Part 6
Usually he would have gone straight to his friend Madhav for advice but Madhav had left for Dwarka a few days ago on urgent business. Parth hoped that Madhav would be back soon. He would surely write to his friend about his dilemma but he needed to consult to someone urgently. Panchali was the Queen of Hastinapur, highly learned and extremely efficient. Yudhistira was in the habit of consulting with her all the problems of the State, whether big or small and in turn received very good advice. Panchali had been a mother to five sons, all of whom died in the war. Who would understand Vrishaketu better?
The night was pleasant. A cool breeze blew. The leaves on the trees were dancing to the tune of the water flowing in the river Ganga. Arjuna knew that Panchali would be alone here, sitting on the swing in the garden, various thoughts crossing her head each moment. It was a part of her daily routine, al least that was what Subhadra had told him. The two Queens had grown closer over the years, releasing all their pent up emotions in each other's company. Draupadi was not happy when Subhadra was first brought to Indraprastha but her heart had soon melted towards Krishna's sister of very humble nature and had welcomed her with open arms.
Yes, Panchali was indeed there. Even as she relaxed, one could see her proud posture. The moon highlighted a part of her beautiful face. As Arjuna approached he caught the fragrance of Lotus emanating from her body. She was beautiful in every sense.
Panchali felt a presence behind her. She stood up to look back. She caught the silhouette of a man. If one looked carefully in the partly moonlit night, one could see the face of a man with curly hair bound behind his head in a pony. The man was tall in stature, dark and extremely handsome. Yet his face was extremely contorted by pain, something he bore with extreme forbearance.
"Aryaputra Arjuna?" Draupadi said in a surprised tone. She did not expect any of her husbands to join in her solitary moments, least of all Krishna (Arjuna). "Panchali", he whispered her name softly. The two Krishnas sat down on the swing side by side.
"Is there something you want?" asked Panchali.
"I need to discuss something." Thus Arjuna related all the facts to her.
"Of course he has every reason to hate us. We killed his father and all his brothers. Vrishaketu's tender heart has felt extreme agony. Only time can heal his wounds. Be gentle with the child. We must wait for the right time to tell him the truth. Jyesht Bhrata used to respect Govind so much, maybe Govind would be able to make him forgive us and accept us as his family. Arya, he is after all our future. I am so happy that we have a nephew. Arya I will be so much happier if he accepts me as his mata." Panchali had tears in her eyes.
"Yes, he will. He surely will."Silence fell between them.
Sorry, no proofreading. I always wanted to have a ArDi conversation in the FF.I know its a bit short but hope you like it.
Edited by Yajnaseni - 10 years ago
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