Kurukshetra Vijayadhari

The Retrieval

Life takes unexpected twists and turns every moment but when the said twists and turns become your life everything becomes a mess . It's easy to advise others what to do and what not to , but following the same in your own takes a heavy toll on the inner peace . Same was the case with me when I was in the modern era , the life anyone would love to forget but for the loving companions who always provided solace back then . That's what family is all about , backing you at your every failure and standing by you when everyone's against . Nothing has changed even here in my current timeline as the man who was abandoned at birth was fortunate to have the gift of a loving family and friends . Only addition here are the wives and sons of the man in whose body am currently present . And this makes it even more wonderful . Idiots are those who fight over territories inviting plight to their near and dear ones . And perhaps this man was supposed to be one of those had I not intervened .

But what should I do now ? How shall I proceed ? What should be my motto ? These are some of the questions which hover around my brain ever since I arrived . Every morning I wake up I am greeted by the sight of all the wives of Karna sleeping in various positions while serving me wholeheartedly . I don't know whether I should speak my heart out and explain myself or not . How would they feel if they come to know that I am not their husband or the fact that I am someone who has replaced his soul ? Perhaps it would be disastrous and they would think that I have gone crazy after the traumatic experience . My body too feels somewhat in a recovery mode after the idiot peeled out the part of the adherent skin . Speaking of the incident , the details as I have come to know was that my dear citizens of Anga almost manhandled the mighty King of Gods who seemed to have escaped due to his divinity . But has he been able to reach his abode as I don't feel he has given me that so called dart that he was supposed to . Or am I even able to retrieve the knowledge which the body of Karna possessed ?

I close my eyes stabilizing myself to focus on what do I know of . The first memory belongs to my past life which arrives almost instantly . As I delve deeper my memories drift into that of the donation and I feel pain once again enough to wake up startling the ladies . Perhaps they were quite concerned about me and now this makes me question myself all over again . I can't share my feelings with them as perhaps they won't get it easily . So I needed some space for myself . Hence I requested all of them to have some rest and then freshen up while I would myself rest again in a motive to stay peacefully alone . The ladies were scared enough to leave me alone . Perhaps they haven't left my bedside ever since the day Karna's body was brought in . But I need some lone time and therefore request them once again . However they complied this time as probably I looked better than before yet they instructed the guards and the maids to have an eye on me till they returned .

Now I try to recollect the incidents once again . The mind is the most powerful of all entities and perhaps has the key to epitome of excellence . Hence the events encountered by the body of this man can only be retrieved with intense focus . My efforts bear fruit as I unlock the memories of recent past including those of the discourse with Indra . This made me conclude that Indra had his dues to pay back and perhaps wouldn't have left . As though reading my mind the king of Gods reappeared in front of me when he saw everyone leaving me alone . Of all the men of Kaliyuga , I am the fortunate one to have been blessed with the divine presence of the king of Gods at my home . Does he know about it ? Perhaps not or else he would have left without waiting for another discourse.

" You are the greatest of all philanthropists in the era , son . Perhaps no one has matched your chivalry yet . I bless you with eternal glory . " was the praise of the lord of Heavens.

" It's my great fortune to have served you , hopefully satisfactorily , dear uncle " was my reply almost shocking him by the addressal . His eyes widened for a moment before coming back to terms .