"Shri Sheshnaag was raged because I entered there as an intruder. We three begged him to be calm. But before our praying could do any impact Garud Dev who used to guard the gate of inner area of temple voiced out his anger." Shakuni was standing like a statue after narrating the wrath of two closed ones of Narayan.

"Garud Dev declared that he is going by leaving the temple as the spiritual energy of Narayan had gone to a never ending hibernation due to such an interruption to his sleep, the sleep which is meant for the dedicated thoughts of welfare of whole universe. Pandu pleaded him not to do that. But in return he got a curse." Before Shakuni could say further Duryodhan asked about the curse in haste.

"He cursed that as the welfare activity of universe got interrupt on the land of Hastinapur like that no welfare will take place there from now. He cursed the land of Hastinapur to be filled with woes. After saying this he disappeared." Shakuni halted there only to notice Duryodhan's keen stares over him.

"After getting the curse Pandu pleaded some much to shri Sheshnaag about the solution. He told that if any day two dear ones of Narayan will come together through a sacred bonding to bring his spiritual energy back then everything will be settled like before. After uttering this shri Sheshnaag looked at me with anger bursting eyes. But................." Shakuni again paused, and turned his face from Duryodhan like he didn't want to say more.

"Why you stopped, Pitashri?" Duryodhan asked impatiently, and imposing his impatience on Shakuni to say further.

"Pitashri came to front, and asked forgiveness on my behalf. He promised that I will help in making together the two dear ones of Narayan, and our kingdom will give half of our national income to Hastinapur as tax till the time everything would be normal." Duryodhan was awestruck with whole narration, awestruck with the amusement of such a deep secret.

"Ohh! So it's the reason we had been giving tax to Hastinapur, and the dear ones of Narayan is Arjun and Subhadra with traits of Mahadev and mata Parvati! That's why you had helped them in being united by making Bhanu as your agent. Isn't it?" Shakuni hummed slowly.

"Why did you hide all these things from me, Pitashri?" Duryodhan asked making Shakuni roll his eyes.

"You were mad for Subhadra. I told you that she has a part of mata Aadishakti in thought that you may change your mind. But you wanted her more badly to increase your power. If I had told you that she is meant for someone else then you would have spoiled everything. You hadn't let their marriage to happen. If that had happened then we would have to face divine wrath." Shakuni cleared the fact making his son a bit enraged.

"I want revenge from the time she rejected, insulted me." Duryodhan groaned as the past incidents has freshened in his mind.

"I also want revenge." Duryodhan chuckled mockingly at this statement of Shakuni.

"You also want revenge! I thought you are happy by keeping the words given to Sheshnaag, and by paying half of national income as tax." He voiced out his mockery.

"Hastinapur had insulted me too in an unbearable way." The venomous voice came back from Shakuni's side.

"How?" Shakuni let out a short sigh before giving an explanatory answer to this question.

"Hastinapur's subjects were very much angry on me. They were demanding punishment for me. Pitashri promised them that I will accept any kind of punishment from them. They all told that as I entered into temple like an intruder, so till the time Pandu and Kunti will do penance of Mahadev to get his one part as their son I will guard their boarder as a soldier with other soldiers. I had guarded their boarder as a soldier till one year. After that Pandu and Kunti came back from penance, and I got freedom." Shakuni described the reason of  his seeking revenge from Hastinapur, to which Duryodhan gave a positive response with an anger smeared face.

At Hastinapur:

Subhadra mixed the floral essence in her hair oil, and applied on scalp for relaxation. But the opposite thing happened instead of that. Instead of relaxation she sensed restlessness. It didn't take time to her to realise that there's a kind of chemical in that floral essence which is making arise anxiety in her.

She went to Renu asked about the floral essence. Renu told that Sindh has sent many gifts to Kaling after peaceful resolution. Many perfumes were included in that gift. As subhadra has special liking for mogra she gifted that floral essence of mogra to Subhadra.

Subhadra told everything to Arjun. But he advised her not to think much as there must be something wrong in proportion of ingredients in oil, and that's why she is feeling like that. She was numb about his casual reaction, but thought to keep silence.

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