Krishna's P.O.V.
I went to the gates of the Rajabhavan I was holding a pot The guards blocked the way with their spears
"Stop! What have you got there?" asked the guard looking at the pot
"Some kheer. It's prasad." I said
"Who are you?" asked the guard
"I am Gopal, The one who raises cows." I said the guard looked at me from top to bottom
"No one is allowed to enter." said the guard
"No one is allowed to enter?" I asked the guard nodded
"Oh. Sire, I have got it now. That Yadav. Krishna! He has tarnished the reputation of us gwalo. He has committed such deeds. That even heavily armoured rukshuk like you are afraid of us gwalo. It's alright." I said
"We are not afraid." said the guard
"Then may I g-go and deliver this kheer? To Prince Shishupal." I said
"Alright. You may enter, but return soon." said the guard
"As you say, sire. Thank you. As you say." I said and turned around to call Parth
"Come! Brihannala!" I called, and Parth came in a woman's disguise
"Who is she?" asked the guard
"She is my sister, sire. Her name is Brihannala." I said the guard looked at Parth from top to bottom
"She is taller and bigger than most women. Hence, maiya named her Brihannala." I said to the guard
Arjun's P.O.V.
"Let's go." Madhav told me, Madhav and I entered
"Madhav." I called, Madhav looked at me
"What kind of a disguise is this, Madhav?" I asked angrily
"I had told you, Parth. This task is going to be quite gruesome for you." he said Is this what he meant? I thought looking down
"But you better get used to it." he said I looked at him
"Who knows when it might just come in handy to you. And even the name this Brihannala." he said chuckling. We went in front of the Rajabhavan
"Parth." called Madhav I looked at him
"That is Rukmi." he said pointing his head at a rajkumar scolding a das
"Rukmini's Jyesht bhrata. Vidarbh's yuvraj. We should ask him as to where Rukmini's chamber is." said Madhav
"What are you saying, Madhav? He will know about your true identity." I said
"Even you don't know my true identity, Parth." he said smiling I looked at him confused
Recalling
I looked a Sahadev, he looked confused
"What is it Dev?" I asked
"How did Krishna know that Drupad will have seven illusions of himself?" asked Sahadev
"Dev," said bhrata Yudhisthir we looked at him
"Vasudev Krishna is considered an avatar of Lord Vishnu." he said
Recalling ended
Is what bhrata Yudhisthir said true? Is he an avatar of lord Vishnu? I thought
"Hold this." he said handing me the pot in his hand
I took the pot Madhav went to Rukmi
Krishna's P.O.V.
"Yuvraj! Give me your blessings, Yuvraj!" I said touching Rukmi's feet
"Kalyan ho. Who are you?" asked Rukmi, I went to Parth, took the pot and went back to Rukmi
"Yuvraj, mha rishi Durvasa has sent this prasadh." I said
"As mha rishi is busy with another undertaking, mha rishi will be unable to attend the vivah. So, he has sent this prasad for the groom and the bride." I said
"Alright. Give that to me." said Rukmi
"N-No yuvraj! Mha rishi had said that only the groom and the bride can touch it otherwise it will get unpure." I said
"Alright. Deliver it yourself." said Rukmi
"Deliver it myself, yuvraj? Yuvraj, my sister Brihannala. She can deliver the prasadh to the rajkumari, but only if you permit it." I said
"Alright. But not right away. She can deliver it to the chamber upstairs after a while." he said pointing his head to the top right of the Rajabhavan
"To that chamber?!" I asked looking and pointing at the chamber
"As you say, yuvraj!" I said Rukmi looked at Parth and walked away
Arjun's P.O.V.
Rukmi looked at me and walked away Madhav walked to me
"Madhav, you touched his feet?!" I exclaimed
"Parth, he is Rukmini's Jyesht bhrata. So, I had to touch his feet. Besides, who knows whether in the future, we will get his blessings or not.
"Is that prasadh really sent by the mha rishi Durvasa?" I asked
"Are you doubting me, Parth? It was indeed sent by him. His ashram is very close-by to Dwaraka. I had asked for it for the groom and the bride myself.
