The huge Vellingiri mountain, standing near the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu states of South India, is said to come and reside here whenever Lord Shiva gets bored of Kailash, that is why this mountain is also called Kailash of the South and this Vellingiri is situated at the foothills of the mountain, Coimbatore, a small beautiful city.
Although it rains with all its might throughout South India, perhaps this time the monsoon was very kind to Coimbatore. The continuous rain here for the last few days was showing no signs of stopping;
On one such rainy night, suddenly strong lightning started thundering in the sky along with stormy winds, seeing which even a few people walking on the road got scared and hid in the noise of nearby houses. It seemed as if these heart-wrenching lightning were hitting Coimbatore city for a specific purpose.
People nearby were talking among themselves about this sudden change in weather when suddenly someone shouted, "Hey look, a five-faced snake is wrapped around the banyan tree"
Everyone there was shocked to hear the man, when another man in the crowd laughed and said, "Hey brothers, it looks like it's mounted again today. Ha ha ha ha. In today's time, a snake with one mouth is not visible and it is seeing a snake with five mouths
Hearing what the other man said, everyone standing there started laughing loudly. But then suddenly there was a loud explosion in Asman and in the light of that Bilji, a five-faced divine snake wrapped around the banyan tree became clearly visible.
"Although the serpent coiled around the highest branch of the ancient banyan tree was wounded, and blood dripping from all five of its hoods was seeping into the banyan's fruits, still—spreading all five of its hoods with pride—the jet-black, five-hooded serpent, nearly 20–22 feet long, made those who beheld it feel its divinity from afar."
Upon witnessing the scene before them, the people present gathered beneath the banyan tree. Some, the moment they laid eyes on the five-faced serpent, fell to their knees and bowed in reverence to its divinity, while a few young men began searching for their mobile phones to capture the spectacle on camera. But before they could record that awe-inspiring sight, the divine serpent transformed into a tiny, radiant light. At that very moment, fierce lightning once again tore across the sky, and suddenly that divine glow shot forward at bullet-like speed, flying into a room on the third floor of a small nearby house, and embedded itself precisely between the two eyes of Shiva, who lay asleep on a couch."
Shiva's body had been in a coma for the past two years, and during that time there had been no improvement whatsoever in his condition. But the moment that divine light merged into his body, a faint stirring began within him, and he started to emerge from the coma.
On one side, Shiva's body was slowly awakening from the coma, and on the other, his mind too returned to a state of consciousness. Though he was unable to rise to his feet at that moment, he could still sense every activity happening around him. Silently, he said to himself, 'Have I truly returned once again to the mortal realm?'
'This weak, lifeless body… is this really me? But I had slipped into a coma long ago.'"
As Shiva continued to question himself silently, his memories slowly began to return. Two years earlier, while returning after giving his college entrance exam, he had collided with a truck, and from that moment onward, his body had remained in a coma.
That accident had not only plunged Shiva's body into a coma, but it had also awakened his Kundalini energy, causing his soul to leave his body and wander until it reached Nag Lok. There, Nagaraj Takshak took him under his care and, treating him like his own son, not only protected his soul and granted it the body of a serpent, but also helped Shiva's soul, over the course of those two years, attain the fruits of two thousand years of penance and acquire all the powers of the universe.
"And one day, when Shiva—after receiving a boon from Lord Sheshnag—became the supremely mighty emperor of Nag Lok, something happened that he had never even imagined in his dreams. Nagaraj Takshak, through deception, sacrificed Shiva's serpent body. The moment he lost his serpent form, Shiva's soul was freed once again, and only then did he come to realize the true motive behind Nagaraj Takshak's actions."
In fact, according to an ancient prophecy, it was destined that whoever sacrificed the three emperors of Heaven, the Netherworld, and Nag Lok would become the master of the entire universe, and no one in creation would be able to defeat him. Driven by this belief, Nagaraj Takshak had earlier searched for two other powerful souls just like Shiva, granted them serpent bodies, and then—just as he later did with Shiva—raised them under his own watch to become the emperors of Heaven and the Netherworld, only to sacrifice them in the end.
Although Nagaraj Takshak had succeeded in his objective, the moment Shiva was freed from his serpent body, his soul—along with all its powers—returned once again to the mortal realm. It had now entered Shiva's physical body.
The very thought of Nagaraj Takshak filled Shiva's mouth with bitterness and ignited a raging fire of anger within him. Making a solemn vow to himself, he said silently, 'Nagaraj Takshak, one day I will return to Nag Lok, and I will make you pay for your sins. This is my promise to you
After saying this, Shiva slowly opened his eyes and began to take in his surroundings through his blurred vision.
He was lying on a worn-out couch, beside which stood a small, old table. On it rested a glass of water, two biscuits, and a photograph of the four members of his family. The moment Shiva's gaze fell upon that picture, memories of his entire family came flooding back to him.
The people here believed that Shiva's ancestors, born into the Agnihotra Brahmin lineage, had received the ancient knowledge of Ayurveda and medicinal sciences from Lord Dhanvantari himself and then came and settled here. In primordial times, they established an Ayurvedic center of healing at this very place, which today stands as the largest Ayurvedic hospital in India."
Now, it was difficult to say how much truth there was in this story, but because of it, Shiva's entire lineage still enjoyed considerable respect even today. However, as the eldest son, Shiva should have been the heir to this prosperous and honorable Shastri family, yet contrary to all expectations, his childhood was spent solely in poverty, disdain, and humiliation.
