Kapurvati..
You're so sad, that the tears are falling,
and you didn't tell me.
Tell me, what's the matter.
Don't waste your time in the problems of
the maid's life, Empress.
Kapurvati..
It's time for your visit to the garden, Empress.
I'll call the fan-flicker.
You're not just a maid.
You're like my sister.
And you know, that I can't see you in this condition.
Tell me, what is the sorrow
that is eating you from within?
If it is in my capacity,
I will surely remove your sorrow.
What I want, Empress,
is not possible.
Leave that to me. Just tell, what's in your mind.
Elder sister..
I have a dream since my childhood.
That, I'm married to a Prince,
and I become his Queen.
The pain that I've gone through, after my birth,
I don't want their shadow
to fall on the fate of my children.
And for that I have endured a lot, learned a lot.
In every way I have
tried to make myself worthy of a king.
But my luck,
has not paid off my hard work.
I remained as a maid.
My only dream,
has remained incomplete.
This cannot happen, in my presence.
I've considered you as my sister, from my heart.
And according to the practice,
two sisters can be married to the same man.
I'll get your marriage done.
With the King Buddhisen.
No..
My hope doesn't break. You..
You promise me.
I promise you.
You'll soon be a Queen.
Elder sister.
How can you even think this, Empress?
You very know, that how much I love you.
And can't even imagine of any other woman.
And still, you want me
to do this injustice with you.
I'm sorry, Empress. I can't fulfil this wish of yours.
Lord, I've promised Kapurvati.
Won't you honour your wife's promise?
The nature of Queen Kapurvati,
is exactly like that of Mother Kadru.
Who can harm anyone for their own interest.
So, after marrying King Buddhisen,
what happened when Kapurvati became a Queen?
Then happened, which both the king
and the minister feared.
As soon as she became queen,
Kapurvati's behaviour changed.
And she stopped serving the Empress Sheelvati.
So, what,
with such a sudden change,
Queen Sheelvati didn't feel bad, Dad?
Her heart must have been very sad, right?
Queen Shilvati,
was a patient woman, son.
She was satisfied with the idea of
that how one queen,
would serve another queen.
Gradually time passed,
and both the queens became pregnant.
I'm sorry, younger Queen.
Your baby had already lost its life, inside your womb.
I had said earlier that,
the consequences of the bad deeds
of the parents are served by their children.
The same thing happened with them.
One after another, healthy sons were born,
from the womb of Queen Shilvati.
And Kapurvati, repeatedly
became the mother of dead children.
And even after all this,
she didn't realize her mistake.
And the cycle of time kept spinning at its own pace.
The feeling of jealousy
became stronger in Kapurvati's mind.
And many years passed slowly.
And the sons of Queen Sheelvati
had become a beautiful youth.
And the good within Kapurvati,
had completely lost in the face of her evil.
One day, when the fast of jeevitputri was there,
she hatched a fierce conspiracy.
What are you doing, Manorama?
I'm cooking food for the princes, younger Queen.
Alright. Do one thing.
Bring one plate from there.
Alright.
What happened, Prince?
Someone, please inform the royal physician at the earliest.
Someone inform the King.
What happened all this?
My sons..
My sons..Prince..
All of you can't leave me and go like this.
Elder sister..when she'll come to know..
then, how will she handle herself?
But, what can I do?
She has to be informed.
Elder sister..
Elder sister, your sons..
are no more.
Elder sister, aren't you hearing?
The future of our state..
all the four princes..
have left us and gone.
They have died.
But, Dad..
Empress Sheelvati hadn't done anything wrong.
Why such atrocities with ther?
Like you,
this question comes to everyone's mind.
They all think,
that they behave according to religion,
Treat everyone well.
Then, why is it unfair to them?
To get any object,
why do they have
to do more labour, than others?
In such a situation,
there are only two options in front of them.
Either they leave the difficult path of their good,
and choose the easy path.
And those who make the second option, Garud,
the Lord never disappoints them.
The same thing happened to Sheelvati.
Pleased with her fast, and her seamless devotion,
Lord Vishnu gave her the glimpse of Himself.
Queen Sheelvati..
I am happy to see,
your unwavering devotion,
to the vow of jeevitputrika fast.
By believing in me even in times of crisis,
you have made the glory
of this wonderful vow, more perfect.
As a result of this,
all your sons will come back to life
and have longevity.
Kapurvati..
As a jackal in a previous birth,
you had resolved this fast,
but broke it in the middle.
The result of that was,
that you got a human species,
but you were born
in a poor state.
Even after that, you committed
many sins in this birth.
As a result,
all your children have
died in your womb.
Yet your jealousy didn't end.
You hatched a conspiracy
to snatch the lives of Sheelvati's sons.
But, because of her motherhood power,
this conspiracy of yours failed.
Please forgive me, Lord.
Please forgive me.
Even as a human being,
I could not forget my animality.
The one who saved my life,
I wanted to ruin her lap.
I've committed a big crime.
Forgive me, Lord.
Forgive me.
Only repentance from a true heart can,
free you from the burden of your sins.
From now on, devote your whole life
to the path of religion.
It will be your welfare.
If the elder mother also repents from the heart,
then maybe, Naag brothers will get the gift of life.
This story of father, has fascinated me so much,
that I've started to find the characters of it my own.
Lord..
Even I want to fast for jeevitputrika.
Please let me know its method.
First of all, get up in the morning and take a bath,
and wear clean clothes.
After that, offer flowers, lamp,
rice, etc. to the statue of Lord made of grass.
And if you want, you can also make
a statue of the Lord, from clay or dung.
After that, make a statue of eagle and jackal,
apply red vermillion on their foreheads.
At the same time, offer sixteen sweets,
and sixteen garlands made of grass,
a thread with sixteen knots,
and makeup items to the Goddess.
Then you,
hear or say the story of Jeevitputrika.
Thus, the devotees,
who perform this fast by all rituals,
all their wishes are fulfilled.
This fast is performed on the eighth day
of the fortnight of waning moon, of Ashvin month.
On the seventh day, holy dip is taken in the river.
Then after keeping fast without water on the eighth day,
On the ninth day, the Lord is worshipped
by offering holy water to the Sun.
And then, after donating to the Brahmin,
this fast is celebrated by eating chapati made of ragi,
the greens of noni, and the curry rice.
It's a very difficult vow, Kadru.
It has to be followed not only by the body,
but also by the mind, with the deed, with the word.
If you are able to do it successfully,
then the welfare of these injured snakes,
will definitely be there.
I have never done this fast.
I'm afraid that,
I make any mistake.
There will be no mistake from you.
I will keep this fast with you too.
When both the mothers will pray together,
Lord Narayan will definitely be pleased.
Both of you focus on fasting.
I collect the materials of worship.
As long as your fast goes on,
we will protect our brothers.
We will take care of our brothers.
On one hand, Kadru's mind is
still confused in following this fast.
And on the other hand,
Yama's messengers are waiting
to take away the lives of the snakes.
I hope, that Kadru would follow
this fast with full rituals.
What is Father looking for there?
I don't see anything.
I will have to go.
Respectful greetings, Lord.
Vinta, I've to discuss something important with you.
Come with me. - Alright.
Vinta..
Garud is a very important child.
His birth is for a very big purpose.
His responsibilities are going to increase now.
That's why, you have to make sure
that, he balances
between the deed and the family.
Because now, very soon
Garuda will be assigned a very important task.
Which task, Lord?
The task of reconciling Lord Vishnu and Mother Lakshmi.