5000 YEARS AGO -
Ancient India, Dwapar-yuga ( Era of Dharma )
In a green and dense forest near the beautiful city of Dwarika . Steeped in legend and adorned with ancient marvels, beckoning the visitors with its winding streets and sacred temples. From the majestic Dwarkadhish Temples to bustling markets, it's a place where history and modernity merge, creating a captivating tapestry of culture and charm. And In the lush forest teeming with vibrant flora and diverse wildlife, there exists a sacred grove where the melodies and majestic sound of flute resonate through the air, making everyone who listens to it, enchant in the beauty of it. And in this beautiful forest Nestled near a cliffside, this enchanting haven is adorned with towering trees and colourful blooms, creating a scene of natural splendour. As the gentle breeze carries the sweet fragrance of wildflowers and fragrance of recently rain soaked soil, making it more wonderful. Animals of all kinds roam freely, their playful antics adding to the beauty to the surroundings. High above, perched on a majestic tree, Lord Krishna sits serenely, making that divine music, echoing across the forest, inviting all creatures to partake in the harmony of the moment. And in this beautiful scene, an uninvited hunter arrived, ignoring the beauty, and following his hunger, aiming his bow and arrow from his vantage point, towards the pair of deer roaming freely. The hunter released his arrow, slicing the air in an ark, making his way toward the deer. And sensing the arrow coming, the deer ducked and jumped, evading the arrow, which sailed down from the cliff side, and headed towards the cliff where Lord Krishna was playing his flute. And Lord Krishna, who was absorbed in his play, sensed the arrow, and still kept playing the flute, knowing his reason to be born in this world has fulfilled. The arrow penetrated his foot's toe. And the flute suddenly stops.
The environment suddenly started to darken, time seemed to stop, thunder roared. And with a loosen grip, the fluet loosen and fell into the valley nearby, and fell into the river.
And on the coast of Dwarka, a huge tsunami starts to rise, chaos and riots break, fire engulfed the land, sky cries a thunderous cry, the ground shakes and the huge tsunami engulfed the land, removing the last remnant of Lord Krishna. God among men, The avatar of LORD VISHNU,THE PRESERVER.
Present day,
Mumbai :- 2022 July.
In the big opening near the city of Mumbai , a celebration was happening. And the press was there, covering the whole event.
" Good Evening India I'm supriya from Sunday morning daily news, and I'm at the one hundred anniversary party of our own newspaper and our main investor Drisyam, not as a reporter but as a guest. And this has been an honour for me working with such an inspirational man. Mr Ram Charan was the greatest boss that we could ever have, and his sudden death a month ago has shocked the entire India, his view and work has changed the world or media for the better. Not just India but also the entire world's news community has his dept in journalism. After his death, his only son Raghav Suryvansi has taken over the lead of Drishyam newspapers. And after that the company has changed drastically, some believed that this the end of Drishyam newspapers, cause he is not like his father, and some of them believe that it's a new beginning. And seeing his former records and his passion for expensive things, many believe it's the former one, Mr Raaghav has changed three assistants or secretaries in the last two weeks, and many more - " The news reporter said all of that, and a man in his JAGUAR was seeing all of this exclaimed.
" She talks too much. " The man said and roared his car's engine, and sped past every single traffic light. And reach that function.
And after a small drive in speed he reached the venue, and he stepped out from the car, the camera flashes in all directions. And stand proudly, adjusting his three piece suit. And a horde of reporters rush toward him, asking him questions.
" Mr Raghav, what's the big announcement you're gonna make today? "
" Mr Raghav we heard you are selling the company. " And so on. They have thousands of questions to ask.
He ignored all of them. And went inside directly to supriya who was inside the party area, where no other reporter was allowed . The cameraman noticed him walking towards them, and supriya was so busy explaining her news that she didn't see him coming, and when cameraman told her to turn back.
" Looks like you are talking about me? " He said to the surprised news reporter, who after seeing his sudden entries, she composed herself and was about to ask something when he stopped her.
" Ahh, mr ragh- "
" How's the news channel going? I've heard that share prices have gone down a little, how it's is really?" And the news reporter stutters a bit and said,
" Like 38 points. "
" 38.7 and still going, you know that number? "
" Maybe millions. " She replied.
" It's less than you think. " He said to her with a smile.
" Anyways, how's your view on yourself in this huge legacy of your family and more you-" And he cut her off again.
