"You both didn't even call me na?" Dhriti frowned, sitting beside Revati and Subhadra, weaving some garlands.

"I came in the morning to take you with me to collect these flowers, but your Kanha said you should have some rest.
Also, you looked so peaceful when you we're asleep, so I decided to let you continue." Revati chuckled, pinching her cheeks.

"Bhrata was up and all ready so early today. What special work did he had today, other than playing or roaming through the streets?" Subhadra spoke.

"What do you mean?
He's with Dau, administering the regiments since our Kritavarma is a bit sick and Pitashree is not in Dwarka." Dhriti laughed, defending him as the other two ladies continued doing their work.

"You're making garlands of jasmine only?" Dhriti said, gently picking a handful of them.

"Yes, because we can't use lotus everywhere." Revati patted her.

"I was coming to it, yes we can! Lotus Garlands look beautiful." Dhriti laughed back.

"No need. There are already enough lotuses in your chambers." Subhadra piped in.

"Lotuses are never enough.
But I love jasmine too. Chameli as well. Oh and roses too. I love all the flowers I must say." Dhriti chuckled at her silliness.

"I think it's a boy." Subhadra suddenly blurted out.

"Its a girl." Revati answered.

"But I want a nephew." Subhadra replied.

"Nah nah, too much of boys! One here, three at Indraprasth. Now we want a daughter." Revati laughed.

"No Revati Bhabhi, look!
First, she likes eating sweets all the time.
Second, she also feels sick in the morning. So it's a boy." Subhadra stated as Dhriti hysterically giggled.

"So if that's the case then it might also be a girl because she's loving flowers too much." Revati tried for the last time.

"You're two are talking ridiculous to prove your points, Ladies." Dhriti shook her head.

"Subhadra, you are more interested in this than any of us. Look, we didn't even knew about these methods of predictions." Dhriti teased.

"Ofcourse! That's gonna help her later." Revati stuck her tongue out at Subhadra as she motioned her to stop.

"I am definitely missing something." Dhriti wiggled her brows.

"Nothing Nothing Bhabhishree, this Revati Bhabhi always finds a way to tease me. She and Dau will take a breath of relief only after marrying me off." Subhadra chuckled.

"Exactly! That's what we're planning for." Revati joked as Subhadra huffed.

"Look I prepared soo many jasmine garlands. Now the other thali full for flowers should be given to Mata Rohini and Mata Devki for their pooja." Revati smiled.

"Yes! I forgot to give them in the morning itself. Now Mata is going to pull my ears and scold me." Subhadra giggled.

"Ah ah, give it to me. I'll go and give them to Mata. You all don't let me do any work." Dhriti nodded picking up the basket full of flowers.

"Yeah, they won't scold you as well. Favourite one." Subhadra teased.

"We don't let you do any work because you need complete rest during the last few days Dhriti. We don't want anything to go wrong, do we?" Revati pulled her down.

"Please Bhabhi. Now I'm even restricted from walking through the hallways or what?" Dhriti pleaded as Revati still nodded a no.

"Look you're sweating and coughing. Dhriti, sit down." Revati said, looking at her clear her throat.

"Thankyou so much Bhabhi. I'll be back." Dhriti scrunched her nose, quickly picking up the thali and walking towards where Rohini and Devki were preparing for their pooja.

"This girl! She won't listen. Bhadra, go with her. She's due anytime now." Revati quickly directed Subhadra behind her.

Subhadra walked behind Dhriti, more specifically observing and adoring her actions.

Changing her gait from walking at a breezes' speed few months earlier to now waddling like a toddler and then gradually slowing down her pace to a stop, Chanchala took a deep breath, wiped away her dripping sweat and repositioned the huge thali of flowers in her arms before considering to continue her short journey.

The smile of adoration previously appearing on Subhadra's face completely transisted into a look of horror within seconds as she saw the heavy thali of flowers, falling down from Dhriti's hands as the mother-to-be slowly trembled down to the ground in pain.

"Rajkumari!" The dasis standing nearby, echoed their combined voices, quickly running towards her while on the other hand, Subhadra stood there, almost frozen in fear.

"Ah!" Painful screams kept repeatedly leaving Dhriti's lips.

"I-I can't do this.....AH! Kanha......" She shrieked.

"Priya....." Kanha's mind distracted itself from the work she was indulged in.

"Krishn? What happened?" Dau looked at him.

"Priya.... Dau, Priya! We need to go Dau! Let's go." Kanha hastily spoke as they quickened their pace toward the palace.

