chapter 18

At that time, all the gods were sitting in the sky to see the tears of affection and to express the love expression of mother and son.

Seeing this scene, the three worlds were blessed. Gandharvas, Kinnars, deities started showering flowers on seeing this panoramic view.

Lakshman hugged Urmila to the chest, Sita cried bitterly on the chest of Mata Kaushalya. Mother Kaushalya also took him in her arms. Mandvi was also waiting for someone's arm, but she had no one around her. Bharat definitely saw Mandvi with eyes but with unknown eyes. Suddenly Ram's eyes fell on Bharat, he had also read the neglectful feelings towards Mandvi. There were definitely lines of nostalgia on Mandvi's face, but there was no gaiety of any kind. In the happiness of the family, Ram tried to ignore all these things. All the guests started having dinner after the reception, the family members also enjoyed the food collectively. Perhaps this was the first day in fourteen years when the whole family was eating together, but the lack of Maharaja Dasharatha was felt by all. It was quite night, the guests had gone to their respective rooms, the mothers also started going to their respective rooms to rest. Rama wished that he should rest the night with his mother, but the mother allowed him to rest in his room, Bharat had also gone to his room.

Even though Mandvi and Bharat were together, they were behaving like strangers to each other. Lakshman asked Urmila about her well being, Shatrughan also wanted to sleep peacefully today. In the dark dark night, a little moon was trying to scatter the light, but the dark dark night was dominating it. There was silence everywhere, the sound of crickets was coming. The sparkle of the firefly was clearly visible in the dark, everyone was asleep but there was no sleep in the eyes of Mandvi and Bharat.

In the eyes of Bharata, Mandvi was a complete slug and here Mandvi was unable to know the reason for the neglect. The night was also getting darker but there was no sleep in both of their eyes. The two were thinking of each other but were far away. Suddenly Mandvi began to fall in the arms of Nidra Devi. Bharat could only hear his light breaths. He got up slowly and started looking out of the window. Mandvi was completely asleep. Why was Bharat falling in love with the sleeping Mandvi?

He came up to her and started stroking her head. The cold bundled up Mandvi with a silk blanket, closing the windows, he started looking at her mask.

How thin she had become in these fourteen years, the complexion of her face was gone.

Bharata was getting both pity and love for him but suddenly his ego woke up, his masculinity scolded him, what kind of love and kindness to a Kulta?

In this inner conflict, he got up and went to the other bed and lay down.

A man gives his full rights to a woman, even if it breaks her mind or crushes her body. He has the right of completeness over the woman because she is called his wife.

Bharat also fell asleep thinking. In the morning, when Mandvi's eyes opened with the chirping of birds, she saw the silk blanket on her body. She smiled softly, today there was no pain in her body, she had also slept peacefully. She took the limb and got up on the bed and sat down. Seeing Bharat sleeping on the other bed, looking at his calm innocence face, he touched Bharat's face but don't know why? He didn't feel selfish.

Maybe it was because of the breakdown inside him.

She went from the room to the hallway, everyone was busy with their work. Mothers had woken up early today, somewhere arrangements were being made for kalewa, and somewhere daily activities were being dealt with.

She went for a walk in the park. He saw that Sita was already sitting on a swing in the garden. She was looking at the butterflies sitting on the flowers.

She went to Sita and hugged her. She started asking Sita about the fourteen years of exile, Sita from the beginning, started telling her the description of going and the obstacles in her way.

A maid narrated the message of Aa Mata Kaushalya that Mother Kaushalya is calling Sita to her room.

When Sita asked Mandvi to walk, Mandvi laughed and said,

"No sister! Mother has called you, you go."

In the warm sunshine, Mandvi started walking in the park. Even the butterflies, bees, half blooming buds flying in the garden were not able to stabilize his mind. She was feeling restless, she was constantly remembering that young man. Remembering him, his eyes fill with tears and his lips begin to tremble. She tried to divert her attention but why was she not feeling in any way? Seeing the pair of Shuka sitting on the tree, she got distraught, the parrot was loving the beloved very much, the parrot was also living that feeling shyly.

While thinking and walking, Mandvi walked from the park to the forest. It was day time, that's why she knew that the young man would not find her there, understanding that she was explaining to her heart, but her steps were going on. Saw every branch of that tree, looked at the blossoming flowers, touched its trunk and sat under it for a while and started living the feeling of the past fourteen years. Today she was not alone in this place, the feeling of her beloved was with her, the rays of the sun were increasing her free feeling, she closed her eyes and thought that these fourteen years were the most beautiful years of her life, now she is a forest dweller Life itself will die. While thinking, she lay down with her head resting on the trunk of the tree, she did not even know when her eyes fell.

Here, invocations were being held in Ayodhya in the joy of the arrival of Rama. Ram's vision was searching for Mandvi again and again. Ram was looking here and there, dressed up, Sita went to Ram and asked,

"Sir, what happened?"

Rama asked Sita with trepidation,

"Where is Mandvi?"

"why, what happened?"

Sita asked Rama,

"Nothing, just a conflict is going on in the mind, all is not well between Bharat and Mandvi."

Sita laughed and said,

"Mandvi is walking in the park."

Ram heaved a sigh of relief, but his mind was still not well.