" Well how's your aunt's health? I heard she had a stroke this week? I heard you were busy that time." He asked me to change the topic.
" She is good but that's not what we are here for, we came here to- "
" Why didn't you wear that red dress from California, you looked pretty on that.? " He said, still changing the questions.
" Sir that's not important, can we - "
" I heard you had a breakup with your boyfriend, I heard he was a really nice guy, what's his name again. Kri-kri krrish right . "
" Sir, could you please stop commenting about my private life? I didn't come here to hear that." She said a little anger showed up.
" Neither did I. " He said, changing his expression to a serious one and then left. Leaving a stunned news reporter and a snickering cameraman.
Later he walked toward the podium to announce something. A beautiful lady first gave him an intro and pressed about his studies achievements and then invited him for his word. He went to the podium and thanked the woman for his introduction. And the news reporter from earlier was looking at him from the seats below.
" My father was a great man. and we all know this, but many don't know how he was before becoming the person you all know him for. And to be honest I didn't even know what kind of person he was at that time. " And everybody laughed.
" But I know something that many people didn't know or didn't acknowledge. When my grandfather, the late Keshav Charan suryvansi, handed the newspaper to my father, we were in debt of more than millions at that time . We were in the darkest moments of our life, and that time one did a bargain that saved our newspaper and it all entirely, he in our state bought two run down factories, and trippel the production. We produced regional papers in regional languages. There are more than 100 languages in India and more sub languages than all of the world combined. We were the first ever newspaper who sold his newspaper in one rupee at that time, when dollars were worth 6 rupees only. And in today's market it'll be around 60 to seventy rupee. But if we sell this piece of paper for 60 rupees now, people will give me one rupee extra for my mental health. " And everybody laughed.
" I mean a comeon who will waste 60 to 70 ruppe on a piece of paper right. We all have it in our phones right, and we all know that I can't sell a paper for 60 to seventy rupees. But now I can. " He said and everybody listened to him.
" From now on, there will be no Drishyam newspaper. " And everybody gasped. And he waited to see their reaction.
" And no Sunday morning daily news as well, I'm closing that news channel because of her. " And he pointed at Supriya, who looked at him in surprise, and flashes of camera pointed at her as she covered her face.
" Now, now wait guys, I'm not finished. Because now we will be Drisyam news and paper. I just put the missing dot in the name." he said and the digital screen behind him changed and a new logo appeared on it. And everybody clapped their hands.
" People always ask my father why he isn't on television yet , and he always refuses by saying it's not for him, and he was damn right, let the new generation handle it. And I like to warn people out there, I don't like people who compare me to my father, I could not and would not be like him. " He said to them and left the podium.
And on the ground his secretary, who was a female with glasses with white porcelain skin , told him that he didn't read the right speech and wasn't happy about it.
" The speech should be about the new magazine we're gonna launch, and the news channel program is supposed to never happen. What should I tell them? What came into you? "
" Listen dizzy. "
" Daisy "
" Ok dizaera , listen! Sometimes we need to just do it, it's a waste of time thinking and arguing with old relics about it. It's my business and if they want their job told them to change, and as far as I know I'm the owner now. And if they still didn't get it, just told them to check the Sunday mornings. It'll be twice in two days. I have work to do, " He said from his car. And closed the window, and ready to go.
And outside the party Supriya was packing his stuff in anger . Her driver, who was the cameraman, also had a hidden smile plastered on his face , and he wasn't doing a good job hiding it.
" If you don't wanna lose some teeth, you better stop smiling. '' She said In anger and sat on the passenger side. Her car window was down, and she was waiting for her driver to come, he was in the back of the car, loading their equipment. He came back with that same stupid smile on his face, and tried to start the car. And it didn't work. The cameraman was checking the car, when a white Jaguar car stopped near them.
And slowly the car's window goes down.
" Looks like someone needs a ride ? " Raghav said with a small grin on his face.
" I don't need your car to reach home sir. " She said in a little bit of anger.
" Who's talking about cars? " He said looking in the mirror.
And on the highway, he was driving like crazy and she was on top of him kissing him furiously, and at the same time undressing herself.
And in the next morning when she wakes up, she finds herself in the car, and when she looks around she finds that she was in her parking lot, and when she looks around she realises that it's her home's parking yard. And the dashboard was later for. She read it and it says.
" Sorry need to go office, can't be late in first day and I hope you'll like the new car, and take a day of, I've some big plans for for you,
Love Raghav. A loving boss đ. Ps "
And the letter ended.
