Duryodhan's P.O.V.
We went to our seats
"The arrangements look splendid, mamashree. And the place has also been adorned beautifully." said Ashwathama as we sat down
"What happens when spring graces a desert, Dron putra? One gets to see mirages then." said mamashree
"You still deem Panchal an enemy, mamashree. But if an enemy is praiseworthy brave men praise such an enemy." said Ashwathama
"You deem bravery to be victory. I deem victory to be bravery, Dron putra." said mamashree, he looked at Panchal raj
"The benevolence to praise the enemy does not reside in me." he said
"But gurudev is friends the Panchal raj, mamashree. Now, the Panchal raj is our mitra." said Dushasan, mamashree laughed
"Until proven one's enemy the one who deems everyone his or her mitra, is a fool. And until proven one's friend one who deems everyone his enemies is intelligent, mere bachche! Drupad is still our enemy. If he is intelligent and wishes to befriend Hastinapur," said mamashree he closed one eye
"then he will have his putri married only to my Duryodhan." said mamashree
Draupadi's P.O.V.
I was sitting in front of the mirror the dasis were washed my hair I saw gurumata and Jiji behind me through the mirror
"Draupadi, gurumata is here to have your kesh tied ritualistically." said Jiji, I smiled gurumata took a big conch and put oil in my hair and combed it
"Why is there a ritual to tie the hair, gurumata?" I asked
"Rajkumari, after marriage women do not leave their hair open. Only women who have lost their husbands leave their hair open. I shall tie your hair after applying this special oil. Then your pati will put a chudamani on it." explained gurumata
"Pray for me, gurumata. Pray for such a person to win the Swayamvar whose face would leave the heart feeling ecstatic." I said
Arjun's P.O.V.
I knocked on a hut door there was no answer I opened the hut door and walked in I looked around it was abandoned I walked back out
"This place is empty, Mata. And it is also safe." I said
"Putra, are we far from Kampilya?" asked Mata
"Yes, Mata. Very far. You go inside and rest. Then we shall proceed towards Naimisharany. We shall not be able to rest properly for days then." said Jyesht
"And we may also not get a proper meal for days." said bhrata Bheem, we all laughed shaking our heads
"Between this place and Naimisharany is there not a big village or city, Jyesht?" asked bhrata Bheem
"No, Bheem. We must ask for alms from a nearby village. You and Kul will stay with Mata." said Jyesht and looked at bhrata Yudhisthir, Sahadev and me
"The four of us will get the alms." he said
"No, No!" said Mata
"If the six of you go together then you will be able to get the alms sooner." she said
"But Mata," I said the looked at me
"you will be alone here." I said
"What should I fear, putra? I will close the door. I shall complete an undertaking I had made a resolution for." said Mata, we nodded
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Mahabharat: What if
FanfictionWhat if Duryodhan never helped Karn but instead insulted him? After Kunti abandoned Karn, Karn was taken by a family that treated him like a das (servant). Karn always wanted to learn archery but his family didn't allow him, so he ran away, he learn...
