Aadhya Strength Of Pandavas novel Chapter 32

This chapter is after Draupadi meets arjun and knows his real identity.

DRAUPADI'S POV

I'm on my way to lord mahadev's temple again, remebering the last night conversation between me and Govind. "sakhi so did you find all the answers to your questions?" said Govind, I looked at him and said, "I don't know govind, like I feel I still have unsolved doubts, why do you ask Govind?" he smiles and says, "then you should go to mahadev's temple again who knows he might give you more answers for your unsolved questions" I looked and him and said, "you and your riddles, but if you are telling me to go then I will go" let's see which questions are answered tomorrow. I came out of my thoughts when a dasi told me we have reached I nodded and got down.

NO ONE'S POV

Aadhya was in the temple doing puja, when a dasi came and called her so she can empty the temple for princess draupadi, but aadhya was so into the puja she didn't hear a single voice, she was about to tap Aadhya's shoulder when Draupadi said, "wait, don't distrub someone doing their prayers, I can wait for a moment, let this sadhvi complete her puja, and remeber if someone is doing puja never distrub them come and tell me, I will wait in the palkhi" the dasi looked down and said, "okay rajkumari, as you wish"

Draupadi was about to go and sit in the palkhi when she hears "sakhi?" she turns and sees it's Aadhya, she smiles and says, "hello sakhi, I just came here for Puja", to which Aadhya replies "oh,  then why are you going back?"  Draupadi smiles and says,  " it's nothing, wait for me here let me finish my Puja then let's talk" Aadhya nodded a yes in response and waited for her.

Draupadi after doing her Puja said to mahadev "hey mahadev, thank you for answering my question, Govind says that you will answer my unsolved questions today, I'm hoping to find the answers to the unsolved questions I have so they give me reassurance that I'm doing the right thing, after finishing her Puja Draupadi went towards Aadhya and they sat alone, Aadhya asked, "so ready for your swayumvar it's tomorrow right?" hearing this Draupadi looked down and said, "To be honest I don't know, I have these Insecurities amd questions", Aadhya nodded and said "well doesn't every girl feels insecure about this, but tell me all your insecurities and questions I might be able to help you" Draupadi nodded and said, "will the person who wins the swayumvar be able win my heart?" Aadhya smiles and answers, "Well all I would say is relationship is like a tree, like tree needs water, sun and your love, a relationship needs paicence, time and love the more you give the more sweet it turns out", hearing this Draupadi smiles satisfied with the answer.

Draupdi asked, "my next question is what is the meaning of true love?" hearing this Aadhya smiled remembering her bhabhi Hidimba and said, "For me love goes beyond everything, it is the only thing which gives us everything and doesn't ask anything in return, one always wants their loved ones to be happy with them or not, the most selfless thing in this world is love. Love has no bound, no insecurities, no pressure, no nothing because both know no matter what and where they are they belong to each other.  Look at mahadev and mata parvati, they chose each other even after facing so many difficulties, because that's the jorney of love, even though the road is tough and with many stops or traps, they will keep walking with a smile on their face because they know at the end of their destination their love is standing there.

Hearing this answer Draupadi thinks of Arjun, who she saw yesterday and gets lost in it, seeing her lost gaze Aadhya teases, "did you think of someone just now sakhi?  After hearing my answer? do you have someone in your heart already?" coming out of her thoughts Draupadi got shy and says, "I was just thinking about your wonderful explanation, I'm sure the way you described love,  you love someone right?" hearing this Aadhya thinks of Avyukt and without realizing gives a bitter smile saying, "no sakhi,  I just feel that this is how love would be" Draupadi smiled and nodded. 

Draupadi then asks, "What if the person who win the swayamvar is not a right fit ? What if he commit an adharma? What should I do because as a wife do I have to stand by him?," thinking for sometime Aadhya answered, "well I don't think a person who wins your swyumvar will not be a right fit for you, I think this should be left for the future as dharma is a wide concept which changes time to time but if he does adharma you have the right to stop him and correct his wrongs and teach him the right way after all it's for his betterment plus I have this feeling that the person who wins it will be a great person" hearing this answer Draupadi felt assured and said, "sakhi with your answers all my insecurities are going away and I feel so much better now, though I still have one more question" aadhya smiled an said "go ahead".

Draupadi asks, "what is the true meaning of joy sakhi?, Is love the true joy?" Aadhya giggles a little and says, "well joy is found in many things it's not only limited to love, don't you find joy when you do things you love, or when you eat your favorite dish or talk to your favorite person, and Joy is what you feel, joy isn't found by thinking of it, so if you feel joy with him then isn't it love?".