I am Shachi, the wife of Lord Indra.
And I am Rambha.
Please come in.
Goddess Lakshmi has been waiting for your arrival.
But how could I..
Please do not hesitate.
Please come with us.
Let us go.
'I have the fortune of witnessing'
'the holy abode of Goddess Lakshmi herself.'
'Garud has made this possible.'
'Lord Dattatreya's blessing has borne fruit.'
'How else would I, an unfortunate soul'
'have the honour of meeting Goddess Lakshmi?'
Mother?
I must be mistaken.
Traversing through seven realms by foot
is an impossible task!
And arriving here by such means before me
is out of question.
Am I right, Garud?
You brought your queen first and instead of your mother?
What a dutiful slave you are!
What is the matter?
You are usually quite quick to reply.
Why are you silent today?
Because my mother raised me with good morals and manners.
And I also realise whose abode I stand before
and hence, how much I should speak.
I shall take your leave now.
Allow me, Your Majesty. The Lord awaits his guests in Vaikunth.
He spoke very few words
but said a lot with them.
Like mother, like son.
The pretend to be good slaves in words and actions
but they are always weaving some conspiracy
or the other, between the two of them.
Kadru.
What are those marks on your face?
Did you have them before?
They are so different from each other.
Mother Vinta has cleansed every corner of her heart
while the both of them
are busy arguing even as they stand
at Goddess Lakshmi's doorstep. - Praise be to Lord Narayan!
I did not even invite them.
But the Demon mother still came.
I wonder how the Goddess will feel
when she learns of these unsolicited guests.
Today is her first pre-wedding ritual.
And Lady Diti's presence on this occassion
is not a good sign.
What?
You did not invite them?
What if
her inherent demonic element
gets agitated at the sight of the festivities?
What if things go out of hand
and Mother Diti walks out of the churning process.
If that happens
how will the Gods acquire the elixir of immortality?
Look.
It is beautiful, is it not? - Certainly.
It is beautiful indeed but not more than this one.
Yes, it is lovely.
But this one will suit Lakshmi better.
It will suit her best.
There is no two ways about it.
But look at this, this will look better on her.
To be honest, my daughter, Lakshmi looks pretty
in everything she wears.
Now will you both keep on arguing
or will you select one of those two necklaces?
Vinta!
I am so glad you came.
Come here.
Vinta
you tell me.
Which of these two necklaces shall I wear?
Me?
Choose for you?
Yes.
You are at a wedding.
You must do your share of work.
To be honest
your opinion is more important to me.
Goddess..
What are you saying?
This is nothing to be surprised.
God's most beautiful form
is the one that a devotee sees.
Why do I not see any thoroughfare here?
I have arrived.
And no one is here to welcome me.
You are worried because there is no one to welcome you.
And look at me.
I was not even invited.
And yet, you are here.
Kadru, if the safety of your sons
was in jeopardy, you would do the same.
It is true that
we made a pact with the Gods for the churning process.
But my doubts have still not been laid to rest.
I cannot bear to see my sons
fall prey to the conspiracies of the Gods.
Moreover
now that I am here
they have no choice but to welcome me and attend to me.
And that is not all, Kadru.
I am so important to them at this point
that during today's ritual
Goddess Lakshmi will light the lamp that I gift her.
That is because my lamp
is the most beautiful.
Your gold lamp is not as special
as this one.
Wait and watch.
The lamp I gift Goddess Lakshmi will be the one that
she will light as a symbol of eternal good luck.
I still cannot believe
that I..
That I am standing before all of you.
Do you believe it now?
These tears are precious.
You must preserve them.
If you spend them all now
you will be left with none to shed at my farewell.
Honestly, Vinta.
It gives me so much pleasure to see that smile
across your face.
Do you know
your son, Garud
won me over with the very first gift he offered.
Now I realise
where he gets this special quality from.
You are right, Lakshmi.
Your son
has shown exceptional courage, patience
and wisdom during the process of churning the celestial ocean.
And do you know what that says about him?
It reflects the sound values
you passed on to your son.
How can I give anything to anyone?
You are the one who gives, Goddess.
Please shower mercy and grace on me and my family.
That is all I want.
Stay blessed..
Get up, Vinta.
Until this wedding is over
remain cheerful, just as you are now.
Every misery and pain that had plagued your life so far
were left behind when you set foot in my abode.
This is my maternal home.
This means
it is your maternal home too.
Be happy in the joyful atmosphere of this home.
Live like a free soul.
Sire Mooshak, we must hurry up.
Or we might be late.
I am trying, My Lord.
But I cannot go any faster than this.
'If Sire Mooshak travels at this speed'
'we will never be able to reach Vaikunth on time.'
How did Vinta reach this place before me?
What did you think, Kadru?
That the only thing Dattatreya gave her
was a glimpse of himself
and not any special powers or a boon?
Her son was already strong and powerful.
And look now.
She is mixing around with the highest goddesses.
Kadru.
You did get an invitation
but not a welcome.
And look at her.
She is receiving special treatment.
I do not understand this.
Which of you
is the queen and who is
the maid servant?
You cannot heal your own wounds
by picking at mine.
By the way
you did not even get an invitation.
Am I right, Diti?
Kadru!
Goddess Lakshmi!
Why this partial treatment, Goddess?
What are you talking about?
Please explain clearly what you have in your heart.
It is nothing.
It is nothing that you are unaware of.
All of this has happened by your command.
However, if you still want me to articulate
so be it.
I declare before everyone.
Goddess Lakshmi
and Lord Vishnu have broken the rules of the pact.
As usual..
As usual, we demons have been treated unfairly.
When you needed them to churn the ocean
Sage Naarad came to us begging with folded hands.
And today
he eluded when it came to inviting us to this wedding.
Oh, divine sage.
Is this true? - Yes, My Lord.
I did not invite the demons on purpose.
But why did you do that, Sage?
This will give them a chance start a hateful conversation.
The Lord had instructed me to invite
every devotee of Lord Vishnu to the wedding.
And it is a well known fact that
the demons do not worship Lord Vishnu.
Even if I had invited them
they would still not come.
Oh, Lord.
I agree, not inviting the demons was disrespectful towards them.
But if they did not attend the wedding despite the invitation
it would be disrespectful to you.
And as a devotee
I could not bear the thought of anyone disrespecting you.
Your logic is undebatable.
Although you did not invite her
Lady Diti has entered Lakshmi's chambers
and has embittered the otherwise festive
and cheerful environment.
Even the lack of an invitation by Sage Naarad
could not stop you from coming here.
One always ends up
where they are meant to be.
It does not matter how hard anyone tries
they cannot be stopped.
All I want to know is that
instead of Bali, the lord of the heavens and his mother
why is a slave woman being given so much importance?
What has she done to deserve all this respect?
'Is that Mount Kailash? This means'
'if we keep going at this pace'
'the wedding will be over long before I reach there.'
Please stop, Sire Mooshak.
Thank you, My Lord. Albeit after a long time
I am glad you finally thought of taking a rest.
I did not stop to take rest, I need to make a change.
A change, My Lord?
A change of plan. Please climb onto my hand.
From here onwards, I shall go on foot.
What are you saying? I am your steed.
I could not possibly alight my lord and enjoy the..
You do not have to enjoy it. Just climb on.
But how could I?
Why are you saying that, Lord?
This is because I lack cruelty and you lack speed.
If I were to take your advice, I would miss the wedding.
Uncle Vishnu must be waiting for me.
And Aunt Lakshmi will also be preparing
to light a lamp before me for good luck.
Come now, sit on my hand.
'If Lord Ganesh does not arrive soon'
'who knows how many more obstacles will arise.'