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Yeah Kahan a Gaye ham....
Yunhi sath chalte chalte.....
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Story Unfolds :
At border of Kalinga: In front of Lord Vishnu Temple:
A sixteen years old girl fearlessly had lifted a sharp sword and put it on the neckpipe of a stranger man. She was wearing the simple makeup and attire like a Maid but her standing posture, regal style and fearless attitude all of them proved her as a Princess. Might be a simple one, but not coward One. She had courage to face off any man in the battlefield. She knew how to use arms on her foes or enemies even if she preferred to make clay idols and pray every single day and night to her deity. She was none but Devi Supriya herself. The main female protagonist of our story.
Devi Supriya (2nd Wife of Karna)
She looked calm and composed in her attitude. She was unaware that she was facing off one of the most great archer of India and powerful fighter. Anga Raj Karna himself.
Anga Raj Karna
What an irony of fate indeed!!! She was praying to meet him day and night!!! Just a single glimpse of him was enough for her living?!! She had only one desire in her life 'to see him again'. She did not want to be united with him. She did not dream to even marry him. She even in her worst nightmare did not dared to challenge him. In a battle?!! But where did fate brought them?!! Where did they meet together?!! In a battlefield!!!
"Rajkumari ko chor do. (Leave the Princess.)" Supriya told it in cold tone. By putting some pressure on her foe's neckpipe. Alas!! She did not know that she had to repent hard later for this attack in him!!
The sharp blade of the curved sword came to touch the soft flesh of his own neck. It cut the area and blood started to pour down.
She signalled him to the wound. To consider his decision. He smiled a small. He did not care!! The lifelong pain and agony of his made his own nerves iron like!!! He had tremendous control over his nerves too. He knew how to cool himself!!!
"Iss talwar se ap mere gala Kat sakte hain. Parantu mujhe Rok nahin sakte. (With this sword you can behead me. But you can't stop me.)" He answered her calmly. With every word the blade of the sword deepen in his own flesh. Blood was dripping rapidly now.
"Yuddha Karo mujhse!!! Yeah toh jitke le jao Rajkumari ko. Yeah mere shab pe se le jao. (Fight against me. Either win over me and take her with you or kill me and drag her over my dead body.)" She yelled at him. In rage. She hated women assulters.
He tilted his head towards her face. He seemed quite drawn to her!!! She looked so simple yet so courageous!!! What was she made of?!! For the first time he felt attracted to a unknown girl!! After Padmavati!!!
She glared at him. His steady gaze on her face made her uncomfortable. Till now no man had looked so intently at her!!! She made a face!!
A small smile appeared in his face. His face looked more handsome than ever. For a second she thought her heart beat increased!! Then she tried to control the fluttering of her heart by scolding it "Control. You fool!! He is just a bloody attacker on Jiji!!" But her heart was pounding loudly!!
"Yuddha Karo." She demanded again.
He nodded his head dismissively. He promised to Bhagwan Parshuram!! He could not draw his own sword on any women!!
"Kyun dar Gaye!! Yeah phir tum kisi stri ko apna yogya nahin samjhte!! (Why?!! Are you afraid?!! Or do you think a woman is inferior than you?!!)" She glared at him.
He nodded his head dismissively once again. He did not!!!
"Main stri ki sanman karta hoon, hey Kumari. (I respect women, o Miss!!)" He answered in his husky baritone voice. With each movement of his Adam's apple the flesh of his neck was cutting off. But he still did not care!!! A bit!!!
She hesitated for a second. How could a simple man be so indifferent to his wounds!! He should not be any mere charioteer!!! He must be someone else!!
But in the battlefield One second's hesitation was everything. He was waiting eagerly for her this response. She lowered her eyes for a second and with a swift motion of his right palm he caught the sharp blade of sword. Then he put some pressure on it!! It broke up instantly!!!
When she lifted her horrified eyes to him already her half of broken sword was in his hands!! Full of blood!!
She narrowed her eyes to him. She did not see anyone so calm in this crucial situation!!! His regal attitude, his royal debonair, his majestic looks, magnetic personality, glowing eyes, his flying hair, Sun symbol on his forehead on between his eyebrows, his golden armor and earrings proved him a special one. Not a charioteer!!!
"Kyon ho Tum?!! Parichay do apni. (Who are you?!! Give your identity.)" She demanded from him.
"Yeah Hastinapur Yuvraj Duryodhan ki rath hain. Aur main keval sarathi. (This is the chariot of Hastinapur Prince Duryodhan. I am none but a mere charioteer of him.)" He calmly introduced himself.
"Tum aur ek Sadharan Sarathi?!! (You and a simple charioteer!! Huh!!!)" She snorted aloud in disbelief. In her own heart she identified him. "Kya karna chahte tum mere Rajkumari ki sath?!! (What you are planning to do with my Princess?!!)" She hid to address Bhanu as her Jiji as she was still unaware of her own identity as a Princess. Her dear father never admitted her. Till now.
