✓ Narottam Arjun: Soul of the Sage

f i v e - k u l v a d h u

Arjun had the best day of life, spending all his time with his sister; he wished that Savi was here now, she and Rukmini would have went pretty good.

She showed him the markets of Hastinapur, and he pretty much bought everything that Vrinda saw.

He told her about his experience at Kailash, the wars he fought, but what surprised her the most was the war of Khandava. And his charioteer in the war.

Arjun chuckled at her enthusiasm about Krishna, "Krishna, he is everything. He is young, but his wisdom seems to surpass even the best of Rishis. He has this charm, it can captivate anyone,"

Vrinda smiled, the man had indeed had captivated her. "The Queen of Dwaraka would be luckiest woman, right?" She asked, smiling.

"No. In my opinion, the woman with worst fate would be the Queen of Dwaraka." Arjun replied.

"Worst fate?" Rukmini pondered over.

"Do not worry about it Anuja, come here," Arjun diverted the topic and took her elsewhere.

Even though she was with Arjun, her mind was around Krishna and the words Arjun said. Why would Dhananjay of all people say that?

Something didn't fit in perfectly, and that aroused the curiosity of knowing more; she was fascinated by this man, and the mystery made her wish she was more close to him.

Even though she didn't remember who she was, the Chanchalta and Jigyasa in her nature didn't change.

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The two returned back home, only to find a worried Radha and a woman sitting with a blank expression.

"Maa?" Vrinda asked looking at the woman, who was she?

"I am a common girl seeking justice from the King of Indraprasth." The young girl said.

Arjun observed her, she was dressed in white, with no visible ornaments. The typical widow attire, but she seemed too young for this.

Her posture was straight like that of an alert warrior, her hand near her legs where he could see a hidden weapon.

"Maharaj Arjun," She gestured and sat down, followed by Arjun. Tucking her hair behind her ear, she started, "There are two races of Naagvansh. One that lived in Khandava, and other in water, under Maa Ganga near to Khandava.

The one on the land is Airavata, and one under water is Kauravya. The Airavata clan exploits human, while Kauravya's dont find it appropriate, they don't oppose.

You see, irrespective of what Naags do, humans treat them as evil beings. And hence Kauravya supports Airavata.

Then one day, the Princess of Kauravya was wedded to the Prince of Airavata. And then, that day, the student of Mahadev came and killed the Prince of Airavata just after the marriage.

The whole Airavata clan is destroyed, and the Kauravya, they went back to normal but the Princess of Kauravya? She was not allowed.

They said that she shouldn't leave her husband's home at any cost, but her husband's home is destroyed. Where should she go now?"

The woman concluded. Her eyes carried an unknown anger, lips were pressed together, as if to control herself.

"You are the Princess of Kauravya?" Arjun whispered, no matter how wrong the Airavata's were, this maiden had no fault and was put to suffer alone. Maybe not completely, but Arjun was at fault.