The Queen - Story Of Draupadi

Chapter 4

"Why do you people ask me everything all the time? You all are adults now, and are capable of taking your own decisions. Stop asking me every silly thing. Use your brains also!"
She continues, her back still facing us.

"Mata!" I hear a voice before a strong arm supports me from falling. Govind's arm.

"Madhava!" Paarth exclaims, visioning behind me.

"Draupadi?" Mata Kunti looks at me, confusedly and then at Paarth.
Seemingly gets it.

"Hey Ram!" She husks, "were you..were you talking about this, Nakul?"

"I-I was, Mata.." his voice trails off.

Unable to comprehend the happening, a loud gasp escapes from my mouth.
The urge to walk out of here to shallow the suffocation I'm feeling, carries me away.

"I'm-I'm so...oh god!" Mata fumbles.

"Bua, it's-" Govind starts and stops to watch me leave the hut but lets me go.

I walk as fast as possible towards nowhere and pause to take a deep breath.

Suddenly, the green of the trees around me darken, as if teasing me; the chirping of the birds croak, as if laughing at me.
I push my ears close tightly and collapse on a nearby rock.

Tears stream down kinetic speedily, as they were controlled for quite a while now.

Hey Shiva, My Lord, help me! I mumble, hoping that he'll hear me amongst the depth of the woods; for I know he is omnipresent.

Hope - Lord is. A solution - he blesses us with.

On that note, I wipe my tears hastily and cross my legs; sitting in the lotus pose.

Hey Bholenath, Hey Rameshwar, enlighten me. I meditate.

A divine astral body envelopes me and a memory flashes through my mind.
At that moment; my past, my present and my future merge into one - the light spectrum.

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"Om Namah Shivaay."
"Om Namah Shivaay."
My past chants, sitting in the same lotus pose, amongst the woods.

A beam of thousands of light rays appear, forming an empyrean outline.

"Open your eyes, my child. I'm pleased by your penance," a supreme voice echos.

"Lord Shiva?" My past gasps in joy.

"Yes. Your hard work has been fruitful. Tell me my child, what is your wish?" He nods.

"Lord, I have always been a devotee of yours. Today, that my penance of years has come to an end, and that you, the Maheshwar, himself is standing before me; I feel like this is everything I've ever wanted, my Lord. All I want is to only keep serving you," my past bows, "but, my Lord, I want this penance of mine to be remembered. So, Hey Shankara, I wish to have a husband who has these qualities. One - I want him to be like the Earth; to behold an ocean of knowledge, to be honest and to endear the laws. Two - I want him to be like the Air; stronger than anything, passionate, intelligent and calm. Three - I want him to be like the lightning; focussed, powerful and followed by a roar of thunder. Four - I want him to be like the sky; beautiful like none other, vastly loved and composed. Five - I want him to be like the water; sensitive, sensible and needed by everyone." She smiles, compassion evident in her voice.

"So many qualities?" The Lord chuckles, "and in one man?"
She nods.

"Dear, your wish shall sure be fulfilled, however, not in one but five men. You shall be loved. Bless you," he disappears.