"Hold this." he said handing me the stick he had
and untied the pot
he took the leaf off and started eating the prasad I looked at him in shock
"Parth, I am the groom. Hence, I was bound to consume this prasad." he said I shook my head thinking aap bhi na Madhav. he gave the pot to me
"Now, you must go. Bring Rukmini to the temple of the Mata in ek praher I shall be waiting for you." he said, I nodded
Time skip
I went into the Rajabhavan I was walking
"Hold on!" said a guard blocking the way into Rukmini's chamber with their spears
"Who are you?" asked a guard
"I'm a dasi." I said in a girl's voice
"I haven't seen you here before." he said
"Arthat, you keep an eye on all the dasiyo here. It is not respectable for a guard." I said in a girl's voice
"Don't argue. Nobody is permitted to meet the rajkumari." said the guard
"I have brought mha rishi Durvasa's prasad with me. If the princess does not have this prasad then she will never get married." I said in a girl's voice, the guard looked at the pot
"No! You cannot go." he said
"Okay, guard, tell me is the rajkumar of Chedi handsome?" I asked in a girl's voice,
"Maybe. Why?" asked the guard
"Okay, I'll have this prasad. Then I'll get married to him. This prasad is very powerful. The rajkumari can't get married until she has this prasadh." I said in a girl's voice and turned around walked a few steps
"Stop!" said the guard, I turned back around
"This isn't a prasad but an opportunity. If you want, you can have some too." I said in a girl's voice
"Go give it to the rajkumari." said the guard annoyed
"Give it a thought, Rukmini." I heard Rukmi, I had reached the chamber I saw Rukmi
"Chedi's yuvraj Shishupal is here. Tomorrow morning the vivah ceremony will be completed. Do you know what will happen if you decide against the vivah?" said Rukmi, Rukmini turned around she is so beautiful
"Yuvraj Shishupal will get upset. That is why I had told you, had requested you earnestly not to invite him for the vivah." said Rukmini
"Don't act foolish, Rukmini." said Rukmi, Rukmini rolled her eyes
"Pitashree will be humiliated. Chedi and Vidarbh will be at war. A monarch like samrat Jarasandh will be angry with us." said Rukmi, Rukmini turned around again
"Don't worry about that, bhratashree." said Rukmini getting up
"My pati shri Krishna will protect you from the samrat of Magadh." said Rukmini
"Krishna! Krishna! Krishna! What are you saying!" yelled Rukmi
"There, you too have chanted his name thrice just now. This time, your death will surely get averted." said Rukmini
"Keep quiet!" ordered Rukmi
"You will get married to the yuvraj of Chedi. Now don't even let the thought of that gwale come to your mind. That shall be best for you." he said
"You can build a dam on a flowing river bhratashree but you can't build a dam on falling rains." said Rukmini, I smirked
"Chanting Shri Krishna's name is like the falling rains of amrit in my life. How can I stop it? I'm already married, bhratashree. My Arya will arrive and take me with him to his home." she said smiling
"This is impossible, Rukmini!" snapped Rukmi grabbing Rukmini by her shoulder
"That cowherd can't even step into my province." he yelled
"Look in all four directions, bhratashree, there's only Krishna everywhere. Krishna everywhere." said Rukmini chanted Madhav's name multiple times, there were artworks of Madhav everywhere
"Rukmini!" yelled Rukmi pushing Rukmini, she fell on her bed
"Wherever I go I will take me closer to my pati." said Rukmini
"Stop rambling, Rukmini! You will get married to yuvraj Shishupal. You will now leave this chamber only to go to the wedding booth. Until it's the auspicious time for the wedding you shall not leave this chamber." said Rukmi he came to the entrance of the chamber and looked at me, I smiled at him
"Who are you?" he asked angrily
"This..." I said in my normal voice Argh! I thought I cleared my throat
"This is mha rishi Durvasa's prasad." I said in a girl's voice he looked at the pot
"Yeah, yeah, go give it! Maybe this rishi prasadh can reinstate some sanity to her." he said I nodded he walked away I looked at him going away
"You seem to be out of your senses, yuvraj. Krishna has not only entered your province but your palace too." I said in my normal voice. I went and saw Rukmini painting a peacock feather with a peacock feather quill
