AMRAPALI: the beauty of heaven

Ch 6 - Amrapali sits on the throne of Nagarvadhu

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"Was what I did right and is what I am going to do right now? Who knows what will happen next?" Such questions were running in Amrapali's mind, due to which she was not able to rest properly and was turning on the bed again and again.

The beautiful face that was blooming and always chirping till today had faced so many realities of life in these two-three days, due to which so many things were running in her mind. Then she started talking to herself, "Should I still not become a courtesan? But now I cannot go back on my word. Because already because of such a mistake of mine, my Baba, Guru Maa and this city have been punished a lot. Now I cannot put so many people in trouble because of me, so I have to do this."

Just then she heard the sound of someone's footsteps coming towards her room and when she turned to look at the door, a maid was standing there who came and said, "Amrapali ji, take this and have some food. Tomorrow morning you will also sit on the throne of Nagarvadhu, for which a big feast has been arranged tomorrow evening."

For some time Amrapali could not say anything after hearing her words and then she said, "Keep it here and you go!"

"Okay!" Saying this the maid went away from there.

"Who knows what will happen tomorrow?" These were the only questions going on in Amrapali's mind because the scene she had seen in Shrimalu's room that day had shaken her to the core. She was not able to understand what she would do now. So how could she like food today, so she kept turning there hungry and thirsty the whole night.

As soon as it was morning, a maid came to Amrapali's room and said, "Maharaj has sent these clothes and jewellery. You get ready quickly," saying this the maid went away from there and then another maid came there to help her in getting ready, who seeing a strange expression on Amrapali's face said, "What happened Devi?"

Amrapali was still lost somewhere so she did not hear the maid's question.

Then that maid went close to her and said, "What happened Devi? Come, let me help you in getting ready!"

Then Amrapali heard this and said, "No, I will get ready myself and come!"

And then when she got ready wearing clothes and jewellery, it seemed as if an Apsara had just descended from heaven and then she was taken to the royal court. Today also the royal court was decorated very well, the whole royal court was smelling with the fragrance of fragrant flowers all around, the whole Vaishali was dancing with the sound of drums, once again the same hustle and bustle was visible in Vaishali which was lost somewhere after Amrapali's departure. And today again the men of the whole Vaishali were present in the royal court to see Amrapali sitting on the throne of Nagarvadhu.

And as soon as Amrapali was brought to the royal court, everyone's eyes were looking at her, for a moment, looking at her with vulture-like eyes, she felt as if she should run away from here right now, but she could not do that.  So she came and stood there quietly. God knows how many thoughts were going on in her mind. Then suddenly she saw that masked man again in the crowd. Seeing this, Amrapali thought, "Who is this masked man who keeps watching her everywhere, hiding from everyone's eyes." Seeing the smile of that masked man, it seemed as if he wanted to say, "See, you had to come back here, no one has been able to escape this practice in Vaishali till date."

Then she was announced to sit on the throne and as soon as she sat on the throne, thunderous applause was heard from all sides. "Who knows what will happen today? Her beauty was being discussed all over Vaishali, "She is so beautiful, now we will not have to fight among ourselves to get her. Our Maharaj has finally found her," such things were being heard in the royal court because till now no one knew that Amrapali herself had come there and she had taken this decision to free her Baba.