"Princess Yashodhara!" "I've brought good news." " First give me some sweets." " First the news." "Your prince has returned to Pataliputra" ""Last time when he came, you got engaged "" "This time you'll get married!" "Wasn't that good news?" "Today is a very auspicious day." "That His Royal Highness deemed fit to come here" " Tell us about your adventures." "After I have been to the garden" " Have I done some wrong?" " No." "I've heard there is great wealth in the garden" """ " Some lady has come" " Yes, a dancer. "" ""And whoever sees her, becomes her fan "" "You can see her." "We'll see who becomes the fan and who makes whom the fan" "Devi doesn't like white flowers." "Do you know an evaluator is coming to the court tonight?" "Who is coming to the royal court?" "An evaluator." "What is he coming for?" "To evaluate beauty and art." "Hurry up." "We have to go to the royal court." "Yes father." "I too have heard much talk" " But not seen" " You can see tonight." ""Yes, I will "" "I'll hide behind a mask" "Nobody will identify me" "One among these is Devi." "she danced in disguise" ""whoever can identify her, Chitralekha will garland him "" "Do you know Chitralekha?" "I haven't seen her but I know her." "Wait." "Let her garland you" "Thank you" "So fortunate" " Congratulate him" " Congratulate?" "He didn't let the dancer put the garland round his neck" "What's the harm?" "They arejust beads." "You are very innocent." "They did not speak but their eyes spoke volumes." "Come in" "Bachelor!" " Good day." " Good day." "Whom do you want to meet?" " The renowned prince of Pataliputra." " Beejgupt?" "Yes." "Is that you?" "Who else can it be?" "What's the reason for meeting him?" "I have to find out what sin is." "I asked my master..." "What is sin?" "To answer this query..." ""He patted my back and said, son. "" "Go to Pataliputra" " Who is your master?" " The same as yours." "And this letter..." " I'll read it out." " I can read it myself." ""So Shwetank, you are my brother through the master. "" "I'm very happy to see you here" "You've come to find sin?" "You will find it." ""Our master has said, you are to stay with me "" "Take this." "What are all these statues humming today?" "They are touch-me-nots." ""They are telling me,friend my mind is dizzy and form swings. "" "His Highness Beejgupt is here" "So what?" "He is mine" ""But if he's yours, why must he go to the dancer's house?"" "So what?" "He can go where he pleases." "He doesn't need my permission" "Today he has gone to her house Tomorrow he'll be in her arms!" "Your heart is not clean!" ""Maybe he's gone to tell her, the day I marry Yashodhara. "" "You'll have to dance for us!" "You'll see Beejgupt will dance at her fingertips!" ""I travelled many countries, saw many animals. "" "But Beejgupt..." "I found him to be different from all" "You are strange Not once did you praise my heart." ""Nor did you say;" "lady, you are prettier than the moon "" "And more delicate than the lotus." "Nor did you look into my eyes and sigh." "Nor did you place your hand on your heart and curse my beauty." "Nor stood up suddenly when you were sitting in sadness." "Nor did you place your heart at my feet." "Nor take my hand in yours and swear to be mine forever." "Drank but not once did it slip your tongue.." ""Beloved, darling... "" "The person who feels the need for this will say it." "Who only come here to love" "All who come here only come for love" ""Some for a moment, some for the night. "" "Some for their lifetime" "All came for love!" " To show love" "You are right." "Only to show love" "Let's go to the garden" "Have you ever fallen in love?" ""Yes, many a time!"" " With whom?" " Whom the world loves." "With whom?" "I have only loved Chitralekha" "Beejgupt never loved himself." ""The company of women, sexual pleasure "" "But I've never fallen in love" "Suppose you were to love someone." " What will you do?" " I'll learn" " Learn?" " I'll have to learn" "So you'll learn From whom?" "From Rambha" " Who is she?" "A maid servant of mine" "She hasn't got married" " She loves someone" "And her lover?" "He doesn't love her and she says it matters not to her." "She is lying." ""No, she says only one who appreciates love can really love "" "Not who expects something in return" "Hence I feel Rambha knows the true meaning of love" "Then she must be clever." "She has got braius." "But she hasn't got beauty." "She is not good looking." ""In my eyes, every young woman is beautiful. "" " Now I must take leave" " You will come tomorrow?" "I'll come everyday." "Goodbye" "Somebody take me in" """ " Celibate Shwetank." " Good day, lady. "" "Good day." "I want to meet sir." """ " Who is it, Rambha?" " It is Shwetank "" ""Celibate Shwetank, come in "" "Come in" " Greetings sir." " Greetings to you too." "Any problem?" " Yes..." "Wherever I go in this palace." "I only find women!" "They are my maids." "So many of them?" "And one male slave?" ""I'm your slave, my lord!"" "I am your slave" "Everybody's slave" "You're a fellow disciple!" "And he is akin to a brother by virtue of preceptorial affinity!" "Now you must live in my private apartment." "Saffron