After learning the way of tapasya from Amarsri, Parvati got ready to perform austerities to please Mahadev.

Although there was resistence from Himavan and Menavati, they were pacified by Narayan who said that Mahadev and Parvati are meant to be together.

And thus after leaving all the luxuries of the palace, Parvati went into the cave of Amarnath to perform austerities.

Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, months turned into years, years turned into centuries, and centuries turned into millenniums.

No one knows its been how long since she was alive just in the air, bones were protruding out of her body. The woman who was the embodiment of beauty looked like a skeleton wearing a skin, there wasn't a ounce of muscle on her.

It was through the grace of Narayan that she was still alive, as he would every now and then put a little water in her mouth in between her chants and sometimes caress her hair to comfort her.

But Parvati didn't know about it, she was too focused on her meditation to know anything about her surroundings.

Its been 5000 years since her penance was going on but Mahadev didn't even budge. The gods worried that if he doesn't wake up soon, Parvati may die.

Thus they approached Kamdev, the god of love, to use his arrow of desire on Mahadev and wake him up from his samadhi.

"Yeh humare liye saubhagya hoga swami." Rati said.

"Satya kaha, Adi shakti aur Mahadev ko punah ek karne ka saubhagya jo mil raha hai." Kamdev said.

"Woh hum par awashya prasann honge aur fir mai unse vardan ke roop mei santan ka sukh mangungi." Rati said with high hopes.

"Awashya priye, woh humari manokamna awashya purn karenge." Kamdev smiled.

"Shigrah jaye priye, aur Mahadev par apne baan ka prayog kare." Rati said. Kamdev nodded and left.

Reaching the cave of Amarnath, Kamdev readied his bow and his arrow of desire, he aimed it Mahadev and swiftly lets go of the string.

But the arrow stops right in front of Mahadev as his third eye opened, the urga emerged from it reduced Kamdev to ashes. The god of love forgot that Mahadev was Indreshwar, without his will no one can affect his Indriyas.

As Mahadev opened his eyes they fell on Parvati, his breath stopped for a moment as he felt the aura of Devi Adi para shakti, she was his, and he was hers.

He walks towards her as tears stream down his face looking at her boney physique. He kneels down in front of her touched her hands, just one touch from him and she again became the healthy Parvati.

His touch causes her to open her eyes to her her Mahadev. Both of them look at each other with tears in their eyes, as memories from past life come flooding back and flow in the form of tears.

"Parvati..." Mahadev muttered as they both embraced each other after thousands of years.

"PARVATI !!" Rati roared entering the cave.

Both Mahadev and Parvati looked at her tear strained face and red eyes. Mahadev instantly came to know what had happened.

"Mere pati ne tumhare karan apne prano ki aahuti dedi ! Tumhari swash chalti rahe iss liye mere pati ke swash chhin gaye. Meri varsho se ek kaamna thi mai Kamdev ke putra ko janm du jo unhi ke bhati Manohar ho kintu tumne mujhse mera pati hi chhin liya." Rati sobbed.

But she quickly wiped her tears as she angrily looked at Parvati.

"Yadi mera pati vrat dharm satya hai, toh mai Kamdev ki ardhangini Rati, tumhe yeh shraap deti hu ki Mahadev ko paa kar bhi tumhe kabhi santaan ka sukh nahi milega !" Rati cursed.

"Aaj toh tumhare Saath huya hai Rati, tumhe mujhe shraap dene ka purn adhikar hai." Parvati said.

Suddenly, Narayan, Brahmadev and Srinav appeared in front of them.

"Rati, tumhare shraap ka parinaam sansaar ka annt hoga." Srinav said.

"Shiv aur Shakti ke putra ka janm Tarkasur ke atank ka annt karne hetu aniwarya hai." Brahmadev said.

"Kamdev nahi hai toh kya huya ? Kam anant kaal tak rahega, pushpo ke sugandho mei, man ki ichchao mei sadev Kamdev rahega yeh mera vardaan hai Rati." Narayan said.

"Kintu kya mai apne Kamdev se ek nahi ho payungi ?" Rati asked.

"Dwapar yug mei Kamdev ka janm, Krishnaputra pradyumn ke roop mei hoga. Tab tum apne Kamdev se ek bhi hojayogi aur santan ka sukh bhi prapt karogi." Narayan said.

"Rati, apna shraap wapas lelo." Srinav said.

"Mai apna shraap wapas toh nahi le sakti kintu itna keh sakti hu ki Parvati Mata awashya banegi kintu use janm nahi de payegi." Rati said.

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Om Devi Brahmacharinyai Namah !

The second form of Nav Durga is Devi Brahmacharini.

She is usually depicted with a jaap mala in her right hand and a kamandal in her left hand.

She represents bachelorhood and purity. She teaches us that with pure mindset, will power and austerities aatma can become one with paramaatma.

A woman who pursues sacred religious knowledge and practices celibacy is also called a Brahmacharini.

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ARZ KIYA HAI !

Pratiksha kya hoti hai yeh Rati se pucho Urmila se nahi.

Urmila toh 14 varsho tak soi thi,
Rati toh yugo tak roi thi.

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See the irony here, through the womb of her's the entire universe came into being but that same womb became infertile....

Jagatmata cannot give birth to her own children....