"Panchal ka raja, Drupad, (The King of Panchal, Drupad) needs to be at my feet." he said
"I was insulted gravely in the rajya sabha of Panchal once, at the hands of my friend, Drupad." he said I looked concernedly at gurudev
"The hurtful words of an enemy give a challenge, but those of a friend, give an insult." he said
"When a friend insults you, your whole life gets poisoned." he said and looked at all of us
"My shishys, I have endured the fire of this insult within me and lived for years." he said I looked at him concernedly again
"Had I made up my mind, I could have defeated Drupad at that very moment!" he said
"But he had insulted my knowledge. That is why I took an oath that one day I will defeat him at the hands of my shishys!" he said
"And today that day has come, rajkumaro. That moment has come. rajkumaro when you have the opportunity of fulfilling the vow of your teacher. Who will be able to give me my gurudakshina? Do you have the capability?" said gurudev
"DO YOU HAVE THE CAPABILITY?!" he shouted
"No! Impossible!" said Maharaj, we all looked at him
"A powerful and experienced warrior like Drupad cannot be faced by my putro." he said
"Panchal has more than two akshauni sena. And the fort of the capital city Kampilya. No maha guru Dronachary. Ask for something else." he said
"This is gurudakshina, Maharaj. Not business." said gurudev
"I want either revenge or nothing." he said
"If I could not fortify the might and self-confidence of my shishys, then it is my misfortune, Maharaj." he said, I looked down thinking No...
"But you need not feel sad. I will go to other rajyo to look for brave men." said gurudev, What?! No! I thought
"I will fortify them with my art so that they avenge my insult, because, Maharaj. I shall have my revenge." he said and turn towards the gates and turned his head back and said
"Then you must find the heir to your throne from other rajyo." he said
"Agya dijiye." he said joining his hands, turned around and started walking
"Gurudev!" I called, he stopped, I stood up and walked forward
"Every word uttered by my guru is an order for me!" I said gurudev turned around
"I take an oath! That you will have either Drupad will be at your feet, or my severed head in your hands!" I vowed, gurudev smiled proudly
"Arjun." I herd Duryodhan's voice I turned to him
"Your vow shall indeed be fulfilled," he said What?! Since when did he become supportive of me. I thought
"but at my hands." he said and I spoke too soon. I thought
"Pitashree, Maharaj, give the order to launch the attack!" he said
Time skip
We were all in the royal garden planning the strategy for the war, after convincing Jyesht that he cannot come to the war with us
Subhadra's P.O.V.
Through the path in between the fountains, I saw the Pandav and mahrthi Karn doing something. I was looking at rajkumar Arjun and walked over to them.
Arjun's P.O.V.
Nakul looked up
"Bhratashree, looks like someone has come to meet you." he said poking me with his elbow I looked up and saw Subhadra,
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Mahabharat: What if
FanfictionWhat if Duryodhan never helped Karn but instead insulted him? After Kunti abandoned Karn, Karn was taken by a family that treated him like a das (servant). Karn always wanted to learn archery but his family didn't allow him, so he ran away, he learn...
Gurudev's gurudakshina
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