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Raavan, Enemy Of Aryavarta Item Preview. remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. EMBED for wordpress. com hosted blogs and archive. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! He could begin work now. Raavan had dissected another hare the previous day. Studied its muscles, ligaments and bones in detail, while it was still breathing. He had been keen to reach the beating heart. But the hare, having suffered enough already, died before he could cut through the sternal ribs. Its heart had stopped by the time Raavan got to it. The hare was still struggling, its long ears twitching ferociously. Normally, hares are quiet animals, but this one was clearly in a state of panic. For good reason. Raavan checked the sharpness of his knife with the tip of his forefinger.
It drew some blood. He sucked at his forefinger as he looked at the hare. He smiled. The excitement he felt, the rapid beating of his heart, took away the dull ache in his navel. An ache that was perennial. He used his left hand to steady his prey. Then he held the knife over the animal, the tip pointed at its chest. Just as he was about to make the incision, he sensed a presence near him. He looked up. The Kanyakumari. In many parts of India, there was a tradition of venerating the Kanyakumari, literally the Virgin Goddess. It was believed that the Mother Goddess resided, temporarily, within the bodies of certain chosen young girls. These girls were worshipped as living Goddesses. People came to them for advice and prophecies—they counted even kings and queens among their followers—until they reached puberty, at which time, it was believed, the Goddess moved into the body of another pre-pubescent girl.
There were many Kanyakumari temples in India. This particular Kanyakumari who stood in front of Raavan was from Vaidyanath, in eastern India. The holy cave, buried under snow for most of the year, housed a great lingam made of ice. It was believed that this cave was where the first Mahadev had unveiled the secrets of life and creation. The rishi had welcomed her visit as a blessed opportunity to speak to the Goddess and expand his understanding of the spiritual world. Despite his best efforts, however, the Kanyakumari had kept to herself and spent little time with him or the many inhabitants of his ashram. But that had only added to the natural magnetism and aura of the living Goddess. Even Raavan, usually preoccupied in his own world, had stared at her every chance he got, fascinated.
He looked up at her now, transfixed, knife poised in mid-air. The Kanyakumari stood in front of him, her expression tranquil. Nor was there any sign of sorrow or pity in her eyes. There was nothing. No expression at all. She just stood there, as if she were an idol made of stone—distant yet aweinspiring. A girl no older than eight or nine. Wheat-complexioned, with high cheekbones and a small, sharp nose. Long black hair tied in a braid. Black eyes, wide-set, with almost creaseless eyelids. Dressed in a red dhoti, blouse and angvastram.
She had the look of the mountain people from the Himalayas. Raavan instinctively checked the cummerbund tied around his waist, on top of his dhoti. It was in place, covering his navel. His secret was safe. Then he remembered the hideous pockmarks on his face, the legacy of the pox he had suffered as a baby. Perhaps for the first time in his life, he felt self-conscious about his appearance. He shook his head to get the thought out of his mind. His eyes were fixed on the Goddess. The Kanyakumari stepped forward without a word, her expression unchanged. She bent down and picked up the knife. With quick, efficient movements, she cut the restraints on the wretched hare. She then picked it up and gently kissed it on the head. The hare was quiet in her hands, its panic forgotten.
The voiceless animal seemed to know that it was safe again. Then the mask came back on. She put the hare down and the animal bounded away. The Kanyakumari looked again at Raavan and returned the knife to him. Her face remained impassive. Without saying a word, she turned and walked away. Raavan had slipped out of the house as soon as his mother, Kaikesi, fell asleep. He moved quickly towards his destination. He was seven years old now. He had started his training in the martial arts as well, and was already showing great promise. His favourites were the stringed instruments, especially the magnificent Rudra Veena. It was only a few months since he had started learning to play the veena, but he was already in love with it.
