Chapter 10
first stage of examination
Bhairav says in surprise,
"It means there are some paths here which lead me back to the same place from where I started. But no problem, I have a trick for this trap."
Then Bhairav makes a mark on the tree on the side of the path on which he goes.
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Bodha is tying a vine lying near a tree to the same tree as a token. Then Bodha starts going on a different path. He says to himself,
"I took this wrong path. Now let's go to this other route and see."
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All the other horses also keep moving in circles like ants. Everyone was facing this same problem earlier.
Among all these horses, Arun, a donkey, thinks,
"If I just continue on the path through which my Guru Agni brought me, I will reach the right place."
A similar thought comes to Mills and Kalus, but they all just keep going round and round.
Some boys think that
"We will just keep walking straight in this forest and we will reach a corner of this forest and get out of here".
But those people also just keep roaming there in circles.
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Bodha also reaches there and then his eyes fall on the tree on which he had tied a vine. Which was now broken. Bodha smiles seeing him and leaves from there.
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The horse trapped in the maze got very tired. Bhairav looks quite worried. He pantingly makes a mark on a tree with his trembling hands, saying to himself:
"There are so many roads here that are never ending. I have made marks on three trees so far but why am I not finding any marks whenever I come".
Like in the desert, with his body breaking, dry throat, tired and sweaty eyes and taking long breaths, Bhairav starts walking on a different path. He says to himself
"How can this happen?"
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Looking at Darsh it seemed that he had become very weak. As if this forest absorbs the physical strength of the people.
He sighs to himself,
"I feel like I'm probably walking to the same place again and again. But how can this happen because I am getting to see a different forest again and again. Trees of different sizes are seen here again and again.
Then he climbs a tree and while thinking this, he also starts fainting.
His foot slips and he falls straight into the sharp bushes and those sharp bushes pass through his body like knives. Then those bushes will shed Darsh's blood starts drinking slowly like a bat।
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Vedha is doing some art work with a stick on a path. Wherever he went, he would leave a mark on the soil. He then turns around and comes back to the same path and sees that there is no trace there.
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A horse that turns into a monkey and is jumping very fast on the trees. David gets very tired after jumping on the trees for a long time.
He says to himself,
"These trees and the place around them are not giving me the same sensation again and again and the size of these trees is also increasing and decreasing."
After some time, he also gets tired and sits down with his arms crossed and gradually he and his voice start getting lost in the darkness of that forest.
He says to himself,
"Why has the time for my sacrifice come so soon? I thought I would stay in this forest for a while longer."
Then he cries and says,
"Anyway, I can't win, so what difference does it make if I lose?"
He is thinking like this. Then a large fleshy Venus flytrap appears above him, waiting for him to stop moving. As soon as she stops, he suddenly closes his wide open mouth and kills her in an instant with his sharp teeth. His beaten body remains in his mouth.
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Sitting in the ashram, all the horse riders are praising their horses. Bahu, Bhaskar, Shankar, Bakula, Agni, Dhiman, Anil are all together talking about their disciples.
Bahu says
"Nowadays children are very hardworking and obedient".
Shankar says
"Rightly said. I am curious to know who will be able to cross that forest this time."
Agni says
"It is not so easy to cross that forest. Through that test the complete physical strength of a soldier can be measured."
Dhiman says
"Hey! This is just the beginning. His real journey has not even started yet."
Just then Indra comes there. Everyone follows them.
Indra laughingly says,
"Everyone's guru is worried about his disciple whether he will be able to cross this forest or not."
Shankar says
"You know us all very well. Gurudev."
Bahu says,
"Well, it is natural to be worried."
Indra says
"Now stop worrying and build new power for your successful disciples."
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Dhruv uses his yantra and hits a tree with his fist to make a mark. Like a flower, some part of that tree breaks off from the side. Then he goes the other way.
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Vedha comes back and sees there is no mark there. he says to himself
"Two sign were made. It automatically disappeared, which means the land and environment here are changing themselves."
Then he uses his yantra and a rope comes out of it which the spider ties from one tree to another. Due to which that path is closed with that rope and one goes on another path.
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Measuring time, the white light of the sun gradually starts turning yellow. Anil is the first of all the horses to reach a path from which he was not coming back to the same place again and again. Then going further he finds a garden full of flowers.
There are many beautiful and colourful flowers there. Anil likes its fragrance very much. He gets drawn towards them like a bee. He stands in the middle of that garden and a question comes to his mind.
"How can there be a garden full of flowers in this scary forest?"
A moment later, Anil starts feeling dizzy and starts fainting.
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John is walking on a path when he sees smoke coming from among the trees. He starts going to the place from where the smoke is coming. He sees that the smoke starts gathering and then a face comes out of the scary dream.
The skin on his face was sagging, his eyes were yellow, there was a horn on his nose, and a mouth full of blood. It was as if the sword of John's courage had rusted.
Seeing him, he gets very scared and says,
"ghost, ghost".
The ghost starts opening its mouth and slowly John starts going into the ghost's mouth. Then John tries to extinguish the fire from inside the yantra on his back. But due to fear, nothing else comes out of that yantra except light. Then the mouth of that ghost becomes bigger and it starts eating John slowly.
