Chapter 22

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"Swayamvar...." Draupadi said. "Yes swayamvar." Survi draupadi's handmaid said. "Who planned it?" Draupadi asked. "Me!" Krishna said standing on the door.

 "Me!" Krishna said standing on the door

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"Bhaiya?" Draupadi said. "Yes! Your bhaiya." Krishna said entering the room. "Why?" Draupadi asked. "Why not? You were almost married to ayan twice! Dau and I have already married leaving you meaning its your turn now." Krishna said. "But... why?" Draupadi said. "Why swayamvar?" Draupadi asked. "Why? Do you have somebody in your heart?" Krishna said teasingly. "Well you see both maiya and baba are residing with us in Dwarka. And ever since the vanavrat incident you have been so down and gloomy." Krishna said cupping her face from the side.

" Krishna said cupping her face from the side

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"Your swayamvar will be held in Panchal." Krishna said making her nod and went away from the room. "Stupid me! Thinking about icchya vivah when every kshatriya princess's fate is to be married off in the swayamvar manner. Just like an object.... accepting co-wives and being a co-wife." Draupadi said as she sighed. "Don't say like that krishnaa..." Survi said. "Its the truth survi ... I still wonder till this day that what if parth really eloped me." Draupadi said chuckling. "Looks like Dwarkadeesh said the truth when he said someone's residing in your heart." Survi teased. "Shut up Survi! I just told what happened in the past and vanavrat.." Draupadi said.  

"Are you sure?" Balram asked. "Yes dau this is where she will meet her fate." Krishna said. "But you know that I always wanted her to have icchya vivah as an elder brother." Balram said. "I am her brother as well dau. You know why so don't act like you don't." Krishna said. "Dau? Bhaiya?" Draupadi said. "Let's go." Draupadi said and got on her carriage.

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"Everything is decorated grandly." Devaki said. "Ofcourse afterall its our draupadi's swayamvar." Prashasti said. "Hope our draupadi gets the best groom." Yashodha said. "Putri!" Rohini called. "Yes maiya?" Draupadi replied moving towards them. "Go to shiv mandir, day after tomorrow is your swayamvar so I want you to go to shiv mandir today and tomorrow for the best groom." Rohini said pinching her chin. "Yes maiya! I will get going now." Draupadi said smiling and going towards her room to get ready.

"Why is there so much decoration?" Kunti in a disguise of a brahmin woman asked to the potter who gave them shelter as they were in Panchal after escaping from lakshagriha. "For day after tomorrow." the potter said. "Why? What's so special?" Karn asked. "The day will be noted as one of the most auspicious day in the future." the potter said. "Why so?" Yudhistir asked. "Because it is Panchal kumari Draupadi's bhavya swayamvar!" the potter said making their face go pale. 

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