章 16: Indra's Boon
Suryalok, after Kunti boon
After Suryadev returned to Suryalok everyone was devastated. When Suryadev sent his energy to Kunti's body then Devi Sangya's and Devi Chaya's aura was also mixed with his power. So now Kunti is bearing the energy from both. Even the auspicious moment was also passed. Devi Sangya fainted from the shock. Devi Chaya tried to console her, but one could see both of them were completely broken.
Devi Sangya- "Today because of you I lost everything Suryadev. Why? Why did you give our son to her?"
Suryadev – "Devi's please try to understand, I was bound by the law of nature. Whenever a girl chants this mantra for me, I have to give her a part of my energy, and this time I was so angry that I almost lost control."
Devi Chaya in tears said - "Now what will happen? That girl will surely die, no human can withstand ours energy. What will happen to our son."
Suddenly a divine light appeared in Suryalok and lord Narayan came in front of them.
Devi Sangya (crying) - "Lord Narayan, I failed."
Lord Narayan -"No Devi, don't get upset, all this is happening to fulfill divine karma. Devi as per Sage Durbasha's curse both of you cannot give birth to your's son. But, this curse is a boon. Though he is going to take birth from a mortal woman's womb, he will still be both of your son. Devi, it was destined that your son should fulfill a mortal life because only then he can complete the task bestowed upon him by destiny."
Devi Chaya– "But Dev why my son needs to be a partial mortal. He can fulfill his duty towards humanity as a Dev as well."
Lord Narayan – "No Devi it is not possible. Only a man can teach another man the true value of sacrifice and humanity. Even I also need to take avatar in human form to teach them about the true values of life. As a human on earth your son will understand the problems of mortals. Only then he can decide which path he has to choose. Also in a few days, I will also take my 8th Avatar, Krishna Avatar on earth, and in that Dharmyudh your son will be my Sahayoddha (fellow warrior). And there is another reason for him to be partially mortally which you will know in future."
Listened to this Devi Sangya controlled her tears.
Devi Sangya- "Dev I am honored that you chose my son. But O Lord but help my son in his human life. He is going to born as an illegitimate child, he will face many problems. Please my lord, make my son so strong that he can face all the hurdles in his life."
Lord Narayan- "Tathastu, I assure you, Devi, your's son will get his training from the best teachers."
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When Mata Ganga angrily left Devi Yamuna at the Sangam (The intersection of the tree rivers). Devi Yamuna was afraid of Mata Ganga's fury.
She was aware of Mata Ganga's might. If Mata Ganga willed so! The three Lokas would drown in her volume so will the entire living beings .Therefore, she hurried to heaven in an attempt to inform the Devas of the upcoming calamity.
Surprisingly though, the apoplectic atmosphere disappeared when she was half-way through her journey. She thought that Mata Ganga's would have been calmed after hearing the divine chanting. It made her purpose to visit Devloka void. However, She didn't want to return empty handed.
Furthermore, it would have been unwise to do anything futile. Hence, to not become a bedtime story for children/ Laughing stock by Devarishi Narada, She decided to seek answers from her father.
She wanted to know about the familiar children in the basket. The radiance of that child was not inferior to her Father in the least.
These questions, if not answered would haunt her for eternity.
Like, how many of us can tolerate the shock of getting a younger sibling at the age of gifting Grandchildren to your parents?
Back to present
"Sorry Devi (Goddess) but you are not allowed to take that child into heaven."
His voice was like a thunder reverberating throughout the rain clouds loud and overbearing.
"Uwha (Who?)"
Because of the sound Karna woke up from his sleep notices the Chick who has still not woken up. In annoyance he wanted to ask who woke him up but as a result only the cry of a child came out of his mouth.
"Devraj Keep your voice down, look you wake up the child."
Ganga said as she started shaking her arms to put Karna back to sleep.
"Don't worry putra, Go back to sleep, he is not a bad guy."
Ganga said very tenderly, While trying to put him back to sleep.
Although Karna didn't understand what she was saying, he did feel her tenderness and her intention but reading subtitles. His heart filled with warmth. He felt like he might cry again but he held back as not to make her worried.
He then tries to take a look at the opposite figure who is responsible for breaking his sleep through saree as he is still covered by it.
King of gods and Swarglok, Indra
Just as he saw the might figure covered in kingly attire, an answer came into his mind. After all it's not that hard to guess as the figure is not standing on the ground but on a thundercloud, floating above the ground.
"What is this paranoid god doing here?"
He thought as he does not understand why King Of God's Indra came here as he was not supposed to appear here at this time.