"Dhriti!" Revati rapidly paced towards her.

"Subhadra! Subhadra why are you standing here! What happened?" Revati shook her out of her trail of horror.

"She-she was all fine few minutes ago. What happened so suddenly Bhabhi! I can't understand anything. What now Revati Bhabhi!" Subhadra stuttered.

"Don't worry Bhadra.
Whatever happens, will bear an auspicious outcome." Revati consoled as Subhadra gave a nervous smile.

"Slowly, Dhriti. Slowly Putri." Devki and Rohini helped her get up.

"Ah! Mata!" Dhriti screeched continuously as she was slowly taken into her chambers.

"Go, quickly bring some warm water!" A lady instructed the dasi.

"Didi, she's just whimpering." Devki worriedly looked at Rohini as Dhriti. She had already gone into the torment of labour.
To her immense discomfort, she started vigorously moving her entire body in a mere attempt to free herself from her current condition.

"Don't worry putri, everything will be alright. Stop crying dear, look we're here." Rohini rubbed her palms, trying  to calm her down.

"Revati Bhabhi, Subhadra! What happened to Priya?" Kanha hastily inquired, standing outside the chambers as her loud screams in affliction broke his heart.

"Don't worry Krishn, I'm sure your Priya will be fine. She's strong afterall.
And what are you so worried for?
Everything will be perfect in the end.
Now put on a smile on your face.
Just few moments before you become a father. Here take some water.
Infact, Dhriti needs your loving demeanor afterwards, you have to put her at ease and I know you'll do it amazingly.
Mata Rohini and Mata Devki are with her. Now don't worry any of you. I'll stay here." Revati smiled, cheering up the atmosphere.

By now, there was no bound to Dhriti's restlessness. Her chest kept rising and falling in agony due to the continuous deep breaths she took involuntarily making everyone concerned about it.

On the other hand Gauri wasn't able to maintain her calm composure, looking at her sakhi whimpering in pain.

"This pain is nothing compared to what's more to come. You can't cry and fall weak Sakhi." Gauri thought.

"Shri....." She calmly called.

"Argh.... Gauri!" Dhriti helplessly repeated her name.

"A warrior, I see." Gauri smiled.

"Me? No! Right now I'm a princess in peril!" Dhriti internally shouted as those waves of constrictions added up to her pain.

"Princess in Peril!
You can't stop being the way you are Shri." Parvati chuckled as Dhriti took a deep breath.

"Come out already my dear. You've waited for too long, not anymore." Dhriti shut her eyes with all the force left in her as she gave a final push before collapsing her upper body back into the soft pillows surrounding her.

The aura around the chamber had finally eased down with the brightest smiles on everyone's faces.
Dhriti closed her eyes as her elegant face , though hidden beneath her tired one, glowed more than usual, highlighting here serene features.

Her eyes fluttered open as Devki affectionately ran a hand over her forehead. The sweet cries of the new born were echoing through and through the room.

"Congratulations Rajkumari. She looks just like you!" One elderly woman said, holding the baby in her hands.

"Its a girl! Its a girl! Dwarka has got their little Princess. Its a girl!" A dasi came running towards Subhadra and Revati.

"Its a girl. I've got a daughter....." Kanha softly repeated the words with his contagious smile spread on his face.

"Pitashree would be overjoyed to hear this news, Kanha!" Dau embraced him.

"Im sure about that Dau. But let's go inside now, what are we waiting for?" Kanha spoke in utter joy.

"You've birthed a divine child, Rajkumari. Her glow says it all." The other ladies praised.

"Really? Let me see her then!" Dhriti said, not able to steady her heart full of love at the slightest thought of her daughter.

A small smile curved on the little one's delicate lips as soon as Dhriti took her in her arms.

"Badhai Ho Rajkumar! Rajkumari has given birth to a healthy daughter." The dasi smiled, looking at him entering the chambers along with Dau, Revati and Subhadra.

Dhriti eyes were already filled with tears as she saw Kanha smiling at his two girls.

"Look Bhadra! I told you na. See its a girl. Just like a copy of my Dhriti." Revati said, cradling her in her arms.

"Enough time with your Mata. You want to go to your Pitashree na, don't you? See he's waiting to finally hold you in his arms." Revati talked to her.

"Arey arey, get aside, move Kanhaiya! First here." Dau chuckled, taking her close to himself.

"Dau Bhaiya, I'm her Pitashree. Now give her. Altleast let me see her first." Kanha looked at him as Devki laughed.

"Krishn, I'm older than you na?" Dau replied, playing with her.