garb?" "Surprising!" """ " No, no." "Take them off." " No!"" " Lord?" " Give him better clothes." " Come along." " Far!" "Talk from a distance!" "My lord!" "I'm a bachelor." "I'm telling you!" "No woman can touch me!" "You must not touch any woman" "You must live in the water but not get yourself wet." "Nor get mixed in it or let yourself get swept away." """ " Lord, I have to stay in the water?" " Carefully. "" ""Lord, the celibate Shwetank is here "" ""Lord, I have come "" """ " You've come to discover sin?" " Yes, my lord "" ""You'll find out, very soon Take this letter to Chitralekha "" "You must give this letter only in Chitralekha's hand" " I've understood" " Go." " Good day." " Live long." "You didn't look at me even once!" ""You are growing old What's wrong with you, uncle?"" "Don't call me uncle!" "The word uncle from your lips..." "Who is this who ruius my time!" ""Gate man, open the door. "" ""Are you a child, young man or an old man?"" " I am a child as well as elderly and youthful." " Meaning?" ""The heart of a child, intelligence of age "" "And the body of a youngster!" "But what do you want?" " Go and tell Chitralekha.." "That His Royal Highness Beejgupt has sent a messenger." "Tell Chitralekha that Beejgupt has sent milk" "Messenger not milk!" ""Sir, he's not in his seuses!"" "This is a woman not a man!" "Shut up!" "He's a man" " I've got a message" " What?" " This letter for Chitralekha" " I'm going there" " Then please give it to her." "Good day." "These days why do your eyes fill so often?" "There was a time when thoughts of him brought a smile to my lips." "Today those very thoughts fill my eyes with tears." "The whole town is agog with news of Beejgupt and Chitralekha's love" "What enmity does this witch have with you?" ""God knows." "Whatever is in my fate, that will be done "" "This is Rambha" "And this is my lady." "Come in" "Send Shwetank in" "Your Rambha is pretty and clever too." "What you said was true" "When this line meets that one and reaches here.." "There's a chance of marriage.." "And will remain till you're 32." ""The first born will be a son Next a girl, then another boy. "" "And girl together." "Twius." " Good gracious!" ""It's not my fault." "The Lord fated it, I read your fate "" "What do you want to ask?" "I don't want to ask anything." "I want to tell you something." " What?" " Master has called for you" "Come on!" "Salutatious." "Celibate!" " Child.." " Celibate.." "Where are you lost?" ""Sire, who is this lady?"" "You've met her." "I've met her?" " Where?" "At her home" ""You gave her the letter, didn't you?"" "No..." "I didn't give it to her." "She is the royal dancer." "She has come to see you" "No..." "I'm hardly worthy of her..." " Shwetank is my teacher." " Really?" "He is celibate" "My parrot too is celibate" "Right from childhood" "I have a good opinion of bachelors." ""Lady, what is your command for me?"" "I am thirsty." " I'll get water." " Child.." "Water won't quench this thirst." "I desire the nectar in the decanter." " Master..." " Shwetank!" "Iusult of the lady!" ""You won't have a drink, will you?"" "I don't touch this venom!" "Delicious fruits." "My teacher has sent him to me to find out about sin" "Why didn't he send him to me?" "Do you understand the difference between sin and righteousness?" ""Other than me, who else will understand?"" "Then explain to me" "Look here.." "These grapes are green" "And these are black" "These green grapes have the right to cousider the black grapes sinful." "We know the difference between them" "Your God knows them well whom your world condemus as sinners!" "Forget these arguments of righteousness and evil." ""Child, life is just a few beats of the heart. "" "And you can't trust it." "Here..eat some.." "At least eat the grapes." "This is thejuice of the grape just as an average man becomes a saint by penance and devotion." "Similarly the grape destroys itself to turn into nectar." ""And drinking it, man forgets his path. "" ""All the feet I see, seem to be stumbling. "" ""If there are rules, who follows them?"" "All find lanes for themselves." ""My teacher says, all roads take man to the same destination "" "He was right." "Everyone should find his path." "Ultimately all will reach." "...where they have to reach." "All reach where they have to..." ""Celibate, you may leave "" "All of you may leave" "There was a bud Very pretty." "Beautiful." ""When she bloomed, she thought she'd lay herself at God's feet. "" "But the eyes of a hunter hunting for beauty fell on her." ""He snatched her off the branch, pierced her heart with arrows. "" "The poor thing turned into a braid in a group of unfortunate buds." "Thejewel of a promiscuous woman!" "The bud who dreamt of being offered at the altar of God?" ""Yes, Beejgupt!" "Yes. "" "All night the unchaste woman and her lecherous paramours.." "...crushed the bud and come morning threw her in the ditch." "That ditch merged into a river." ""The crushed bud, separated from her companious... "" "...started flowing with the river." "She was swept along to Kashi." "She hid her face when she saw the temples looming above" "There was a storm