Chapter 9
Fear of Exam
Along with the screaming of the birds, the speed of the wind there also starts increasing. The branches of the trees start swinging and the weather starts getting worse due to dark clouds.
Bahu opens the weapon made of bone from the middle and inserts the shining stone in the middle. Then he starts inserting that weapon into Bhairav's chest. Bhairav shouts loudly.
His mouth and eyes start getting bigger. His entire body starts turning black, the face behind him starts coming out completely and the eyes and mouth of that face also start getting bigger. Bhairav's pain keeps increasing. Bhairav's scream wins the competition with the sounds of the birds there. Gradually all the nerves on his back face become erect and his hair starts flying in the wind.
Seeing all this, Bahu says, "What a terrible sight it is. I know you are in a lot of pain, but just a little longer."
Then Bahu takes out that dagger. Gradually Bhairav's pain reduces. His other head goes inwards. The blackness of his body also disappears. Then he lies down unconscious on the ground. Then Bahu takes out some bandages, cotton and medicines from him and applies them on the wound. After some time Bhairav regains consciousness. Bhairav's eyes slowly start opening little by little while lying down. He looks at the arm in front of him.
Bahu says "Good you got up. I told you that I will keep your yantra awake. Now you can easily wake up your yantra."
Bhairav says softly "What did you do like this? Now how can I awaken my yantra?"
"Bhairav, you have a lot of Tantra powers inside you, that is why you were not able to use the powers of mantras. I have put all the Tantra powers within you in one rock. Now you can use your mantric powers better."
"How did I get these powers?"
"I don't know this."
Bahu gives that rock to Bhairav and says, "It has absorbed all the powers of your Tantra."
"But how?"
Bahu opens that rock from the middle like a papaya fruit and many black rocks emerge from it.
Bahu says, "These are all special rocks made of silicon. They were white in color and could absorb a lot of power within themselves. Now you wake up your yantra and try."
Bhairav stands up and the yantra on his body starts glowing, his yantra is shining so much that there is only darkness in the area around it.
The artist becomes happy after seeing his art and says "Very good Bhairav, this is what I expected from you".
Then Bahu chants a mantra in his mind and the bracelet on his hand starts glowing. He punches the air with his hand and a hole is created in the air which starts getting bigger.
That door opens into Bhairav's room.
"Now it's time for you to sleep."
Bhairav touches Bahu's feet.
"Chiranjeevi bhav."
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Bhairav's sweet morning begins with his bitter dream. Then he starts his daily practice. The wheel of time turns and it becomes evening.
When all of them are coming towards their Gurukul, then Indra says to them, "Two months have passed and the examination time is over, you will have the examination tomorrow."
As soon as you hear the name of the exam, even the bitter practice time starts seeming sweet. He starts talking about the exam. Bodha says "not so fast."
Bhairav says, "I have awakened my yantra today itself. "It's too early for me."
Both Bodha and Vedha say together "I am awakened"?
"Yes"
He raises one hand upwards and jumps and says, "I am awakened."
Oliver asks the teacher, "What kind of challenges will there be in that exam?"
"I can't tell you anything about that exam. If you have practiced well, you can overcome whatever challenges come your way."
Out of all the flowers, some flowers wither and some flowers bloom further. All the groups start going to their respective friends' rooms.
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Bhairav says, "Dude, I don't know what will happen in that exam? "No time was even given to prepare."
Vedha says "You really did not get time. Guruji had said that you can overcome all difficulties with your practice. So this means that first of all there will be some obstacles which will challenge our physical strength. Because first of all we did exercises to make our body stronger."
Bodha says, "Accordingly, the second obstacle we will face is someone with a brain."
Bhairav says, "I think Guruji should not have said that only what he has taught you will come."
After some time, the bell rings when the food is ready.
Vedha says, "Come, let us eat now and then sleep comfortably."
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They open the door and see that there is a very nice smell coming from everyone's plate during the examination ceremony. Everyone is talking about exams only. Ambu and his friends are also there. Who were not talking about the exam at all. All ostriches sit with their necks buried in the ground. As if he did not know that tomorrow was his exam day.
Ambu says to that small blue fire, "Ten naan, ten cham cham and five bowls of dum aloo sabzi."
Milo says, "We ate our fill today."
They see that Dhruv and his friends are also the same. Dhruv says "I was thinking of practicing at night. Will any of you come with me?"
Viraj says "Dhruv you should rest tonight. If you use all your strength tonight, you will not be able to do well in the exam tomorrow."
"I am lacking self-confidence".
Viraj says, "This is what everyone is missing here."
Vedha says to Bhairav, "I think that whatever happens tomorrow, I just have to give my best. We should not think about what the outcome will be because it is not in our favor. For us it is just karma."
Bhairav says, "But Vedha, if he does any work, he will definitely think about the consequences."
"Yes, you are correct. But when the result is not known, then only attention should be paid to the action. Well, you say that you will worry about an incident that has not happened yet."
"No, why would I worry about something that hasn't happened yet?"
Then Bodha suddenly says "Yes then there will be nothing to worry about the result of this exam. But is it wrong to wish to win the outcome of this test?"
