Vrishketu:How did Karna's son become Arjun's ally??(Part 4:page 11)

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It was the day in which his life filled with darkness.Till the day before he slept with head on his mother's lap ,hearing the stories of his brave father ,whom he believed the unconquerable warrior of Aryavartha.
On that cursed day everything went upside down.He lost his father in the war. His elder brothers were also killed brutally by the enemies.His mother who was his last resort did sati in his father 's funeral pyre.If it was not for his granda ma,he would have also jumped into the fire along with his mother.
All of a sudden Vrishketu felt the painfull loneliness.He consoled his grandma ,and tried his best not to cry in her presence.It was too much pressure to handle for a twelve year old..He wanted to face the person who had killed his father so badly ,revenge was burning like poison in his mind..He heard from his grandpa that the war has ended and the opposition of his father won the war.
Vrishaketu went to the riverside where his father used to spend hours praying to Surya Narayan .He took a handfull of water ,keeping the most admirable figure of his father in mind he did tharpan.Opening eyelids he stared at the round figure of God Sun.There were a lot of questions reflecting in his eyes.Unable to face his innocent gaze ,Sun went to hide under the water.
Vrishketu saw one figure approaching the riverside..It must be another person who lost everything in the war he thought.The person came near him..Vrishaketu had never seen the person before ..He couldnt understand why the face seemed familiar to him.The stranger smiled at him.

The smile...He had rarely seen his father smiling.He used to be a loving father ,but strict at the same time.He recollected the moment once he saw his father at the riverside with a gloomy face,father was literally crying back then . Vrishketu told his father that he would kill all his father's enemies and will make him smile.Father gave him a wet smile then..He felt that very strange,how this unknown person's smile did remind him of his father's!!
Looking deeply into his eyes the person spoke to him.." Son ,I came here searching for you.."he paused there as if struggling to get proper words to continue.."Do I know you?Your face seems very familiar to me.I thoght you also came here to do tharpan for your lost relatives ... Oh ,Iam Sorry...why do I think that everyone are like me!!" Vrishketu looked at him eager to hear why did the person came looking for him..
" Son ,I am also like you..I lost my relatives in the war.Including My Jyeshth Bhrata...But the only difference between us is that I had to kill him with these cursed hands and now Iam doing tharpan with the same hands..It is absolutely meaningless.." The person broke down into tears..Vrishketu felt the situation very similar to that when he met his crying father at the riverside..Why this person is reminding of his father again and again.The thought was really disturbing..
"Why did you have to kill your brother ,If you were in such a situation you could have sacrificed your life for him!!I would have done that if I were there in your place.."Vrishketu felt confused..
"I would have happily sacrificed my life for him ,but I didnt knew that my son..I didnt knew that he was my brother.I am not defending myself..I have always seen him with my enemies from my childhood.. I counted him as the most dangerous enemy and spent a hell lot of time thinking only about his death.."The person fell down on his knees,tears falling down from his eyes..
Vrishketu saw the repentence in his eyes..He felt extremely sorry for the person.He put one palm on his shoulder.
"Dont worry ,I dont know you or your brother..But iam pretty sure about one thing that he would forgive you..You didnt do it on purpose."Saying that he turned away from the person and about to walk in the direction of his house..Suddenly the thought occured to him.He felt an urge to know the identity of the person..
"May I know your name?"The person stood up and placed one hand gently on Vrishketu and hugged him closely.."Forgive me my son, Your father Maharathi Karn is my Jyeshth Bhrata."
Vrishketu was shocked.His whole body was shaking.The person whom he wanted to kill ,is standing there asking for his forgiveness..He seperated himself from Arjun's hug in a haste..He couldnt utter a single word..Giving a dark look to Arjun the child ran back to his house..

To be continued...

Thank you, this is beautiful.

Also, Vrishketu died during Ashwamedha Yajna in war?😕

thnx yar Ritu..i thought of finishing it in one part..

But when started ,I felt Arjun and Vrishketu had a very long story than i thought..will try to complete the story in next update..

if you hav any source to read about him,please share with me too