in the river." "The playful waves of the river gambolled into the temple" ""just as the water rose in the night, it abated when morning cane "" "At the feet of the idol of Lord Mahadeva in the morning..." "The quivering bud was lying appreheusively." "Like a little child who has seen a terrible nightmare.." "...tightly holds her parents on the breaking of the dream" ""Parvati said, 'Lord, this crushed bud today.. ?"'" ""Mahadeva said, 'Quiet, Parvati!"'" "My baby is exhausted to the bone" "My child had got waylaid" "She has lost her way." "She has taken a long ardnous path to come to my refuge" "Let her sleep a sweet sleep." "Let her sleep in peace" "This was my own story!" "I narrated it at the beginning so you don't hate me at the end!" ""His Majesty, Chanakya should be able to guide you better in politics. "" ""If he feels the emperor of India, Chandragupta Maurya. "" ""..should wed the daughter of Selusius, what's the lady's name?"" "If it will add to the nation's pride if she is brought.." ""...to the royal palace as a queen, then you don't need my permission "" "Holy sire.." "Chandragupta does nothing without your permission" "Nor will he ever do anything." " Bless me" " May you be blessed" "You too wanted to ask me something?" "Take a seat." ""Yes, Mrityunjay?"" "Thy servant wants to fall at your holy feet and implore you" "You have to help your servant." "I was to bring my daughter to your hermitage!" "What problem has arisen?" "Sit here" "I'll help you in every way possible" "I'd found a very befitting groom for my daughter." ""Yes, thejewel of Aryaus." "Lord Beejgupt." "So.. ?"" "These days a dancer is flirting with Lord Beejgupt." "The same prostitute.." "The same Chitralekha" "You are omuipotent!" "How do we get Beejgupt out of the clutches of this witch?" "Don't you worry." "I am a mendicant." "I can raze such witches to the ground with the flames of my eyes!" "She has not seen my brilliance" "I'll tell her such bitter truth that she'll leave the world.." "Not just Pataliputra!" "Then she won't appear before you" "For my devotees I can go anywhere Nobody anywhere can harm me" "It is the thirsty who goes to the well" "Lord!" "You are a deity not a man!" "Please take a seat." "Celibate.." "Were you making an impression on the palms of girls with your knowledge?" "Tell me what's in my destiny." "What is missing in your destiny?" """ " Lady, my master.." " Has gone to the royal palace "" "Must be on his way back" ""If not the master, the servant will do. "" "Thank you Rambha Now you may leave" ""Yes, so I was saying...the servant will do in lieu of the master. "" "Spend some time talking for a couple of moments." "Shall I say something if you won't be offended?" ""Yes, child?" "Yes,feel free "" ""Lady, I'm no child And I want to say that... "" "Today you've had a tot at home.." "And I'll drink more My thirst isn't quenched" "My thirst isn't quenched" "Essential like oil for a lamp." " Then your thirst won't ever be quenched" " You are right." "I don't want to quench it." "You were a child when you came here" "But now you're.." "I've grown in a day or two." "Then listen!" "Aflaming fire needs butter not water!" "So that it flares up more!" ""Satisfying the thirst of life is selfish, it ends life itself. "" "Celibate!" "Today you feed me with your hands." "I'll be drinking but you'll appear drunk" "You'll be swinging." "Like this?" ""Lady, I'm only obeying my master's command by giving you a drink "" "Or I don't even touch it." ""Child, why do you cousider wine so terrible?"" ""Don't keep addressing me as, child!"" "Drinking it doesn't give you peace" "Only death gives you peace" "Let it touch your lips once" " No...." " Taste it." "My penance.. ?" " Child.." " I'm no child" "What are you waiting for?" "Take the message of my eyes and drink" " No...!" " One who hesitates is dead!" ""Well done, celibate "" "Master...she.." "lord!" "Forgive me!" "You've started blabbering in just one mouthful?" ""I've committed a sin!" "punish me, my lord!"" " This lady..." " What have I done?" "What did you do?" "It happened because of me" ""Lord, punish me!"" " You've committed no sin" " I'm ashamed!" "You're ashamed?" "You're regretting it?" "Then you've committed a sin" "Sin is the act that man commits and then regrets." "I drink everyday but I don't regret it." "Hence it's not a sin for me" "But you are ashamed You regret it." "So it's really a sin for you" " Go and atone for it." " Good day master." "Come with me" ""I bent to touch your feet, prince of ascetics. "" "You got frightened?" "Woman is darkness." " Darkness?" " Illusion Delusion Passion" " Therefore. ?" " Therefore she can't touch me" ""So tell me, why you've come here?"" ""Dancer, I've come for your welfare "" "If I don't permit you?" "Your misfortune" ""Listen to me, you sinful soul and blind Chitralekha "" "I've come to show you the path." " Path to what?" " Salvation" " Path to salvation" " How?" "Through knowledge" ""Dancer, I've come to redeem you "" ""You whore, who ruius others!" "I want to set you on the right path. "" " Ruining others?" " Yes." ""The innocent girl, Yashodhara "" "...who is to marry