The greenish-blue orbs stared at the group gathering below as she hide behind the curtain watching the crowd. Maharishi, gurus, yogis from all over were sitting infront if the large fire chanting the sacred mantras. Her kohl drawn eyes widened as she let out a gasp,stumbling behind. Her face turned into a rosy flush as a strong hand gripped her shoulders, preventing her from falling down. " Brother...I," She began, blushing brightly as the man placed his finger on her pale lips before walking past her. She pouted and elbowed his ribs, peering from behind him. " I want to see! What's so special ?" She huffed,crossing her hands over her chest as she pouted. " Curiosity Killed the Cat...Come along...if Maharaj found us sneaking around...he would be extremely displeased," The handsome man said as he gripped her hand firmly and dragged her away. She turned her face and sighed seeing Maharaj Draupad face beaming with pride and happiness as he loudly proclaimed that Lord Shiva has blessed him and the entire Panchal nation. " Will he ever look at me like that?," she asked in a forlorn tone causing the elder man to sigh and wrap his arms around her. " I hope not! You my little one deserves more than his desire for revenge," Satyajit said as he pat her shoulder. ****************************************** Aaratrika's life changed the moment her parents conducted the yagna. She became the forgotten princess of Panchal in the awakening of Panchali. Torn apart between her feelings with Hastinapur's crown prince's, she must decide if Duryodhan is worth her father's wrath or is her feelings for Yusdhistir worth her sister's marriage. Rewritten from my original story which I took down due to some personal issues. Aaratrika...Princess...Queen...most importantly Mahabharata's Unknown Mistress...the woman who watched every plot...scheme's...and idea and yet remain behind the shadows never to be known.

Charvi the youngest of Mathura's princess has always left her life to be away from her father's land. While her family worships Lord Ram and Sita maiya, Charvi has personally left close with Mahadeva. She is the apple of her father's eyes. Her kaka Krishna is overprotective of her while her cousin Pradayumna is indulges her with all her whims. Charvi is very different from her lively and vivacious sister. She is demure, quiet and loves to please others unlike her mother and sisters whose tongues are sharper than her mama Arjun's arrow. When the suyamwar for the next generation of Mathura's princesses occurs, Charvi meets a charming, charismatic yet arrogant king of Northen Panchal. Ashwatthama the cold and arrogant king of Northern Panchal is an enigma to her soul. When the unthinkable happens and Charvi's life as she knows it changes. Away from the cocooned of her protective family, she has to navigate her life. A new kingdom. A cold husband. An unwanted marriage. A broken family. How will she survive? For Hastinapur is far worse than the stories her mother has told.

Featured - @AmbassadorsIN "No winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn." Suthanu has always known who she is - the cherished only daughter of Yudhishthira, the embodiment of dharma, and Draupadi, whose fire reshaped an age. Growing up within the golden walls of Indraprastha, she is her family's joy, her people's light, and the living promise of everything the Pandavas fought to build. Then the Dice Game happens. And in a single, catastrophic throw, everything is gone. With her family shattered and Indraprastha lost, Suthanu refuses to let her parent's legacy crumble into dust. She will fight to protect what remains of her family and find a way to reclaim what was stolen - even if the path forward cuts straight through her grief. What she doesn't plan for is Bhanu. Son of Krishna, equal parts charming and guarded, he enters her fractured world carrying a quiet determination she wasn't expecting and a fate that seems impossibly tangled with hers. He could be her greatest ally - or the one complication dharma simply cannot afford. Because in a world where ancient evil stirs in the shadows and dharma is already asking everything of her, falling for the son of Krishna might be the one battle Suthanu isn't equipped to win. Can the daughter of the Pandavas restore a broken legacy - and is she willing to risk her heart to do it? A Mahabharata-inspired mythology retelling with royal romance, shattered kingdoms, and the eternal pull between duty and desire. © 2024 Akshayaa Mahesh