Yagyaseni Draupadi

Indraprasth

Draupadi looked at the babies infront of her as she laid comfortably on the bed. First born boys often look like their mothers, her mother had told her and it was true.

Her first born looked just like her, the same complexion stolen from the divine lotus of blue tint, the same face structure, her nose and even the shape of her eyes that resembled the petal of lotus but his eyes....

His eyes were the same whirl of storm dipped in amber like the ones she had come to love to.

Her second born however resembled more of his father with tone darker than hers as if a bunch of blue lotus had blessed him. She had a feeling that he will get his hair. Beautiful, curly, wild and unruly. But he had her emerald forest as his orbs that shines in innocence which he is not considering the number of times he had roughly pulled out her hair.

But still the twins were the cutest babies alive,she concluded as she patted their chest gently luring them to a comfortable sleep. A smile crept on her lips as she witnessed small bubbles formed on her first born's wet lips. She gently swiped away the mess he made around his lips.

If only he was there to witness it. She sighed as she remembered her husband and her Sakha. The first time they came here, they had to fight with Takshak for the territory. Fortunately they won only for Indradev to attack again and after all this problem when they started settling in huts as Lord Vishwakarma was making their kingdom,  the sakhas had to go out on a trip only for it to become a fully fledge conquest over some danavs and servants.

He didn't return since...

Her heart came up for her husband. He didn't get to witness their birth. He would surely face a seizure of sadness when he will come to know about it considering how excited he was to be in every stage of her pregnancy. But this was what was expected from him. To fight for the kingdom first before anything else. His people are his foremost priority.

But he will come soon...

Jyesth had received govind's letter and the palace is also made. As soon as he comes, all will enter the holy abode after him because according to jyesth, he had the right to do the pooja as he won and protected. And then a naming ceremony for her cute little munchkins will be held. Krishnaatmaja are here, let the world know the thunder bathing in the flames of the fire are finally here.

The sound of  breaking plate caught her ears as she woke up from the bed. A rushing sound was heard as she peeked out the room. A man perhaps a guard spoke to her,
"Sorry Rajkumari, we heard a sound, a very thin and disturbing sound from your house and thought you were in trouble. So we had to enter, my serious apologises rajkumjari for perhaps it was a cat."

He spoke and went away to guard the people again leaving behind a confused Draupadi. Thin sound?

She was lost in her thoughts when the sound of beating drum was heard. Her heart beat faster as she relished what was happening but it also resulted the young princes to get disturbed as they cried out loud.

"Ssh," draupadi consoled her babies.
"Don't cry my babies, your papa has come," she spoke as she cradled them in her arms. And as if understanding her every words, the babies calmed down and pointed outside as if saying, 'what you are waiting for mata, take us to pitashree,' she laughed as she handed them to Malini and Nilambini as she herself rushed down to meet her Arya.

The man in question too looking around the ground after answering and meeting his elders and younger and then she arrived. And he got bewitched again.

The same beauty, the same charm and obviously the most beautiful smile. He was the same too except the scars across his chest and one that ran through his neck. His smile that dazzled her out as she came out with an arti thali.

She did his arti as both of them looked at each other lovingly which was broken with the cry of krishnaa's munchkins.

Arjun's eyes went towards two babies who looked at him through the hands if Nilambini and Malini.

" Arya, your sons," draupadi spoke to her Arya who looked at them in wonder. He looked back at her before reaching out to his sons. Tears escaped his eyes as he looked at them. Their tiny hands, legs, large eyes looking at him curiously. His krishnaa's sons. His sons. Their sons...

"Madhav...they are so..so beautiful,"

"Afterall, they take after their mother thankfully so," Satya teased Arjun who glared at her through his glossy eyes before diverting his attention to his sons and taking them in an embrace and sat down on the ground to make them comfortable. All of them looked at him in panic and asked him to stand up but he was too happy to do that. He repeatedly kissed them on their foreheads as he cuddled them to his heart.

"Arjun we had talked to our priest and tomorrow is the most auspicious day for their naming," jyesth spoke.

He nodded his head unable to speak as he looked at his precious gems. His two lions. His heartbeat. The result of his love for his dear Ardhangini. The fact that he has made something with a soul still a disbelief to him.

"And now come on and do the pooja so that we can entry the city. Because I am waiting for sooooooo longggg and I and jiji want to spend some time with Arya," Satya spoke to him as he looked at her confused what pooja and him?

"Yes Anuj do it," bheem spoke as he help him stand up.

"But how can-" "you can and you will with your wife. No more whinging from you two," jyesth spoke sternly.

He nodded his head as both of them did the pooja and they entered the palace. All of them too tired after the day and preparation of the naming ceremony that they slept as soon as they hit the bed.

The next day their was a hustle bustle hither and thither as the couple sat together with their twins for the ceremony. After the pooja, the priest asked them to name the children.

"But before that I will say that the second child will be the savior of the hero. Which hero...that you all will come to know about," he spoke as he glanced continously at Prativindhya and the other sons of the Pandavs.

Arjun looked at Madhav as he nodded back at him with a smile.

"My first born, the first Krishnaatmaja, who was blessed with valor and braver before his birth, will be famed as Abhimanyu. His very name will me penned down as the one with bravery,"

Draupadi smiled as she kissed Abhimanyu's head. My Abhimanyu... my abhi....

"My second born, the younger Krishnaatmaja, who was blessed with equal valor will be named Achintya, the one who will be the savior of heros will be penned down with his twin forever,"

Arjun declared as Draupadi kissed her younger baby this time. Her Achintya...her chinu....

They both smiled at each other as they wrote their names in a plate full of rice not knowing that these names will go through history down the centuries....

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Any nicknames for Achintya, because I don't have any🥲

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