Beejgupt.." "You've set her world aflame" "You are committing a sin!" "And someday this sin will engulf you in the fires of Hell!" "And you'll rot there for many incarnatious." "Fear thejustice of the Lord" "Think..have you ever given a thought to God?" "God never thought of Chitralekha and neither did she think of Him" "Fool!" "Great fool!" ""Once again you've come to my house to abuse me, prince of ascetics?"" " I've never come here before!" " Not here" ""I mean, there "" "This is an old story." "You graced me with an appearance in Kashi." "Have you forgotten?" ""Yes, whore Even then I told you the same thing. "" "Don't be a snake Be a goddess." "You've always been kind to me" "That's what I'm sorry for." "Chitralekha was born in the same city where Kumar took birth." "Like a rose with a thorn" "You don't worry about removing this thorn" "May you attain prosperity and success." "I want to do good to the wandering souls." ""Sire, I'm wandering among sinning souls. "" "You are eusnared in the trap of illusion and delusion" "Your eyes are blindfolded by temptation and greed" "Surrounded by passion" "Everybody lives by desires and passion" "Don't you have desires and passion?" ""You forget, dancer!"" "Ascetic Kumar has won victory over passion and desires." "He has crushed them with penance" "Penance is the mistake of life" ""What would you know, you wretch!"" "Penance and spirituality opeus the doors to true pleasure" "And one achieves peace" " Peace?" " Peace" "Peace can be experienced" "It can't be expressed" ""You soul who is coustricted by the bonds of illusion, think for a while!"" "Life is getting destroyed!" " Life is a dream" " Then murder committed in dream is no murder!" " Yes.. ?" " You may all go." ""Listen to me, oh dancer." "What do you preen over?"" "Money?" "Wealth?" "Beauty?" " I have pride in my beauty." " Then keep in mind.." ""In the twinkling of an eye, this colourful picture will be bland "" "The bud that blooms in spring has no idea of the coming autumn." "This body of dust will merge with dust." "The body you cleause with saffron and musk will be destroyed" "Your lovers won't tell you this Only I can say it." "Why do you gloat over something fleeting?" "Think of who you are" "Why have you come here?" "Where will you go?" "Blind girl!" "This form has never remained nor will it ever be so." "The God who has given you this beauty and created you." "Peace lies in His arms." "Who speaks within me?" "Is it me?" "It's the all powerful from whom you run away." "...has himself come to you" "Recognise him Time is running out." "Take the refuge of religion and it will stay by you" "Get out of the path of Beejgupt and Yashodhara" "I just came to say this." "Now I must leave" ""Wait, messenger of God "" "Listen to what I have to say." "You imagine you're pleasing God by doing penance" " Is this your devotion?" " Yes." "Then I perform my dnty and please the world with my art." ""If you say I lie, you're not wise "" ""If you think I speak the truth, then I'm not at fault. "" ""It's not your fault but your misfortune, oh dancer. "" "Really?" "Beejgupt is so nice!" "And so seusible too!" ""When I asked him to have a seat, his eye fell on your broken pearls. "" ""He said, surely lady shed tears today. "" "Yes." "I asked him why he said so." ""He answered, her tears shed pearls, her laughter sprouts flowers. "" ""That is why, these strewn pearls told me she had wept. "" " He's an excellent poet." " Poetry is in his soul." "Today will I be graced by milady's appearance or not?" "You'll see her." "Positively." " Ready?" " Yes." "I'm ready." "What are you thinking of?" "." "Nothing...." "Do you know what happened today?" " What?" " I almost got redeemed" "But I didn't let it happen" """ " Meaning?" " Kumar Giri, the ascetic had come "" """ " Really?" " Yes, really. "" "But he retraced his steps." "I knew he would be dragged in this." "What did he say?" "He spoke a lot." "And in the end.. ?" "At the end.." "Beauty won the crown from wisdom" "My life for this beauty then" "When I ran at hearing your voice.." "I got up in a hurry and hurt myself." "The sage cast an evil spell on my beauty." "I'm glad I got hurt." "Else my luck would have run out." "What would happen if my luck had run out?" "What's wrong?" ""Nothing, I scared you!" "Frightened the great Beejgupt!"" ""What do you prefer, days or nights?"" " Nights." " Nights..." ""An ascetic and a pleasure seeking man, both prefer nights. "" " Why?" " One loses after attaining the night." "And the other kicks it." " Who kicks it?" " The pleasure seeker." " Who loses after winning?" " The ascetic." "Why did the ascetic use such cruel words for me?" "Only he can answer this." "You have to give me the answer." "Your Chitralekha was humiliated!" "Will you punish me for the crime committed by the ascetic?" "The ascetic did nothing." "I think if I'd met you earlier my life would have been different." "Will you hear the strange story of my strange life?" "You will tell me the story." "Only when the time is right." "Why are you so good?" ""Salutatious, princess Yashodhara "" "I didn't see you at the morning prayer." "I'm