He can't sit still now and panic a little. As he said he always thought Indra as a paranoid god because while he have some good qualities but if he ever get just a whiff of someone might become stronger them him. Then he will do anything in his power to deal with them by using strength, deceit, illusions and even honey trap to deal with a threat.
He felt that Indra came here to deal with him as he sensed his Constitution. So he sticks extremely close to Ganga as she is the only one who can protect him from Indra.
It's not like he does not get why Indra is that paranoid. After all he is like a bell in a public place anyone who comes across will always ring it.
What!! Demon wanted to conquer the world? Target Indra, What!! Sage becomes angry? Again the target becomes Indra, What!! Someone wants to show their might? go to Indra, What!! Kings wanted to extend their kingdom outside earth? Answer is Indra. Anyone will become paranoid if they alway becomes the target of everyone.
But it's one thing to sympathise with each Indra and it's another thing to become angry if targeted without doing anything.
Even original Karna has suffered a lot because of him. The reason why Karna got cursed has a direct or indirect hand behind it and due his wrong deeds.
"Child? Since when did you give birth to another child, Devi ?"
Indra did not pay any attention to the baby in Ganga's arms at all as he did not see anything special about him but when he heard Ganga calling that child as hers. He panicked. He had to do a lot of calculation to keep her other son Bhishma in check and now he has one more to deal with? What's more he did not know since when she did she gave birth.
"I didn't give birth to him but both of them "pointing at the little bird,"are my child as his birth mother abandoned him in my current, So now I become his mother."
Ganga thought about it a little and said it to Indra. Her logic was perfect as his birth mother did gave up her rights on him the moment she abandoned him and because he is currently in her flow then she directly became his mother.
She also purposely didn't mention anything about feeding him her milk nor did she say anything about his changes. She knows the personality of Indra's. If he finds out about those things then he will definitely target her child.
"Oh that's how it is but that's one more reason why I can't allow him in heaven. How can I allow the mortal to enter a sacred place like heaven?"
He spoke arrogantly and didn't even bother to spare a look for Karna in Ganga's arms as he felt that he as a King of god's can't waste his thoughts on new born insignificant mortals.
Author : (Well...No wonder with this personality he targeted by everyone. He is asking for a beating.)
"Indra Dev!!! Mind your words, Don't forget you are talking about my child. If next time this happens be prepared to face consequences."
Ganga's eyes revealed a threatening colour. Her body emitting murderous aura locking Indra.
"N-No No Devi you misunderstood, I misspoke. I apologise for my mistake. Its just so that you know that I have duties to bid by the rules.You can't bring that child into heaven."
Indra shuddered in fear, He broke out in a cold sweat as he locked by her murderous aura. She is the last god he wanted to provoke.
Because she is just like her lord, appearing non-threatening and harmless with infinite love to give like water in her flow but once you angered her. She will reveal the terrifying power contained in her gentle current.
"Who will stop me?"
Ganga was already enraged. She didn't even bother to argue and directly challenged Indra. She has the capital to make this challenge. After all her lord is Lord Shiva and she herself is not weak either if not for him containing her terrifying flow, The whole word including heaven and hell drowned by her existence alone.
"Devi calm down, I ask forgiveness for my words but that child's destiny is already written and is already binded to prithvi Lok .So he has to be here if not the he will suffer the most out of all. You can't change that if you do, the world will fall into chaos."
Indra felt like sitting on needles. He never thought that his simple words enrage Ganga this much but because of this he can't allow her to take that child into heaven. He is afraid with this level of doting she might demand to give Amrit for that child or atleast other gods to teach him. He will never let it happen again, He still had Bhisma to take care of it.
"Not a problem, I will keep him there until his destiny's fulfilment time arrives. I can't let him suffer in the mortal realm, Can I? "
Ganga smiled cunningly, She already knew she can't bring him to heaven now as wrote destiny for her child but how can she let Indra go without losing some blood after he insulted her son.
"Th-That... Okay * sigh* How about now I give him a boon that he can learn and speak every language in existence or in future."
Suddenly these words come out of Indra's mouth without him realising. He became surprised he had no intention of giving the boon as his pride of the King of God's not allow it but then thinking this boon was not worth much and this also appeased Ganga, So he didn't bother to think about it.
"That's...okay then I will not bring him to heaven but who will take care of him here?"
Ganga become surprised. She never thought that Indra will directly give a boon. She thought at best she can get some celestial Astras and such for her son. But he give a boon to her son. She also had to take a step back after all you can't slap a smiling face. If Indra taken step back then she also had to give him his due respect.
