Life And Leisure: DREAMS have risen, Only MOM could stop it!

What’s happening here? I wondered as I woke up from the deep sleep. It seemed like I was sleeping unconscious for almost a year. Hellooooo!! Can someone hear me? No body responded and I barely could wake up from the floor. I could see a group of people sitting under some roof outside a house. The house was polished white and it looked big. I wondered and tried to remember what might have happened with me. I could not remember anything. I tried to open my eyes wide but I could feel something on my face that was distracting my eye sight and that something was right upon my nose. To my surprise, two of my teeth on either side of my mouth had grown and spread all over my face. I touched my teeth, it was hard and irremovable. As I lied on the floor looking for help, I saw something shining very bright far away. As I kept looking at it, the light appeared to be divided into two stars. The stars approached me slowly but I could not read them properly. A few minutes later I could see a huge movement along with stars. And the next second I realized what it was. What kind of an animal is this? Not a tiger or a lion but a cross breed of both tiger and lion. A liger!!!!!!!!! For God sake someone tell me where the hell I am? I stared into liger's eyes as it neared me. The liger stopped and looked straight in to my eyes. There was something inside me that was resisting from being afraid. What has happened to me?? I am not even afraid of seeing a ferocious liger. Where is that fear has gone?? . Confusions kept running in my mind as I locked my eyes with liger. It roared huge and loud as it kept running towards me. I lied on the floor still staring at the liger. My heartbeats increased but I stayed calm. Liger jumped high as I saw it jumping straight into me. Next moment, I stood up and jumped into air spinning round and stroke the liger hard in the neck. Both fell on the ground with sword in my hand still in the liger's neck. Liger didn't move and I pulled the sword back placing it back from where I took. Surprised me tried to remember what might have happened with me. I still couldn't get it. I decided to walk up to the group and ask for help. I noticed a beautiful couple standing in the corner who spoke to each other silently. The man was tall and well built. The lady was dusky and beautiful with magnificent eyes. I wondered who they are and how come they are so gigantic. Where did I come?? Whom should I talk to?? Have I travelled back in the time machine?? What's happening?? . I didn't feel like disturbing the couple so I just walked further. The group seemed to be near yet it was so far.

As I walked further towards the group I could hear the sound of waves. What’s that? A river? A fantasy is coming true. This night seems to be so confusing yet it is turning out to be one of the best. Rabbits ran all over the grass. I could see beautiful gardens spread all around with mesmerizing fountains. Snakes just slept lazily and no one bothered to look at them. I was still far away from the group. I could see sun rising slowly from the east. Sun light fell on the dew drops and light reflected back from the drops made it a bright and shiny morning. As I walked I could still see the group immersed in some conversation and some other people were dancing, few others were playing and children fought with the swords. A boy aged around 20 was walking towards me. He was speaking to another beautiful lady aged around 35. She seemed to be advising him and he listened to her politely. They looked like mother and son. I could observe their sacred relationship in just one glance. As the man neared me I could recognize him. He also recognized me and both of them bent low to say a Namaste. Ohhhh he is Manju, my brother and what is he doing here? And why is he wearing this fancy dress of a young prince? He too has a sword with him. Wait let me talk to him. "Lo Manju, yaako ee tara batte haakidiya ? naa ellidini? enagta ide? aa praani yaavdu?" (Hey Manju, Why are you wearing this dress, Where am I? What's happening? Whats that animal?). He looked at me happily and hugged me immediately. "Dada eevaga edra? Naanu kaarthik, ivru kritthika aunty. Neev malgi 6 varsha aagide, nim jothe ayurvati ajji idralla, ellodru!? bhatru ilvalla!!" (Dada, You woke up now. Its me Karthik and she is kritthika aunt. It’s been six years since you have slept. Where is Ayurvati ji? Where are the guards?). I was shocked by his response. "Le ode bekenla Manja, enala adu karthikku, krithika, aayurvati, bhatru antella helta idiya. Tale haalaagidiya?" (Hey Manja, Do you want me to hit you or what? What the hell is this Karthik, Krithika, Ayurvati and guards? Are you alright?). He ignored me and shouted loud "Yaaralli?" and no response came from the other side. "Lo Manja alli yavanu illa kanla, aa simhuli mele haarbittittu. Nange gottilde chaaku haakbitte. Sattogbittide" (Dude Manju, Nobody is there. And that liger attacked me and I killed it without realizing what I was about to do). Manju seemed to be little surprised and krittika aunt spoke to me for the first time "You seemed to have regained your touch as soon as you are up. That's great Ganesh. Let's go and meet Shiva and Sati. They are waiting for years to see you reborn". I was confused and wondered. I struggled to recall what might have happened but in vain. Along with all this mess I was finding things more interesting so I stopped being worried and moved along with Manju and my aunt. They took me to the group I was trying to reach from yesterday. Two bright and old people sat under the tree. They were dressed up in white cloths. Both of them looked wonderful together. I adored their beauty and elegance. The old man wore rudraksha (beads) around his neck and held a Thrishul in his hand. The lady rested beside him peacefully. Both of them were in prayers and had closed their eyes. Karthik and Krittika folded their hands as we neared them. Krittika whispered slowly "My lord and my lady. Look who is here". They opened their eyes and looked at me. Tears rolled down from the lady's eyes. I looked at the couple. They are my father and mother. I was the happiest man to see them and realized everything in a matter of seconds. I stretched my hand and wanted to touch their feet but the next moment I heard a loud horn indicating the danger. Ohhhh why are they blowing the horn. So the EVIL has risen and only GOD can stop it. I saw Karthik riding the horse ferociously and another beautiful white horse was following him. He came to me and shouted "Dada war has begun. Get on your horse.We are moving fast to secure the fort" . In next second I was on the horse riding it towards the fort. I rode hard and horse was flying in the air. Sun was setting and evening light fell on me. I was seeing the world again and I was moving into the world of unknown. As I travelled, I slowly disappeared into the sunset whispering Om Namah Shivaay! , Om Namah shivaay!! , Om Namah Shivaay!!!

"Lo aradhya yakappa heege koogadta idiya innu edde illa aagle Om namah shivaay antidiya" Mom woke me up with early morning coffee. I was sweating and my fist pounding into my chest. I looked at the pillow and there lay the book "The oath of Vaayuputras". I had finished Immortals of Meluha a long ago but somehow I had not finished the Shiva trilogy. I had completed the book late night and I was deeply affected by the excellent writing of Amish (Author of Shiva trilogy) that I had a greatest dreams of my life imagining the people around me to be the characters of the novel. If you haven't read the book yet , I highly recommend it you all. Shiva and Sati are the two prime characters. But its not so easy to ignore krittika Sati's friend ,Bhadra, Patvateshwar, Nandi, Brihaspati,Daksha, Bhirugu ,Anandmayi, Bhagirath and many. The brain is very intelligent that it stitches the real faces into the characters you imagine in your dreams. It was a week back that I visited my village and took all my friends to the hill in our village. Basmangi hills lie just a kilometre away from my home and there lays an abandoned fort once ruled by the king Basappa Nayaka under the kingdom of Madakari Nayaka from Chitrdurga. The solid fort still stands tall protecting the temple up above from the harsh winds like it did protect the kingdom earlier. So everything combined I couldn't resist going back in the time machine and that was one great night into the dreams. Before I end up this one, I invite everyone to visit this fort once and I assure you free bed and food at my house.