also going there" "I've asked God for the same thing that's in your mind" "Princess Yashodhara." "I forgot to tell the chariot driver to go back I'll be back soon" " Yes?" " What did you ask God for?" " I gave not asked" " What?" ""Taunt." "I said, 'Protector, I'd heard you gave each just deserts. "'" "This is grave injustice that Princess Yashodhara's world.." "... is ruined before being settled" "And the Almighty watches quietly." ""Truth, purity and true love on one side.. "" ""On the other, only deceit, cunningness and lust. "" "I'm going to write to Chitralekha today." ""Who knows, maybe Chitralekha's love is true love "" ""And for the first time the prince of Aryaus, Beejgupt got such love "" ""I'm going to give Beejgupt back to God, not ask for him "" "I'm going to tell God.." "If Beejgupt's happiness lies in Chitralekha's arms..." "Erase his memories from my heart." " Erase them" " Princess Yashodhara!" ""Truly, you are a goddess. "" "You are blessed!" "Come along." ""Mistress, a lady left this letter. "" " Who was she?" " She didn't tell" ""Gayatridevi, read it. "" "Dancer Chitralekha.." "Victory is princess Yashodhara's who pleaded with God this morning..." "If Beejgupt finds happiness in the arms of dancer Chitralekha." "Then I yield my future master to Chitralekha willingly." "And I pray that He erases Beejgupt's memories from my heart." ""Dancer, you've never ever done this nor will you ever do so. "" "In your place I'd drown in a spoonful of water!" "Keep the letter and leave!" "All of you may leave!" "Have you ever fallen in love?" "Everyone falls in love" "Some people become chirpy in love." "And some swallow it." "Everybody loves." "just as everybody has eyes but have different perception" " Meaning?" " Some findjoy in.." "..giving up everything for love" "And others like to grab everything." ""According to me, the perfect love. "" " ..is in.." " Sacrifice" "Not seizing." " Mistress..." " What is it?" "A gray hair." "Shall I pull it out?" "You may leave" "You too may leave" ""So, darkness turus to light. "" "Youth has been conquered" "The bud that blooms in spring has not the faintest notion of autumn." "The youth you take pride in will remain for a short while" "This body will be destroyed" "This beauty will fade once old age creeps in" "From dust unto dust." "This beauty has never survived nor will it ever live" ""Time is running out, oh dancer." "If you want to be immortal.. "" "Take refuge in God" "Think about who you are" "Where are you going?" "Where do you wish to go?" ""When I was just starting to see a little, you covered my eyes. "" " Who is it?" " Lady.." " It's you.." " You're ready." "Now I'm ready." """ " Yes, mistress?" " I'm grateful. "" "You woke me from the slumber." "Why are you speaking like this?" ""jewel of Aryaus, Beejgupt... "" "I'm loosening the bonds." "Give me a little hand" "Don't I tell you that I love you?" ""Then I should think of your welfare, not of my selfishness"" ""Yes, I've taken the decision "" "I'm leaving you and going away." "Look at me" "What's wrong with you?" "What happened?" " I'm going." " Where?" " Where?" " Where?" " To him" " Whom?" "To ascetic Kumar Giri." "Why?" "For initiation To become his disciple" ""Even if you free your hand, I'll hold your skirt. "" "I'll beg at your feet with arms outstretched" "jewel of Aryaus." "You are a warrior." "Don't be so feeble" "You'll beg at a dancer's feet though you're a man?" "This can't be happening." "What is Chitralekha?" "A toy for men?" "Will you beg at her feet?" ""Lord, if the dancer falls at your feet, pick her up. "" ""And if she turus away from you, don't even spit at her!"" "That behoves a warrior like you" "You'll find many colourful women" "But a pure woman like Yashodhara." "...can only be yours if you're lucky." "You are a very dear friend" "You'll happily give me what I ask for." ""You will give it to me, won't you?"" "I won't come everyday to ask for anything." "Shall I ask?" "Will you give?" "Ask" " Promise?" "Yes." "Don't stop me" ""Let me do what I have to, for my salvation "" ""And listen to me, for my happiness.. "" "Marry Yashodhara" ""Though you are a Kshatriya, you are the pride of India "" "And tell your emperor Chandragupt.." ""Tell him,just as the sun and the moon get eclipsed. "" "Beejgupt was eclipsed for sometime" ""What's this?" "If you cry, how will I feel?"" "What will I feel proud of?" "." ""One day you told me, you'd punish me terribly. "" ""Yes, see how badly I punish you "" ""I'm very cruel, isn't it?"" "I offer at your feet whatever I possess." "From today you are the mistress of this mausion" ""Open a school, distribute the wealth to the poor. "" "Do as you please" "Permit me to leave" " Mistress..." " Take us along." "Silly girl." "Neither does anyone come nor leave together." "Don't make the parting moments difficult for me" "I do all this for my salvation" "Now what will happen?" "Your courage..your position." "The promise you made to Chitralekha" "And your love All will be tested" "May God grant you success." "The heart is very heavy." ""I can see that, my lord Your slaves, all of us are sad "" "But I am also a little