Story Unfolds:
At Royal Court of Hastinpur:
One man was fuming in rage. He was in the limit of his tolerance power. He could not believe that someone could insult his Duryi (nick name of Prince Diryodhan) in this way!!! That idiot king had a small kingdom than his own!!! Yet he showed the audacity to insult him!!!! The mighty King of a powerful state named Hastinapur!!! He wanted to behead that man in his own bate hands!!! But he felt helpless in front of twin attacks of his uncle Bhism and hated stepbrother Vidur. He was praying hard the presence of his brother-in-law Shakuni in this Royal court. At this very moment. He was none but the Blind (mentally and physically) king Dhritashtra, beloved father of Prince Duryodhan.
King Dhritashtra
"Yeah ham Sabki ghor apaman hain, thatshree. Hamara Hastinapur ka apaman! Ek Raj Kumar ko bibah main amantran mila, dusre ko nahin!!! Woh bhi usse jiska bibah jo Chuka hain!!! (This is an insult of us. Insult of our motherland. Hastinapur. One Prince is asked to attend the ceremony and another is ruled out. And that prince who gets the invitation is already. At this very moment.)" King gritted teeth in extreme anger. He wanted to avenge his dearest son's insult. His this attitude was going to give the big war of Mahabharata. Very soon.
He even paced down the stairs in great speed. Even being a blind one he had known to the number of steps. So it was not a bit tough job to him. He had power to kill an elephant in his arms. He was tremendously powerful man yet most powerless in mind. We should feel pity for him!!! His lust for throne started Mahabharata story!!
Pitamah Bhism
His uncle Mahamahim Bhism smiled a small. He knew it perfectly what was Dhritashtra planning!! He did not want to send Arjuna to the impeding Swayambar of Kalinga Princess!! He knew it perfectly that before Arjuna his Duryodhan had no chance to be accepted by the Princess!! Hence he was reluctant to let his nephew give the permission to go there!!!
"Rajan, Kanya ko apne Man chaha bar chunne ki adhikar hain. Ham yeah ap kuch nahin kar sakte!! Agar Kanya ko Arjuna pasand hain toh... (O King, the girl is free to choose according to her own wish. We can't help it!! If she has chosen Arjuna as her would be future husband then...)" Pitamah Bhism tried to resonate with Dhritashtra but he had to stop talking by hearing a shrill voice from before.
"Kya apke kehne ki tadaparya yeah ki Devi Amba, Ambika aur Ambalika ko woh nirnay karne ki yogyata Nahin thi, Ganga Putra?!! Aur meri bhagini Gandhari ko bhi!!! (Do you mean that the triple Princesses of Kashi had no such choice?!! They could not get the chance!!! Not even my dear younger sister Gandhari too!!)"
The voice came from doorfront. From a middle aged and middle sized evil looking crooked man whom the earth knew in the name of Mama Shakuni.
Gandhar King Shakuni
Mahamhim Bhism glared at him. In silence. Gandhar Raj folded his palms instantly. He showed as if he was truly afraid of him. In reality he was not!! He knew he had raised a valid point!!!
Devi Amba was still the weakest point of Pitamah Bhism!!! Only a single mention of her name moister his eyes till now!!! And his arrow struck to its aim!!! Pitamah stopped talking!!! He smiled in his mind. "Now my beloved Mahamahim answer me!!" His brain was screaming aloud in excitement!!
But the answer came from another person. Shakuni did not expect the reply from her.
His own sister Gandhari replied to him "Atit ko choriye, Bhratashree. Ap bartman pe ayiye. (Leave the past. Come to the present. Now.)"
Mata Gandhari & Mama Shakuni
He looked at his dear younger sister at shock!!! This foolish girl!!! Never had understood what was good for her!!
"Parantu Priya bhagini atit ki garv se hi bataman janam leta hain!!! (But my dear sister, from the womb of past our present has taken birth. Is not it so?!!)" Shakuni smiled to her while saying this. His one eye closed while talking. He looked more crooked than before!!!
Bhism nodded his head dismissively. He knew what King of Gandhar was implying!!! He wanted to sent Prince Duryodhan too in the wedding ceremony!!! That would be insulting and humiliating too!!! Like Draupadi Swayambar he would make his own motherland ashamed of his foolish pride and arrogance!!! He looked at Vidur for help who nodded his head slowly.
Vidur came forward and folded his hands to the King and calmly told it to him "Mere bibechana se Rajkumar wo ko bhejna chahiye. Kaurava paksha se Kumar Duryodhan and Pandava paksha se Kumar Arjuna!! (I think we should send both the Princes. From Kaurava side Prince Duryodhan and from Pandava side Prince Arjuna.)"
Mahamantri Vidur
Bhism frowned deep. Vidur met his eyes and declared aloud "Isi main sab ka mangal hoga!!! (It will be helpful to all!!)" Bhism looked at Vidur whose calm face assured him that something must be going on in his mind.
Mama Shakuni was staring at both of them. Like a hawk. He smiled in mind. His plan was going to be fruitful. Too soon. From now onwards.
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At another Royal room:
"Paranatu bharashree Main hi kyun!! (But dear elder brother, why me?!!)" A Boy was making a face. Unsatisfied one. He did not want to attend the ceremony. He was middle Pandava Arjuna himself.
Middle Pandava Arjuna
The person with whom he was now talking was seen reading a marriage proposal. He had ordered Arjuna to attend the ceremony. By himself. He was his elder brother Yuddhisthir.
Dharma Raj Yuddhisthir
"Priyo anuj, Kakashree Vidur kisi na kisi uddesha se hi aisa bole honge. Tumhe wonke agya palan karna hi hoga. (Dear younger sibling, our uncle Vidur must tell it with some special intention. You have to accept it!!)" He tried to assure him.
But Arjuna made a disgusted face. He did not want to go!! Leaving Panchali behind!!! His this love and adoration to Panchali soon lead him to the epic war of Mahabharata!!!
All of a sudden another man replied to him with a slightest sarcastic tone who was sitting in the dark till now "Chinta mat Karo, Partha. Kya pata sambhabta tumhe yeah Rajkumari na mile?!! (Don't you worry, Partha. It is very possible that you don't get the princess at his rime?!!)" Then he came to the light and added seriously "Yeah bibah ki anusthan ek Nari ki har ki aur ek ki jeet ki pehchan banegi. Ek Rani apni sarbaswa haregi. Ek Dasi apni sab samarpan karke jeet jayegi. Yeah toh tumhari dono Bade Bhai ki pariksha hain. Tumhari nahin. (This is the auspicious occasion where a Queen will loose her all and a Maid, in the sense of devotee, Will win her all. This is not your exam. It is the exam of your two elder brothers.)" Then he smiled naughtily at both.
Lord Krishna
Both looked with interest at the face of their mysterious cousin. Lord Krishna. Arjuna made another face which meant he did not understand his signal. Yudhhisthir brewed his eyebrows together. He comrepehend one thing. One elder brother Lord Krishna indicated must be his cousin Prince Duryodhan. But who was the second one?!! He did not know that!!! He did not know that Lord Krishna was talking about the eldest Pandava. Eldest Kounteya. Anya Raj Karna.
Eldest Kounteya Karna
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What will happen now? Will Prince Duryodhan attend the Swayambar or not? Will Arjuna attend it too? When will Karna get to know about Supriya as his biggest devotee? How will they unite? The answers are in coming episodes.
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