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Here is the fifty- third chapter.

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Third POV

"Wah!" (Wow!) Pitamah comments.

"Yeh niyam kahan se aatein the?" (Where do these rules come from?) Yudhishthira asks.

"Main jis varsh se aayi thi, uske 67 saal pehle ek dal bana tha bahut hi chatur aur samajhdar logon ka. Un logon ne baith kar ek sanvidhna banaya tha. Us pustak mein saare niyam, kanoon likhein hai. Evam sahi nyay karne ke tarike likhein hai." (67 years before, the year I came from, a group of people were assembled who were smart and intelligent. Those guys sat together and made a constitution. This book had all the rules and regulations written in it. And along with it the ways of justice are also mentioned.) Ananya answers.

The boys nod all- along. While Ananya hears Dushala whisper something to Subhadra, "Di jab bhi inke saath beththi hai, ye yahi sab chijon ki baat karne lagtein hai, Mujhe toh kuch pale nahi padta." (Whenever Di, is around them they talk about things that make no sense to me.)

"Main tere saath hun." (I am with you.) Subhadra whispers back and she wasn't able to help herself from chuckling. Krishna shared a look with her and smiled.

"Kya hua, Putri?" (What happened, daughter?) Pitamah asks.

"Main aaj aur in sab ki batein nahi kar sakti. Meri pyaari behena hai do, jo pak jayenge." (I won't talk anymore about these things. My darling sisters are here, who are getting bored.) Ananya says and everybody smiles.
"Toh behena bolo Kya karien?" (Say, sisters, what should we do?) she asks.

"Aap kuch gaate kyun nahi." (Why don't you sing something?) Dushala asks.

"Gaate- Gaate di ka gala baith jayega." (Elder sisters' throat will get sore from singing.) Subhadra says dryly.

"aaj kahan Gaya?" (I didn't sing today.) Ananya asks.

"Jalebi baby?" Subhadra raises an eyebrow.

"Woh gaana jaan hai meri." (That song is my life.) Ananya says.

"Main aapke saath Hun, di." (I am with you, elder sister.) Dushala joins hands with her.

"Haan Haan tum unke saath hai, aadhe samey toh gaane Mein woh Khanne ki baat kar rahein hai." (Yes, yes you are with her, half the song is filled with talks about food.) Subhadra shakes her head.

"Aur tu Kyun gaate rehti hai, akh lad jave?" (And why do you sing, akh lad jave?) Dushala cocks her head at her.

"Oh!!, kis se akh lad rahi hai tere?" (Oh!! From whom are your eyes crashing?) Ananya asks with a teasing smirk

"Kya keh Rahe Ho, di. Yeh ladki pagal hai, iski baat mat suno." (What are you saying, elder sister. This girl is mad, don't listen to her talks.)
Subhadra says and moves ahead to playfully hit Dushala. Who moves out of the way, Subhadra tries again and this time Dushala gets up and runs around. Subhadra follows her.

After running for a while Dushala hides behind Ananya, "Bachao Mujhe, di." (Save me, elder sister.)

Ananya gets on one of her knee and catches Subhadra's palm in hers effectively stopping her, Subhadra looks down at her confused.

https://youtu.be/MkABeVCv4lw

Ananya gives a her a smile and starts to sing,

"Badan pe sitare lapete hue 
O jaan-e-tamanna kidhar ja rahi ho 
Zara paas aao to chain aa jaaye 
Zara paas aao to chain aa jaaye 

Hamin jab na honge, to aye dilruba 
Kise dekh kar, haaye sharamaaogi 
Na dekhogi phir tum kabhi aaina 
Hamare bina roz ghabaraaogi 

Badan pe sitare lapete hue  
O jaan-e-tamanna kidhar ja rahi ho  
Zara paas aao to chain aa jaaye 
Zara paas aao to chain aa jaaye" 

As always, the others were in trance from hearing her voice. They were all feeling a deep sense of calmness.

Karn was wondering where she found these songs. Yesterday, also her song was different than normal, maybe they were sung in her Kaliyuga. He was also wondering how she remembered them all.

Ending the song, Ananya tenderly kisses her sisters' knuckles. Smiling at her.

"Di bahut achcha tha, itna sa hi hai?" (Elder sister, it was beautiful. It only has this much?) Subhadra asks.

