CHAPTER 8

 

Riya was confused and and said di please stop beating around the bush and come to the point….roshni sighed and said riya you cannot marry arjun…he is not worthy of you at all…riya was baffled listening to this and said di  have you lost your mind or did you hit your head somewhere….do you even know what you are saying…and I don’t like anybody speaking ill about arjun be it my own sister so please mind your tounge.

Roshni was shocked at the way riya was speaking to her but she came out of it and said riya I know this will be hard for you to accept but you should know this….arjun was my boyfriend in college and I dumped him so he is taking revenge on me by marring you…she lied through her teeth somewhere she felt like she was doing something wrong but her evil mind won over her good heart and she continued….riya I know this must be a shock to you but you are my sister and I cant let you ruin your life not for that low life arjun.

Riya kept staring at her and then she finally spoke…di why didn’t you tell me this before…she asked this in a calm voice as if what roshni said to her did not affect her even a bit and this confused roshni.

Roshni fumbled while answering and said I did not want tp hurt you gudia…riya raised her voice this time and said di I have known you all my life and you haven’t changed a bit you have always been selfish…I tell you why you did not tell me this before because you were shocked your self regarding the news of me and arjun getting married and you are telling me this now because you could not see anyone else with arjun…let me clear one thing to you di that I love arjun and he is not a low life you are…you being a married woman whose husband loves her to bits and pieces keeps eyeing her own brother in law…chii and as for you being arjun’s girlfriend in college I already knew about  that…arjun himself told me all about it before hand…he is the most honest guy I have ever met and mind you di if you try to create misunderstanding between me and arjun I wont  tolerate it now if your doen with your lies please get out of my room.

Roshni was trembling in anger but she composed her self and was about to go out when riya spoke again and said di  jeeju loves you a lot please come to terms that arjun was never yours and will never be yours..stay happy with jeeju and keep him happy before its too late.

Roshni felt insulted and did not pay any heed to what riya said she just stormed out of the house.

Arjun was shocked to listen to all that….riya had forgotten that her Bluetooth was on and arjun had heard everything…he came out of the trance and spoke riya please don’t believe her I love you that’s why I am getting married to you…riya then realized that arjun had heard everything and said arjun relax I trust you and seeing the look on di’s face on our engagement day I knew that she was going to do something like this….arjun now relieved said thank god riya for a moment I thought I lost you…arjun how many times have I told you that I am not going to leave you as I love you too.

mandap

 

Wedding muhrat

The baarat had come aparna had done arjun’s aarti…he was sitting in front of the holi fire waiting for his bride to come…as he looked at the stairs he felt breathless.

 riya's dress

 

 riya looked like a princess…she looked devine and he just could not take his eyes off her….riya looked at him then quickly looked down…she blushed at the way arjun was looking at her…she saw him again and she felt everything stop it was like she could only see him…he looked so handsome in that sherwani…aparna shook her a bit and seeing that arjun chucked.

arjun's sherwani

 

Riya beta aage badho…riya was embarrassed and smiled shyly and walked till the mandap.she stood in front of arjun .

Pandit ji said its time for jai mala.

Riya raised her self to put the garland on arjun but could not as ahree and rathod picked arjun up…she tried again…her eyes pleading  arjun to come down….she made a puppy dog face and blinked her eyes dramatically seeing that arjun could hold his ground any more and gave up he stood in front of her and bowed his head down riya smiled and put the garland around his neck…

now it was his turn as he was going to put the garland around her neck chotu picked her up….arjun frowned and said hey this is not fair….chotu is like the great khali  how will I beat him get to my riya….everybody laughed at that…roshni was standing in a corner fuming looking at all this…riya asked chotu to let her down and arjun put the garland around her neck…everybody clapped.

Arjun and riya were sitting in front of the fire reciting the holi mantras after the pandit….paditji said ab kanyadaan ka samay ho gaya hai…riya and everybody else became emotional at this abhay and aparna took riya’s hand and put it on arjun’s signifying that she was now his…his to take care of his to cherish and love…and arjun vowed that he would no matter what.

Kanya daan ka rasam samapt hua ab dulhe ki behen gatbandhan karegi.

