TARA : Beyond The Time ( Under Editing)

Dhruvesh pratap singh

Edited on 20/03/2025

Two days passed, since the meeting with Rani Maa ( queen mother ) . In the mean time I got to know a few things about rani maa and vijayghar. Vijayghar is one of the most powerful kingdom with an ideology of ' never starting a war first, but if someone else dares to, then end the war it with victory. It was once a small peace loving kingdom which fell prey to power hungry inveders but it overcome all attacks becoming one the most powerful kingdom  gaining the name Vijayghar ( place of victory) since they never lost any war .

It's early in the morning, everyone is busy, since today we are finally going back to the raj mahal (royal palace).
Rani maa told me that it'll take  one day to reach the palace from here.

I was getting bored, as I don't have anything to do so decided to take a walk outside taking in beautiful view filled with greenery and fresh air which is truly a treasure for someone like me who is used to the polluted air and tall buildings of Delhi.

After roaming around for a while my eyes fall towards the woods and memories of my first night here started playing in my mind. After that night I haven't seen Dhruvesh nor heard about him . Well I can't afford to worry about a stranger as I myself am not fully safe. I just wish he is safe wherever he is .

" Baisa" a familiar voice caught my attention it was 'beena' head maid of rani maa.

" Baisa , it's time to leave rajmata ( mother of the king) is calling for you " I nodded and followed her. We sat in a palki and began our journey .

We reached palace  early in the evening. I step out of the palki as soon as it stop, because each one of my bone in my body was in pain by traveling in in these wooden structured monsters decorated in luxury.' How the hell did they travel in these for weeks ?'.

With my aching body i followed rani maa into the palace. Be it maids, gaurds all  were starring at me, making me slitghtly conscious about my surrounding but this time they were not giving me weird or disgusted look like i got on my first day here. May be because I wore a yellow full length gown type suit of my friend which i accidentally brought with me. I didn't wear it earlier because it wasn't mine although it's most decent dress in my bag, which rani maa allowed.

I was not feeling well and was not in mood to anything so, beena showed me way to my room which rani maa allotted. I was so tried that as soon as I reached their I fall asleep on the bed.

Next morning

I wake up in early morning, sun was still not up .Hearing a knock on the door  i went to check who's it . It was a young women maybe of same age as that of me . She joined hands and bowed to me and said

" Baisa , i am Rekha , rajmata has appointed me as your personal maid. " said  rekha respectfully.

"Ohh" i took a pause then continued " Come inside " she come in with a large thal ( platter) covered with red cloth.

" What is this for " I asked curiously as She pulled the red cloth off the thal it contain a  few dresses with jewelries.

" Rajmata asked me to get you ready and have you wear oneof  these for puja " she said while arranging things on the dresser and took me to bathroom connected to my room . It has a small pool with stairs covered with layers of white curtains . I took bath and wore a dark green lehegha with golden choli and green odhani with some golden jewelry. 

I somehow managed to walk  what seems to like a mile well not actually but yes with this heavy lehegha it does feel like a mile until we reached to a  temple . It's kanha ji's ( lord krishna's ) temple.

'Kanha ji, my mother used to say whatever happens in life is part of your plan and it happens for a reason so I excepted whatever happened to me maybe it was your plan to make me strong and independent but kanha ji what's the reason behind my time travel? Why am I here ? I don't know what to do please so me the way please kanha ji guide me " i prayed to kanha ji . It has always been my habit to talk to kanha ji about my problems and leave everything to him when I find myself trapped in my problems.

" Tara " a gentle and warm voice caught my attention, it was rani maa . I looked towards her hiding my tears which were about to fall . She give me prashad ( sweet offered to God then distributed among devotees) and continued " leave everything to girdhar gopal ( another name of lord krishna's ) he will make everything right. " I just smiled in return.

Rani maa took me with her to a hall where a few royal looking people were waiting for us . My eyes widen as my eyes fall at a man maybe be a few years older then me, with dark brown eyes and slightly curly hairs. That is Dhruvesh.

" Tara come here let me introduce you to my family. " she said start introducing everyone .

" she is my daughter 'maan bai' and he is my second son 'uday pratap singh' " I nodded to both and then moved to Dhruvesh.

" He is my elderest son Rana 'Dhruvesh pratap singh'." I was shocked would be under statement I never expected the man I met on the first day here was the king of vijayghar.