"I had completely forgotten, how beautiful peacock feathers are." I said, Rukmini looked at me
"I used to think, that they look beautiful because they're on Madhav's crown." I said
"Who are you?" asked Rukmini kindly
"And how did you enter?" she asked
"I'm Arjun" I stopped as I was speaking in a girl's voice I smiled and said
"I'm cowherd, Brihan..." I stopped again since I said my wrong identity
"You are?" asked Rukmini confused, I chuckled
"Who I am, is of no importance. What's important is that you had written a letter to my mitr Krishna." I said Rukmini looked shocked
"And in that letter you had written, that you will wait for him at Mata Parvati's temple." I said and looked at Rukmini, her face was glowing with happiness
"It's time. And you're still here?!" I said Rukmini got up
"Arthat... arthat Krishna has arrived on my invitation?!" asked Rukmini
"You will know that only when you go there. Please come." I said, we went to the doors of the chamber we stopped as we saw Rukmi
"Where are you both going?" he asked He came back?! I thought
"Rajkumari is prohibited from leaving the chamber." he said
"Actually... mha rishi Durvasa's prasad. has to be consumed by rajkumari..." I stopped thinking What do I say
"in mata Parvati's temple." I said in a girl's voice
"That's not necessary. Rajkumari will not leave the palace." said Rukmi
"As you wish. But mha rishi Durvasa already knew that rajkumari would be against this vivah. Hence, he sent this special prasadh. If rajkumari goes to mata Parvati's temple and consumes this prasad while performing the veneration then the prasadh will show its miracle. And she will get married to the one she is supposed to. Believe me, rajkumari." I said in a girl's voice
"Okay. You may go, Rukmini." said Rukmi I and Rukmini exchanged looks smiling
"Even I'll come along with you." said Rukmi, we stopped smiling, Rukmini shot a look at me What do we do now? I pointed my head to Rukmi
"No! I don't want to go anywhere. I don't want any prasad. I will not go." said Rukmini acting that she didn't want to go
"Now, you only convince her." I said to Rukmi in a girl's voice gesturing to Rukmini
"Once she consumes this prasad at the temple she will forget all the protests." I said in a girl's voice
"Come no, Rukmini!" ordered Rukmi
"I told you, I don't want to go." said Rukmini
"I don't..."
"Come, Rukmini." said Rukmi grabbing Rukmini's hand
Time skip
We went down the stairs with the dasis and guards. The dasis were carrying plates of kumkum, haldi and flowers. A fly was buzzing near my face I waft it away and it came back it came closer to my nose this time and I sneezed, one of the dasi screamed Rukmi turned around I looked at Rukmini she gestured to the ground I looked down and saw that the wig I was wearing had fallen Rukmi looked at the wig and then looked at me
"Capture him!" he said
"What do we do now?!" asked Rukmini screaming
"Madhav says, that when there is an opportunity to run, one should run!" I yelled, picked up the wig and threw it on Rukmi. I threw the kumkum, threw the haldi and threw the flowers. I quickly grabbed Rukmini's hand and ran out the Rajabhavan we saw two horses we looked around and saw the guards running to us I picked Rukmini and put her on the brown horse and took the white horse for myself
"Go! Go! Go!" I told Rukmini
Time skip
We saw some part of Vidarbh's army coming at us
"Devi Rukmini, you go to the temple, I'll handle them." I said Rukmini got off the horse and ran to the temple, I got off my horse and raised my bow before I could shoot my first arrow a large plough hit the ground I saw worrier on a horse with a gada in his hand
"Bhrata Balaram?!" I said he looked at me from top to bottom
"Who are you?" he asked
"I'm Arjun." I replied
"In this attire?" he asked I chuckled and nodded
"This is Madhav's doing." I said bhrata Balaram laughed
"Pranipat." I said joining my hand
"Kalyan ho." he said, bhrata Balaram fought the sainiko I saw Madhav's rath go behind me
"Sarathee, proceed in that direction!" I heard Rukmi say, I raised my bow in his direction
"Arjun!" I heard bhrata Balaram call yelling I looked at him he hit a sainik with his gada
"Don't stop Rukmi. Let him realize his destiny." he said
Krishna's P.O.V.
