It is the sixth story of the Karna Series. Long ago a girl born out of her loving parents, Dau Balram and his wife Rebati. Her mother hailed from Satya Yug whose father discovered a suitable groom for his only daughter in Dwapar Yug, in the elder si...
At the midnight of 17th day of war of Mahabharata:
One girl was sitting at the bed post of her unconscious mother-in-law who never gained Her senses till now. She was petrified for her!!! After the end of her family she had only her and her young toddler Dewar or brother-in-law Vrishi!!! She was none other than the heroine of our story Shalu or Devi Vastsyala herself. And sh was seen to take of unconscious Padmavati.
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Devi Padmavati (senseless)
She was nursing her unconscious mother-in-law Padma who had not gained her senses since she heard the news of the death of her baby sister Uruvi too. Shalu was disheartened yet she had to take care of her. She knew that her mother-in-law Padma was the backbone of her remianing family.
A soft sigh escaped her beautiful lips. She was still yesterday cursing the 14th Day of Mahabharata war when she had lost her husband Vrishasen in that devastating war. She had lost her urge of living that day. But today she was cursing this day. 17th day of this wretched War. She lost her support system Uruvi who stood proudly with her. She lost Supriya about whom she was unaware of yet she loved to know off. She lost her father-in-law Karna whom she loved to hate for the killing of her cousin Avimanyu yet his last deaprating words were still sending goosebumps in her whole body.
"Khasma kar dena. Ek din bakiwo ke bhati tum bhi hame samajh jaoge. (Forgive me. One day, like others, you too you will understand me. When I will be no more.)"
What did he meant by that?!!! What did he hinted at?!!! She knew that the man was an enigma!!! An introvert!!! She never saw him to express his own sadness or happiness!! Yet she saw him truly helpless and broken at the time of the last rite of his each son!!! He never said a word!! Yet his big doe shaped eyes welled up with tears!!! As a daughter she could realize his pain and agony!!! But what he had said to her that day?!!!! She tried very hard it remind it!!!
"Putri, hamare jane ka uparant apne Matashree Padma aur apni Dewar Vrishi ka khayal rakhna!! (My dear daughter-in-law, after my demise, take good care of your mother-in-law and brother-in-law.)"
Then she had opened her eyes wide in deep horror!!! God!!! That meant the man knew that he would not come back from the battlefield!!!! Yet he had gone to the war!!! Proud and tall!!! He even knew it beforehand that his two loyal wives, Supriya and Uruvi, would follow him!!! Unless he would never tell him to take care of Padma only!!!! What was that man?!!! A mere human being or really a God?!!! As her dear unknown mother-in-law Supriya had suspected off!!!
Her eyes blurred in tears instantly by remembering the last words of her husband Vrishasen
"Agar Ham yudhh se laut aye, tabhi yeah mang bharna. Barna kadapi nahin. (If I come back from war, then only put vermilion on your parting. Unless no.)"