The Rudra Veena was named after the previous Mahadev, Lord Rudra, whom Raavan worshipped with a passion. The instrument was considered to be among the most difficult to play. He had been told that to master it required years of practice—each time he heard this, he drove himself harder, for how could Raavan be any less than the best? Though it was only a friendly competition, Raavan had no desire to lose. He thought again of the first time he had beheld the instrument of his choice. He had felt a deep reverence as he touched the rounded teak-wood fingerboard fixed on two large resonators: they were made of dried and hollowed out gourds, he had been told.
On both ends of the tubular body were woodcarvings of peacocks, known to be the favourite birds of Lord Rudra. Twenty-two straight wooden frets were fixed to the fingerboard with wax and there were three separate bridges. This most dramatic of instruments had eight strings—four main and three drone strings on one side of the player and one drone string on the other. All the strings were wound around the eight friction pegs on the tuning head. During that first lesson, Raavan had watched as the older students sat on the floor and settled the veena with one gourd over the shoulder. Some of them rested it on their left knee.
That was when he had realised that the instrument was customised for the person who handled it; there was no question of onesize-fits-all. Anyone who has observed the structure of the Rudra Veena knows that it is an extremely complex instrument to understand, let alone play. Wire plectrums worn on the index and middle fingers of the right hand are used to pluck the main strings, while the drone strings are played with the nail of the little finger. The strings have to be manipulated with the left hand from beneath the horizontal neck, made more difficult by the fact that the right hand ends up blocking the drone string on the side. But what truly separates the Rudra Veena from other stringed instruments is the dramatically higher quality of resonance, which is due to the two large gourds attached to its ends. The frequency and strength of the resonance have a significant impact on the tonal quality and the music.
Damage the gourds. Damage the resonance. Damage the music. Raavan quietly slipped into the small hut where he knew the musical instruments were kept. Musicians were known to worship their instruments every night and morning. It seemed Dagar was no different. Puja flowers and burnt incense sticks lay at the base of his Rudra Veena. Raavan sniggered to himself. He worked quickly, without a sound. First, he slipped the cloth cover off the instrument. Then he unscrewed the gourd on the left and felt its insides. Polished and smooth. He took out a metallic wrench from the pouch tied to his waist and used it to begin scratching the insides of the gourd. Dagar would not be immediately able to make out that the resonance was not right, not even while tuning his instrument the next day. He would realise it only when playing the raga during the competition. By which time, it would be too late. Raavan kept glancing towards the door as he worked.
But there was no time to worry about that. He focused his energies on the task at hand. The morning of the competition dawned clear and blue-skied. It had been a good three years since her previous visit. This time, she was on her way to Takshasheela, the famed university-town in north-west India, along with her entourage. With the Kanyakumari as a witness, the two musicians began playing. But Vishrava knew his son well. He dragged Raavan to their frugal hut immediately after the competition. How can I allow any subterfuge in her presence?
Raavan will understand. He has been lying since the time of my birth. This is all your fault. I am suffering due to your karma. Your bad karma has infected his navel! And his mind! Talk to me. He slapped the boy hard on his cheek. The seven-year-old went flying across the room. Kaikesi shrieked and ran to shield her son. Vishrava looked at the boy lying on the ground. Proof that he was a Naga. All across India, people believed that birth deformities were the consequence of a cursed soul, of bad karma carrying over from the previous birth. And such blighted people were called Nagas. Vishrava spoke with barely disguised disgust. Because everyone knows I am better than you in every way. Get lost! The ever-present ache in his navel intensified. Growing in ferocity. His cheek still burned, though the tears had long dried up.
He was staring at the ground, a magnifying glass in his hand. With great care, he focused the rays of the sun into a powerful band of light, burning the little ants that scurried about. He was breathing hard, raw anger still pulsating in every vein. His navel throbbed, the centre of constant pain. The fragrance reached him first. He felt his breath catch. He turned his head and saw her. His body froze, the magnifying glass still in his hand. Burnt and shrivelled ants lay near his feet. No sign of disgust. Nor anger. His mouth was suddenly dry. The long-held breath escaped in a sigh. The Kanyakumari smiled slightly. An ethereal smile. The smile of a living Goddess. She pointed towards the ashram, where the music competition had taken place in the morning. But no words came out. His mind was blank. Unable to construct even simple thoughts and words. His heart had picked up pace. He noticed that the ache in his navel had magically disappeared.
