It takes time to build but only some seconds to destroy. But there's a special nature to both. When u build , u put a piece of ur heart in ur creation but when u destroy u shatter everything to pieces , suh that they can never be like before. Thus, making another creation, the only way to fix everything.

That's how everything in this universe works. Creation and destruction being the two ends of it and everything between them is journey of life .

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction. If something falls apart it leaves room for new beginning. Hence one should never be disheartened on failures or destruction because that's what breeds success and creation.

Shakti is the creative energy and I'm the destroyer. Thus, everything that happens in this universe lies between me & her.

For the past 6 years Karn's life is full of love care and everything that a child would want. But now new changes are awaiting him ...changes both good and bad. Changes that would change his whole life. Hope he chooses his path wisely.

I have been waiting so long for this moment. So long that the wait itself was tiring me. This is the time when I would know if all the things I have done is worth it or not . If both of them are worthy of being the lead in this tale. This is the first time he will hear her. First time she would teach him to think rationally with facts and emotions.

But the same thought of their meeting scares me. For this meeting to happen Karn would have to get hurt. This meeting might be fruitful, but many people would get hurt.

Gandhari is 6 months pregnant and yet is always stressed. None cares about her. It's always the babies to be born. Y ? Y is a woman always seen as a baby producing machine? Atleast that is what kuruvansh thinks and no doubt the Aryavrat too. Afterall like ruler like subjects. I am happy that atleast Gandhari has Radha & Karn who love and pamper her for herself and not the babies or title. Although I couldn't provide her complete joy but I will try to correct every injustice done to her in all these times.

Previously she didn't even get during her pregnancy due to the politics and powerplay in Hastinapur. She was always under pressure. Bhishm killed her father and elder brother. She was forced to marry Dhritarashtra. She was promised to be protected by Bhishm but he easily forgot his promises in his love for Pandavas and Kunti. She deserved to be a true queen but became a namesake queen. She was always overlooked because of the apt daughter in law of Hastinapur , Kunti. She was even looked down when she delivered Kauravas ...Y? Because she has given birth to evil. These people and their prejudices not only wronged Karn but also her. Any other woman would have given up after facing all this but she always believed in Dev and was devoted to him. Later or sooner , god listens to his/her devotee & provides justice and prosperity. I would do the same for her. The devotee of Shiv is dearest to Shakti and was , is and would always be protected and taken care by me in all odds of life.

I hope the upcoming events don't deter her.

& I wish sonnandi has completed the task I assigned him... I look at Mahadev to see him deeply thinking about something. At that instant sonnandi appears..

Devi Shakti: Sonnandi...

Greetings Mata!!

Have u delivered it to her? Did she accept it? Did she wear it? Wait did she like it? The design is quite old and the exact replica of Karn's locket with same powers and protection. It's very important for it to be with her otherwise everything would go in drain. Say something sonnandi !! Y are u quite ? Say did she like it? What happened...say !!

Only if u let him speak.

(Devi Shakti pouted but nodded)

She liked it mata but was reluctant to accept , saying the owner might be looking for it , but I managed to convince her to keep it saying ' it's the God's wish where he/she wants to be.' She is stubborn too stubborn but pure at heart. She wore it on my insistence but I'm sure she isn't fully convinced to keep it.

Ufff ..Y is she so stubborn? Y she has to apply " if not mine then I would give up a kingdom and if mine wouldn't allow u to take a handful of sand " philosophy everywhere? Hmph!! Always suspicious and stubborn!! Where does she get it from?

Isn't it obvious..? (Raising an eyebrow at her ; sonnandi tries to control his laugh.)

The sweet bickering of two ladies could be heard in the royal chambers of Hastinapur.

Radha: Maharani ji stop it now ....Have this. It's good for u . I know it's bitter in taste but think of it as a medicine and drink it.

Gandhari: No jiji I don't want to have it. Please. U know a pregnant woman shouldn't eat or drink anything that she doesn't like..so plzz( pouting) Sugandha say something to her.

Sugandha: What would I say? It's between u two. Don't drag me in. Radha ji , please continue.

Gandhari: No no no no no....

Radha: U are behaving like a child. God knows how u are gonna raise ur babies?

I hope they aren't stubborn like you.

Okay let us do one thing you drink this and I will make something of ur choice for u to eat , what say?

Gandhari: Still no .

Radha: Fine lemme call Karn. Only he can match ur stubbornness .

Gandhari: Nooo.. Fine I will drink this but then u will tell me something I ask ok?

Radha: Agreed.

(Gandhari quickly drank the health dink and made a cute face )

Okay ask!!

Gandhari: How did u feel? What did u do ? What u ate , listen or read? What was ur schedule during ur pregnancy ? I want to have a son exactly like Karn and I have heard pregnancy is the first step in educating a child... that's y called garbhasanskar . Tell me about ur pregnancy so that I will try to imitate it. Even if any one of my son becomes 1% like Karn , it will be worth it.... Tell me nah jiji.