On the orders of Shiva's grandfather, his entire family was expelled not only from the house but also from the Shastri lineage itself. Shiva's cousin, Bhaskar Shastri, attacked him, as a result of which Shiva's entire body was left paralyzed.
So much had happened in Shiva's past that, as he recalled it all, his eyes filled with tears. Just then, he suddenly heard the sound of the lock on the outer door being opened, breaking his train of thought. Shiva saw the hall door swing open, and a tall, slender girl hurried into the house, forcefully shutting the door behind her.
For a moment, Shiva could hardly believe his own eyes. The beautiful and delicate girl standing before him was none other than his younger sister, Meenakshi.
The instant he saw her, Shiva whispered in a faint voice, 'Meenu.'"
In fact, over the past two years, there had been occasional slight movements in Shiva's body, and sometimes he would mutter a word or two. So Meenakshi thought that perhaps the same thing had happened this time as well. Thinking this, she didn't pay much special attention to Shiva and, in a nervous voice, said,
"Shush… ssss. Calm down, brother. Shush… ssss. We are both playing hide-and-seek. If you stay quiet, your Meenu will feed you unniyappam.
The moment Shiva heard the name unniyappam, a smile appeared on his face. Just then, suddenly, he heard a crude and vulgar male voice from outside the door…
"Ha ha ha ha. Meenu sister, where are you running off to in such a hurry? I'm not going to eat you, you know."
As soon as she heard that voice, Meenakshi shouted, "Chatur, leave this place quietly right now. Otherwise, I'll call the police.
At one time, Chatur was supposed to be Shiva's brother-in-law, but now Shiva had nothing to do with those people anymore. That's why, the moment he heard Chatur's name, anger flashed in Shiva's eyes. But before he could say anything, Chatur shouted from outside the door,
"What's this, Meenu? Living in this gutter and filth, have you forgotten even the basic manners of welcoming relatives who come to your home? Open the door. I need to talk to you.
But listening to Chatur, Meenakshi said in a nervous and trembling voice, "You. You come tomorrow. We'll talk tomorrow, now. My family's home right now and they won't like you coming here. OK. Now go from here."
Hearing Meenakshi's words, Chatur made fun of her and said, "Your family? Ha ha ha ha. You're talking about that beggar father of yours driving a taxi or that runaway mother who ran away with someone else. Ha ha ha ha. Or of that living dead Shiva, who neither says nor listens to anything. Stop making excuses and quietly open the door.
Saying this, Chatur gave a strong kick to the door, due to the push from Chatur's kick, Meenakshi could not control herself and fell on the ground crying. Seeing Meenakshi's condition, Shiva was furious, he wanted to get up and help Meenakshi but her body was not supporting him.
As soon as the door opened, Chatur entered the house directly and looking at Shiva with a cursory glance said, "Oh, this earth's burden is also here."
Meenakshi's lehenga slipped up to her knees due to a push on the door and a sudden shock; Her beautiful, delicate and shining feet were clearly visible.
Chatur looked at Meenakshi with lustful eyes and said, "Take this. My older sister Jayati's wedding card. Must come."
Seeing Chatur staring like this, Meenakshi quickly slid her lehenga down and said, "Okay, okay. You had to give cards, you gave. Now get out of here."
Hearing Meenakshi's words, Chatur said, "Hey Meenakshi ji". What's the hurry? By the way, my sister has said that when you guys come to her wedding, bring this Shiva with you. Who knows, on this pretext, you all may return to the society or who knows, your brother may get cured after seeing
Sister's wedding.Ha ha ha ha.H.H.H.H.H.
Meenakshi could have heard anything for herself but as soon as Chatur took Shiva's name, she could not bear it, she shouted with a full throat, "Even after seeing my brother's condition, your heart did not cool down which is now full of joy. Are bent on making fun of him in front of the society. Get out of here. None of us will come to your sister's wedding.
Saying this, Meenakshi's eyes filled with tears, seeing which Chatur taunted her and said, "Oh. Look, please. How deep brother-sister love is. Huh. My sister has made up her mind to forgive this living corpse of yours, otherwise we ourselves do not want any of you to come there. Listen with your ears open. Come quietly to the wedding and bring gifts worth at least Rs 1 lakh to be given to my sister's wedding.
As soon as Meenakshi heard about the gift of one lakh rupees from Chatur's mouth, the ground slipped beneath her feet, she angrily said to Chatur, "Gifts worth one lakh rupees? What gifts yes. You guys crossing your line. The marriage of my brother and your sister was fixed in childhood itself.
But today she is going to break her relationship with my brother and marry his favorite brother Bhaskar. Was that not enough that now you are also asking us for a gift of one lakh rupees? Forgot, when your sister was badly ill and my brother saved her life by risking his own. Far from repaying that favor. You guys are even crossing the limits of humanity. I'm even ashamed to call you my relative.
Before Meenakshi could complete her speech, Chatur's anger subsided and without thinking anything, he slapped Meenakshi hard on the cheek, due to which Meenakshi stumbled and fell on the ground.
Will Shiva be able to save Meenakshi by seeing her beaten like this in front of him or will he make her clever beyond all limits of oppression?
After all, what happened in Shiva's past?
After all, what is the secret of Nag Lok and what powers has Shiva got?
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