Chapter 5
A secret and a heartache
The room inside is filled with the fragrance of many plants, spices and medicines. Different coloured spices are being filled in the leaves. There three people are preparing medicine for Bhairav and Dhruva. The first one is crushing some leaves in a vessel with the help of a big stone, the second one is boiling some ground leaves in an earthen vessel and the third one is collecting the juice of those leaves in a glass vessel.
Then he makes Dhruv drink that juice and also ties a bandage on his head. Dhruv is also there listening to everyone's conversation.
Surya says to Bodha "Okay, what do you know"?
"That Bhairav has not one but two heads. When I was picking him up, I felt his other head."
Then everyone there becomes quite surprised after hearing this.
Guruji says "How can this happen? It is quite rare for this to happen".
Dhruv's defeat: Due to the revelation of this year's long unsolved mystery, Dhruv's eyes widen and he says in surprise, "Now I understand how he defeated me. It means it has some hidden power."
Guruji says, "Vedha, Bodha, both of you also go to your room. Bhairav will also come to you quickly and Dhruv is also bandaged, so you too go to your room.
Dhruv says "What hidden power does Bhairav have?"
"This is not for you to know. Now you rest."
Then Surya and Indra ensure that only they two are present there.
Surya says, "His other head looks exactly like Bhairav, but have you never seen his head from behind?"
"I didn't see its head because it never came out that far. Now we are able to see the small nose, long ears, lips and even the eyes of its head.
"I have given him medicine which will cure him in some time."
"And I do something with this other head."
Then he places his ring on Bhairav's other head. He starts chanting a mantra and then the eyes of the person behind him open. Seeing this dreadful ghost of the underworld, Indra and Surya's eyes widen and they look at each other with astonishment.
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Bodha and Vedha start waiting for Bhairav in his room. There is a cupboard, some windows, a fan and a bed.
Bodha says "Would Bhairav have been badly hurt?"
"You don't worry. The medicines here are very good."
"Yes, and Guruji can easily cure Bhairav with his power."
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Bhairav's another head gives a smile to both of them and goes inside.
If a lion smells its prey and walks away, the prey does not understand anything, similarly both of them do not understand anything.
Surya says "You have a very good understanding of mantras".
"He has gone inside of his own free will, not because of my mantra. It has a lot of tantric powers inside it".
"Can this cause any harm to my gurukul?"
"Someone has put these powers inside it and yes it is possible that this is some trick of the enemies. Anyway, we are surrounded by the tantra."
"So what should be done now?"
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Dhruv goes to his room. His friends are waiting for him there. Oliver says to Dhruv "How do you feel now?"
"Are you asking about physical injury or mental injury?"
Viraj says "Hey! So what, you have taken some contract to win."
"I also knew that one day someone could defeat me, but I had forgotten this. Anyway, Bhairav did not defeat me."
Oliver says with surprise "What? What are you saying?"
"He has some hidden power that has defeated me."
Due to the world's biggest secret being revealed again, Darsh, Veeraj, Veer, Oliver all get teary eyed and mouth wide open and they all say "Ok, that's why he defeated you."
After some time, Viraj says, "But how can you say this with such confidence?"
"When I was getting my forehead bandaged, I heard Bodha saying that Bhairav has not one but two heads."
Hearing this, they all again discover the world's most complex mystery.
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After thinking for a while, Guruji says, "Nothing right now, but yes, tomorrow we all will have to call a meeting and together we will have to decide whether Bhairav will stay in this Gurukul or not."
"Anyway I don't think the tantra would be used for good."
Then after some time Bhairav regains consciousness. As soon as he gets up, he says loudly "I will not accept defeat". Then, lowering his eyes, he says softly in seriousness, "I will fight for my friends."
Then his Guruji says "Your fight is over and you have won, Bhairav. Don't you remember anything?
"What are you saying? When did I defeat Dhruv"?
Both his Guruji and Surya start laughing and say "You must be very tired Bhairav. Now you should go to your room and sleep".
"Yes, I feel the same way. Anyway, I am feeling very tired, so I will leave".
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As soon as the door opens, Bodha and Vedha arrive and carry Bhairav on their shoulders and
Bodha says, "It is defeated brother, it is defeated, that Dhruv is defeated."
"How come everyone just says Dhruv got defeated and I didn't even know how he got defeated."
When someone's dream comes true and he does not understand the difference between reality and dream, similarly Bhairav does not understand how and when all this happened.
He says, "For a minute Guruji was also saying the same but when and how did I defeat Dhruv?"
Bhairav's words slip from the minds of Vedha and Bodha like a drop on clay.
Vedha places her hand on Bhairav's bandage and says, "Is this injury not too deep?"
Understanding Vedha's sarcasm, Bhairav brings his eyebrows closer and says angrily on his nose, "It is not that deep. That I don't remember anything. I remember everything."
