HARIHARESHWARI 4 : PARIKSHA

AARTI

"Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa !" Amarsri chanted.

Suddenly a bright light blinded vikral as a deity emerged from it, standing between Amarsri and him.

"Pranam Jiji." Ayyappa greeted.

"Pranam Bhrata." Amarsri greeted back.

"Jo sampoorn shrishti ko apne sharan mai liye huye hai unn Harihareshwari ko meri sharan mai kyu aana pada ?" Ayyappa asked.

"Adharm ke naash hetu ek behen ko apne bhai ke sharan mai aana pada. Kripiya iss vikral ka annt kar adharm ka naash kare Hariharputra." Amarsri said.

"Jaise aap kahe jiji." Ayyappa said and looked at vikral.

"Nahi, Nahi ! Yeh chhal hai !" Vikral said.

"Yeh niti hai." Amarsri said.

Ayyappa raised his sword and with one fast swing beheaded Vikral.

"Dhanyawaad Bhrata." Amarsri said.

"Yeh toh ek bhai ka kartavya tha." Ayyappa said.

"Ab mujhe aagya de." Amarsri said.

"Awashya. Mai aasha karta hu aap apne pariksha mai safal ho." Ayyappa said.

"Dhanyawaad." Amarsri said.

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Devika was waiting for Amar, the Aarti of Radha-Krishna was about to take place and they both were supposed to sit on the swing together.

"Kaha gaye yeh ?" Devika muttered looking around.

"Kise dhundh rahi ho ?" Amar asked from behind startling her.

"Aah ! Oh aap hai...." Devika sighned in relief.

"Kaha gaye the aap ?" Devika asked.

"Woh kuch awaehyak karya tha, usse poorn karke laut raha hu." Amar said.

"Accha woh sab chodiye Radha-Krishna ke Aarti hetu hume jhoole par baithna hai." Devika said grabbing his hand and pulling him with her.

Reaching outside, people cheered as they came. They all were really at joy after seeing Amar and Devika's dance together.

"Amar aur Devika baith jao uss jhoole par." Maharani Shivani said.

They both say down on the swing as people started doing their Aarti. Devika looked at Amar who was already looking her.

He smiled at her, making her smile too. The people were in awe seeing both of them for some reason, they felt like they were witnessing divinity.

After the Aarti, Maharaj Raghav gathered everyone for an important announcement. All were eager to hear what their king has to say.

They were confused to see a royal girl somewhere in her late teens standing next to him.

"Aaj Krishna-janmashtami ke subh awsar par hum aap sabhi ko shubh samachar dena chahte hai. Amar, yaha aao putra." Raghav said.

Amar made his way to him, not getting a right feeling about the announcement.

"Amar inse milo yeh hai Magadh ki Rajkumari Devyani, tumhari hone wali patni." Raghav said.

Amar looked at him with disbelief and then looked at Devyani whose red cheeks told that she was too shy to look at him.

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A/N

Sehdev : Author !

Me : Sehdev ? Why are you here ? This is not a Mahabharat story.

Sehdev : I know, I just had a premonition I wanted to convey.

Me : But if you tell me you'll die.

Sehdev : In the Harihareshwari timeline I already died years ago, remember ?

Me : Oh right. Now tell me the premonition.

Sehdev : I have a premonition that Devyani is going to get a lot of hate.

Me : Is that your premonition ?

Sehdev : Yeah.

Me : You came all the way from the heavens to tell me this.

Sehdev : Yeah.

Me : Sehdev this is not premonition its common sense.

Sehdev : Oh.

Me : But since you came....tell me how Arjun is doing ?