Gandhari didn't knew the truth about Karn's birth. Neither did she knew Radha's plight. The entire Hastinapur thought Karn as Radha's biological son for she had gone to an ashram for 7-8 months, for music and dance therapy. All thanks to Adhirath who had forcibly sent her there for getting out of depression. For Hastinapur , Karn was one of them , dear to everyone. For them was Karn was Adhirathi.

**Sobs**

Gandhari: Jiji are u alright? What happened?? Sugandha what happened?

Radha: It's my ill fate that I.... can't answer ur queries. It's my cursed life that I could never be a mother...that I'm.. infertile.

Sugandha: What..?? what are you saying Radha ji? Karn is ur son then how can u be ..??

Radha: No doubt Karn in my son. My first child. My world , my universe . My little baby boy..my Vasu & would always remain so..but I am not his birth mother..(& narrates her plight and incidents of Karn's birth)

Gandhari: How dare a woman do this to her child? Even demons don't do such atrocities ; leave a one day old in Ganga shivering in cold and crying in hunger!!!Who can be so stone hearted??I'm sorry jiji ..I'm so sorry...

Unknown to them, someone other than the three acquaintances has also heard this truth. Someone who has always proudly called himself Radheya...

No !! No!!! No! This can't be truth. I'm Radha maa and Adhirath baba's son then...y is maa saying such things? Is she angry because I gave all the bananas to monkeys? But...y would maa say such things to Gandhari maa ? Maa... doesn't lie and ..she had never cried, then ...does it mean she is telling truth- I..I..I'm not her son.....

With my blurry vision , streams of tears running down my face and hiccups I ran..ran..and ran....not knowing where but I ran. I ran until my legs hurt, until my breathing became difficult , until my strength gave up ...until I fell. My blurry eyes scanned the surrounding but got no one other than trees. Is this my life now??I cried cried and cried cried till no till tears were left , cried till my throat became parched, cried till my breathing got uneven ...

Karn: Ahhhh!!(*sobs & hiccups*)

& then everything went dark.

I can still feel the pain , hurt, loneliness , abandonment , agony everything. It's as if I'm falling into a whirlpool of darkness ....

Voice: Get up Adhirathi ...

Don't let these negative emotions cloud ur better sense of judgement. U are in pain , are hurt & angry , but y? For people who left u? For people who don't care about u? For people who have nothing to do with ur existence? But don't u feel delighted, grateful that u have Radha maa and Adhirath baba?

Ur mother just gave birth to u but Radha maa created u .. Created the Radheya whom everyone loves. Adhirath baba taught u morals and values . In these years have they ever made u feel that u aren't their own child? Have they ever neglected u? No , instead they have always loved u . They lament that they are not ur birth parents but they never have said that u aren't their child.

Who's the one who doesn't even look towards food until u sleep with a full stomach? Who's the one who cries more than u when u get hurt ? Who's the one who always runs after u to take care of u? Who's the one who always takes u on strolls making u sit on his shoulders or on chariots no matter how tired he is? Who's the one who always fetches something or other u like no matter how difficult it is ? Who are the people who love u till the moon and back , unconditionally ?

U & I both know the answer . Ur foster parents , better say , ur parents.

The mother who gave u up had other options... right? But she still abandoned u in raging Ganga like u doesn't matter for her, then she shouldn't matter for u . Remember , respect those who respect u and care for them who care for u. One should always know his/ her worth so that he/she selects people who treat them worthily.

Just think , for the mother who left u, u are hurting all those mothers who love u . Satyavati mata, Ambika and Ambalika mata , Gandhari maa and most important Radha maa. Is it justice to them? To the love they have for u?

Think wisely and then decide what to do ...run away from the truth or embrace it . Either choose ur birth mother or ur foster parents.

And the voice faded. I opened my eyes and found myself in the same place as before...but my vision wasn't blurred anymore , neither was my mind .

I know what I wanted in my life. What I needed in my life. Whoever's voice it was, it was right . There would be no gain running after the woman who wants no contact with me . I was , am and would always remain Adhirathi Radheya Karn.

With that decided I move towards the lake not far from me and take handful of water...

With this pledge I offered my prayers to Suryadev and ran towards palace ... Thank God there's still time to sunset otherwise my matas would be so angry.

When I neared palace , I saw all my Mata's standing on the staircase impatient and worriedly; Mahamahim was furiously instructing something to the soldiers . Adhirath baba was standing next to him tensed ..

Vasu!!

And suddenly I was engulfed in her warm and loving embrace. My lovely Radha maa.

Where had u gone? We had searched the entire city for u . Are u fine? U aren't hurt right? My son!! My baby ..muah muah muah!!!

& Here maa peppers me kisses me like a baby ..hehe ..I love u veryyyyy much maa

Where would I go leaving u? U are my mata and I'm ur son. I'm Radheya . So where would Radheya go without Radha? I love u maa ..I love u sooo much ..muah muah muah..

What about us ?

U too..

Soon all my Mata's hugged me and the day ended in giggles and laughter.

It has been more than a year to Gandhari's pregnancy yet there's no sign of delivery.

On the other hand , Kunti has got a baby from Yamdev , named Yudhishthir.

This has caused massive chaos in the life of Gandhari and Dhritarashtra.