Raghav gets out from the bathroom of his home covering himself with a towel, a locket on his neck. He checks his closet for clothes, and takes out a blue set of clothes which has the brand logo of Peter England on it . He dressed himself then went downstairs for
And in the city in the office of Drishyam news & paper. Raghav takes his entress, the reception greets him , the people around reception greets him, his staff greets him, and he waved at them like a boss, and them enters the lift, which was an old and classic lift with round shaped mechanical buttons on it, and in on them one button was missing, he pressed the top floor button. And the lift leads him to that. Many people greet them there as well, and as soon as he steps out of the lift, his secretary comes running toward him and informs him about the board and executives response, and CNN has been trying to contact you since last night and she fixed a meeting with telecom minister and Sunday morning chief wants to meet him immediately.
But the man he was, he ignored her talk and asked.
" How's the shares of both firms? " He said a greeting in the morning, not wasting his time.
" As you said, Sunday morning was 56 points and our Drishyam didn't increase that much as we thought. "
" What's the response from competition, paper and news? " .
" News Papers are glade, and some made some snarky remarks on their Facebook and insta pages, news outlets are taking it as a threat, we already got some messages from KT NEWS and others, they are trying to make good friends, and they wanna talk about the future."
" Good! Announced on our website that we are going to add celeb magazines and new premium business magazines for sale, and somehow spread fake news that our old executive has been caught doing insider trading and we tried to cover it up. "
" But sir, that's going to be bad for our goodwill." She said and he replied.
" Maybe, but that fake news will help her more than that, many won't believe, and I do not need them to believe, just spread it , people who think from the head will definitely try their best. The news is all short of things, truth,lies, rumours and predictions. The news will just be a statement if it's all true. " He said and entered his office. And went to lose his door but she stopped him, and told him that his father's lawyer has come again to meet you, he told that he has some of his will and some documents to give you.
" Just tell him that I'm busy like usual, and bring me an English coffee. And I don't wanna do anything related to him or his last wish. '' he said, closing the door, and when he turned back, he saw a man sitting on his table. And he heard her saying that he was inside.
And he composed himself and gave him a fake smile and told him to sit. And the lawyer , who was an old man, sat and looked at him like he expected this.
After sitting, Raghav escalated the situation . And the lawyer didn't push that matter too much.
" Mr Raghav I know he wasn't that good of a father and friend in that regard, but I have a legal job in doing so, and I can't quit it just because you don't wanna see it. I could have sended it to you, but his will and last was this that I personally gave to you. " And he handed him an envelope. And then some property papers.
" There is an Ashram (Hermitage) In the woods. Your mother used to run "
" My mother has a hermitage ? " He asked in confusion.
" An Ashram, and Yes, this is the pappers, of your mother's will." He said, passing him another folder.
" My mother died years ago. If it is her will, why didn't I have this at that time? " He asked, looking at him.
" That belongs to your father, and he was taking care of it after your mother's death. And your mother and father both wanted you to take care of it. It isn't necessary since they just need some monthly allowances and some much needed supplies and that's all. "
" Ok! And what is this Ashram? Is it some yoga point or some religious place, and sorry, if I said something bad about it. " He stated his thoughts, and apologised because his words were a little offensive.
" It's neither, I visited there once or twice. That place is some sort of meditation place . And I really didn't know much about that place. But I do know that it's your mother's favourite place, she spent her last days there, and she used to go there on a daily basis . " He said and then passed him another folder.
" What's This now? " He asked.
" This is a bank statement of your dad. Just gave it a look ." He said to him, And when Raghav looked at it, he raised his eyebrows.
" Did God himself come to meditate there, cause the zeros on paper are beyond any human. " He said, looking at him.
" The size of allowance or donation, you may say, has quadrupel of the amount your mother used to send, and the amount just kept on growing each month . I warned your father, but he just shrugged it off . And who am I to judge." He said and passed him some bank details and some other documents.
" This is your mothers letters, and her last wish and words for you. she wrote this by herself. And told me to give it to you when your father dies. I didn't know why she said this, but now I know. " He said to him and passed him another paper.
" This is your Father's last wish, and a letter for you. Please give it a look. " He said and shaked hands with him and then left .
