Hidden motive
Seeing Narada in their place Ram, Laxman and Sita gets delighted. All exchanged their greetings.
Ram: Welcome maharishi. What can I do for you?
Narada: Shri Ram, seeing Raghunanthan and matha Sita together is itself a bliss.
Sita: Maharishi, it is our good fortune to have your dharshan there. I will prepare food for you. Please accept it.
Ram: Yes, maharishi. Its our request.
Narada mind voice "Narayana, you can order me. Matha, its my good fortune that I am going to have good food for both my ears and stomach tonight"
Narada: As you wish, Shri Ram. What happened to Laxman?
Sita moved in, to prepare the food.
Laxman: Nothing maharishi. Got a small wound in legs during the fighting with rakshashas.
Ram: Is it a small wound?
Narada: yes, wound is small but the pain it gives is enormous. I can see in your face, Shri Ram.😉
Laxman: Its okay now. Don't take stress bhaiya.
Ram: hmmm.. (looking at Narada): I heard that you won't go anywhere without any important cause. Can I know the same, maharishi?
Narada (with a smile): Who else can know me well than you?
Laxman: what????😲
Narada: Nothing. I came here to meet sage Agastya, so thought to visit you too.
Ram mind voice "Something is fishy. Maharishi wont tell lies but certainly he hides something"
Laxman mind voice "Is it really maharishi Narada or some demon in his form?"
Ram: Can I know about sage Agastya?
Narada: He is a great siddhar, author of Agastya Samhita, Agasthiyam and many more.
Sita: Maharishi, will you join us for dinner?
Ram, Laxman and Narada had food and Sita served them.
(As they were in forest, she served them but if its in palace, she could have joined them as it is kaliyug.)
Narada: Excellent food matha.
Sita: Thank you.
Ram: Maharishi, can I know more about sage Agastya?
Narada (with a smile): He is the one who lowered the height of Vindhya mountain.😉
Sita: What??? Is it not against nature?
Ram: A sage won't do anything without a reason.
Narada: Shri Ram, you killed many demons and freed sadhus and rishis. So now, you can move from this place and meet sage Sarabhanga who will tell many things to you. Now, its getting late for me. I take leave from you all.
Ram, Laxman and Sita wondered about the sudden visit of Narada and his direction to meet sage Sarabhanga.
Sage Agastya and Lopa walked several miles from their ashram.
Lopa: I can't walk anymore
Agastya: Okay, lets sit in this temple. (He showed a small temple on the rock)
Lopa: Are we supposed to suffer like this?
Agastya: hmmm... We have to do this now. Kantha, muruga will do the needful.
Lord Karthikeya appeared before them.
Agastya: Lord Karthikeya, muruga pranam.
Karthikeya: Sage Agastya, your name will be spread in all directions of the universe. It will be ever-lasting and so do your work.
Lopa: Muruga, you know everything, please help him.
Karthikeya: Matha, don't worry. No one can ever think even in their dreams to torture my devotees. Sage Agastya, I know that you are an in-born scholar but its not enough to handle those who are physically powerful. I will give you the knowledge of kalaripayat, a martial art for your self-defence and to save your pupils from any troubles.
Lord Karthikeya granted the knowledge as a boon to sage.
Agastya: Thank you Lord Karthikeya. I will use it only at the time of need.
Karthikeya: I want the world to know it through you.
Agastya: As per your wish, Muruga.
Lord Karthikeya vanished from there.
Lopa (in surprise): Swami, I have to know much more about you.
Agastya (with a smile): No Lopa, you start knowing yourself, then you can know about me quite well.
Lopa: So, you came here to get the boon from Lord Karthikeya.
Agastya: No, I came here to see my god but he rushed here to grant me boon.
Okay, you have this fruit and sleep here. Let us wait for the day to begin in good note.
In Kailash, matha parvati laughed.
Shiva: Devi, why are you laughing? Does your bhakth called you right now?
Parvati: No, your bhakth has not done anything to her now. So she didn't call me.
Shiva: Then what?
Parvati: Seeing your son, I laughed. Father is giving boon to whoever comes here and son is voluntarily going and granting the boons.
Shiva: What to do, devi? We are taken care off by you.
Parvati: Oh, finally don't put the blame on me.
Shiva: no devi, I am praising you for our good quality.
Parvati: I know. So what about your visit to Lanka?
Shiva: You can track the details of your husband too as you do for your son.
Parvati: Its default.
Parvati and Shiva started laughing and it started thunderstorm in earth.
To be continued...😊
Precap: Next update will be part 25 - "The launch of Ravaniyam"