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( Chapter 1: Dying and Regrets)

In a place called Hastinapur, we see a queen looking outside of her balcony, to enjoy the view and to think about something. This queen was none other than Panchali or Draupadi, the queen of Hastinapur, wife of all the five pandavas.

She was thinking about her life up until now. She was thinking about the life that she had live through. The hard journey she went through to reach up to this point. She thought how because of her fate, war and destruction occured.

She was thinking about her early days life like how she was born from fire with the purpose of marrying Arjuna, which was the wish of her father. She did fulfill her purpose for her father and married Arjuna by choosing Arjuna during her Swayamvar.

Her Swayamvar was another event that she remembered clearly and vividly. She regretted choosing Arjuna during her Swayamvar, because of this choice, she had to marry Arjuna along with his other Pandav brothers. She was shared amongst the pandav brothers, due to the command of her mother---in-law, and her husband whom she choose didn't have any problem with that. His husband didn't even raised any voice against it.

Even after that, she accepted her fate without any fear, so she agreed to marry all the five pandavas brother. Thus, she became wife of her five husbands. Her husbands promised her/vowed infront of the fire that they will not re-marry any other girls besides her, but they broke their promises and re-married other girls and brought them infront of her. This broke her heart, but she remained calm and accepted them with a heavy heart.

She thought that she could find solace with her children's and would still have some place in her husbands hearts, but fate had another plan for her. In Dyubt Sabha, where her husband Yudhisthir bet on her after losing both his kingdom and his brothers, he bet her on the game and lose her. This made her very angry and, she felt betrayed by her husbands.

When Dusassan was dragging her into the sabha against her will, no one dare to I stop him. When Duryodhan order his brother to robe her infront of whole Sabha, none of them tried to stop him, everyone were standing there as still as a statue. When. She asked help from everyone, even her husbands, they were sitting on their knees, and looking from the side. This broke her heart third time. Only two person raised their voice against it l, but took any action to stop it.

When she had no one to look for help, she called her sakha Govind, Shree Krishna. He saved her honour and pride infront of whole Sabha. After this incident, she became very angry and cursed the whole Sabha and Hastinapur. For amending their mistakes, they vowed vengeance and justice, after 14 years of Vanvrat.

After Vanvrat, Kurukshetra war was announced between Pandavas and Kauravas. This war was one of the most bloodiest war in the history which went on for 18 days. In Kauravas side, there were many Rathis and Maharathis, but Pandavas had only her sakha Govind Shree Krishna and with his help Pandavas won the war.

Bheem who vowed to kill 100th Kauravas brothers by his own hand fulfilled his promise. But on the 17th day of the Kurukshetra, all the Pandavas and Duryodhana found out about Karna's birth secret, that he was none other than Older brother of Pandavas, Suryaputra Kunteya Karna. This revelation shocked the both sides.

During Karna's death both sides were very sad, she even saw the whole another side of Duryodhana. In Karna's dying moment, he asked all of the person who were present near Karna, to save him. He even beg for forgiveness and bend his head down and touched my feet and begged to tell Pandavas to save Karna. He was ready to give up and forget  everything Hastinapur, Indraprast, his pride and even his own life to save the life of his friend Karna.

This shocked al the person standing their except her sakha Govind. He even begged on his knees infront of Krishna. Draupadi was shocked to see this event. She had never seen a person going to this length to save his friend. She thought, she might have thought wrong about Duryodhana. She also heard Karn last word to Duryodhan and Govind saying" he was not wrong about his choice and, would always befriend him in any lifetime, if he gets reincarnated, and with those words, he died.

After Karna's death, when they were going to cremate his body, Duryodhan stopped the Pandavas to cremate, because he said that " they didn't have any rights to cremate his body just, because they were his brothers. After all in his whole life, they didn't accepted him and insulted him as a sutputra. But with the help of Govind, they did the cremation together. While Karna's body was cremated, Duryodhan took a vow on the same fire, to finish and destroy all the Pandavas.

On the 18th day of the war, Pandavas killed Duryodhan. They thought the war was finally over, but they were very much mistaken, At the same night, Aswathama, attacked the Pandavas camp and killed all her son, her ray of hope. She felt that her whole world had shattered. After the war Yudhisthir became the king.

After war, she began to felt lonely in the palace, as the Pandavas began to spend their time with the other wives whom they brought into the castle. She felt heart broken, and felt like she had nothing to live for anymore, her husbands whom has broken the vow to never marry has been neglecting her.

But her health suddenly started to deteriorate and, she became very sick, but she still keep the facade of that, she was okay and keep working in the palace. Her husbands never checked on her or her health. They just thought that she was fine. Seeing this, her heart broken once more. She began to thought that choosing Arjun to marry was a mistake, if only she hadn't stopped Karn from hitting the target at archery at her Swayamvar, this wouldn't have happened.

She shouldn't have listened to Govind, or else she would have married Karna, and would have a happy life with him. Oh how much she misses him, and how much she wished that, she could somehow turn back time, and not stopped Karna at the competition, and marry him.

She suddenly felt her eyes very heavy and started to drift into a long sleep, she knew that deep in the heart that, if she sleeps now, she might not wake up in earth, but with these thought, she let her self sleep into a deep slumber eternally.

When Draupadi died, right beside her, Krishna her sakha was standing and with a sad expression he spoke" Don't worry Darupadi, you will definitely get a chance to fulfill your wish." With those words Krishna also left the palace.

Chapter Text

( Regression and Changes)

When Draupadi opened her eyes, again, she found herself walking out of the fire, it was like a dream come true, since, she was born from fire. When she looked around, she saw her father Draupad, her sister Sikhandni and her twin brother Dhristadyumna standing beside her father. She pinched herself to check wether she was dreaming or not, she even tried to close and blink her eyes to check properly if she was not in a dream.

