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-"If True beauty prevails in you, you find beauty even in Chaos"-

-SANVL

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Dwapara yug
Kingdom Tritheya

Surrounded by nature's blessing the Kingdom of Krivya's had a well secured border and abundance in resources. Tritheya , the kingdom ruled by Krivya Dynasty with its capital at Ashtashikha , had its north-east border aligned with Himalayan ranges , Indus river flowing through the kingdom's centre served as one of the main source of irrigation. Ganges cascaded down through the mountain ranges as well , to bless the land with her purity and divinity. The Ganges was mostly in the mountain regions and was like a huge water fall that looked heavenly, while it guarded the south-east borders of the Tritheya. South West was covered by thick rain forest with several predators as well as skilled Tribes inhabited in them. North-west region had extensions of the Himalayas as a huge wall to even look at.  Thus the kingdom was secure from all sides sharing borders with Sapthaka in northwest,  Keykeya in northeast and Hastinapura, like a vast expanse to the south of Tritheya.

(Palace and settlements in the capital of Tritheya - Ashtashikha)

Kingdom Tritheya under the Krivya Dynasty was towards ruins by the end of Tretha yuga. Last king of Tritheya fell ill due to his old age without any heir to the throne. First two wives of King Shathasravaha , passed away a few years back , now leaving only his 3rd and last wife to mourn over his pitiful state.

Rishi Paraha, the Kulguru of Tritheya and Krivya Dynasty was equally dejected by the state of the kind King.
Tritheya was known for its prosperity and richness in spiritual knowledge.
It was for now. Before the king Shathasravaha took a spiritual turn in his life , the king went on for several conquests and won several regions in the north and west of Aryavarta , in those times he has been a brutal conquerer and nothing else , Paraha thought ; those deeds are hissing back at the King now .
After several victories along with a lot of victims of war left behind , Shathasravaha understood the dept of his deeds and repented over his actions and decided to devote himself to aesthetic life without violence and took the path of humility and kindness. Providing as much as rehabilitation for the war victims as possible.

Rishi Paraha was elated about the King's dicision . Their Kuldevata was Lord Vaikarthana; the God of Balance and righteous wars. He was sure their dear lord would be pleased by the king's current change of mind. It was  10 years ago. Shortly after a good 10 years of the king's change of heart , when the King became sick and was in his sick bed without a crown prince to ascend on the throne,
Rishi Paraha decided to seek answers to his queries.

Several kingdoms were ready to launch an attack on Tritheya , they were waiting for a chance . But Rishi Paraha wouldn't allow that at any cost. It was his duty to protect his mother land at the time of need.
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Dwapara Yug
Tritheya,
Dharmasthali.

Tritheya was a pilgrims paradise as well. Tritheya was very well known for the huge temple of Harihareshwara in the centre of the Kingdom.

(Harihareshwara temple complex in Dharmasthali)

The magestic temple was the worship centre of both Hari and Har in their Narasimha Swami and Sharabheshwar avatars respectively.

It was believed that, if one wanted their fears to be annihilated, Temple in 'Dharmasthali' ,of Tritheya was their destination. Thus a flood of pilgrims came to Tritheya during the 3 months of the temple worshipping period, which starts from the beginning of Vishakha  to Jyeshttam extending upto the middle of Aashadam month. For rest of the 9 months, the temple would be closed . And pilgrims will have to wait until the next Vaishakham to see the Harihareshwara again. But the priests in the temple will be conducting Pooja every once in a month during 'Shankramam'.
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Dharmasthali

Rishi Paraha opened the temple door at the north and entered , so as to find the peace and solace he had yearned for months now. Every burden of duty of keeping the kingdom stable, came crashing down on him along with the courtiers and ministry, as well as on the Commander in chief (Senapati). He was the eldest and wise among all , so his decisions were almost like the last word. He had to be careful. He was a sage, not a King afterall.

He meditated on Mahadeva and found only a little hint on what to do.
'Alakananda river , it was the banks of Alakananda.'  paraha mused.

His mind was wondering off to the same place, the river bank.
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Dwapara yug
Kunti kingdom
Banks of Aswa river

Karnaaaa!!!! My child...
Kunti's cries echoed in the valley as the waves of Aswa took her son away in the basket she had set him afloat.

The Lotus flowers in the basket caressed the child's soft skin but his Kavacha appeared instantly as the basket slightly budged while passing by a rock. It stood there protecting the newborn child , not retreating back as the danger hasn't yet averted.

The waves of Aswa river eventually merged with Ganges after taking the basket with it for a whole day. And Jhanvi mata was grief stricken to know the incarnation of Vaikarthana was afloat on her waves in a basket full of Lotus flowers- Abandoned- and unsecured. The boon that came to certain princess's destiny has been abandoned like a curse.

Under the harsh climate and vigorous waves of Ganga, every now and then, water entered the basket making the clothes wet which wrapped him . The cold soaked in as the new born's health took a drastic change over night.

As soon as the Sun god blazed in the sky , his fever and the uncomfortable feeling went flying away. The gentle rays of his unknown father lulled him to a good sleep he much wanted.
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Dwapara yug
One of the villages of Hastinapur,
In the banks of Ganga

Rishi Paraha has left the Kingdom , if he was right it has been a month by now , he was travelling aimlessly to the south . Met several revered sages , his teachers; everyone gave him some sort of directions.