For a few moments. She turned and walked away. It was past sunset. Raavan had come to see Dagar, bringing with him the holy lotus garland he had won earlier in the day. The older contestant had responded graciously. Dagar, like most others present at the event, had suspected that something was not right with his instrument. He had examined the veena after the competition and quickly identified the problem. Raavan was a child, after all. Raavan did not say anything. He stood with his head bowed. Thinking of the Kanyakumari. She was to leave the next morning. The sixteen-year-old Dagar, standing head and shoulders over the younger boy, ruffled his hair.
Use that to win. Except her… he would do anything to get her to ruffle his hair. No permanent damage done. He had expected the ache in his navel to disappear. Raavan grabbed it. And ran back home. Chapter 3 Two years passed. Raavan turned nine. You can be better, he often reminded himself. Very rarely did he do anything without considering what her reaction to it might be. And it appeared to be working. He got along more easily with the people in the ashram; some actually seemed to like him. He had also started covering his navel with a cummerbund when he was at home. He knew it embarrassed his father that his son was a Naga, and he had been trying his best for the past two years to not aggravate the situation. As a result, the fights with his father had reduced. So had the pain. It was still there.
But so mild that Raavan sometimes forgot about the growth on his navel. Then, one day, Rishi Vishrava left the ashram for a long journey westward. To the island of Knossos in the Mediterranean Sea. The king of Knossos had expressed a desire to meet the eminent rishi, and Vishrava had decided to accept the invitation. A few weeks after his departure, Kaikesi discovered that she was pregnant. She considered sending a messenger after the rishi, asking him to turn back. But then decided against it. She would surprise him on his return. Also, truth be told, the thought weighed heavily on her mind: What if the second child turned out to be a Naga too? He hung around his mother constantly, taking care of her and making sure she had everything she needed.
Until, finally, the day arrived. A wet nurse was attending to Kaikesi inside the house. Raavan waited outside, eagerly pacing up and down, almost like an anxious father-to-be. Waiting for news. But it was a long labour. Twelve hours had already passed. After some time, even Mareech decided to call it a night. So should you. The midwife will call us. You are to come and fetch me as soon as the midwife calls. Is that clear? Raavan jerked his head back and looked at his uncle in irritation. Mareech laughed even louder and raised both hands in mock apology. Now all alone, the young boy looked up at the starless sky. The tiny sliver of a new moon struggled to push the darkness away.
Lamps had been lit around the open courtyard in front of the hut, creating tiny enclaves of light. As he stared into the darkness, he thought he saw shadows lurking in the distance. The breeze picked up, the sound of it somehow eerie. Like ghost whispers. The nine-year-old shivered. The pain at the centre of his body returned. His navel throbbed in fear. He folded his hands together in prayer and began chanting the Maha Mrityunjay mantra. The great chant of the Conqueror of Death. Dedicated to the Mahadev, the God of Gods.
Lord Rudra. As he repeated it, over and over again, he felt the fear disappear. Leaving his muscles relaxed. His heartbeat slower. The pain in his navel quietened once again. He looked into the darkness with renewed confidence. Who will fight me? Come on! Lord Rudra is with me. Strangely, his navel began hurting again. He began chanting even more fervently. Suddenly, a loud scream resounded through the night. Raavan sprang up and ran towards the hut. Raavan flung the door open and rushed into the hut. It was dark inside. Only a few lamps threw shadows across the floor. His mother was still on the bed. Struggling to get up. Tears pouring down her cheeks. The midwife was holding the baby. Rather, she was dangling it by one leg. It was a boy. Raavan noticed that the baby was quite large for a new-born.