pleased" "Are you feeling happy?" "About what?" "Because in the eyes of the world.." ""Thejewel of Aryaus, Beejgupt was just a pleasure-seeker. "" "Now the world will know what a great lover he was!" "And the credit for it goes to Chitralekha" """ " Who is it?" " The dancer, Chitralekha "" "Dancer... ?" "How did you come to my hermitage?" "I've come to your refuge" "I'm the unfortunate wretch you yourself came to deliver." "Today I've come to your feet." " Dancer!" " Lord.. ?" ""Lord, your wish has come true "" "I've given up everything." "Broken all the bonds." "I've given up everything." "I've sacrificed everyone" "Now it's your job to release the 'I' that's left within me" "Become my teacher and initiate me" " Sire.." " No." "I can't give you initiation" "I can't accept you as my disciple" "Remove this unchaste woman" ""Woman, please come "" ""Brother, one who comes this way does not leave in this manner. "" "A dancer in an ascetic's cave?" "Impossible!" "Do you fear people?" "Where were the people when you came to my house to deliver me?" ""Today when I come for refuge, you're not accepting me "" ""Sire, give support to those who are falling. "" ""Lord, support me "" "Support me" "Hail Lord Shambhu!" ""In trying to support you, I... "" "Doesn't the teacher trust his own power?" "Doesn't he trust himself?" "." "Who says I don't trust myself?" "." "I've burnt this body in the fires of penance" "I've crushed lust with knowledge" "But a saint and a dancer... ?" "Impossible" "I see that light fears darkness." ""Lord, will my staying here harm you?"" "One must stay away from lepers and sickly people" "From the doctor?" "Who can cure. ?" "Then what's the use of your being an ascetic?" "If you can't uplift the fallen." "If you can't cure the diseased." " This penance.." " Sire.." ""Everyone can do penance far from the world, rubbing ash on their body. "" "It's no bravery staying thirsty in a place where there's no water." "True penance is when the ingredients of the penance being disturbed." ".. are present but it doesn't happen" " Beautiful!" " You got taken in by her words!" "Have you come to take initiation or give?" "Look at my confidence that made me renounce everything." "Have you given up Beejgupt?" "That is how I could come here" "Now how can I return?" "Okay." "If the lord so desires.." ""If it's my test, why should I turn behind?"" ""Your are an angel, not human!"" "Prepare a hut for the lady." ""Sire, till the hut is prepared, the lady can stay in my hut. "" "She will stay in my cave" "She'll stay in my cave" "Hail Mother Ambe!" "Praise be!" "Goddess Bhavani!" "Look after the country." "What are you doing?" "I was offering flowers to the gods and goddesses." "Blind bat!" "Can't you see the living goddess Yashodhara?" "You think she's an image of stone?" "Forgive me I'll take back the flowers I put at your feet." "But flowers offered once must not be taken back" "What do I do?" "Seems like a stranger." "He's a little crazy." ""Move aside, blind bat!"" "He's a little crazy." "He's a little crazy." "Have you made this image of the holy sir?" "Neelkanth is making it." "I'm simply helping him" "You've made a larger than life image of sire" "Sire too is larger than life" "But it's a beautiful image" "Someday I'll make an image of you too." "Beautiful one" "My image?" "Why?" "So that people don't forget you for years to come" "Also to show how the most beautiful woman of Pataliputra." " Gave up all she had.." "And came here to search for truth." "You harbour such thoughts for me?" " Lord!" " What were you saying to her?" "She was appreciating your image" "Not your art?" ""No, my lord "" "Don't talk so much to her." "As you command And if she asks me something?" ""Your answer should be, sire has the answer to everything. "" "Are you blind?" ""No, I'm crazy. "" " Lord Beejgupt..." " Your majesty..." "The world is a struggle The one who ruus away is a coward" "Who confronts it is a warrior." "And the one who doesn't flinch from his dnty is a true brave" ""The pride of India, thejewel of Aryaus... "" "How do I explain to you?" "Some people come into our lives only to go away." "They forget everything when they let go of our hand and leave" ""Yes, your Highness." "The departing ones don't turn around for a glance "" "Forget Chitralekha You are a Kshatriya" "You've mourned long enough." "Forget the incidents of the past." "Be loyal to your dnty." "Marry Yashodhara" """ "And expand your family." "As you command, my Lord "" "Chitralekha told me the same thing when she left." " I gave her a promise" "When will you fulfill your promise?" " Soon" " Shall I be free from worry?" ""Yes, Your Highness. "" "This fire has been lit by man" ""Sius appear before man under the cover of darkness,.. "" "In various disguises to tempt him" "We ascetics too are tempted by them" "...who have renounced the world." "What's this burning?" "The smell is spreading." "This smoke comes from a burning heart." "The flames rise from there" " Whose voice is this?" " Don't you recognise my voice?" ""Support me, my lord!"" "Take care of me" "You're sitting to meditate but you're thinking of me" "Hold