the hand to move her forward to where she WANTS to be.

Hamlet - once again another brilliant post! Your eye for symbolism is amazing. My heart really goes out for Vividha and even Atharv because in his mind there's been a time gap he does not recollect. It's difficult for him to understand what happened when he was not consciously aware in the past 3 months. They need to bridge that gap again.