"Nahi aage bhi hai, par Mujhe achche se yaad nahi." (No, it is continued further but I don't remember completely.) Ananya answers.

"Hmm, pyara tha." (Hmm, it was lovely.) Subhadra sniffs.

"Par aap aise baithe kar Kyun ga rahin thi?" (Why were you sitting like this and singing.) Dushala asks.

"Yeh gaana ek ladke ke awaj Mein, asliyat Mein. Kaliyuga Mein, agar koi ladka kisi ladki se pyaar karta hai, toh aise hi pyaar jatata hai." (This song is in a boy's voice, in reality. In Kaliyuga, if a boy admires a girl, this is the way he shows it.) Ananya explains.

Karn could swear that her eyes flickered to him for few seconds.
Ananya sits back and the girls join them, back in the circle.

"Kitni pyaari awaj hai tumhari, putri." (You have such a lovely voice, daughter.) Pitamah exclaims.

"Dhanyavad, Pitamah." (Thanks, grandfather.) Ananya bows her head in respect.

"Aaj tak iske jaisi awaj nahi suni, Tata shree." (I have never heard such a voice, uncle) Maharani Gandhari agrees.

"Aww! Bua, Shukriya. Chaliye aap bataiye kaisa gaana gaon? Kis par gaon?" (Aww! Aunt, thanks. Come on you tell me, what type of song should I sing? On whom should I sing?) Ananya looks at Maharani expectantly.

"Main?" (Me?) Maharani asks.

"Haan Bua, batao na." (Yes aunt, say na.) Ananya pleads.

"Main toh Shiv bhakt Hun, unhi ka koi gaana sunao." (I am a shiv devotee; you can sing a song about him.) Maharani suggests.

Karn freezes, he looks at Ananya closely, she seemed tensed even if it was the slightest. When he averted his gaze from her, his eyes landed on Vasudev who gave him a knowing smirk, that also seemed teasing at the same time. Karn gave a small smile in return before looking away, blushing ever so slightly.

Ananya has a thoughtful expression on her face, struck by an idea she gets up and walks to Krishna, whispering something in his ear. He nods smiling. And takes a deep breath

"Ishwar Satya hai 
Satya hi Shiv hai 
Shiv hi Sundar hai

Jaago Utah kar Dekho 
Jeet jyot ujaagar hai"

https://youtu.be/yJjgpqzBXKQ

She sang, her voice clear and sharp as diamond. But after it she succumbs to silence. And Krishna starts to play his flute.
Mesmerizing all of the people around him.

After few minutes, Ananya starts again.

"Satyam Shivam Sundaram,
Satyam Shivam Sundaram
Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Sundaram
Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Satyam Shivam
Sundaram, Sundaram, Sundaram

Satyam Shivam Sundaram, 
Satyam Shivam Sundaram 
Satyam Shivam Sundaram

Ram Awadh Mein, 
Kashi Mein Shiv,
Kanha Vrindavan Mein 

Daya karo Prabhu, Dekho inko 
Daya karo Prabhu, Dekho inko 
Har ghar ke aangan Mein

Radha Mohan Sharanam
Satyam Shivam Sundaram
Satyam Shivam Sundaram

Ek Surya hai, ek Gagan hai, Ek hi dharti Mata  
Daya karo Prabhu, ek bane sab
Daya karo Prabhu, ek bane sab 
Sab ka ek se Nata

Radha Mohan Sharanam
Satyam Shivam Sundaram,
Satyam Shivam Sundaram

Ishwar Satya hai
Satya hi Shiv hai
Shiv hi Sundar hai

Satyam Shivam Sundaram,
Satyam Shivam Sundaram
Satyam Shivam Sundaram,
Satyam Shivam Sundaram"

She sings. And everybody develops an inner peace. Krishna had been playing his flute and the listeners were swaying to the sound. They were spell bound by the display of skills. It was beautiful.

"Kya baat hai" (That was so wonderful.) Pitamah applauds them and the rest follow. While Krishna and Ananya smile in reply.

Karn and Ananya's eyes lock, they look after few seconds, trying to ignore the thing, only two people noticed. And they smile, looking at how flustered the two culprits looked. 

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Karn's POV. I think after a long time.

(1370 words.)

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