KARNA - MAHADEV'S DECIPLE

INVITATION

8 years passed.

At Mahendragiri

In these 8 years Rudra has grown in handsome young man. He was no longer a half trained child who came Mahendragiri to be student of Bhagwan Parshuram. He has matured and grown. He is now 6 ft tall young man with lithe but muscular physique. His has sharp facial structure. He was already half decent warrior when he came here but in these years Bhagwan Parshuram truly molded him into true warrior. He became favourite student of Bhagwan Parshuram so much so that Bhagwan Parshuram has taught him everything that he know he passed him all his astra, satra knowledge. He gave him everything vaisnavastra, Brahmastra, brahmandastra, brahamsirastra, rudra astra even his Bhargavastra. He was well trained in all his weapons but his favourite was still bow, swords and mace. He was still an adherent devotee of lord Shiva. He has prayed three hours non stop from his childhood to now. Once Bhagwan Parshuram asked him what did he actually want for which he was chanting Mahadev mantra, Rudra's answer shocked and pleased him. Rudra said he didn't want anything infact if Mahadev never appeared in front of him it was also fine. He just did the chanting for his peace.

Today was the day when his education will be completed. In this eight years he didn't just learned weapons fighting and vyuha from Bhagwan Parshuram but also yoga and was sucess in opening his chakras and gaining yogic powers. He was still doing his meditation after his Surya pooja. After his meditation he went to practice grounds where his gurudev was present. When he reached there he saw there is as another unknown sage was with Bhagwan Parshuram. He went there and touched feet both of them.

Rudra : Pranipat Gurudev, Pranipat rishiwar.

Both : Kalyan ho Putra.

Bhagwan Parshuram : Putra, Rudra today your education is completed I have taught all I could to you and I am proud of you Putra. I have made you a warrior but now it's time to test you. Putra I want you to fight him as my gurudhkhsina.

Rudra : Ji Gurudev. Rishiwar please don't get offended but it is gurudev's gurudhkhsina. I am sorry but I have to raise my weapons at you.

Rishi : You seem confident that you can defeat me.

Rudra : No, but I will try my best. I know you cannot be normal rishi to even come here and for gurudev to choose you as my opponent. I can guess you must be like gurudev Bhagwan Parshuram and Vishwamitra. A rishi well versed in Warcraft. But it is what my Gurudev asked me so I will either give it to him or die trying.

Rishi : Good you are very intelligent and brave. Lets begin I also want to see the capabilities of one who Parshuram declared his favourite and best student.

Both fighters took their stance and Parshuram signalled the beginning of fight. Both fighters had swords in their hands. They leapt towards each other with their weapons and Sword fight began between them the fight was decent but Rudra was loosing inspite of swords being one of the weapons he excelled at the gap became wider as fight went on after some complex manuvering Rudra was disarmed. And Parshuram declared end of swordfighting. Nobody said anything the face of rudra was of complete concentration inspite of his loss there was not even shred of anger was on his face but there was expression of extreme determination. Soon spear and axe fight was over too but like before Rudra lost. Next mace fight began despite being boon of being strength equal to Vajra Rudra lost. To his suprise the opponent has lifted him and flipped him in the ground with his one hand. Then Archery battle was nothing but one sided slaughter, Rudra lost so horribly that it can't be expressed in words. In each every battle he lost as much as in strength as he lost in experience and skill. Rudra was not novice who never gone through battle but quite opposite of it. Bhagwan Parshuram has sent him to fight various asur, Daitya and powerful opponent but he lost so badly as if new born was fighting against a lion. Rishi has broken his bow.