When she realised that this was not a dream, and she regressed back to the time, when she was born, she was in disbelief. How could she not be afterall, she was back in the time. It was the first time that her wish came true. She wanted to change things, but now she could truly change the things and events that she wanted to change.

She knew that she will have to hear some hard words from her father, and then she would go to river side sea shore where she would meet her friend or sakha Govind Shree Krishna. Just as she expected, her father said some harsh words to her, just like her past life.

Then she decided to go towards the same Lakeside where she met her Sakha, Govind Shree Krishna. As she was waiting for him so, she could asked Shree Krishna about this, if he was related with her situation. Besides she knew that her Sakha was avatar of Narayana, and knew everything that happens around the world. So, she guessed that, he would definitely know that this was her second life.

After waiting for a while, she heard the noises of the horses. When she looked at the noise direction, she found three horses pulling a beautiful charioteer. On that chariot, was a dark skinned handsome and beautiful man, he was none other than, Dwarkadish Shree Krishna, her Govind and Sakha. When she looked at him, coming she thought " just like the last time."

When the Chariot stopped infront of her, her Sakha, came down and spoke;" How are you Sakhi?" To that Draupadi spoke" I am fine Sakha Govind. I have a important question to ask. When Draupadi said those words, Krishna just gave Draupadi a all knowing smile, and asked" What is the question Sakhi?" When Draupadi heard those ask she smiled softly and spoke" Hey, Govind even after knowing, what I am about to ask, why are you still asking me this question.?"

After hearing Draupadi's words, Krishna just smiled and spoke" Sakhi, I asked because, I would like to hear it from your own mouth." After hearing Krishna's statement" Draupadi shook her head and spoke" How, am I back in time. If no, am I dreaming?" After hearing the question, Krishna laughed while heartedly and told her" No Sakhi you aren't dreaming and, you have really been sent back in time." After hearing Krishna's words Draupadi was shocked and, asked " Why and how?"

After hearing her question Krishna softly spoke" You wished for it, so I granted your wish. After all how can I see my Sakhi in such state of neglect. Besides didn't you wish for go back in time and change your decision and fate of yourself and your swayamvar." After hearing Krishna's words, Draupadi just nodded her head, but spiked again" But why did you fulfill my wishes for my happiness when, you could have done it way early and back then." After hearing Draupadi's words" Krishna spoke softly but firmly" I did it because it was necessary and besides without any pain, happiness won't be gain."

Hearing Krishna words, Draupadi just nodded her head and asked" Now that, I have been reborn can the Kurukshetra war be prevented?" After hearing Draupadi's question, Krishna spoke" I don't know wether it can be stopped or not, after all it was all Niyati's plan. If niyati has decided it who I am to stop it. I can't stop the war or future events, but you can."

After hearing Krishna's words, Draupadi was dumb founded and was lost for a second. She thought processed ,What, Krishna has just told her, but couldn't understand it. Seeing her, expression Krishna just spoke" You will understand in time Sakhi,but remember some times you will find different changes in life than the other, sometimes you might find the same."

When Draupadi heard those words, she was still confused, what Krishna meant by those words, before she could dive deep into it, Krishna stopped her and spoke" You shouldn't think too much about my words, right now, as you will understand it later. Putting that, aside, why don't I do what I have come to do." Hearing these words, Draupadi just nodded her head but, her eyes was widen from Krishna's last words,and spoke in a sarcastic tone" To threat my father and his Kingdom."

Hearing this Krishna just laughed and told her Sakhi" Let's go meet your father first. With those words, both Draupadi and Krishna moved towards the Kingdom entrance. Just like her previous life, her father was defeated by her Sakha and, she had to act infront of her father for for forgiveness. After this Krishna spare Draupad, and thus amending their Father and Daughter relationship.

Just when Krishna was about to left Panchal, Draupadi came outside the gates of Panchal and stopped Krishna and told" Sakha, I want to speak with you in alone." After hearing her words, Krishna just smiled at Draupadi and spoke" I know what you want to ask just do what, you wished to do before, and what's your heart tells you to do?" After hearing this Draupadi was a little shocked, but smiled anyways, but she also knew that her Sakha Govind knew everything. 

Just when Krishna was about to leave again, Draupadi ask" What about my destiny?" When Krishna heard this, he smiled and told her" Don't worry about it, just do what your heart tells you to do." Hearing this, she nodded her head. With those words, Krishna left for Dwaraka. 

While Draupadi was thinking about this, else l where in a city called Hastinapur, in the royal chambers, we see all the royals, gather in a Sabha, to see Kunti and Pandavas, who has just returned Hastinapur after two years from the Vanvrat, after the fire incident in Vanvrat. Everyone thought they were dead, but, Everyone was shocked to see them alive and were also happy for them.

When Duryodhan saw, this, he was very angry that the Pandavas has survived their plan, but kept quiet and glared at them and Pandavas also returned the glare. As soon as Pandavas return heated argument between Kauravas and Pandavas began. As everyone could see the tension between Pandavas and Kauravas.Soon a fight was about to take place between Pandavas and Kauravas. Besides Duryodhan his friend aka Mitr Karn was standing besides him who was also glaring at them.

 Before the fight could get started, Boshma Pitahama angrily yelled at them" Stop, this childish behaviour and put your weapons down. You are children of the Kurur vanish. You are cousins and brothers. You guys shouldn't be pointing weapons at each other." After Pitahama words, all the Kauravas and Pandavas dropped their weapon and left the Sabha.

Sakuni who watched this scene was smirking, as his plan for the destruction of the Kurur vanish was going according to the plan. Else where in Dwarka, Krishna who was watching the scene, smirked and spoke" You may or may not succeed in the plan, as an unknown factor has been deployed in the game of Niyati."