Gurukul life
Rajguru Agastya is typical guru, he make his study work like servants, make them train like enemies, treat like waste, punishes like pigs. In short he is dangerous guru. He will always make sure each study of his hate him with guts but trained best.
He bought all Rajkumars back to Gurukul after marriage, he made them walk for day and night with just ten minutes break twice and reached Gurukul which in the middle of forest near river bank. His wives cooked food, he ordered all his students to take bath first then pray and then sit for food he gave just twenty minutes to complete their works, all of them ran took bath and came back sat before food, they all ate whatever is served as they are hungry, when they about to rest he gave them to each two pots and ordered them to fill big mud vessel before sleep. They did, and slept like log as they are exhausted.
Early morning at 4 am he woke them up, made them run for two hours, then asked them to do their personal duties and come back taking bath, he made them do suryanamskaras for one hour, then made them play for two hours and game is to climb trees and pick some ripen fruits. Who brings more can eat more was the task every boy felt it's easy but no, each tree had honey comb, they all bitten by the bees as No one observed it, Manik too got bitten.
Whole day boys suffered from pain even after removing the bee nails from body, they took medicine, guru didn't give them any rest, he made them starve for their foolishness so they didn't get food for half day and he asked them to catch chickens which ran away back, rajkumars ran and ran back of them finally got them back as result they had dinner at night, same way again they have to fill pots and sleep.
Next day morning they all given same task to pluck ripen fruits, all are scared but scared of guru more as today he made bed of thorns as punishment. All starting climbing carefully, Manik slipped twice but Girdhar climbed fast. But in hurry he again hit bees and got injured.
Manik looked at tree and remembers his mothers word, think before you do anything, he looked at tree it's very vast tree and bees or on three sides so he turned to fourth side where bees are not near and it is very high, so he first wore a shirt so that his skin can be protected then he rubbed his hands with mud, then he remembered wet mud can protect him from bee bite so he rubbed wet mud on his body and face started to climb slowly without disturbing any bee, when he reached up there were some bees roaming but they didn't come near him, he with great difficulty pluck five mangoes and came down gave them to guru. Where as Giridhar bought two and other Raj Kumar's bought just one. Guru gave Manik all five to eat. Manik felt proud and happy.
"This what you should learn first protect ourself and then go for target just jumping on target will always fail you, your protection is your first priority." Guru explained.
Next day guru asked all of them to find some herbs, he gave each one a stem "get same plant with roots if you loose roots you will be punished for two days without food and if you bring lunch time you will get reward of delicious lunch, if you come late you will be given daily food, one more thing you can never come back if you don't get the herb now go"
All started searching, Manik too started, he lost interest soon and sat down under tree he found some fruits ate them soon he got energy and felt bore so again started to search while singing her mother song which stated to do all the work without fail and make her proud, he then started searching with focus, he walked for miles and finally he found the herb, he started digging it, somany ants came out started bitting him, he cried with pain, then he got idea he started digging with a hard branch of tree and stood little distant, slowly roots started to come in sight, he digs more and make the herb come out, he slowly get rid of mud and started to walk he got confused with route, after taking many turns and turns he finally found river bank, he walked along with it and came to ashram finally he gave guru the herb, he checked and said it is the herb but it's almost evening so Manik got normal food, still he is happy that he did it.
As days passed guru made things much more difficult. Every time task is given Manik always struggled but this time things changed Giridhar started things different, he started snatching his things from him at last moment and got points for him this made Manik angry and started to fight with him, that led to punishment for Manik, and Giridhar got sympathy.
Today task is to swim and get lotus for puja and pond is so dirty and deep, Manik jumped without thinking and started plucking the lotus, he is pro in swimming he loves it, so without difficulty he plucked and almost at bank he is been pulled into water and snatched flowers Manik this time didn't leave the person he damaged flowers and swam back bought more and came under water to bank then ran to guru gave his flowers Giridhar came but with damaged flowers this made Giridhar angry so he took a tree branch and smashed on Manik head, he got injured, guru is very angry and panicked, Vaidya came and checked found it really big scar on head, he applied some medicines "only god can save him, it's not in my hands Guruji"
Guru came to Giridhar "why did you do that?"