"Rajkumar Duryodhan unse bibah karna chahte hain. Unka apaman nahin. (Prince Duryodhan wants to marry her, not to insult her.)" He had tried to assure her. Calmly.
She tilted her head to him. Proudly. "Ap ka Guru ne apko Nari ki sanman raksha karna Nahin sikhaya kya?!!! (Your mentor never teach you how to protect a girls honour. I see!!)" She snapped at him. For the first and last time in her life.
He had lifted his blood drenched right palm angrily. His cheeks were red and eyes burning in rage!! He could not bear the insult of his mentor!! Guru was his God!!
With a splash the blood fell on her face. She, according to her instincts, tried to tilt her head to the left. But it was too late!! His red blood fell upon her face!! Mostly on her forehead!! In a trance she looked at him. But she was not ready for his angry outburst!! A bit!!
'Mere Guru Bhagwan Parashuram ka apaman mat karna!!! (Don't you dare to insult my mentor, Bhagwan Ram or Parashuram!!!)" He snapped at her. In extreme rage.
That was the last straw!! She fell down on the floor limply!! Now she had been able to identify him!! He was her God!!! Anga Raj Karna!! Her deity!! Her Savior!!! Her playmate of early childhood!!! Her adoration of teenage days!!! Her devotion of early youth!!!
He was standing before her!!! And she was unable to recognise him!!! What a fool she was!!! She had to know that only Karna could accompany his vest friend Duryodhan on such a crucial mission!!!
She touched the dust of the floor where he was just standing before!! With love and adoration!!! Then put it on her forehead!!! In teary eyes!!!
He looked at her in disbelief!!! In utter shock!!! What was she doing!! At one moment she was fighting with him!! In the next she was touching the dust of his feet!! Was she ultimately crazy or something!!!
"Bade Bhaiya, Mahasati Supriya ko tum samajh hi nahin paye!!! (My dear elder sibling, you don't recognize her. She was Mahasati Supriya!! Alas!! You are unaware of her!!)"
An akashbani rang in his eardrum. Of his deity. Lord Krishna's.
He looked at the direction of the sky. In bewildered fashion. What was now going on?!! He could not comprehend a bit!! In the game of love, Karna was always dumb!!!
She lifted her moister eyes to his face and claimed softly "Apko yeah sobha nahin deti!!! (This work is not in favor of yours. It dishonor you!!!)"
He looked at her. With awe!! She just now sounded like his conscience!!! Like his wife!!! Padmavati!!!
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At a Royal room of Anga:
A pretty lady was now putting simple jewels on her. Even if her health was not good but she did not care!! She was preparing herself. To welcome her baby sister. Her Supriya!!!!
All of a sudden she stopped dead on her track. She sensed He called for her in mind. She smiled brightly. He had to call her thousand times in a day!!!
She softly whispered "Arya, mere Su ka anadar mat karna. Woh toh apki Dhyan hain. Apki samast Jivan bhar ki tapasya!!! Main bhi usse mil ne ke liye atur hoon. (My dearest husband, don't you dare to insult my Su. She was your lifelong devotion. She was the fruit of your good deeds. I want to meet her. Eagerly!!)" Then she ran to the balcony and started to wait for her baby sister's arrival. To her!!!
Devi Padmavati (1st Karna Wife)
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At roads to Anga:
"Mujhe bhi le chalo. Dasi banake!!! (Take me with you too. As a Maid of the Princess.)"
Supriya opened her mouth once when both the men agreed with her. She had the right to accompany her own mistress!! Alas!! They did not know that she was accompaning her master (in the sense of 'husband') too!!
She sat ideally on the seat beside Karna. As the charioteer of the lavish chariot. She did not open her mouth once after that. As if she was waiting for the fulfilment of her destiny!! As if she knew what was going on with her now onwards!!!
Karna opposed the idea. She should not join them!! But as usual he had to accept Duryodhan's proposal. He had suggested that as a best solution. The guards would try to discover both the disappeared girls in the two opposite directions. Within the time they had ample time to cross the border of Kalinga and Anga!!! And the plan had been working smoothly. The guards were searching madly for both of them. They knew that the news of the dissaperance of Supriya could cost them their heads. And Bhanumati was kidnapped too!!! The King would so surely behead them all!!! They tried to follow the chariot of Duryodhan but could not come near it. Karna was alone sufficient for them!!! Shakuni's evil plan was fullproof.
In the meantime Supriya was seen sitting too obediently. She did not even looked at him. He several times peeped at her. She became silent like an idol!! What happened to her!! He did not understand a bit!!! She looked divine but lifeless!! He felt sorry for her!!
In this way at the day of Bhanumati abduction her dear younger sister, Her Su, Her Supriya was abducted too. No in reality she surrendered herself. To him. For whole life. At last a biggest devotee of Karna had given herself to him. Forever.
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Now what will happen in the fate of Supriya and Bhanumati? Will they get their happily ever after or not? Stay tuned for more updates in coming chapters.
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