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Karna was trying to figure out what Ganga and Indra were talking about as he felt the anger of Ganga and even with subtitles we're just two fast. Then all of sudden a system voice rang in his mind. As voice fell Infinite amount of mysterious mystical information poured into his brain.
"I know a couple who can take care of him Devi Ganga."
Third voice came from the sky and a figure emitting extreme golden light came to them. As he fell all the things like trees, birds, animals and such turned in his direction and paid their respect as they looked at their King.
"Suryadev "
When they saw who came both Indra and Ganga paid respect by folding their hands. The brightness didn't bother them much as they used their divinity to shield it.
Ganga also covered Karna with her divinity fearing Surya's rays might hurt him but she didn't know that it not only did not hurt him but like father's hand created a protection field around him.
"Indradev, Devi Ganga ."
Suryadev also paid them respect by folding his hands.
"Suryadev, which couple are you talking about?"
Before Ganga could ask what Indra asked first. He already had an ominous feeling in his heart about that kid. He is worried that Suryadev might be talking about some powerful beings like those mortal words kings or other childless gods. If that's the case then he never let that happen.
"I am talking about charioteer Adiratha and his wife. They are my devotees. They are always yearning for a child. If you leave him in their care he will receive a very loving family."
Suryadev spoke and suggested his reason. Both Indra and Ganga fell into thoughts about the next step and because of that they did not notice the love and self-blame in the eyes of Surya when he was looking at the child in Ganga's arms.
Trying to get a one glimpse of him through his cover.
"So he is my father, Indeed very beautiful, His handsomeness can be only described as beautiful as...Well like a Sun."
Karna needed little time to digest the information completely. So he looked at the figure or to say his father through the cover. He felt his gaze on him and also felt his helplessness in them.
He as a father can't take care of his child as to save him from the backlash of cause of and effect .He can't even announce him as his son until his child know he is his father.
"Wait! Let see what are they talking about? Aren't I already supposed to go there? What are they were talking about all this time?"
Karna was finally able to understand what people around him were talking about. This situation is like he wanted to sleep and someone provided a pillow.
But what he heard surprised him. Wondering what they were talking about that he even got a boon out of nowhere and now here is this change of plot. Now without need of subtitles he could understand them .
"But Where are they?"
After some time Ganga breaks the silence and asks, She will never agree if they live far from her shore.
"Don't worry Devi. They live in Hastinapur kingdom and work as charioteer for Dhitharastra himself. Currently living town of Champanagari with his wife and relatives. So you don't have to worry about him."
Suryadev said as he saw her worry. He was glad that someone there to take care of his son. Then he spoke last words as to convince Devi Ganga more but his real intention was to deter Indra from thinking about doing something to his son. Even after his talk with Narayan, he couldn't stop himself from interfering, afterall he is a father. After giving boon to to Kunti, he had been keeping tabs on her. When he saw Kunti abandoning his son he felt conflicted. At one side he felt sympathy and sad for the girl whose can't even accept her son in fear of society. On the other hand, he felt angry. He felt like burning the whole world, curse Kunti and take his son back to Surya lok but was stopped by Mahadev.
"Okay then Suryadev, I will accept your suggestion."
Ganga eagerly accepted the offer of Surya as with this not only she can be close to both of her sons but also Bhishma can protect him in her absence.
Indra has no objection. He was more than happy about this decision after all his adopted parents are charioteer. So that child can never be able to learn divine weapons eliminating hidden danger for him. Though he felt little worried about Bhisma but he is not that worried as Hastinapur has very rigid system.
He did not think that a child can be great. He just felt that better to be safe than sorry.
So everything is decided, Suryadev gives the location of Adhirata and his wife to Devi Ganga. Then she decided to head for that direction but Suryadev stopped her.
"Devi you never told the child's name, Can you tell us his name?"
Suryadev stopped leaving Ganaga and asked about the child 's name. He can't wait to know what name she is going to give. So he hurriedly asked her before she left.
"Name? Mmmm.... Yeah that name is very suitable."
She just realised she had not yet given name to her son. She felt a little ashamed but quickly thought of names for her son but those names were not suitable for him as they all felt unworthy to his Supreme beauty.
She thought about it but she still wasn't able to come up with a name suitable for him.
"I guess I will come up with it later."
She said
Though disappointment Suryadev can't say anything. Indra was more neutral about the matter. He go back to his heavenly abode, leaving Surya and Ganga alone with Karna.
To be continued....
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