Rakshash Aur Rajkumari (The Devil And The Princess)

4• सिन्दूर

"Jatatavigalajjala pravahapavitasthale
Galeavalambya lambitam bhujangatungamalikam
Damad damad damaddama ninadavadamarvayam
Chakara chandtandavam tanotu nah shivah shivam"

I woke up with a thunderous voice loudly chanting the Shiv tandav stotram, I tried to understand what was going on. I am in a hut alone sleeping in a corner.

I remember running away from my home with Rudra and coming to this hut then having lunch. Later he went out of the hut along with that Aghori, before going out he told me that there is dinner in the kitchen. I spent the whole evening waiting for him to come, the night also went by like that. I ate dinner and went to sleep. That's how my last went.

I went out of the hut and saw the sun rising, I took my phone and saw it's five in the morning. I started walking towards the thunderous chant.

I found Rudra standing infront of a huge shivling, closed eyes, palm together and changing the stotram.

He was wearing a white dhoti with a white shawl. A gold chain with a trishul hanging on his neck, and a white clean Janeu hanging on his shoulder. A rudraksha mala wrapped around his hand, three lines of white sandalwood paste on his forehead.

I went near him and saw a huge tattoo of Trishul, damroo and Om on his back. I wonder how much it would have pained to get the tattoo done. He looks anything but a person who is a mere construction worker, there's something about him that I don't know. I will not ask him what it is, and let the time reveal.

"OM NAMAH SHIVAYA" He yelled and took a copper jug and poured water over the shivling, he repeated thrice, and then turned himself towards me.

"You woke up?" He asked in a soft voice, betraying the intensity his voice had just a few seconds back.

I nodded.

"You had breakfast?"

I shooked my head.

"Come." He said and entered the hut.

He poured milk in two mugs, he mixed some dry fruits in it and served me one of them. I started drinking the milk slowly.

He drunk the whole think in one go his biceps twitched, his Adam's apple moved up and down.

He put the mug aside and wiped his mouth with the back of his arm.

"Go and take a shower." He ordered.

"First let me complete my breakfast." I said.

He didn't replied, I quickly went inside the shower and started doing my business. After taking the shower, I started wearing the saree but failed miserably with tucking the lower part. That's why we should always wear saree to keep in practise.

He knocked on the door,"What's taking you so long?"

"I-I can't wear the saree. Wait... I will do it quickly." I replied.

I didn't hear anything from him. I tried in different way, how did they wear the saree? Think Ambika... Think!

"Can I come in?" I heard him asking.

Why?

I mean I am well covered, it's okay if he comes right?

"Y-Yeah..." I said.

The door opened and he entered, I gave him a weak smile. He sat down infront of me and fixed my saree within two minutes, he stood up and made me wear all the jewelleries.