He got some answers of his queries at the river banks of Alakananda, from Sage Durvasa that day.
He didn't expected the fierce yet revered and wise sage to appear there . Sage Durvasa has suggested him to leave the kingdom in search of a 'Bundle of Abandoned light'; that will turn the fate of , not only Tritheya but also of the entire Aryavarta to a better direction, influencing even the future for several generations.

He had distributed the royal duties among the courtiers and trusted ministers after informing them of his departure that will last long to an undecided period of time. He told them the same, - that he was going 'In search of a bundle of abandoned light' .

Sun god was someone Rishi Paraha worshipped with immense devotion. The god was an epitome of several timeless values. Sacrifice, generosity, tolerance,  grace and valour was a few.  He had wondered if their kingdom and its people had someone like Sungod in its fate, as he was in search of a 'light'. It was just a wild assumption done over the sage's intuition.

Now he was passing through the banks of river Ganges . After his morning prayers , Paraha decided to meditate among the pure waves of Jhanvi.

ॐ तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे महादेवाय धीमहि तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात ॥

As the prayers erupted from the sage ,   the cosmic vibration coursed through the waves and the surroundings. The serenity and devotion felt in the atmosphere was mesmerizing. After half a prahar , the power of the mantra was merged with the desperate cry of a child. The sage, even in his deep meditation felt the disparity of the infant. And decided to deal with the reason by himself, that was irking an infant that was now disturbing his meditation.

When he opened his eyes , the sight that welcomed him was beyond shocking.
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After almost 5 days of floating in the waves of Bhagirathi , karna was tired , he survived on the energy he got from the sunlight and by the support of the demigod physic he has. Now he was famished and needed something to survive.

Mata Jhanvi carefully took the basket under the care of her waves and let him float more easily.  For a moment the devotion and intensity in a Mantra, chanted by some sage who was meditating amongst her waves, near the banks, about Mahadeva grabbed her attention and her waves gained it's intensity back .

The instant the goddess was distracted, the basket took a vigorous pace along with the waves and hit a rock in the river,  tossing over.
The sage who was meditating in the river opened his eyes to see the sight of a new born being tossed to the waves of Ganga.

Without further thoughts he jumped to the water and immediately secured the baby in his arms and got near a rock that stood firmly in the middle of the river. The waves raised and took the form of Goddess Ganga.

The sage bowed his head in reverence towards the goddess , with a child in his hands.

Greetings Rishi Paraha, I am extremely sorry for being careless for a minute that caused such a terrible incident.
The mother in mata Ganga felt her heart ripped apart as she saw the little one now got some blood oozing out of a fresh head injury . He had hit his head somewhere, may be on a rock that has caused a cut directly above his left ears on the skull. The sage noticed it too.

Please don't berate me by apologising Mata , who ever left a child in the vigorous waves of a river , must be the one accountable for the action they have committed. Not you Mata Jhanvi.
Paraha immediately reassured the nurturing mother of masses.

I shall take him to the banks.
Paraha continued, a bit nervous with an injured newborn in his hands. Now sound asleep or have the child lost its consciousness?!
The sage's thought took a rampage , thinking about all the worst possibilities . And those thoughts slightly resonated on his usually calm face.

Don't worry sage Paraha , I shall heal him as quick as possible.
Mata Ganga assured the nervous sage.
The cut on the boy's head healed within the matter of a second , but it left a scar.

Paraha took the boy to the banks and secured him in his dry robes , changing the wet ones. Now the child was feeling warm and shuffled a bit closer to the warmth he was receiving from the sage . Sleeping more comfortably and peacefully. The sage's heart melted at the sight. Who could abandon such a bundle of softness.

Ganga watched the scene with teary eyes.
He is named as Karna , by his Father. But was left in the waves of the river, by his mother soon after his birth. She had to go through certain circumstances that led to such a unforgivable action. And I am tied by rules to not reveal his identity to you, revered one. He have a huge purpose that awaits him ahead. And yess , he is blessed by divine Kavach and Kundal that will safe guard him from most of the physical harms.
Ganga addressed the sage , instilling  him with informations about the boy.

I will have to take my leave now Paraha , you have the freedom to make your decisions . And let me remind you ,
Certain chains of events weaves the fabric together to form the robe of destiny , and each thread and the way it weaves itself in , matters .
Saying so Goddess Ganga merged back to her waves.

'what does all this means'
Rishi Paraha was confused. He had to find a solution for the problem that is hung like a black shadow over his motherland , but now another matter was at hand. Should he acknowledge it or ignore it...

He wondered as his eyes went back to the baby sleeping peacefully in his arms , safe and secure.

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-"It all started on a second and it will all end in another second , the time in between these is neither long nor short; it's just some more seconds stitched together... Live that one and only life"-

-SANVL

This chapter has been heavily edited.

Tritheya is a fictional place , so is Dharmasthali( got the name from a Telugu movie 😁) .Rishi Paraha is a fictional character made for this story, so is the places and Dynasty mentioned in this chapter.

This chapter is dedicated for my new Sakhi ❤️ I found on Wattpad 😄 (we talk a lot in the comment sections) I really appreciate your support and love dear ishvrya_ 

and also to guruminhas she was the second one to join our family 😁💖 Thankyou so much for the support and love dear ❤️

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Total no.of words: 2092

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