Raghav, without looking at his father's letter, threw it in the dustbin . He opened his mother's letter, and opened it slowly. And when she contained the letter he grew confus, the letter was all empty and blank. He turned the pages and looked at both sides, it was literally blank. He called her secretary and asked him for the numbers of the lawyer that came to his office. And he politely said that she didn't have it but she can try to find it, and after some time she called him, and informed him about the situation that no one has his number and she couldn't find out his office or anything else, and he yelled at her for allowing a unknown person without any contact or information in his office, and who the hell let him in without any info? , and she simply said she didn't know, and he raged at her, and after some time he calmed himself, and apologised to her for shouting at her. He looked at the paper and checked the location of that ashram, and he told her secretary that he needs a new Jaguar immediately , and then he looked at the girl who was wearing a blue dress, and she was looking hot. And said,
" Blue colour will be preferable." He said and cut the phone short. And then the coffee arrived. He takes a sip of that coffee and then swallows it hard. It was disgusting. He called her secretary. And scolded her for such a disgrace in the name of coffee. And she apologised.
" Sir, I thought you will like it . " She said, looking down.
" Who are you, my girlfriend? " He asked. And she tries to say something.
" No. " She murmured.
" You are fired. " He said to her and then told her to leave.
And sometimes later he was in his new car and listening to news on his new Navy blue car. And the newscaster was none other than supriya. And she was saying everything you'll expect from a fan saying for his celebrity crush.
" My man." He said to the woman in the news, and drived even faster than before on the empty mountain road.
He soon reached a clearing, in the middle, and he saw tall grass covering both sides of the road. He soon reached a place with a border wall surrounding it, he himself opened the heavy metal gaits, which were not properly grised. He entered the area, and saw a proper ashram-like environment there. When he was struggling to open the heavy gaits which had an old wheel carved on it. Raghav things so.
He opened the heavy gait, and entering through a small opening was very troublesome for him. And a man with white clothes and some wooden bits necklace on hand like bracers and the same necklace on his neck. And he was staring at him.
Raghav cleared his clothes and came back to his former self, and cleared his throat .
" Hari om Mr Raghav. " The man greeted him with a clasped hand in namaste.
" Ah! Hari om . " Raghav said, a little confused.
" We welcome you to the Ashram of samay. Please change your clothes. " The man said, offering him blue clothes, With a wooden sandal on top.
And he accepted those seeing his eyes fixed on him.
" Are you serious? " He asked to see the old wooden sandals and old fashioned clothes. And the man, seeing his reaction, didn't show any reaction outwardly. And seeing this, he replied.
" Guess You are! " Said Raghav murmuring the last part.
In the changing room he changed his clothing to those white ones and he looked at those wooden sandals a little confiably . But put them anyway, and when he got out of the changing room, he saw that same man waiting for him .
" pithama( referred to as the head of this ashram, by honour) Is In meditation, it'll be great if you see around the places, I'll be glad to help. " He suggests to him. And he thanked him.
The man started showing him around, and there were many People with white colour kurta ( a classic Indian dress.)
" Why does everyone have white clothes? " Raghav asked.
" Kurta! " The man addressed the correct name.
" Ok! Kurta! But why? " He asked again.
" That's a formal dress here. There is a saying, clothes define nature or a person and colour defines personality. White colour means the person has found what he came for. " The man said with a smile.
" And what blue means, or yellow. " He said seeing a hot woman in a yellow kurta.
" Yellow means the person is lost and looking for a partner. " The man said with a smile.
" And blue? " He asked.
" Means you are playful and full of over confidence and pride . "
" That's true. " He said.
" And badi-maa said that'll look good on you. "
" She decides Who's gonna wear which costume? "
" Kurta! " He corrected again.
" And no, she just suggests, the key factor is your personality. " He said with a smile.
" Ok." Raghav said wearly seeing his smile. "
" And what is this place exactly? " Raghav asked and the man replied with a smile.
" This is an Ashram for people who're trying to find a way. "
" Then why is it's name samay ashram ? " Raghav asked.
" Maybe time needs some time. " He said with the same smile..
" Can I make a call? " He asked him, showing him his phone. And the man said that he can if he finds the network.
And raghav went off. He was on the outskirts of the ashram. His phone was n't even budging. There was no network. He was calling her secretary to ask some questions. As far as he knows she is the only person who should have known about his whereabouts.
And after a long time of not getting a network, and getting frustrated.
" Damn this network. " He said out loud.
" You can't curse heare, Mr Raghav . " Came the voice of a man.