Vedha says "It is not wrong to desire but by keeping that victory as your aim, you will be thinking about the result again and again and then you will focus only on the result. You will not be able to concentrate on your work."
Bhairav says, "But we get inspiration to do work only by winning the result."
Bodha says "Your work should be the one that keeps you motivated all the time. You should not be dependent on the result for motivation because if your mind is focused on the result and if you do not get it, then you will not feel like doing any work in your future life because you will feel that if you do not get the result, then I will also do the work. Why should I?"
After filling their stomachs and strengthening their minds with words of knowledge, they all start going to sleep.
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Ambu is sitting with all his friends.
Arun says to Mills "What if we do not succeed in that exam".
"I think we will be allowed back home."
"But I don't want to leave you all."
Ambu says "I told you. Now we should prepare well for the examination. At that time no one was listening to me."
David says with a smile, bowing his head and casting his eyes down, "Look, what has to happen now will happen tomorrow. We know we will be the sacrifice".
Henry's eyes water and his throat becomes wet. He says in a crying voice, "No friend, don't say that. I know we haven't practiced well but we shouldn't give up like this."
Kabir says, "Look, whatever happens now, we just have to try our best tomorrow."
Henry says in a sad voice, "If we go back to our homes, how will we meet each other again?"
The dam of Ambu's emotions starts breaking and tears well up in his eyes. He says in a low voice, "Let's just live with each other today. Then tomorrow we all have to separate from each other."
The sun of happiness starts setting and all the flowers start withering because everyone knows that tomorrow they are going to be separated from each other. But they all did not cry because just as a deer accepts its death in front of a lion, similarly they all had embraced their future. Then they all hug each other for the last time.
Ryan says in his mind "I don't know what will happen tomorrow"?
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Bhairav again finds himself under the blanket of darkness. He goes ahead and sees that a boy is trying to do something obscene with his friend. Seeing this innumerable sin of this opposite confluence of nature, Bhairav's eyes widened in tears. He runs frantically to save his friend.
The boy says, "You go away from here." Otherwise you will also face the same fate."
Bhairav says "What are you doing all this with my friend? I will also tell father about all this you are doing."
His friend says, "Let it be Bhairav, he is the strongest among us."
"A man's strength lies more in his will than in his hands. Don't worry about me."
Then that boy starts dominating Bhairav and loosens his ribs, but still Bhairav does not accept defeat and stands up again.
His friend cries and says, "Bhairav, this is a dwarf who has accidentally come to live among us, hence he is the most powerful among us."
"It doesn't matter to me."
Then shouting, Bhairav says, "I will still not let you become the prey of this animal."
Then Bhairav catches the running buffalo with both his hands and pushes him hard. That push is so strong that the buffalo breaks the door and falls towards the outside.
Even in such a surprising incident of the present, Bhairav's friend, without thinking about that incident, says to Bhairav, "Bhairav, your head."
Just then Bhairav comes out from the blanket of darkness towards the sunlight and quickly goes to his Guru Bahu.
In the morning, all those gurus Agni, Nalin, Baluka, Dhiman, Bahu, Pawan, Bhaskar reach the same mountain with their respective disciples. Indra is also there.
Indra says, "The time given to all of you has ended today. Your exam is going to start shortly from now."
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They all come and stand in front of a cave. Like a coal mine, that cave is covered in darkness. Inside, there is a forest with mountains, rivers and lots of trees.
His teacher says, "The name of this big forest is "Uljhan". All of you will be left at different places in the middle of this forest. Then you all have to find the right path and come out of this cave. Here you will face many obstacles and whoever does not get out of this cave within nine hours, this cave will take him back to the place from where he was brought."
Dhruva says to Indra, "But it is so dark here. How will we know if the day is over?
"I will leave a burning fire in the sky in the middle of this forest which will tell you the time like the sun. But yes, once it gets extinguished, you will have only a few hours left."
The exam begins. All the gurus should leave their disciples in different parts of the forest and come back."
Then Bahu takes Bhairav and Viraj inside that forest.
Bhairav says, "If I cannot get out of this cave, will I really go back to where I came from?"
"Don't worry. I don't think you'll be able to stay here."
Then Bahu places his hand on Bhairav's back and looks at Bhairav with a smile.
Bahu says to himself, "I have never made such a good mark on anyone. I have high expectations from you."
"Come on Viraj, now I will leave you at some other place."
Viraj laughingly says to Bhairav, "Bhairav, goodbye. Who knows, this might be our last meeting?"
"Have faith you can get out of here."
Bahu laughs and says "Come on, we are getting delayed."
Bahu goes away with Viraj. Bhairav sees many trees there, wrapped in darkness and peace, calling him towards them. Like the roots of hair, there are many paths coming out of them. Just then a loud sound comes and there is a faint yellow light in the cave.
The night is over and the day's sun rises to measure the time of their examination.
Bhairav says to himself "So now this exam has started. First of all I have to choose one path among these many roads".
Then Bhairav starts walking on a path. But after some time he comes back to the same path.