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Viraj is going on a path. Then he sees a deserted, peaceful place and a bridge made of old wood. He starts walking on that bridge. Then in that peace, Viraj's shadow starts to stir and it slowly starts rising upwards. Just as the clouds in the air start turning into water, similarly the shadow starts taking its shape which is definitely similar to Viraj.
That shadow whispers into Viraj's ear,
"Viraj, look at me, I am your nightmare."
His hair stands on end. He gets a little scared of this voice because it is his voice. He turns behind him but there is no one there and then a voice comes from in front of Viraj.
"Look here, not there."
Viraj sees that his impersonator is standing at some distance in front of him.
"I don't know who you are, but yes, I will have a lot of fun playing with you."
Viraj's shadow says with a smile,
"Okay, let's see how much fun you enjoy beating."
Then both of them come running towards each other.
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The sunlight had turned from white to yellow and Bhairav is still standing in front of a tree and says
"This tree was quite thin, now it has become thick. I understood that this tree was changing its shape due to which those marks were disappearing."
After thinking for a while, he takes a stick in his hand and buries it in front of that path and starts walking on another path.
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Because of those flowers, Millo is in a state of unconsciousness. Only then does he use his yantra. There are sixteen grooves made in that yantra and there are some numbers in them also. Then he controls himself and just keeps walking.
Then, after walking some distance in the garden, a bee stings his leg. His legs suddenly stop working.
he says to himself in despair
"If only I had listened to Ambu, I would have been able to fight that problem, but there is no use in getting disappointed now. The time that is spent once gives a sense of its importance later."
Along with his legs, his brain also stops working. Then he falls on his face.
"I am sorry Ambu."
Then he becomes unconscious right there.
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Bodha sees a group of clouds shining in gold colour by absorbing the sunlight. As he moves deeper into those clouds, he starts sensing a little moisture. Sweat dries up and body pain reduces and fatigue begins to go away. Sukoon's relief caresses Somyata's hand on her face, which gives a feeling of happiness.
In this scattered beauty of nature, nature has given it a sweet note. The sound of laughter starts coming in the sweet voice of nature's best creation. Big black eyes shining like a shining drop of dew on a flower, long black eyes eyebrow a girl with thick pink lips, long face glowing with wheatish complexion, long black hair looks into his eyes.
Then she starts running behind a white rabbit, waving like a snake. Just as the moon is followed by its stars, in the same way some butterflies are also flying behind that angel.
Because of her black eyes, Bodha's heartbeat gradually starts increasing and then Bodha stops at one place and sees that the girl has kept the rabbit in her lap. His black shining hair is falling on the rabbit's eyes like sun rays. She is loving the rabbit by placing her soft hands on his head. Then the girl looks at Bodha, slightly closing her shiny thick black eyes and Bodha's heartbeat becomes faster.
The girl bows her head slightly and says again in her sweet voice,
"Who are you and what are you doing here?"
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Veer also sees some clouds and he also starts feeling good. He says to himself,
"I have to walk very carefully. As beautiful as it looks, it can also be as ugly."
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"I never saw you here."
Bodha's voice gets caught in the rush of breath and he says
"My name" haltingly, then stopping his heavy breathing he says
"My name is Bodha. I am trapped in this forest."
"Do you really want to leave this forest and me here?"
He says to himself,
"What am I feeling in all this?"
Then he says to the girl,
"No, no, I don't want to leave you here."
"You seem like a good person to me."
Just then that girl comes very close to Bodha. The image of that girl disappears in Bodha's eyes. As his eyes grow bigger, they stop at one place and he just keeps looking at the girl.
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"I love you very much. You will never leave me."
"Really?"
"Yes."
Saying this she holds Bodha's hand. Just then Bodha feels a light jolt. In a moment his whole body trembles and then gradually his body starts becoming light. His heavy breathing also starts slowing down and he starts walking with her, holding her hand.
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Abhay reaches a path where darkness has covered everything. There was a very strong foul smell of meat. There are traces of blood on the trees there and some birds are also dead there. Without fear, Abhay goes down into the lion's cave made of darkness. Just then some water-like substance falls on Abhay's shoulder.
When he looks up, he sees a large snake-like figure on a tree, which also has arms and legs. His eyes are glowing yellow in the black darkness like a firefly, as if some dreadful creature is searching for its prey in a deep black sea. Its teeth are very big and sharp like a sword. Seeing Abhay, he takes out his pocket and smiles.
Abhay looks at him and says
"What is this" and takes out his pocket. Who are you teasing?"
That creature jumps very fast from one tree to another and starts coming near Abhay. Then Abhay gets very scared and starts running away. Just then that creature is coming behind him. Abhay turns and, laughing loudly, punches the creature hard in the face. That creature falls a little distance away.
Abhay says
"How did you feel? I don't know about you, but I really enjoyed it."
The lying snake opens its mouth very slightly. There are many teeth in his mouth. Only then does he release poison from his teeth. In such darkness he cannot see the poison and it goes straight into Abhay's eyes. Abhay felt as if someone had sprinkled salt on his cut. He shouts loudly. He feels as if someone has filled his eyes with chili. Due to the storm of that poison, there was a tsunami of tears in Abhay's eyes. He gradually starts losing his vision. Due to the burning sensation he is unable to open his eyes even slightly. He can't see anything, so he starts moving his hands and legs here and there. Seeing its prey shivering, the creature opens its big mouth and runs very fast towards Abhay.