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Draupadi's POV

I was currently in the palanquin , not gonna lie it feels so suffocating sitting in a palanquin it feels like your sitting in a really small room

Sakha said to go to the shiva temple for worship , but I wonder why he said so but I don't know why I feel that something good is about to happen as if I am going to meet someone very special

I went towards the shivling and did the abhishekh then I knelt down in front of the lord and joined my hands

"Lord , my sakha has said that I will get some answers here please help me" as I said sat there praying with my eyes closed a beautiful white flower fell on my lap , I opened my eyes knowing that it must have been a indication of the lord , "Prabhu I don't understand my purpose of being here, in this completely different yug. I am not even aware of why or what am I even supposed do , Prabhu Krishn- sakha , says that I am here for a reason but I fail to understand it. Sakha has his own twisted way of speaking and I really am so confused, nervous and unaware of this yug . Please prabhu help your lost child".

I took the flower in my hand and that's when I felt a sudden urge to go down the temple it was like a invisible force was pulling me to go down

I started going down the stairs and I stepped on a footprint , as soon as I stepped on it , I closed my eyes and felt blissful , it felt as if someone had showered a lot of happiness over me,just like finding the soul purpose of your life.

I was about to take one more step when I was stopped by my small sakhi Malini she said that it's time to return back to the palace , she took my one hand while my other hand was busy holding the flower and almost dragged me back.

A sudden wave of sorrow washed over me , as if I was leaving my own heart there , why was it so?, what is this feeling ? As if the other half of my soul is there? .

Pitashree said that my swayamvar is to be conducted tomorrow, will it really go as written by Ved Vyas ji ? Would I really get to see the great archer Kounteya Arjun ? How would he look ? The Jaya Samhita describes him as outwardly handsome and godly but there is a limit to what a person can imagine.

 
Arjun's POV

Me and bhrata Bheem had come to the Shiva temple to bring mud for the humble potter in whose house we were living in as a token of gratitude. This is by far the bare minimum we can do for that kind soul.

The calm and peaceful atmosphere of the Shiv Mandir was something that offered even the most restless minds peace, I bowed to my aradhya Mahadev ,"prabhu please bless my family hand may they always be happy". I offered some white flowers at the feet of the shivling and prayed , as we were done a bunch of soldiers surounded the temple premises

Me and bhrata Bheem looked at each other , a soldier came towards us and said "respected brahmins please leave the temple and go to the feast which is organised outside" I frowned and asked him "why??"
The soldier replied to "Rajkumari Draupadi has arrived for the worship"

"Rajkumari Draupadi? Doesn't the king have only one princess ? ", asked Bhrata Bheem , confusion evident in his eyes.

"Bhramindev, our King,Maharaj Drupad worshipped the god of the holy yajna and in rewad got a valourous warrior as his son and a beautiful maiden as his daughter. Both of them are born from the holy fire and and carry a divine glow".

Bhrata Bheem had a impressed expression on his face while I frowned , what was the reason for Maharaj Drupad to do this? Was it Guru Dron?

We thanked the soldier and exited the pious vicinity of the temple. We soon found ourselves in the potter's house with the vessels filled with mud.The old potter thanked us to which we joined our hands saying it was the least we could do.

He served us all the simplest food without any extravagantly arranged multiple dishes. Despite this I enjoyed it to my fullest,  the meticulously cooked dishes by the chefs at Hastinapur palace never really satisfied me. It was simple food like this that truly made me feel content.

All five of us spent the initial years of our lives in the mountains of satashringa, the natural beauty of the flora and fauna there surpassed the glorious palaces of Hastinapur for me.How fortunate were we to live in such beauty ? , where no problems of the court could disturb anyone. Where there was no rivalry between cousins.

Just us five , our mothers and father, there was nothing else that could compare. Father was my very first teacher, showing me a bow for the first time . The fascination and awe at the look of which had me captured at very first galance. 

I closed my eyes reminiscing the old memories, how peaceful were those days ?

The next day came with people rushing around , walls , shops, houses everything being decorated to it most beautiful form, Rishis and brahmins going towards the path that undoubtedly led to the royale palace. Even the path was decorated by flower petals.

Chariots of kings and princes , exhibiting their grandeur and exuberance passed the common folks. It seems that almost every kshatriya of Aryavarth was going to the palace.

Mother exchanged confused glances at us , silently expressing her curiosity for the arrival of so many kshatriya at the same time. Jyeshth noticing her expression politely joined his hands in front of a bhramin and asked where they were heading .

The brahmin replied "Maharaj Drupad has organised a unique swayamvar for his daughter,  the beautiful Princess Yagayaseni. We are going there to see the swayamvar."

Mother spoke ," swayamvar?"

The brahmin replied ,"Yes Devi, but it is not some simple ordinary swayamvar. Maharaj has a unique condition,  if a person pierces the eyes of the rotating fish with five arrows by seeing it's reflection in the pond of water then only will he be able to marry the princess. It is said that Maharaj wants the greatest archer as his daughter's husband".

Archery ? Challenge ? Those are two words that I love. The peculiar challenge is certainly intriguing and tempting to attempt but if Jyeshth does not deem it necessary than there is absolutely no reason to attend the swayamvar despite the tug to actually have a glimpse of the challenge and the princess of divine origin,  whose praises never cease to exist from the mouths of the people going to the swayamvar.

Nakul let out a low chuckle "Bhrata Arjun this swayamvar contest is made for you only", Sahadev too whispered in a low voice," yes bhrata I to agree with Nakul, there is no one who is equal to you".

To my surprise even Jyeshth spoke after a pause ," Arjun I think it is a good opportunity for us , Maharaj Drupad could become a powerful ally . Afterall we do need to re-establish ourselves politically, eventuallywe need to come out of our exile". He must have also seen my interested face.

My joy knew no bounds , archery was the love of my life. The sole reason of my existence. For me it was worship. 

Having decided our next move we left Mother at the potter's humble abode and proceeded towards the swayamvar.

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That was it for today

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