"It was sunset.  I was sitting in the garden in my usual spot. I'm going to miss this spot for the next 13 years. Travelling back to the past has made me learn a lot of things. I thought I had the privilege of knowing about future events. But it seems, it's not quite true."

"I'm sorry, my dear Dhaksha. For letting you suffer in the courtroom. I felt every pain you felt, my body ached every single time. But, it was all fate. Me being the incarnation of Lord Vishnu, even I couldn't do anything." he sat down beside me.

"I brought you here and made you suffer more." he sobbed.
"Vasudeva Krishna, my Kanha. Do you remember your quote?"
"What is it?" he widened his eyebrows.
"I have a purpose for your struggle and a reason for your pain." I smiled at him. " I have belief in you, my god. I know that there is more to go in this Mahabhratham for me. I have more to learn too."
"You believe me that much?" he asked me.

" I have belief in not only you but also my fate, Govindha. I believe in my destiny, brother. I know that getting abused by the Kauravas is my fate, but my destiny awaits ahead. I wanna know that by myself, Kanha na." I replied.
"You are growing up a lot." he gave me a pat on my head.
"Is there anything that bothers you, Dhaksha?" he asked me.
"I'm thinking about the future, Madhava. Kurushekshetra took place in Dvapara Yuga. A new yuga was formed after that. In Kali-yuga, there is no such thing as Kurukshetra to demolish the adharma from this world, Kanha."

"Back at the courtroom, Duruyodhana wanted my Sakhi to sit on his lap. Later on, Bheem tore Duruyodhana's thighs off and killed him brutally. But, Kali Yuga, who do we have? Who's going to tear all the monster's thighs off?"

"My Mamashree, Kamsa. He brutally killed all my brothers. He was ruling the kingdom towards the adharma. Eventually, he got killed by me. He was demolished. I'm going to tell you something. Someone's going to come and tear the thighs off all the monsters at Kali Yuga. Everything has to end sometime, my sister. Don't you worry?"

"Take rest, Dhaksha. Everything's going to change tomorrow." he pinched my nose.
"I'm not a small girl. Stop teasing me, Krishna."
"You are always a small girl to me. Both heart and height wise." he chuckled.
"Why would I get my mom's genes? I should have got my dad's gene and should've been born taller."
"I'm 170cm," I shouted.
"You are 51kgs and 160cm. You are not just short, you are considered to be a dwarf in this yuga." he laughed.
"Are you a P.E. trainer? How did you know it?"
"Excuse me? I'm Vasudeva Krishna AKA The god," he replied.
"He got the riz."
"Alright. I'm a small girl. Happy?" I faked to smile.
"Happy." He pinched my nose again
"Aish!"

(Next day)

They took away all my sparkly jewels and colorful dresses and gave me a vanavas dress instead. To my surprise, it looked nice and felt so light! I usually wear heavy jewels that weigh about 1-3kg, so this was such a refreshing change. The dress was super light, and I loved the sandals and the lovely orange colour.

"One might think I'm a fool for loving this saree but trust you live in this era. You'll know it."

"This vanavas should be your training period for the upcoming war. Everybody should be prepared," Kanha said.

"Arjuna, Lord Brahma's weapon, Brahmastra is the world's most divine weapon. But there is something equal to that. It's Lord Shiva's Pashupatastra. In the state when your enemy is more powerful than you. You can use that. Pray to Mahadeva and get the Pashupatastra" Kanha na held Arjuna's shoulder.
"As you wish, Madhava," Aarya replied.

"Nakul and Sahadeva, you both get Ashwini Kumara's power. It will be very useful to heal many in the war."
"Yes, Vasudeva," they both greeted.

"Darmaseelarae, there is nothing you don't know. A Punya is derived from helping others and helping others is always dharma. You and Draupadi serve for the tapasvis (ascetic) there,"
"As you wish, Govindha," he replied.

"What about me?"

"Dhaksha, I would like you to offer yourself and pray to Surya Bhagavan, the lord of the Sun. Seek his blessings," he said.
"And I want you to go to Mount Kailaya and Seek blessings from the Lord Shiva," he added
"Why should I do? "
"But,  Madhav. Why would she seek the blessings of Mahadeva?"
"I'm sure he has his reasons, Aiyanae," I replied.
"Stay with Darmaraj and Draupadi until you finish seeking blessings from Lord Surya. After that, would you both please accompany my sister to Mount Kailaya, Darmaseelare?" Kanha na asked.
"It's our duty to take care of our Dhaksha," Draupadi replied.

"Lastly, Bheem, the world's strongest man is Sri Hanuman. There is no one stronger being than him. You must stay in Hanuman cave and get his blessing," he said.

Soon he blessed all of us.
"Be careful, sister." Subhu cried and hugged me.

"Tell Abhimanyu that this Dhaksha loves him a lot. Tell him that, His foster mothers will return soon with all love and care. Take care of him, Subhu." I said.
"Take care, my dear, Abimanyu. I shall miss you." I bent down to her stomach.

We saw Duruyodhana and Shakuni approaching here with the Hastinapur flag. I'm pretty sure they came to fix their flag instead of ours. Until we return from exile, their flag will be flying high in our palace.

Shakuni approached near me.

"Don't you dare to think that Indraprastha's flag will fly right there after 13 years. I won't let that happen." he smirked.
"My dear, Gandharaj, please careful with the flags. Make sure that you don't fly with your flag."
"Don't worry, my sister. To hold Gandharaj, dear Duruyodhana is there," he laughed.

"Have a safe journey, Dhaksha." Shakuni waved at me.

To be continued...

What will happen during journey?

What obstacles will they all face during the journey?

Why is Dhaksha asked to seek for both Lord Shiva and Lord Surya?

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