The midwife froze as she felt the blade against her abdomen. I am saving your mother! I am saving you! The strange lumps made his ears look like pots. There were outgrowths on his shoulders too, like two tiny extra arms. The new-born was unusually hirsute. And he was howling. Raavan pressed the sword against her skin, puncturing it. He has to die. He is cursed. He is deformed. He is a Naga. She wondered if she could survive a stab wound if a physician attended to her immediately. I have practised on animals. Even human bodies. No doctor will be able to save you. She had her orders, and she was expected to follow them. She knew he was good with a blade. Everyone knew. Raavan pushed closer. She had seen it before, this bloodlust. On the faces of warriors. People who killed. Sometimes, simply because they enjoyed it.
And then she noticed. His navel was visible, and the ugly outgrowth. Proof that he, too, was a Naga. The shocked woman stood rooted to the spot. She could hear people gathering outside. They would support her. They knew what they had to do. There was no reason for her to die. Raavan could hear the angry voices outside. People screaming about order. The door of the hut was closed. But there was no lock on it. Anyone could barge in at any moment. He tried to control his breathing, his body tense. He gripped his sword tightly. Ready to kill anyone who entered. He looked back at his baby brother. Suckling at her breast contentedly. Unaware of the danger they were in. His alert eyes were glued to the door, ready to attack anyone who dared to try and harm his loved ones. Suddenly, the door swung open and Mareech rushed in. His sword was drawn. Blood dripped from its edge. Kaikesi moaned in fear and hugged her baby to her chest. Raavan stepped in front of Mareech. Brandishing his sword.
His voice surprisingly calm. I am your brother! Why would I kill you? Without wasting any more time, Mareech yanked a cloth bag off a hook on the wall. And threw it towards Raavan. Pack whatever you need for your brother and mother. Raavan snapped back to reality. He pushed his sword back into its scabbard and picked up the bag, rushing to obey his uncle. Mareech turned to Kaikesi. We have to leave! Raavan had the cloth bag slung over his shoulder. The residents of the ashram were gathered in front of the hut. Angry faces, torches in their hands. Three bodies lay on the ground.
Mareech himself stood in front of his sister and her children, brandishing his sword at the crowd. Good at social boycotts. Good at verbal violence. Good at mob violence as well. But unequipped to handle a trained warrior. Slowly, he edged towards the stables, sword aloft. His eyes still on the crowd. Quickly, he helped his sister mount a horse. Raavan was soon seated on another. In a flash, Mareech opened the gates wide and vaulted on to his own horse. And they galloped out of the ashram. The group had been riding for hours. The sun was already up, and rising higher and higher. It was almost noon by the time they sat down to rest. But better safe than sorry, he had said, each time Kaikesi begged him to slow down. They were in the Gangetic plains, where the thick alluvial soil and low, rocky terrain made it easy for someone to track them. They had changed directions often.
Riding through streams. Moving through flooded fields. Doing all that was necessary to avoid being hunted down. The three horses were safely tethered and Kaikesi was resting against a tree, suckling her infant. Mareech had left Raavan on guard while he went foraging for food. He was soon back with two rabbits. In the bag over his shoulder were some roots and berries. They cooked and ate the food quickly. Our family is there. They will protect us.
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The success of his debut book, The Immortals of Meluha Book 1 of the Shiva Trilogy , encouraged him to give up a fourteen-year-old career in financial services to focus on writing. He is passionate about history, mythology and philosophy, finding beauty and meaning in all world religions. com www. Copyright © Amish Tripathi, Amish Tripathi asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work. ISBN: This is a work of fiction. All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher. List of Important Characters and Tribes Note on the Narrative Structure Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Other Titles by Amish Om Namah ShivÄya The universe bows to Lord Shiva.
I bow to Lord Shiva. To You, I was drowning, In Grief, in Anger, in Depression. You have pulled me into the open air of Peace, If only for a little while, By merely listening to my words. And it is not Mere Words when I say, That you will always have my quiet gratitude, You will always have my silent love. Who among you wants to lose all chance at happiness? Is this Glory even worth it? I am Raavan. I want it all. I want fame. I want power. I want wealth. I want complete triumph. Even if my Glory walks side by side with my Sorrow. I know many of you have been patiently waiting for the release of the third part of the Ram Chandra series. My sincere apologies for the delay, and I hope the book will live up to your expectations.