Sheen came and tied the knot…bounding them together for the rest of their lives.

Dulha aur dulhan khade ho jaaye saat phere lene ke liye.

They both stood up….all this meant a lot to both of them…they spoke describing what promises they were taking in front of the holi fire and everybody were feeling proud of them cause they were taking every oath very seriously not like now a days generation where these rituals mean nothing to them.

First phera (invoke the Gods or plenty of pure and nourishing food)

arjun says: “My beloved, our love becomes firm by your walking one step with me. You will offer my food and be helpful in every way. I will cherish you and provide for your welfare and happiness and also that of your children.”

riya says: I humbly submit to you, my lord. Kindly give me the responsibility of the home, food and finance. I promise you that i shall fulfill all responsibilities towards the welfare of the family and the children.

Second phera (the couple prays to the Gods to give them the mental, physical and spritual strength to lead a healthy life)

arjun says: My beloved, now you have walked the second step with me. Fill my heart with strength and courage and together we shall protect the household and the children.”

riya says: “My lord, in your grief, I shall fill your heart with courage and strength. In your happiness , I shall rejoice, I promise you that I will please you always with sweet words and take care of the family and the children. And you shall love me and me alone as your wife.”

Thierd phera (preserving wealth and prosperity in life)

arjun says: “My beloved, now you have walked three steps with me. By virtue of this, our wealth and prosperity are going to grow. I shall look upon all other woman as my sisters. Together, we will educate our children and may their live long.

riya says: “My lord, I will love you with single minded devotion as my husband. I will treat all other men as my brothers. My devotion to you is that of a chaste wife. This is my commitment and pledge.”

Fourth phera (couple invoke the Gods for attainment of happiness and harmony by mutual love and trust in all walks of life)

arjun says: “My beloved, it is a great blessing that you have walked four steps with me.You have brought auspiciousness and sacredness into my life. May we be blessed with obedient and noble children. May they live long.”

riya says: “My lord, I will adorn myself from head to toe with sandalwood paste and fragrance for your sake. I will serve you and please you in every way I can.”

Fifth phera(They pray for the welfare of all living beings in the Universe and pray for virtuous, noble and heroic children)

arjun says: “My beloved, now that you have walked five steps with me, you have enriched my life. May God bless you. May our loved ones live long and share in our prosperity.”

riya says: “My lord, I will share your joys and sorrow. Your love will make me trust and honour you. I will carry out all your wishes.”

Sisth phera(They ask the Gods to give them a joyous life together)

arjun says: “My beloved, you have filled my heart with happiness walking six steps with me. May you fill my heart with joy and peace at all times and season.”

Riya says: “My lord, in all acts of righteousness, in material prosperity in all enjoyment and divine acts, I promise you I will participate and I shall always be with you.”

Seventh phera (the couple prays for understanding, companionship, loyalty and unity)

Arjun says: “My beloved, as you walked the seven steps with me, our love and friendship became eternal. We experienced spritual union in God. Now you have become completely mine and I offer my life to you. Our marriage will be forever.”

Riya said: “My lord, as per the law of God and the Holy Scriptures, I have become your spouse with the taking of the seventh step. Whatever promises we gave, we did so with a pure mind. We will be truthful to each other in all matters. We will love each other forever.”

Saat phere samapt hue….var aur vadhu dobara agni ke saamne apna sthaan graham kare said the pandit….arjun and riya sat in front of the fire again…

Pandit:ab var vadhu ko mangal sutra pehnayenge

Arjun took the mangalsutra and tied it around riya’sneck

Then he took a pinch of sindoor and filled her maang…riya shut her eyes capturing the moment forever

Ab yeh vivah samapt hua ab yeh dono pati patni hue…

Arjun riya got up and took the blessings of everyone..

It was a teary vidaai riya was still sniffing in the car arjun could not see her like that he geve her a warm hug to calm her down.

Soon they reached raute mansion and arjun said welcome home mrs riya arjun raute.

 

 

Precap

Suhaag raat

Hot stuff coming up

Under 18 please just skip that part in the next chap.

I am sorry if I bored you explaining the meaning of saath phere but it was necessary as this fic is known as soulmate.