"Justice, Dedication, Love, Patience and Knowledge are the five basis of Dharma."
An alternate universe where Sagarika has to marry all 5 Pandavas to help in establishing righteousness in the glorious land of Bharatvarsh.
Sehdev was in the royal library, looking for a nice book he could read while his stay in Saurashtra. The library was very big and vast, the floors were covered with flowers for some reason.
Sehdev was having trouble finding something. He bent down to the lower shelf and from the space beneath saw someone on their tiptoes.
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Those lotus feet were very rosy, they seemed to have always remain on a couch and never even see the earth. Now Sehdev came to know why the floor was covered with flowers, so her tender feet won't touch hard ground.
It felt like devatas would hold these delicate feet in both their hands, where she would place her feet, there men would lay their heads.
'What man has such good fortune written in his forehead that he may take those lotus feet and set them on his head ?' Sehdev thought.
He got up and went to the other side and saw Sagarika on her tiptoes, trying to reach a book at the top. Just a glance of her and Sehdev became breathless.
She didn't had any Sringar on, her wet hair open and free like the waves of ocean, not any kajal in her ocean eyes, not even a necklace around her neck, it seemed that after taking a shower she directly came here.
Now Sehdev came to why they say 'the beauty in simplicity surpasses the need for things.'
"Allow me." Sehdev breathed out going towards her.
She looked at him and he became completely speechless, not even apsaras can be so beautiful let alone humans.
"Can you ?" She asked bringing him back to his senses.
"Y-yes. Which book ?" Sehdev asked.
"That one, with the red bound." Sagarika pointed.
Sehdev nodded as he quickly takes that book out of the shelf.
"Nal-Damyanti ?" He looked at the book.
"Yes, it is one of my favorite books. I can't get enough of it." Sagarika said.
"Its my favorite too." Sehdev said.
Sagarika smiled and started walking away. Sehdev saw her walk and recognized her.
"Rajkumari !" Sehdev called. She turned around and looked at him.
"You recognized me ?" She asked confused.
"According to Rig Ved, the girl whose shoulders are not stopped while walking, the girl who walks impulsively, the girl who hides emotions inside her eyes, is a princess. Pleasure to make you acquaintance, Rajkumari Sagarika." Sehdev said.
"Extremely knowledgeable you are indeed, you must be Panduputra Sehdev." Sagarika said.
"I am." Sehdev smiled.
"So I guess Panduputra Sehdev is looking for a nice book to read for his time being in Saurashtra ?" Sagarika asked.
"True." Sehdev smiled.
"Come with me." Sagarika said.
She walked to another shelf as Sehdev followed her with a smile stuck on his face. Sagarika looked around the shelf and finally took out a book.
"Tale of Maharaj Shibi. It might interest you." Sagarika said.
"Thank you Rajkumari." Sehdev said taking the book.
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HAIL AND SAIL SAGARDEV !
Arz kiya hai !
Sundar chehre ko sajne ki kya zarurat hai ? Sundar chehre ko sajne ki kya zarurat hai ?
Saadgi mei bhi kayamat ki adaa hoti hai !
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DO YOU KNOW THE INTERESTING STORY OF NAL-DAMYANTI ? ITS FOUND IN VANA PARVA OF MAHABHARAT.
THERE WAS A PRINCESS OF VIDARBH NAMED DAMYANTI WHO CHOSE A NISHADH KING NAL IN HER SWAYAMVAR AND REJECTED ASUR KALI.
KALI POSSESSED NAL AND ITS TAKES HIM 12 YEARS TO FIND A FLAW IN THE PURE AND RIGHTEOUS NISHADH KING, AND THAT WAS GAMBLING.
THUS UNDER KALI'S INFLUENCE NAL STAKED HIS KINGDOM AND WEALTH TO HIS BROTHER PUSHKAR AND LOST. AND ALSO LEFT DAMYANTI.
AND THEN DAMYANTI FINDS HIM WORKING AS A CHARIOTEER OF KING RITUPARN OF AYODHYA, LATERS KALI GETS OUT OF HIS BODY AND ASKS FOR FORGIVNESS.
AND THEN NAL LEARNS THE KALA OF DYUT FROM RITUPARN AND WINS HIS KINGDOM AND WEALTH BACK.
NAGRAJ KARKOTAKA ALSO APPEARS IN THE TALE.
ITS VERY SIMILAR TO THE STORY OF YUDHISHTIR AND DYUT SABHA.
AND THIS IS KIND OF PARALLEL TO THIS TALE.
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AND THE STORY OF MAHARAJ SHIBI IS WELL KNOWN THAT HOW THE TRUTHFUL KING WAS READY TO GIVE HIS OWN FLESH TO THE HAWK (INDRADEV) TO SAVE A DOVE (AGNIDEV).
