A letter to the protective brother of Dwapar from the one in Kalyug. From saatvik__ to ShuddhamatiNandan

A letter to Rukmi because I know how it feels to be a protective brother of a younger sister.

Dear Jyesth,

'He was unjust and selfish when it came to Rukmini's marriage.'

Ever since I remember hearing about you, you were always potrayed and considered as a villian in Rukmini's life.
A barrier to her destiny and a cruel brother in all.

But no one ever realized the brotherly love and protectiveness behind those veiled rigidness of yours.

As Much as you were influenced by the tactics of Magadh and Chedi, there was a sense of responsibility continuously requiring your attention.
Your company may habe been the wrongest, but your reasons were utmkst genunie for a ruler to be.

Vidarbh was the largest kingdom of the South and your pitashree Bhishmak were the formost of the Bhojas. Your status of Yuvraj may have bestowed upon your shoulders, equal amounts of constant worry of your kingdom, your subjects and being the eldest, your family's welfare.

But all this went unseen. Why? You may ask. Because not eveyone here really sees beyond the peripheral portrayal and many may not read in-between the leisure lines.

"He made Rukmini a pawn for his political stability."

Wrong it is. Only one side of the coin it is.
Indeed, you were grounded about stability because Chedi as well was an ally of Magadh and had a steady political stature.

You wanted to marry Rukmini off to Shishupal not only because of the political correctness in return, but also because you wanted to keep your sister safe and at the bay from all the untidy politics.

Dwarka was newly formed, and was at a constant war with Magadh, either physically or with numerous inner strains.

And as a brother, according to me, it was completely fine on your part to stop your sister from walking towards 'unsaftey'.
What was not fine was the way you forced her into all this. And yes! This one wromg siding completely trashed out your image.

"He was boastful."

Someone else, singing glories of your valor is boasting? Will, still take it.

You possessed the knowledge of the 4 vedas due to the valued teachings and saintliness of Pitashree Bhishmak.

You acquired the knowledge of weaponary and artillery from the lion of Kimpurusha dynasty turned Sage Druma.

Uddyoga Parva mentions Ved Vyas' narration on how you were the wielder of The Vijaya Dhanush, the mighty bow of Devraj Indra, which was compared with Saranga and Gandiv in strength.

When Pandya kings Sarangdhwaj and Darshak sided the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra war, their Archery and capablities were compared to three people.
Shri Krishna, Arjun amd Rukmi.

Yes, you. Their archery was compared with you along with Arjun and Shri Krishna.
Yes you were a formidable warrior and yes you were recognized across Aryavart.

The only palce where you aren't recognized is Kalyug and I'm not even surprised.
The people who don't even respect Devi Rukmini, I would never expect them to respect her brother, who was believed to have Shri Ganesh ansh in him and was the reincarnation of Sage Kashyap's son, Krodhavasha.

I bow to you, from being fortunate enough to be the heir to the linegae of the Bhojas, who were virtuous enough for Mata Lakshmi herself to incarnate as their daughter to being one with valoured thinking, enough to create an entirely new captial and be capable enough to be an effective ruler.