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- Part 29 -

Dr Mohendra Irengbam *

Fifty-Seventh Chapter

SHREEMATI RADHIKA TREATING AYAN WITH COMMISERATION AND COMPASSION

It was in the middle of the day. High noon. The sun was showing its greatest prowess. Apart from his friends - the beautiful lotuses, all the living beings and plants were suffering from sunburn, dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke.

The poor Earth was burning. The water in the pond was boiling hot. All the aquatic life was taking shelter in the cool mud. Animals in the forests were parched and searching for water holes. Those that were unsuccessful ended up unconscious, while some of them died due to lack of enough water in their body.

The sandy soil in Braj, on the banks of the mighty Jamuna River, turned into burning sparks that burned the feet of the travellers. All the birds flew away looking for bushy boughs to escape the sun’s heat. So many travellers were resting in the shade of leafy trees like the Banshi Bat. The young cowherd boys deserted the grazing fields and trotted homewards, drenched in perspiration, carrying only the thin pointed sticks used for driving cattle.

On this shoddy day and at this crummy hour, Ayan, thirsty with parched throat, famished, and sweating profusely, was returning home with rapid breathing due to dehydration, from the land of the cowshed (gostham). As soon as he reached home, he went to lay down on the cool floor. His throat was so dry that he could hardly engage in chit-chat with anybody.

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