And when he turned he saw the same man before looking at him. Raghav apologised and asked him about the network. He shookes him off and tells him that this place is far from cityside, and you can use the landline if you want to call. Raghav shrugs him off, and tells him that's ok, it's nothing important, he just needed to call his girlfriend to tell him about his whereabouts and that he would be late today.
After hearing that the man apologised to him and informed him that pitha-ma has got some serious business and he won't be able to meet you right now, but he gave him a book.
He looked at the book, And it was locked. He checked it and he saw a name in the corner, which indeed has her mother's name on it. He looks for the signs of any keyhole or anything. And he saw a slot for a particular thing. Raghav looked at it. And sat on a table to open it. And then it clicked, and he tooks out a locket from under the shirt he was wearing, It was the Sudarshan Chakra ( a weapon wielded by Lord vishnu.) Then he looked at the weird book in his hand. It was no ordinary diary. It was like an old book. And he looked back to his loket, and then at the book, it was the same. The book has a big chakra engraved on it. He placed the locket on the book, and it attached to the book like a magnet. And it opens, just the first page for some reason. He can read the title written on it. And he couldn't read that properly, it was on sanskrit. A language that he has no idea of, and in that spelled a name of this story.
" Maharakshak."
He tried to open it from the middle but it didn't budge. But when he tries to open it by one page, it opens. And he saw a bunch of names written on it in sanskrit, it was like signatures. He flipped another page, and saw many more names on it and when looked at those names closely as the time passed the names became more prominent and easy to read, some names were easy to read and especially the last one, which was none other than his father's name. A distaste apperies on his face. And his Father's name was the last one, and when he tried to flip the page, it didn't budge. He tries to shake it, but nothing happens. He sighs and looks back at some pages, and then at his fathers name, and an empty slot beside him.
" What is this dairy? ''asked a frustrated Raghav. And then he dropped the book, and a paper came out from the book. He looked at it and it read in English with her mother's hand writing. And he immediately recognized it as his mother's writing.
He read it and it read.
" Write your name on it and follow the instructions. Love maa. " And he immediately opened the book one by one. And then write his name down with the pen which he has in his pocket.
And after writing his name on the book, another page turned and he looked at the page weirdly and didn't understand the physics of the pages. He looked at the other page, and he saw some instructions, written in Hindi that he could read.
Follow the chakra. And he didn't understand what that meant. And when he tried to flip the page he found it impossible to do it. He looked at the chakra mark on the paper which was pointing at the top. He sighs .
" Mother. " He said fondly. Remembering the days when she gave her those old treasure maps to find things. A fond memory hits him but he shrugs it off, and focuses on the task in hand.
He starts to walk, he goes to the changing room first, and starts to change. And when he was putting back his suit he noticed that same chakra on the wall of the changing room, and it was pointing outside of the dressing room. He quickly changed into his normal clothes and headed out following the chakra. And soon he was outside of the place, and he saw the chakra on the door pointing at the other direction of the road where he saw seemingly nothing, it was just forest. He drove his car some distance and followed some chakra on the way. And soon enough he reached a cliff side with a swing on the sideline. He spotted the swing and went to check on it. The road came to end so he has nowhere to go. He looked at the swing, which had chakra drawn on it.
He looked at the direction it was pointing, and he saw the cliff.
" Damn. " He said to himself. And looked at the cliff down.
" If I go there I'm definitely gonna meet mom." He said jobuly.
" Nah, I'm gonna meet dad. " He said and kicked a stone, which fell into the cliff. He looked around for another way, and when he found none.
He looked back at the swing, and sat on it, and started swinging weirdly.
He puts on his earphones and starts to listen to a song. And leaned back, and when he was leaning back on the swing, he spotted something weird, he saw something engraved on the wooden swing. And when he saw what it was, he read.
' Trust it ' . In Hindi of course .
He reads those lines sometime, and then stands up seeing a plane flying by.
He gets in his car with a determined look. He put on his seatbelt and looked at the cliff in front of him.
" What's wrong in trying ."
He started his car, and took some deep breaths. He kicked the escalator, and let go of the break, and the car rocketed forward. And Raghav starts to scream in, ahhhhhh! .
And then like a blink, he was air bound with his car steering wheel still on his hand and his whole body on the seat of the car and broken escalator attached to his feet, in a white room. And falls to the ground with the steering wheel still in hand. His car was gone and he had only the seat and steering wheel with him, and he was in a white room with some golden light in it. And an old man with white and gold robbs with a long white beard. And he was still screaming.
" Can you be quiet. " The old man said. And he immediately shuts his mouth