The First Empress

Uyir Paritchai

'There is no person that love cannot heal; there is no soul that love cannot save.'

As they walked towards the river bank, Sangamithra kept thinking about the green light. When they reached the river bank, Aditha pressed her hands in assurance about his return. However, she was extremely scared as she was yet to find the solution. He moved away from her and went to the old priestess to get her blessings.

After receiving the blessings, he removed his shirt and he just had the dhoti on him. As she kept looking at him, she noticed the rudraksham on his neck. She then touched her necklace and an idea sparked in her mind. She found the answer to the first part of the riddle. By the time, she looked at him again, he was in knee deep water, ready to do his prayers before jumping into it.

Sangamithra: Ilavarase..

She went running towards him. The old priestess smiled at her. Aditha turned around and looked at her.

Aditha: Enna kanne?

Sangamithra: Thangal kaiyai neettungal.

She then tied her hip chain around his hand with two stones tied to it. Since her chain is much lighter to all the jewelry she had on her, she chose it.

Sangamithra: Ivai Maragadha paralgal. Irunda pozhudhil idhai nokkungal. Ivai oli tharum endru Rukmani thaayar sonnaar.

She lied about Rukmani's part to not have him doubt her.

Sangamithra: Indha aranaal ennai thaangal ninaivu koora... Thangalin manaivi karaiyil kaatthirukkiren.

He smiled and nodded his head at her. He then turned around and did his prayer. As she stood next to him in the water, she prayed.

Sangamithra: Avar uyirai ella vaazhkkaiyilum thiruppi thandhu vidamma.

He then jumped into the water. She went to the river bank and sat on a spot. While everyone was keenly looking at the river, she closed her eyes and started praying to Eesan. Veera went and stood behind her as per Aditha's command to protect her in his absence.

Sangamithra: Eesa, ennaal aana anaitthaiyum naan seidhu vitten. Ennai nee pirappitthadhu oru uyariya kaaranathirku endru naan ariven. Andha kaaranam indru kan mun neeril moozhgi kondirukkiradhu. Avarukku oli kodu iraivaa...

She started praying with closed eyes and tears kept rolling down. Meanwhile, Aditha was able to cross certain distance without any issues. However, as he reached the center, he was suddenly chased by snakes. As he swam away from them, he didn't notice the rock in front of him and hit his head on it quite strongly.

He started loosing blood and the current started pulling him. As it was near a new moon day, there was no moon light on the sky. Aditha was going with the current at some point. Suddenly he heard his wife chants in his half conscious state and then remembered her words to look at the stones on his hand when there was a need for light. He tried lifting his hand and looked at it after some struggle. At the same time, a lightning struck in the sky and the light shone on the stones. He then pushed himself to wake up and opened his eyes clearly. Her words kept repeating in his ears. She was waiting for him on the riverbank.

As she kept praying the lightning which struck, fell on the tree near her. When the tree was about to fall on her, Veera held it from falling on her. It was a large tree. However, he was able to hold on it and he didn't disturb her prayer. Subodhar ran towards the fallen tree and held it to support his friend.

Aditha gathered all his strength and swam against the powerful currents. He turned around to see if the snakes were still following him. They were not following him anymore. He then briskly swam towards the other end and reached the other side. As he stepped on that part of the land, people cried and took aaratthis of him. Many of the people fell on his foot. He stopped walking and asked them to rise.