Aug 18, 2007

Chapter 73: Kaikeyi repents

KK realizes that it is indeed Manthara's manipulative scheme that caused all this. She pushes her away and tells that she is wicked. She wonders what to do now. She is doomed.

Bharat and Shatrugn come and wail in front of D's dead body. Kau says he should give courage and do his duty. B refuses and tells he will go and get Rama to perform last rites. Kulguru refuses saying it is too late and B himself should do the final rites.

Kau goes to call KK. B stops her. Kau asks him if Rama would have done the same. B lets her go. KK is facing her other good self in her room which is shouting at her that she has taken away life of her husband, she has been opposite of a woman, a witch, full of hatred and selfishness, etc when Kau entes the room and calls her. KK apologises to her saying she is the cause for all deeds, Kau consoles her saying its all Fates, and leads her to place where mourners sit beside D’s dead body.

KK comes to touch the D’s feet. B stops her. Kau scolds him. Mahamanthri stops her. He says those are orders from D himself that KK should not touch him. Kau tells what if she orders him now? He replies that he will just bow his head and wait to be beheaded before D's vow can be broken. Then KK speaks up saying she is impure and is the cause for all this disaster. So, atleast, let his soul rest in peace and she decides not to touch and impurify him in any case. She cries and runs away.

Rama looks at the setting Sun and sees gloom and despair and ashanthi all around. He tells L how the sun portrays the whole life. Rising sun is beautiful to watch, like watching kids. Morning Sun is warm. Noon sun is all fiery and power. But then the sun has to set implying that all of them have to leave this world however powerful they might have been. He prays Shiva and Mother Earth to give peace and shanthi to all.

B lights the D’s pyre. KK watches the ashes of D and wants to touch it. But D’s soul comes up and asks her to stop it so that his journey can be smoother otherwise even that will become tough. D gives her a curse that her punishment is for her to suffer until she dies knowing the mistake she did. And she weeps.

R & Co come to Prayag – a place where Ganga and Yamuna meet and where Saraswati flows underneath the two. All are happy to see it. Rama compares it to Gyaan (knowledge = Ganga) and Bhakthi (dedication=Yamuna) but Vivek (Conscience = saraswati) flowing underneath. They encounter some rishivars and ask them for direction towards Guru Bharadwaj. Upon hearing the same, they head towards there, also to purify themselves in the river.

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