Some of you may wonder why I decided to change the name of the book from Raavan — Orphan of Aryavarta to Raavan — Enemy of Aryavarta. Let me explain. Right from when he was a child, Raavan raged against the circumstances he found himself in. He was very much a man in charge of his destiny. Initially, I felt Raavan had been cast aside by his motherland and was thus, in a sense, an orphan. But as the story unfolded in my mind, I felt the decisions that took him away from his motherland were deliberate. He chose to be the enemy rather than being cast into the role of the orphan. As some of you know, I have been inspired by a storytelling technique called hyperlink, which some call the multilinear narrative.
In such a narrative, there are many characters; and a connection brings them all together. The three main characters in the Ram Chandra series are Ram, Sita and Raavan. Each character has life experiences, which mould who they are, and each has their own adventure and riveting backstory. Finally, their stories converge with the kidnapping of Sita. So while the first book explored the tale of Ram, the second the story of Sita, the third burrows into the life of Raavan, before all three stories merge from the fourth book onwards into a single story. It is important to remember that Raavan is much older than both Sita and Ram. This book, therefore, goes further back in time, before the birth of the other principal characters—Sita and Ram. I knew that writing three books, in a multilinear narrative, would be a complicated and time-consuming affair, but I must confess, it was thoroughly exciting. I hope it is as rewarding and thrilling an experience for you as it was for me.
Understanding Ram, Sita and Raavan as characters helped me inhabit their worlds and explore the maze of plots and stories that illuminate this great epic. I feel truly blessed for this. Since I was following a multilinear narrative, I left clues in the first book Ram — Scion of Ikshvaku as well as the second Sita — Warrior of Mithila , which tie up with the stories in the third. There are surprises and twists in store for you here, and many to follow! I hope you enjoy reading Raavan — Enemy of Aryavarta. Do tell me what you think of it, by sending me messages on my Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter accounts given below. Love, Amish www. I have been cursed with more grief and suffering in this benighted period, than what I had experienced in my entire life before. Sometimes I felt that the structure of my entire life was collapsing. But it did not. I survived. The building still stands. This book worked like a keystone.
And the ones I acknowledge below, have been my buttresses; for they have held me together. My God, Lord Shiva. He has really tested me these last two years. I hope He will make it a little bit easier now. The two men I have admired most in my life, men of old-world values, courage, and honour; my father-in-law Manoj Vyas and my brother-in-law Himanshu Roy. They are both up in heaven now, looking at me. I hope I can make them proud. As always, they read the first draft. Their views, support, affection, and encouragement are invaluable. The rest of my family: Usha, Vinay, Shernaz, Meeta, Preeti, Donetta, Smita, Anuj, Ruta for their consistent faith and love. And I must acknowledge the contribution of the next generation of my family towards my happiness: Mitansh, Daniel, Aiden, Keya, Anika and Ashna. Gautam, the CEO of my publisher Westland, and Karthika and Sanghamitra, my editors.
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Black eyes, wide-set, with almost creaseless eyelids. When Raavan finally swam up to the surface and climbed onto the boat, Mareech looked at him questioningly. Kaikesi moaned in fear and hugged her baby to her chest. He gripped his hand brace even tighter. Damage the resonance. The rain was coming down hard. All across India, people believed that birth deformities were the consequence of a cursed soul, of bad karma carrying over from the previous birth.
By which time, it would be too late. by Amish Tripathi. The rear guard brought up the end. It seemed to be spurting out from what appeared to be a small incision on his abdomen. It was dangerously sharp on one side, serrated on the other. She had then stolen to the devastated Malayaputra camp and picked off several Lankans from behind the tree line, using a bow and a quiverful of arrows very effectively, moving quickly from one hiding place to another.
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