Bodha says "You don't remember anything about that fight"?
Vedha says loudly in excitement, "You threw him in the air and then hit him hard on his head with your head in the air and he fell straight on the ground".
Just then they hear the sound of a bell. Both Vedha and Bodha say "Come, it is time to eat. By the way, you must also be very hungry."
"Yes, I am feeling hungry."
Then Bhairav starts following Vedha and Bodha. They all reach in front of a door. There, different types of smells of food come along with different types of children's voices. They see it as soon as they open the door
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There is an iron torch fixed on the wall with yellow light burning, a table, many chairs and nine candles, which have eyes, nose, mouth and hands. There are empty plates in the hand of that candle.
Bodha asks Bhairav, "And tell me what will you eat?"
"How should I tell? There is nothing kept here".
Vedha says "Hey! Here you can eat whatever you want".
"How can this be possible"?
Then the blue fire of that candle gives rise to small hands and legs. He comes down from the candle and comes to Bhairav.
He says to Bhairav "Tell me what you want to eat and I will tell my mother".
Bhairav is quite surprised. He had never seen anything like it. Then Bhairav remembers some moments of his ashram.
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The ashram was very beautiful, dressed in flowers and smelling of happiness. Scenting the atmosphere with the smell of happiness and the smell of food. He sits down to eat dinner with his parents.
His father says with a smile, "Today we have prepared paneer curry, tandoori roti, raita and rasgulla to celebrate your coming to our ashram."
Then his mother says to Bhairav, "Bhairav, tell me what do you like among all these".
Then Bhairav lowers his head and says in a low voice, "I have not even heard the name of all this".
That silence was broken by Bhairav's pain. Feeling Bhairav's pain, his parents place their hands on Bhairav's head and say, "No problem, you start and tell us whatever you like."
Then Bhairav first eats Paneer curry with Tandoori roti and he says "I liked both of these".
Then they all start laughing.
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Instead of his stomach being filled, his eyes are filled with tears. He wipes them and says with a smile on his face
"I want tandoor roti, paneer curry, raita and rasgulla".
Similarly, Bodha and Vedha also declare that small fire as their favourite food. Then that small fire tells everything to that candle. Then that small blue fire starts rising on that candle and illuminates the top of that mountain. Just then the food of their choice arrives on a plate placed on a candle. They all start eating.
Bhairav eats that vegetable. He says "This is quite good".
Bodha says, "This food has less oil, less spices and it is prepared without onion and garlic but still you liked this food".
Vedha says "This food is quite good even without all these things".
Then after some time Dhruv and his friends arrive there. He sits near Bhairav.
Dhruv says to Bhairav, "You are not badly hurt." I mean how is your injury now"?
Bhairav says "Yes I am fine now".
Dhruv says "there was a question".
Bodha says "yes, ask".
"What hidden power do you have"?
Bhairav says "Hidden power? "What power I don't know".
"The same power with which you defeated me".
"I don't know what you say."
Roaring at the lion, Bodha says, "He doesn't know anything. Let us eat comfortably".
Viraj says "Hey! We did not come here to fight. We have come to make friends with you".
Dhruv says "Yes, he is absolutely right. If you are troubled by Ambu and his friends, then you tell us.
Oliver tells Viraj "what one has to do for a secret".
Both Viraj and Oliver laugh secretly. Ambu and his friends are also listening to all this.
Arun says "Hey! Wow, now even Dhruv is on their side. Now we can't do anything".
Henry says "Hey! If all seven of us come to our senses then we will show that to Dhruv and Bhairav.
Ambu says "Dhruv alone is heavier than all of us and you guys have heard about the hidden power of Bhairav".
Then John and Milo say "Yes, his hidden power even defeated Dhruv".
Ambu's friends start leaving from there. While leaving, as if someone has squeezed a lemon in Arun's mouth, he says with a grimace,
"I am very jealous of Bhairav."
Then as soon as Dhruv looks at them, everyone's gaze goes away. They all start behaving as if they were not even looking at them and go away from there.
Then Bhairav and all of them start talking and laughing. after a while
Just like a thief looks around before stealing, similarly Dhruv also looks around and confirms that only Bhairav and his group are sitting there.
He says softly, "Is it true that you have two heads?"
Bhairav nods yes.
Vedha says angrily, "That's why you have been saying nice things to us for so long."
"Oh! No you are misunderstanding. When I heard this, I could not understand how this could happen."
Bhairav says, "Well, I also don't know anything about my other head. All I know is that this head has been with me since birth and has a tantric look inside me."
"Tantric powers? Where did you get that from?"
"That's just what I want to know."
Then after some time they all finish eating and start leaving. Then Vedha, Bodha and Bhairav start going towards their room.
Then, while going towards the room, Vedha says to Bhairav in a worried state, "Can you tell me where you come from and how you have been brought here?"