SYNOPSIS- Return of Ramayya
Appeared in the July 1995 issue of Chandamama
King Raghavendra - 5
Story so far:
On the advise of some sages, King Raghavendra built a beautiful temple of Ganesha for the many devotees in his kingdom of Kanaka. The temple was built in a record time owing to the special powers granted by the sages to the construction workers. However, with time the King fell seriously ill so much so that he had difficulty in even getting up without support. Still, the King decided to celebrate the temple's grand opening for which Sage Yogananda was invited for the consecration ceremony. The sage wanted to bring along a well-known physician Kamejana which did not happen owing to the latter's commitments in his own kingdom. When the day dawned on which the brahmin boy's curse was to turn a reality, Kamejana arrived and on examining the King asks for a herb that grew in the garden of a sage Damana. The sage was known for his anger and thus people were wary of even approaching him! For mobile users, you need to click at the right end of the slider to go to the next page of the story. Click at the left end of the slider to go to the previous page.
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In this chapter 'Return of Ramayya' : As King Raghavendra's life had to be spared from the spell of the curse, two guards were sent to Sage Damana's ashram for fetching the herb in the King's very own chariot. The brahmin boy Ramayya came to the kingdom to see if his curse was having its impact on the King.
Some people recognised him and he was eventually escorted by the King's guards to meet the ruler. The boy was surprised at the hospitality offered to him by the ailing King and the remarkable change he had underwent ever since the curse.
Seeing this, Ramayya gradually began to feel remorse for cursing the King. Just then, the chariot which was sent alongwith the guards for fetching the medicinal herb returned empty! Using his yogic powers, Sage Yogananda informed the King that they were cursed by the Sage when they were plucking the herb from his garden in his absence in an attempt to reach Kanaka on time. What did this mean? Did this incident seal Raghavendra's fate?
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This was the ending which Chandamama choose to offer its readers. A happy ending!
But when I had conceived the story, I strongly felt that Raghavendra deserved to die of the curse for not coming to the aid of the Brahmin’s boy father who died because of his indifferent attitude.
Yes, dear friends. In the original story despite all the metamorphosis he underwent, Raghavendra dies. I was under the impression that since my story had a different ending, Chandamama choose to publish it!
The magazine publishers felt that since the stories are meant for children a sad ending may have a negative impact on their young audience which is why they preferred to change it.
All said and done, it is still a pride for me that this story got published in such a reputed story magazine. Thanks Chandamama and of course, my parents without whose blessings this would never have materialized.