"Waah Dau Bhaiya! You're taking the unfair advantage of being the elder one." Kanha faked a disappointment.

"Someone is seriously upset. Here here, take her...... Carefully." Dau smiled, finally giving her in Kanha's arms.

We can explicitly describe how someone felt, at times their features spoke for themselves. But not now. Not when even these two cosmic souls, the presiding deities, eternally connected to each other, were holding their own little daughter close to themselves.
Those rushes of overwhelming warmth and adoration could never match any other complex notions of this universe.
Indeed the arrival of this new born had blossomed more felicity in everyone's already blissful lives.

Kanha's proud expressions were hard to explain.
His ever rejuvenating face looked more merrier as he carefully held her in his arms. The fact that how he wanted to hold her so tight and close to his soul but beamingly touched her sliglty red cheeks instead so the fragile little angel doesn't get hurt as she in return, with her warm palms, tightly held his thumb.

This made Dhriti smile through her streaming happy tears as she touched her little peacock feathered necklace.
The same necklace had and is and maybe will keep bringing all the happiness and joy in her way.

"Looking at her, seems like she's as intelligent as me. Isn't it?" Kanha chuckled raising his brows at Dhriti.

"Ofcourse Ofcourse." Dhriti finally laughed.

"Krishn, are you praising my niece or yourself?
First look at her, see she's just strong like me." Dau grinned patting him.

"Enough now Dau and Bhrata. Both of you will keep talking and praising yourself or give her in her Bua's hands as well.
Afterall we are the best. Aren't we Dhriti Bhabhi?" Subhadra smiled taking her in her arms as Dhriti nodded.

"I'm glad you're all fine now, Priye." Kanha sat beside Dhriti, wiping the sweat on her face and gently taking her hand in his as Dhriti once again shut her tired eyelids, close to Kanha, tightly gripping his hand.

"Subhadra, Putri! Give her some rest. Now gently lay her beside Dhriti." Rohini spoke, looking at her slowly twirling the little one around.

"Yes yes, but not before her Bua gives her a sweet name." Subhadra smiled, coming to a stop.

"How doe Vaidehi sound?" Subhadra looked at everyonewith a glee.

"No! Avantika......" Revati changed it.

"What about Shreyasi?" Subhadra's Sakhi piped in.

"Chitralekha would be great, Rajkumari!" Revati's dasi whispered.

"Maithili. I love this name, let me keep it." Subhadra pleased as Dhriti and Kanha chuckled, watching all of Revati and Subhadra's childish banter.

"Maithili...." Dhriti softly smiled with her fond memories with this name.

"Both of you, decide quickly. My two girls need some rest." Kanha joined in, silencing them.

"Sure protective father. First let us arrive at one name." Revati giggled.

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"Devi Saraswati! If whatever is going on between Revati and Subhadra continues for some more time, the name of our choice will have no consideration. Even I am Bhrata Narayan's sister." Parvati restlessly walked as Narad appeared in front of them.

"The names suggested by the four of them sound great as well. Especially Maithili. Our Janaki was known as Maithili, or the Princess of Mithila.
But but, we are Shri's Sakhi afterall. We have equal rights. Don't worry Devi." Saraswati smiled.

"Pranama Devi Saraswati, Pranam Devi Shakti. Your worry won't last any longer. Believe me." He assured as the worry on their face s vanished for a while.

"How Munivar?" They questioned.

"Leave it on me Devi. I'll make sure my Prabhu and Mata's divine daughter is given the name of your choice." Saying so, he vanished.

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"Narayan! Narayan!" Devarshi appeared in front of everyone.

"Welcome Munivar!" Dau and smiled.

"Pranam Prabhu, Pranam Maate." He looked at Dhriti and Kanha as they smiled.

"You've come at the most appropriate time Munivar. Now you only settle this and give a name to our little Princess according to her birth nakshatra." Rohini and the others nodded in agreement.

"This divine girl child is born under the Shatabisham Nakshatra of Kumbh rashi. The same magnanimous birth star as Mata Sita." Narad started as Dhriti gave a bright smile.

"Her birth remarks reformation.
She would be the one, helping to bestow and maintain the auspiciousness and therefore a huge devotee of my Mata Lakshmi.
She will the stable one, preserver of all ties till a huge extent.
Just her father, she will fascinate everyone with her honey like appearance and grasping apprehension.
Just like her Mother is everyone else's strength, she will be her mother's strength.

Therefore she will be named as.........." Narad stopped to gain a light nod from Dhriti with an evident smirk on his face.

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