Vakṣaṇī Dharmā : The Song of Mahabharat

5| Fitting In

It had been nearly a week since she arrived in Hastinapur and to say that she fitted in was not fair on her part. Mrithika certainly had problems with the entirely new culture and norms here in Dwapar Yug.

For instance, the people here. Everyone seemed to good to be true, but Mrithika knew that people in this era followed Dharma and were just generous because of their ancient nature. She still had to adjust to their behaviour with being cautious of their actions. It was quite uncanny in the modern world for people to be so helpful and kind without having ulterior motives. Well, not with everyone though.

She saw how overly sweet Shakuni was being to her, which was definitely filled with ulterior motives unlike the other innocent folks.

And it didn't help the fact that almost everyone seemed so curious about her and it didn't help that word got out about the 'Kalyugi Princess' all over Hastinapur and probably outside too. She doubted it must be the servants gossip which caused the wildfire. Just a few days after she arrived, she had to give an entire history/ future lesson to the Kurus during lunch.

"This is pathetic how our forthcoming generations are so weak that mlecchas had to control us for centuries," Bheem grumbled with regard to the information Mrithika gave about the Mughals and Britishers.

"Agreed, Putra. Not to mention that they managed to change some our glorious traditions and culture", Bhism agreed, clearly miffed about how Gurukuls vanished and girls being forbidden from getting educated during the earlier periods of Kalyug.

"Because of these barbaric lot, monarchy can not rule anymore", Duryodhan huffed indignantly. Mrithika rolled her eyes at him, it was funny how irritated Duryodhan was more than her when he came to these matters. She inwardly laughed.

Though one thing was clear and common. Everyone seemed displeased with the modern and medieval history of kalyug and Mrithika couldn't agree more with their opinions.

Though she seemed to get along well with the other members of the Kurus, her opinions clashed a lot with them. They all had different views and some just irked her to much that she openly conveyed her words unfiltered.

Yet, she liked it here better than her previous home. At least here she wouldn't be able to reach her and that was something she was grateful for and like everything even this era had it's own ups and downs.

She respected Yudhisthir and observed him closely to integrate his principles of Dharma to her own life to earn the good karma she needed. It seemed like she clashed a lot with his opinions but she respected him. There was no one who followed Dharma and was as pure as him.

She liked Bheem's bold and courageous nature. It motivated her to speak her own mind when she felt something was wrong and she observed how intuitive he is.

It seemed like Mrithika synced more with Arjun and Nakul. Around them she felt at home, they gave her the feel of a brother despite the fact that Arjun found her height to be quite amusing, she got along well with them.

Both the brothers made it their duty to constantly remind her of her tiny stature of five feet. It made Mrithika whine and complain to Kunti about their teasing to which she and Yudhisthir would rebuke them playfully.

Having her, Kunti felt like she was raising a daughter she never had, she always wanted a daughter along with her six sons but she never got the opportunity to do so since her life was to hectic to think about it but now, she felt as if God has answered her silent prayers.

Mrithika was wondering around the corridors of the vast palace. Despite being here for a week she still could not navigate through the building without being lost.