Bharati~ The Queen Mother In Making

Chapter 30

Subhadra's POV,

We went there where they used to leave but nothing remained there without ashes. We were not able to breath there properly. Pandavas went inside telling me and Draupadi Jiji to wait outside.

Draupadi Jiji was standing quietly and I was just looking at the hut where pandavas were gathering the ashes. Time passes so soon. I still can remember those days when I used to be a teenager. Those were the best days of my life.

I still can remember when my marriage was fixed with Duryodhan and Bhrata Krishna advised me to flee with Arjuna. Everyone of hastinapur was angry over me but the mother of Kauravas was still affectionate. She was a little bit hurt and she should be but she was never angry. She made her family understand to accept our marriage and blessed us wholeheartedly. I heard from Draupadi Jiji, the princess of Gandhar used to protect her from the abusive words of her sons in the absence of Pandavas. One wrong decision changed her whole life. But who can change the destiny? I just pray for her peace.

Then when I came to the palace with Parth, I was so nervous and a little bit scared too. But it was mata Kunti assured and told the reason of sister Draupadi's anger and told about her real characteristics that how virtuous and compassionate the princess of Panchal is! When we used to be in Indraprasth, she was my guide, the one who taught me how to be an ideal daughter in law and mother. Even my Abhimanyu was also more attached to his grand mother and she was attached to her grandsons.

After that cursed Sabha, everything changed and we all returned to our maternal kingdoms. She had to stay in hastinapur in the name of daughter in law and the wife of former king. The distance also couldn't break our bond. It's true it was not possible for her to visit us often but she used to write letters to us sharing her experiences. Whenever, we felt low due to the absence of husbands or due to the words of this so called society, her words inspired us.

I was going inside to feel my mother figure mother in laws for the last time though I know it's impossible as everything just burnt.

I saw pandavas were crying and gathering ashes. I went beside arjun and touched those ashes to get the feel of my mother. Arjun was perplexed seeing me but what I want that moment is to feel my mother figures last time.

I took some ashes in my hands and a possible scenario came in front of my eyes. The scenario of another destruction, the destruction of the heaven in the Earth, my Dwarka. God knows how I will be able to stay alive after that but what to do. That's the reason of my birth only.

I felt someone's hand on my shoulder and found Draupadi Jiji behind. She helped me to stand up and Bhrata Yudhisthir told us in a broken voice that it's time to do their last rites. Arya already sent this unfortunate news to Dwarka.

We went to Ganga and then returned to hastinapur completing the last rites. My parents, brothers and their consorts were already present in hastinapur. Other daughter in laws of hastinapur also came.

My husband ran to my brother and hugged him tightly. Maybe he finds more peace in my brother's embrace as they are eternally connected with each other. In satyayug, Parth was Nara and Bhrata Krishna was Narayan. This time Narayan took birth as Vasudev Krishna, Nara as Arjun with a portion of Indra, Devi Mahalakshmi as Astabharya and Indrani as Draupadi with a portion of Shree. Now the fact is who am I? Is it too necessary to know? I know now many will start thinking I am no one without a stranger who pulled a barrier between two eternal soulmates Arjun and Draupadi. Indeed they were eternal soulmates. But does it mean me, Ulupi and Chitrangada was no one? Are we four wives of Arjun different from each other? Are any of us created any barrier between Arjun and any of his wives? Not in our dreams also cause there are no difference between us. We are one in four different forms. Draupadi is also same but she took birth with the portion of soulmates of other gods too to fulfill the wish of gods, to purify this tainted aryavart. Dharma and justice reborn in the form of Yajnaseni who was the form of the wife of Shakra, Shri, Shyamala, Bharati and Usha.

The queen of gods also took birth as Ulupi in the form of the daughter of Kauravya and Chitrangada; the queen of Manipura.