So, we are at the end of the first book of Maharani Devika Trilogy. But as I told you, the journey does not end here. Sequel is coming soon.

Announcement:

DharmaPriyaa will be a trilogy. It will be known as Maharani Devika Trilogy.

Book 1: Shaivyaa: Sword of Justice (till marriage)

Book 2: DharmaPriyaa: Heart of Truth (till exile beginning)

Book 3: Sahadharmini: Strength of Spear (till Devika's death post Mahaprasthana)

Acknowledgement, References and Inspirations:

Writing on an unsung epic heroine is never possible without lots of research. These are few sources I have drawn my information and inspiration from.

1. Mahabharata, critical edition, translated by Bibek Debroy
2. Mahabharata, translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguly
3. Mahabharata, Kumbhakonam edition
4. Harivansha, translated by Bibek Debroy
4. Vishnu Purana, sacred texts
5. Garuda Purana (thanks to VasudattaKamakshi and KrishnaPriyaa29)
6. Markandeya Purana, translated by Bibek Debroy
7. Skanda Purana
8. Brahmanda Purana
9. Krishnavatara, K. M. Munshi
10. Ancientvoice.com
11. Krishna, Kunti ebong Kounteya, Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri
12. The difficulty of being good, Gurucharan Das
13. Benisamharam, Bhattanarayana

And last but not the least, you! Yes, you, my dear readers!

Before closing this book, I'm here to bow down to all of you and thank you for loving my YuVika.

Years ago, on a valentine's day, when I first posted this book, I never knew that it will reach this point one day and even will have sequels. My idea of writing on Devika sprung only from a deep love for her Lord, Yudhishthira. This book was my gift to him on the day of love.

Thus, it began. Writing a whole book on a character having a single verse in whole Mahabharata was never easy. But I decided not to give up and did my research from every possible source. This was something I could never do alone. A writer needs a strong support to continue and you all gave me that. Thank you everyone who supported me so far in this journey.

From the beginning, I had a strict rule for myself that I would never ever deviate from Vyasa's Mahabharata in main plot and characterization. No good person will be shown as bad and no bad person will be shown as good. And I tried to follow it. I know I could have received more reads and votes if I could show Draupadi vs Devika or Yudhishthira not loving Draupadi. But I chose not to do that. I believed that disrespecting Draupadi cannot be a correct way to glorify Devika. It was never easy to carry on with a different characterization for Draupadi unlike the serials. Thank you all for loving her portrayal and supporting my principles! I promise to stick to the same ideals in the next two books too. Hope I will get your support there too!

Thank you all my silent readers! Some of you may not have liked my story enough to vote or comment. I apologise to you for that. Hope I will get your support in the second book.

Thank you all who have been my initial supporters but left at the midway. I still wait for you to come back and give your feedback. Hope I will get back your support someday in the next two books.

Thank you VasudattaKamakshi and sparkle012m for returning to this story. Hope you will be there in the sequels too.

Thank you all who plagiarized my ideas and scenes without credit. Because you all have made Devika popular in Wattpad. Many YuVika books are out there and I feel proud to inspire them to write on her. I feel proud that I could give her a recognizion here. From "who is Devika?" to "hail Maharani Devika!" In my book's comment section shows that.

Thank you, my non-Indian readers! I feel blessed that you all, despite of coming from different cultures, liked my rendition of Mahabharata and more importantly, this story of an unsung Indian Queen. Thanks to them who are readers of different fandoms yet read my book and added to their reading lists.

A huge thank you to all those friends and regular readers who eagerly waited for every update. The spammers whose comments made my book even more beautiful.

Thank you _justloveharry_33 for many reasons. You really are to me what Devi Karenumati was to Devi Devika. Love you loads!

Thank you Bhagini DrauniPriya for your constant support and beautiful wise comments. Enjoyed discussing with you in comments.

Thank you AjatshatruPriyaa JishnuPranaa  TravellerXMysterious  -siriuslydirectioner MadreyaPranayani KrishnaManoharaa Arjunsangini ruhaani_writes my dear spammers. You gave my book a life. Hugs!

Thank you agirlwithblackshoes -siriuslydirectioner    Krishna_premika KrishnaManoharaa Love_Aeipathy ruhaani_writes Arjunsangini AaryaMaurya394 MadreyaPranayani yadavisubhadra JishnuPranaa Vadehi9 for being there in tough times. Without your support and encouragement, I might have left writing long ago. Thanks to all of you!

Thank you Putra --scintilla-- for your lovely presence in every chapter. Thank you kid Unique_as_Myself Kishori_Writes -HoneySplxsh for your love and support. Thank you Putra Krishneya_Bhanu for reading regularly!

Thank you RehanaR4 for your votes. Thank you  Bts26032004 for being there regularly.

I'm grateful to _justloveharry_33 JishnuPranaa KrishnaManoharaa  Love_Aeipathy Sanhita_Oin who made beautiful graphics for this trilogy. Thanks to them, I never ever had to go to any graphic shop. All my covers and aesthetics came from my readers, those who love YuVika. I'm blessed to have you, dears! Hope you will be there in the sequels too!

Thank you me_idnsd for making beutiful banners for the trilogy. I'll use them once I rename this book and publish the next two.

Thanks to all of them who have added my book in their library or reading lists. Waiting for you all to read and give a feedback.

Once again, thank you all!

Let's finish with a prayer to YuVika :

Indraprastha naresham Dharmamaya  vishesham
Gauvasani pranesham namami namami
Shivirajakula nandinim Shaivyaa vara varninim
Dharmaraja sanginim namami namami

[I bow to the King of Indraprastha, the foremost of them who follow Dharma, the beloved of Gauvasani.
I bow to the daughter of Shivi royal clan, the beautiful Shaivyaa, the consort of Dharmaraj.]

Devika-Ajatashatrubhyam namah!