I was driving my rath with Rukmi on our tail
"Krishna!" he called I looked around
"Stop! Stop fleeing like a thief! Stop and fight me!" he yelled
"Pdharye! Pdharye, bhrata Rukmi and do accept my pranipat for the second time." I said, Rukmi looked confused
"You scoundrel! Rukmini was to marry Shishupal! Aren't you ashamed to run away with someone else's property?!" he yelled, He thinks women are property. Well, I'll show him. I thought and slowed my rath. Rukmi overtakes us I stopped my rath and stood up my rath was face to face with Rukmi's
"Mata Lakshmi blesses people with property, but she isn't a property herself. Similarly, every woman is the embodiment of Mata Lakshmi. A woman has the power to bless people with property, they aren't property themselves." I said angrily Rukmi grunted angrily
"Quit rambling, Krishna! Pick up your weapon!" he said
"Why do you wish to be defeated, Rukmi?" I said
"Go back, and convey to Vidarbh naresh that his putri and I have sent our pranipat." I said
"Rukmini! I order you to get in my chariot!" Rukmi ordered
"No, bhratashree. Henceforth, all the roads of my life, lead to Dwaraka." said Rukmini, I looked at her
"Pardon me, bhratashree." she said joining her hands
"Rukmini! If you don't come along with me, I will take your corpse with me!" yelled Rukmi
"Bhratashree, I am now in the shelter of Krishna. Now, Yama raj himself can't kill me. Quit being stubborn and go back, bhratashree." said Rukmini
"Listen to your sister, Rukmi. Go back." I said
"Rukmini! You have insulted your bhrata because of this man!" yelled Rukmi
"Pur ye shdha tumare sat nahi regha!" he yelled, Rukmini put her hand on her mouth in shock
"Mai tume shrap dethahu! Tumhara aur iska viyogh ho jeyga!(But he shall not be with you forever! I curse you! You and he will be separated!)" yelled Rukmi, Rukmini presse her hand on her ears
"Do remember! You shall avashya get separated" he yelled, I was very angry now I raised my finger calling for my Sudarshan chakra the clouds turned red loud thunder sounds started
"Did you feel nothing in your heart while uttering such harsh words for your bahan?! I shall kill you for this impudence of yours!" I yelled pointing at Rukmi. Rukmini put her hand on her mouth in shock
Arjun's P.O.V.
The climate suddenly changed, there were thundering sounds, the clouds turned red. I looked at bhrata Balaram and he was smiling. What's going on? Why is he smiling? I thought
"Bhratashree, what is going on?!" I asked him yelled, he looked at my
"Kanna has called for his Sudarshan! To punish Rukmi!" yelled bhrata Balaram
Krishna's P.O.V.
I punished Rukmi by shaving his hair.
Arjun's P.O.V.
I roed my horse to Madhav
"Pranipat, Madhav." I greeted him, he nodded
"What do you plan to do next?" I asked
"Plan?" He said and looked at bhabhi Rukmini
"My plan is quite simple, Parth. On the coast of Saurashtr lies the city of Madhavpur, where Rukmini and I are to be married. We shall get married there and after that... After that, dharm will be re-established in the Aryaverth, adharmi people will be slain and the entire Aryaverth will be gifted with happiness. That's it." he said, I laughed
"And will your vivah accomplish all this, Madhav?" I asked laughing
"If not mine but yours might just accomplish it, Parth." said Madhav, I looked at him confused
"But you should be prepared for it. The course of time can change because of you." he said, I still looked at him confused
"Oh right, you can change now, Parth." he said looking at the clothes I was wearing, he and bhabhi Rukmini laughed, I chuckled
"You don't want Subhadre to see you in that, now do you?" said Madhav I rubbed the back of my neck blushing
"Bhrata Arjun you like Subhadra?" asked bhabhi Rukmini giggling slightly, I nodded
"But don't tell her." I said quickly
"No promises." said bhabhi Rukmini, I glare at her
"Okay, okay, I won't tell her" she said