Story Unfolds:
At Heaven : In Kailash :
A lady was sitting upright grumpily beside her dear husband. She was in deep shock. The current situation of Kalinga were frustrating to her. Her heart was breaking up in pieces. She could not see an innocent girl getting punished for no reason. Ten years had gone out of blue. But Supriya had not received her due recognition till today and it was breaking her heart.
Her husband, Lord Shiva, looked at her direction intently. Her pensive look was not liked by him. A bit.
"Kya huwa, Priye?!! (What had ever happened to you, my dear?!!)" He had asked her. Calmly.
Mata Parvati lifted her eyes to Lord Shiva. She made a disappointed face.
"Kya?!! (What?!!)" He asked again.
She sniffed in mind. A pearl like tear drop had appeared in her eyes too. She was crying constantly. In her mind.
Lord Shiva patted her shoulders. With love.
"Priye, yeah Niyati hain. Putri Supriya ko bhugta na hi hoga. (Dear, it is fate. She has to suffer it.)" Lord Shiva tried to comfort her. In vain.
She was not assured a bit. Her own motherly ached for her daughter. She was a loving Mother of every living being of this world. That's why she was called as Jagat Janani or mother of the whole world. A mother had every right to be scared. For her own daughter.
Lord Shiva & Mata Parvati
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At Heaven: In Indra Lok :
A pretty girl was sitting sadly. At her own royal garden. She was missing her only daughter. After ten years. She just today realised that she was a Mother too. By seeing the worry of Mata Parvati, she had comprehend the love. Of a mother. She was none but the mother of Supriya. Apsara Rambha.
Apsara (Devi) Rambha
She folded her palms together. Then she had disappeared in thin air.
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At Kalinda: In the Palace:
A girl of sixteen was now sitting at the floor. She was worshipping an idol. Of her deity. Made by herself.
Devi Supriya
She was mesmerized by seeing the idol. In the ten years she did not have a chance to meet with him. Her God. Her deity. Her Karna.
"Karna.." She murmured the name of her God in her mind. Absentmindedly. Then she blushed hard. Her cheeks got crimson red. And closed her face with her palms. The name had such effect on her!! God knew what would happen when he would come face to face with her?!!
With a splash someone had emerged before her. She was so engrossed in her thoughts that she did not notice that apperance!!
"Putri!!! (Daughter!!)"
She did not hear anyone calling her.
"Putri!!"
With a jolt she broke up from her dreams and lifted her head to the lady standing tall before her. She had narrowed her eyes by tilting her own head. To the unknown lady.
"Kyon hain ap?!! (Who are you?!!)"
She had asked her. In shock.
"Apki Mata. (Your mother.)" She had replied calmly. By outstretching her both hands to her.
Supriya opened her eyes wide in deep shock. She never knew her mother. So it was out of questions to recognize her. All told her that her mother had died. While giving birth to her. She was abused often as a Vish Kanya. Of course behind her sister Bhanumati. Unless Bhanu would kill them!!! In literal sense!!!
"Mere Mata!!! (My mother!!)" She had put her both hands on her own heart to stop her heart fluttering hard. She could not believe that she was now meeting her own mother!!!
"Ha Sutanuka, Main hi satya main apki Mata hoon. (Yes, Sutanuka, I am really your own mother.)" Rambha told her. In tears eyes. She felt quite guilty for her sin.
"Kyon Sutanuka?!! Mere naam toh Supriya hain!! (Who is Sutanuka?!! My name is Supriya!!)" She asked her Mother. In shock.
"Tum. Maine tumhare nam rakhi thi. Sutanuka. Prem se. (You. I had given you that name. Sutanuka. With love.)" Her mother lifted her eyes to her and made a gesture. She was begging for the mercy of her only daughter.
"Mate!!!" Supriya cried aloud. In sheer astonishment. And happiness.
Devi Rambha lifted her hands to her daughter. Supriya ran to her and then hugged her. Too tightly.
Then both mother and daughter cried their heart out. In joy and merriment. For the first time. In her life.
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At Kailash:
A lady was smiling in mind. Her tears were shed constantly. Her pink cheeks were flooded with tears. But this were happy tears. She was so happy. For her Supriya. She was a Mother. After all!!! She was Mata Parvati!!!
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At Kalinga:
"Apne mujhe chor ke kyun chali gayi, Mate?!! Sab mujhe Vish Kanya bulate hain. (Why you had left me alone, Mother?!! All abused me by calling as Vish Kanya!!)" Supriya sniffed while hugging her mother's knees.
Her mother, Devi Rambha, had ran her right hand through her daughter's black wavy hair. She was crying too. Her foolishness had made her only daughter's life a hell!! She was cursing herself in mind.
"Ap chinta mat kijiye. Ham sab thik kar denge!! (Don't you worry. I will make everything better.)" She assured her daughter.
Then she disappeared again. With a bright glow. In thin air.
"Mate..." Supriya cried in pain. She was not ready to let her Mother go. She lost her love at birth. She did not want to loose her again.
But her voice rang in the darkness. None came back. Her mother had long gone.
She fell down on the floor. Clutching her head. In her both palms. Her own heart was bleeding profusely.
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At Kalinga: At the Palace:
King chitrangad was pacing upside down. In worryness. He was thinking about the suitable groom for his last daughter. Supriya. He knew who was the suitable candidate for Bhanumati. Middle Pandava Arjuna. But Supriya was not a talkative one. She was a meek, shy and timid one. He did not know who was her choice?!! So he was in mortal distress to find out the suitable candidate for her.
King Chitrangad
With a splash of light a beautiful girl had appeared before him. She had a blush on her face. She recalled her time with him. Even if he became old unlike her, but her attraction to him was still intact.
He narrowed his eyes to her. Then wided his eyes. He recalled her in an instance!!
"Malini!!!" He addressed her.
She nodded her pretty head slowly in dismissal. Then gave her real identity "Main apsara Rambha hoon. Mujhe shap diya gaya tha taki main apko ek Putri de sakoon. (I am truly Apsara Rambha. I was cursed to come upon the earth and give you a daughter.)" She told it while blushing hard.
He looked at her direction with awe. He was unaware of this truth!!
"Arya!!! Mere Sutanuka Vish Kanya nahin hain. (My Sutanuka is not a vile and vicious girl.)" She had told her in flustered face. But in confidence. She wanted to lift her daughter's curse. Just now. At any cost.
In this way, after that day, none had dared to call Supriya as Vish Kanya. But unfortunately she never met with her mother Devi Rambha again. At least before her death.
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How Supriya will meet Karna again? How can she become a second wife of Karna or dwitiyo Karna Sangini? The answers are in next episodes.
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