Friday 17 June 2016

Srivatsa united with Chinta

Hearing Krishna talk about the troubles of Srivatsa, the Pandavas and Draupadi asked happened to Chinta.
Krishna said Listen patiently, while I tell you more.

Srivatsa was not happy living on food provided by the king. Bhadra consoled him, saying things would improve. Having heard from his whole story, Bhadra said you have suffered a lot and soon happy days will come and you will regain your kingdom.

Thus twelve years passed and effects of Shani's eveil eye also started diminishing.

One day Srivatsa said he wanted to do something and asked Bhadra if it was possible for her father to arrange for some work for her, near the river bank, where they lived.

Bhadra spoke to her mother, who then spoke to the king. Srivatsa was given work. He would sit at the river bank and would inspect all the passing boats of the merchants and would then release them.

One day the merchant who had captured Chinta, came there. Srivatsa recognized the boat and asked them to stop. He asked his men to inspect the boat and unload the wealth that was in the boat. In that, were the golden slippers that Srivatsa had made. Srivatsa asked the slippers to be taken off the boat.

The merchant went to the king and complained that all his wealth had been looted by his son in law.

The king came asked Srivatsa why he had taken the wealth of the merchant away. Srivatsa said the merchant had stolen the wealth. If he could separate the slippers into two, then he would return the wealth back.

The merchant tried to break them but was unable to do so.

Srivatsa said he would separate them as he had made them. He then requested help from Taala and Betala. They came in a split second the slippers were in two pieces.

The king, surprised, asked Srivatsa who he really was.

Srivatsa said I may look unhealthy and poor but I do not belong to a low caste. I am Srivatsa. Saying this, Srivatsa, told the king all that happened to him.

Srivatsa also said that his wife, Chinta, had been abducted by this merchant and was prisoner there, and should be released.

Bahudeva bowed down before Srivatsa. He said It is my daughter's good luck that she has got you as her husband. He then went to the boat where he saw Chinta, sitting there. He took her to Srivatsa, who asked her, what had happened to her beauty.

Chinta said when she had been captured by the merchant, she had asked the Sun God to take her beauty away. She then prayed to the Sun God to restore her original self.

Srivatsa was pleased to have Chinta and Bhadra with him. 

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