my hand!" "We were both born in Kashi." "I kept wandering around and you want me to continue" "While you achieve salvation" "And I..." "I kept running after..." "Strange men who ran away from me" "You wanted to make a spectacle of me And become a God yourself." "You left me helpless like a child lost in a crowd" "What use is your penance?" """ " Who had come, sire?" " It was nobody. "" "Let me sleep." "Celibate!" " You're not seen these days." " He's in a quandary sir." "He doesn't go out." "He's given up food and drink" """ " Really?" " Yes, my lord "" """ " Silly boy!" " Yes, my lord "" "Why have you given up food?" " Tell me.." " Lord." "This is the second month." ""Yes, lord!" "It's been 2 months... "" ""Since a girl told me, silly boy!"" "Crazy!" "Since then I've caught this disease" "I'll listen to the story on my return" "Girl... ?" "The celibate had it!" "Sire.. ?" ""If woman is darkness, why does her radiance blind the eyes?"" ""Sire, you are iusightful." "Why does your heart question?"" "Now it does." "Once I had all the answers." "Today only you can answer some questious." ""You renounced the world, did penance "" "Your eyes are brilliant." "Your heart is luminous." "This is the time for penance" "Come along." "Concentrate" "I'll have a bathe and then meditate" "Come and sit with me for a while" """ " Sit here, close to me" " No, sire I'm fine here "" "I can't meditate since you've come" ""All right, I'll leave "" "I didn't ask you to leave I don't want you to leave" "Do you know what is Formless?" ""Yes, sire One that has no face "" "And can't be seen" "And formal?" "That which can be seen" "I can't concentrate on the Formless!" "My heart cries out for the concrete!" "My penance comes to life You must stay before me" ""Sir, penance is performed to gain victory over one's weaknesses. "" "Not to be sold at their hands." "I only feared you" "Me?" "But you don't fear anyone" ""If at all you do fear anyone, it is only yourself. "" "I can give you nothing." "The desires dormant in you have come to life and they're nagging you" "How did they come to life?" ""I've read in your book, you have written it. "" "Desires do not die as long as man lives." "They can be subsided" "It's better if this fire remaius dormant." ""Sometimes my heart also becomes restless, asks me. "" "What was poor Beejgupt's fault?" "Why did I crush his heart for my salvation?" "Beejgupt was a pleasure seeker." "He is and will always remain one" "He plays with bodies." "He has no heart!" "Now listen to me I too will fulfill my dnty." """ " I'll expand my family." " Lord, I too will do that!"" """ " First you get married" " No..." " No, my lord!"" "We'll get married together!" "I'll talk to Mrityunjay today itself." ""Lord, you're very kind!"" ""Once you go to him, my job is done!"" """ " Your job will be done?" " Yes, my lord!"" "He's the girl's father." "The girl's name is Yashodhara" "Isn't it a nice name?" "So you're in love with her?" ""Yes, my lord I love her. "" "I'd give my life for the innocent girl." ""Since I've fallen in love, I've become quite mature "" "You must talk to them about me" ""Say, that I'm silly and simple "" "But comes from a good family." "What's wrong?" "Kumar took away Chitralekha" "Shwetank loves Yashodhara" ""One an ascetic, the other a celibate "" "Looters are plundering me" "And I'm sacrificing for everyone's happiness." "My stars!" "The world says..." "I'm the groom worthy of Yashodhara and you.." ""Lord, I had no idea of this. "" "I will move out of your way." "I swear by your holy feet..." "I won't allow her memories in my heart!" "You can't stop the memories." "Then I'll offer my heart at your feet!" "I descend from the Sun family!" "Your servant offers it at your feet!" "I promise you." "Don't cry and make me mad!" " Get the chariot." " The chariot is ready." "But how is this possible?" "Why not?" "I speak for your daughter's welfare" "But how an I do what you say?" "Marry Yashodhara to Shwetank!" " No!" " Why not?" ""He's a brave man, comes from the Sun family!"" "Simple and so good-at-heart that you won't find a boy like him!" ""But he's your servant, not you "" ""Don't you know, all that is mine is his from today?"" "I'm going to meet King Chandragupt." "His Highness will give him my position" " Can it be true?" " It will happen" "I give you my word" "Yashodhara will marry the master of that house" "This is for everyone's welfare" "Shwetank loves Yashodhara" "Yashodhara is an angel." "I'm not worthy of her." "Hundreds of women entered my life" "Today it was Chitralekha Tomorrow it may be another." "Innocent Yashodhara be short changed I can't do it!" "Cousider that I'm begging you" "Don't let me down" "This is a disaster not a marriage!" "You were to wed Beejgupt." "Better this way else Chitralekha would live with Beejgupt and." "Yashodhara alone in the house!" "You should not talk like this!" "You must congratulate me that God wish and Beejgupt's too..." "My parent's wish is coming true I'm fulfilling my dnty." "Prince of ascetics!" " Who are you?" " Your soul." " I want to say..." " What?" "You have lost." "Lost to my heart." ""No, prince of ascetics." "The