"No one win me I am Yuvaraj and I can punish anyone" he said in attitude tone
"So you are Yuvaraj ok then do one thing go to near by village and bring me ten people who says you are Yuvaraj and bend infront of you" Giridhar said ok and left.
Manik struggled for two days in pain and finally he woke up, he is in pain constantly. Meanwhile Giridhar came and replied "no one believed me"
"Why?"
"They said Yuvaraj won't be like me"
"Now tell me are you Yuvaraj?"
"But my mathasri said I am Yuvaraj"
"She means you should learn how to be Yuvaraj and I am training you, instead of learning how to be Yuvaraj you failed and committed sin by injuring your own brother with jealous, your punishment is to stand in that dirty water after till your shoulders for two days"
Giridhar almost fainted till second day, and Manik got better but not cured totally. King came to know this but didn't inform anyone not even queen he don't want their mothers to be worried, he send Raj Vaidya to treat Manik and he send a warning letter to Giridhar and to Rajguru he sent a requesting letter to be strict with Giridhar. If possible give Manik holidays for little while but guru didn't agree.
After one month Manik became normal and he started reading about shastras now, whole day guru teaches some chapters and make them recite for hundreds of time while writing. In this whole month Manik learned about cultural values along with weapon knowledge introduction.
Guru now took great care about safety of Rajkumars more and started training them with bow and arrow. Day and night training sessions are going on, study get to sleep only for three hours, Giridhar is very good with bow and arrow.
Rudra and Harsha are doing better where as Manik is struggling a lot with it, he is unable to focus, guru got angry and made him stand on one leg for 6hours, Manik first couldn't stand still guru gave a sharp beating with stick everytime his other leg touches ground, finally he stood still, after six hours he understood how to focus, "now whole night you will practice and morning when I come you will aim it good" he ordered and left, all his brothers smirked with happiness and left him alone to eat and sleep.
Manik struggled with bow and arrows whole night but finally he hit the target, that gave boast to him, he started concentrating more and started shooting arrows, by early morning guru when came out he started shooting perfectly, to test him guru asked him to shoot and flying bird, Manik didn't hesitated he aimed keenly focusing and shots bird fell down,
Guru is proud of Manik, he gave him rest for half day.
Soon King announced his other daughter marriage this time all boys came home with somany buries, queen came running to her son and hugged him "Manik" she hugged him happily with tears. King to came running seeing Manik healthy made him feel relaxed.
"Pranam mathasri Pranam pithasri" he greeted
"Shatayushmann bhawa" both said wiping tears. "Rajkumars how is your training going on? And how is your Guruji?" King asked
"Guruji is healthy and fit by god grace king, our training is going well"
"Go in and have good food and rest I will talk to your mothers and send them to you go all" king said with smile, they said bye and left.
"Mandakini hat did you tell our son?"
"About what Maharaj?"
"About he being Yuvaraj?"
Mandakini shivered "I didn't say anything Maharaj"
"Then why did he beat Manik? Said that he can kill anyone as he is Yuvaraj now"
"What did you say? Manik is injured? Why didn't you inform me Ranasa?" Sowdamini is panicked
"Queen calm down he is ok now, let me complete this, please" king said with pain he knows what is coming next.
"King I don't know he is kid May be he imagined" Mandakini said in hurry
"Really? Look Ranisa don't make me take harsh decisions, if again I listen or if anyone spell such words again I will stop their education and make them soldiers beware son or not I don't care. I will declare my Yuvaraj tomorrow" king said in angry,
All gasped in shock, they tried to reason with him but he stopped them except queen everyone go away do marriage works" all left.
"You didn't inform me why? You have other sons but I have only one, how dare you to keep me in dark?"Sugandhi gritted her teeth in anger
"He is fine now don't worry, I don't want you to get panicked that's all"
"Wow really? What if something happened to him then you would have informed or why to inform now happened so what to do? Is this your other wise answer then, right? Why Ranasa? Why? You always break my heart successfully? I am trying to cope up with you and you do such things? Why?this time you crossed your limits Ranasa, a wife can bare anything but a mother can never forgive you, I know how to keep my son safe dare you come near him, you will see a mother alone" she turned away and ran to her son. King is speechless, he know she will be gussa but he didn't expect her to ban near his son he didn't expect.
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