Dharmyudh : The Rewritten Destiny

2. Kunti's Marriage

"Sometimes good people make bad choices, it doesn't mean they are bad, it means they're human"

"But now he has to pay for my mistake gurudev, how can I live knowing someone else might be suffering because of me"

"What's done is done Kunti, you cannot reverse it back. Once we realise that imperfect understanding is the human condition, there is no shame in making mistakes, but in failing to correct it"

"How can I correct my mistake gurudev ?"

"That only you have to figure out putri"

Princess Kunti stood on the balcony of her chamber, watching the quiet sunrise. The sky was painted in orange and red, birds flying in the soft breeze, but all she could feel was an overwhelming sorrow.

It had been a couple years since that fateful day. She had been a curious princess, inexperienced and quick to act without much thoughts of consequences. She had a dream for her future, but it seemed destiny had other plans for her. The memory of her last conversation with sage Durvasa haunted her day and night.

Flashback :-

In a forest, young Kunti served sage Durvasa with utmost devotion. Pleased with her service, the sage had blessed her with a powerful mantra that could summon any God she desired. Curiosity overcame her, and she decided to test the power of the boon. She had chanted the mantra, summoning Suryadev, who had blessed her with his son, who was born with a divine impenetrable armour to protect him and a pair of golden earrings.

Suryadev had claimed that his son was born for great things and one day would be the greatest Maharathi born in the Yug, even the strongest and mightiest of warriors will tremble before him and he would make her proud one day, as the God had said.

But the circumstances of her life did not permit her to raise the child as her own. By fear of being judged by the society and her own responsibilities as a royal princess, Kunti had made the heart breaking decision to place the newborn in a basket and let him float down the river Ganga, praying that he would find a loving family.

End of Flashback

Despite years passing since that sorrowful day, the pain and guilt lingered, haunting her every moment. The thought of the son she had abandoned, the son she had been told was born for greatness, left an ache in her heart.

As her father, Maharaj Kuntibhoj, prepared for a grand swayamvar to find a suitable husband for his daughter, the kingdom buzzed with excitement and anticipation. Nobles, kings, and princes from all corners of Aryavarth were invited to take part in the grand swayamvar. But the princess herself felt no joy at the anticipation of the important event.

She could not accept the idea of finding happiness in marriage when her heart was burdened with guilt. The grandeur of the event felt empty to her. The only solace she found was in the hope that her abandoned son, had found a loving family, someone who cared for him as she never could.

Tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to spill over, as she clenched her trembling hands against the railing. She longed to find peace and forgiveness within herself, to find a way to accept the choices she had made and move forward with her life.

As the sun rose higher in the sky, its warm rays brushed against her cheeks, Kunti took a deep breath, trying to gather her resolve. She knew that facing the past and was the only way to find healing.

And so, with a heavy heart, she turned away from the sun and stepped back into her chamber.

"Princess"