sad part is you lost to a dancer. "" "She gave up everything and came here for me!" "She left her satin sheets and sleeps on stones for me!" "She fell at my feet!" " But not in your arms." " Reason?" "She loves somebody else" "Somebody else?" "Possibly Neelkanth." ""Don't pretend innocence, almighty. "" "Why don't you take Beejgupt's name?" "I'll remove this thorn from my path!" "I'll tell Chitralekha that Beejgupt has married Yashodhara!" ""Yes, that's it!"" "Will you lie?" """ " For the sake of love" " No, sold at the hands of lust!"" ""Whatever it be, I yearn for her!"" "I've lost everything for her!" "I will make her mine!" "Impossible!" "Impossible!" "Child Shwetank" "Celibate Shwetank" " Lord Shwetank" " Lord!" "From today you are the master of this house" "You are so fortunate.." "...that you got married to a goddess like Yashodhara" "This mausion needed a mistress." " I must leave" " Sir!" """ " What have you done!" " Lord, what are you doing?"" "Yashodhara asks me what I have done" "Shwetank asks what I'm doing." ""Had Chitralekha been present today she would ask, what will you do?"" "All right." "Be happy." "Good bye" ""Lord, I can at least get the dust of your feet. "" "Sire.." "It's time for meditation" "You are pleased to see me being troubled" " Why can't you be mine?" " No." ""When I should be resting, I don't find you" " Yes. "" "You are always thinking of me" ""No, sir. "" " You are lying!" " No sir!" "You left everything and came to me!" "Why?" ""Love brought you here, isn't it?"" ""Yes, sire Love brought me here "" "But it was love for Beejgupt." "I left his hand for his good" "And I touched your feet for your greatness." "But you turned out to be very weak" " I cousidered you a mountain" "And now.. ?" "Now I think you're nothing." " My sacrifice.." " Can be seen" "Have mercy on me!" "I've lost years of penance for your sake!" "I feel sorry at your state" "You feel sorry." "Then someday you will also feel love" ""No, sire No. "" "You have to learn that a woman loves a man who makes her his slave" "And the one who falls at her feet like a slave.." "She can only feel sorry for him You have won nothing in this war." ""As long as you hadn't fallen, the world was at your feet. "" "Hundreds of dancers chased you" "Today you run after a dancer." "And she doesn't come to you!" ""I'm here tonight." "As soon as it's morning, I'll find my way. "" "You'll leave?" "Where?" "You will leave?" "Where will you go?" "To my Beejgupt." "To your Beejgupt?" "To congratulate him?" "Congratulate him?" "Why?" "Beejgupt is marrying Yashodhara at this moment." "I went to town to find this." ""He has accepted her." "Dancer, now he won't recognise you "" ""Once he has escaped your clutches, he'll never get conned by your talks. "" "That is why Vishaldev too hasn't returned tonight." "Beejgupt can't forget me!" ""Tell me, all that you're saying is false, a lie!"" "It's true All true" "Listen carefully if you can The wedding band.." "Can you hear the wedding band?" "Beejgupt and Yashodhara are getting married" "Beejgupt is Yashodhara's husband" "My world is razed!" "My world is razed!" "Both our worlds are razed!" "Today both the Kashi born have become one" "Woman!" "Dearer than life!" "The rose has stolen the colour from your lips." "The rose has stolen the colour from your lips." "I had no idea.." ""In this century, this hour would come "" " Who is it?" " Sire!" "Why have you come to my cave without my permission?" "Go away!" "Chitralekha is not in her cave" " Why did you go there?" " I had a message for her." """ " What message?" " Vishaldev, what message?"" " What message is it?" " Keep quiet!" "That Shwetank has married Yashodhara" "Yashodhara married Shwetank!" "To Shwetank?" "And Beejgupt?" "He has renounced everything." ""Renounced everything?" "Take me to him, Vishaldev!"" " I won't let you leave!" " Let go of me!" "Get out of my path!" "Hypocrite!" "You were being God!" "You tried to become God!" "You brought dishonour to the name of Gods!" "Fie on you!" "You'll stew in the fires of Hell for time immemorial!" "You thought you were God!" "You've brought dishonour to Gods!" "You've brought dishonour to Gods!" "I'm ashamed of you!" ""Sire, what is your command for me?"" "Burn down this hermitage!" "Burn everything of mine!" "Burn them all to a cinder!" "Remove every sign of me!" ""What are you saying, sire?"" "You've seen the defeat of your teacher" "Witness his victory too!" " Hail Lord Mahadeva!" " Where are you going?" " To drown in the Ganges." " Suicide is a sin!" "What I would have done was a far greater sin!" "This sinning body destroyed my years of penance!" "I have to free my soul from this sinning body." "Hail Lord Mahadeva!" "Bit me?" "Well done" "You saved me from committing the sin of suicide" "Mother.." "Mother Ganges..." "I've walked from afar only for you" "And you can't come a little ahead to deliver this sinner?" "Give me support." "Support me!" "What happened?" "I saved myself from an animal and ran for life" "I stumbled and fell" "I had fallen.." "But what have you done to yourself?" "." "Somebody said the saviour is greater than the killer."