After months of wait when Dhritarashtra couldn't get a child from Gandhari, he decided to get a child from another woman whom he choosed to be Sugandha. It was his way to punish Gandhari. Although Gandhari was hurt but nevertheless accepted the punishment of her husband and asked her best friend Sugandha to follow Maharaj's order . She even assured her that her son would also be considered a Rajkumar and would be treated as such.

Sugandha wasn't a woman who wanted power or money . She valued her friendship with Gandhari much more than anything and was in constant denial of Maharaj's order but on Gandhari's insistence , she reluctantly followed it.

Gandhari's pain didn't knew any boundary. The husband for whom she had submitted her entire life to darkness is punishing him for not being able to deliver his child. The thought of her being a fail as a wife was so heart-wrenching that she started hitting her stomach vigorously to deliver the child. The pain of her heart combined with physical pain of hitting got so unbearable that she screamed ...

Soon her delivery was carried out and what came out shocked everyone...

It was a a chunk of meat.

Everyone held Gandhari responsible for it. And not having any other way the brave queen of Hastinapur decided to take her life ...

But before she could do anything Bhishm intervened and promised her to find a way out. The news soon reached Adhirath's house ; Radha and Karn reached Gandhari as fast as possible. The presence of Karn helped calm Gandhari to a great extent.

Bhishm was tensed and so was Adhirath. Both went on Ganga ghats to think a way out but came up with nothing .

Baba ...

They both turned to see Karn standing there with a frown .

Yes son!! What are u doing here ? Weren't u with ur mata 's?

Yes baba!! But mata Gandhari has now slept and Radha maa is taking care of her . That's y I came here to ask u a question..

Is it very important to ask now ? Can't ur question wait till tomorrow, son? I will come home & answer it , now we are busy as u see.

Let him ask Adhirath.. Ask.

Baba u said that my aunt died during delivery because her body couldn't handle the pain of giving birth to one baby? Then how is it possible for Gandhari maa to deliver 100 babies??

Both the men looked at each other astonished...

Even a 5 year old understood this but u intelligent men couldn't? Do u think it's possible for a mortal human female to deliver 100 kids in her lifetime?? ....No !! ...Then How can Gandhari deliver all 100 son's once? The chunk of meat she has given birth to, is the seed from which all the Kauravas will grow. Go and fetch Ved Vyas he will help u in this matter.

& With that Bhishm and Adhirath race down the lane to Ved Vyas and Karn moves back to the palace.

Soon by evening Bhishm and Adhirath return with Ved Vyas who then examines the chunk of meat and cuts it into equal 101 parts . 100 sons and 1 daughter as requested by Gandhari and Karn. He soon wraps them in clothes places them in warm cocoon in a cave to allow them to grow for 9 months .

Gandhari decides to stay with her babies in the cave and is joined by Sugandha Radha and Karn. Sugandha stays with Gandhari whereas Radha & make regular trip to the cave with food and other necessities. Karn had also made a shivling near the entrance of the cave with white clay to help Gandhari in her prayers.

As time passes , Karn starts talking with the cocoons. And sometimes touches it and feels the heartbeat. The three women smile seeing the antics of their babies. Gandhari loves the time she spends with Karn and Satyavati too frequently visits the cave to spend time with Karn and her great grandsons.

Soon 9 months pass and on a stormy night with black clouds hovering over the city, is born the first Kaurava prince..Suyodhan ; popularly called Duryodhan.

Seeing such signs the mahamantri Vidur suggested to kill the child and get rid of bad omen.

Only if they knew who was standing in the eldest prince's protection.

When the royals showed up at the cave entrance and informed everything..... Gandhari was more than furious. She clearly warned everyone not to touch a hair on her newborn's body otherwise the consequence would be fatal. Shakuni soon reached the scene and warned Bhishm. Although Bhishm had backed down on Gandhari's insistence but Vidur was adamant. But there's Karn who was more adamant and stubborn. Even Radha and Adhirath supported Gandhari and the baby.

Forgive me O' men of Bharat lineage but I can't pave way for u to walk to ur own destruction. A child is boon of the God and the first born of my mata is the boon of Lord Shiv himself ,thus , by no means would I allow you to hurt him or my mata. Hurting him would be disrespect to not only Mata's years of penance and pain but also to Mahadev himself. Therefore , I Adhirathi Radheya Karn wouldn't allow any of u to be in vicinity of my younger brother , may whatevr be the consequence.

With the completion of his dialogue the divine armour of gold appeared. His Kundals and locket shone more brightly and the sun symbol on his forehead glowed. Although the words were spoken by a mere boy of 6 , but the authority they had was something that even made Bhishm shiver & his divine accessories made his threat much more real.

Bhishm knew Karn would live up to his promise but if a scratch came on him , Radha along with the other queens would bring hell on earth. Therefore he asked Vidur to give up . And all of them decided not to harm the child in any way.

Shakuni was the most delighted to see Karn. Although he knew Karn loved Gandhari and he himself was fond of the boy but seeing him as the protector of his sister and nephew , increased the respect he had for him by ten folds.

And he too accepted the child as his nephew as Gandhari had already accepted him as her eldest son.