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By now it was already the time of the dusk, the darker dusk has been slowly emanating in all those skies of the domain by now, the dusk embracing domains of Satyalokam, which is ever resonating in the hymns of the Primordial Song, from the east to the west & to the north then to south, never stopping, never will they stop, for how would you halt the march of truth? Every one of the scribes, scholars, students, philosophers, learned, teachers, students, disciples, sages, savants, and pupils are done progressively bringing their discourse to an end, as the realm turns dark, the grand masters are forbidden to make any dissertations anymore. Lamps are lighted at every cardinal corner, the main golden lamp at the centrum of the academy is being lighted as the dusk came embracing the surroundings, it was another dusk approaching in the realm of Truth; Satyalokam.

And at a far corner of the academy, seated with his veena is Narada, to some a Maha Rishi; The Great Supreme Sage, to some a Grand Divine Soul but to himself a plain teacher, who is learned in everything ever possible, but only blessed when teaching. Seated with one of his favorite students, endlessly arguing on a myriad of topics which are never seem to be coming to an end, the arrival of the dusk is an unessential issue for them, even as the pacific orange hue came covering the skies, the discourse over here is seemingly never coming to an end. Narada is engaged in debates with his younger sister, his 31st sibling, a little adolescent sister, young at age, witty at actions, thoughtful in mind & ever benevolent like her Divine self is. Narada gets tired almost every day he spends here at the realm of Satyalokam, his ever cheerfully curious siblings keep him eternally busy with their endless list of questions and queries, never ending is their inquests and interrogations with their elder brother who is absolutely in jubilance taking the time to answer every single sibling’s questions.

It has been a whole day so far, he has been sitting with his sibling, chattering & discussing on the worldly matters that are ambiguous to the beings of the heavens, especially to his little sister, who needed a deep interpretation of everything that happens on earth, the realm of mortals. Narada took an exhausting whole day trying to explain the theories he knew about mortals to his divine little sister who consistently compared Her divine self to the mortals & picked on the void that appeared in between them. To this Narada had to once again interpret theories that were discussed once more to make sure this little sister would nod her head in understanding the idea at last. Just this way, the entire day went on, with questions and answers, with a secondary question to that answer that required another answer & finally an end note response which concluded the first question, exhausted was Narada to this but excited he felt to be coaching his little sibling the way he wanted her to grow up. Narada adored his little sister for the profound characters she already possesses even as an adolescent child, such intelligence is surprising to him but he agreed somehow that it runs in the family. What else would you expect when you are the children of Prajapathi Himself, like father like son they say, in the mortal world, and now even the daughters too, Narada smiled as this struck his mind.

As Narada continued his dissertation, a sudden thud panicked him & his accompanying little sister, it was Hamsaka; Prajapathi’s Most Important assistant, more like a Personal Secretary to be exact, had taken a fall near the entrance of Prajapathi’s chambers. He had dropped his scrolls & writing instruments, all made & engraved in gold, weighing more than what a common Divine being can carry, it was those instruments & scrolls that made that much of a noise. Narada rushed to his aid, lifted him up, and made a quick check on his stature to make sure he is not hurt, picked up his instruments & scrolls, and passed them back to Hamsaka’s hands, and asked if he is alright. To this Hamsaka, replied he is good but sighed at the amount of work he has piling on his shoulders, and those lectures he had to endure from Narada’s father, his Superior Prajapathi, who has 4 heads that could strike an endless lecture that could & usually would go on for ages. He lamented that Prajapathi had been angry at his for all those unfinished tasks that have been a grand struggle for Hamsaka to deal with, furthermore, Prajapathi was furious that Durmuki has not returned from Earth even as the dusk has approached, Hamsaka was to be blamed for this & is being assigned to bring back Durmuki back home in the soonest possible time. This was the reason for him to rush out of the chambers of Prajapathi, causing him to slip of the threshold, and have that fall.

To this exchange of stories, little sister standing beside Narada holding his left hand quickly interrupted, by asking “Yes brother, where is Big Sister Durmuki? I haven’t seen her since yesterday, is she lost on earth? Will uncle Hamsaka bring her home?” To this Narada, quickly carried her into his arms, bid a farewell to the rushing Hamsaka, coming back to the spot they were previously, and said “Well, sister Durmuki has been out on earth for whole day, dad is not happy that she has not returned, by the way, why are you looking for Durmuki? I thought you were scared of her since she always scolds you & gives you those angry stares???” Little sister replied, “well, big brother I am scared of her but I think I miss her when she’s not around, she’s nice even when she’s angry most of the time.” To this Narada added, “well, in that case you should welcome her when she gets home later, I’m sure uncle Hamsaka would get her back home or else dad would smack him till he faints for sure!” to this both Narada & his little sister exchanged some loud hilarious laughter that lasted for some time. They both could not stop laughing at the fact that their Uncle Hamsaka might be getting a good thrash from their father if sister Durmuki does not get home by end of dusk today.

As they laughed & teased Hamsaka for his gloomy situation for the day, their loud laughter struck the ears of their father, Prajapathi seated within his chambers trying to calm himself after a long day of endless dissertations and discussions that made all his 4 heads tired, he needed to calm himself down after all those stress that has been piling up unto his sapience all day long, but that hilarious laughter from the outside seriously interrupted his relaxation, he quickly dashed out of his chambers, carrying his staff in his hands to give these hilarious bunch of laughing people a good stern lecture. To his surprise it was his 2 children, having a really exciting time in the courtyard of the academy, laughing of course to a very interesting comedy, clapping hands at the never ending laughter they seem to be invigorating again and again. Prajapathi’s presence amongst the children suddenly made them turn quiet, especially Narada, turned utterly quiet to find the appearance of his father, being the eldest in the family, it was his responsibility to ensure his younger siblings are intellectual as well as modest in their upbringing, he got worried that the situation here today may have made his father furious & straight away Narada stood up & offered his obeisance to his father, following him his sister stood up & offered her obeisance too.

Prajapathi took a smile unto himself, he was so pleased that the children are well mannered, he was actually curious to know what was the hilarious story all about, he told them both to take a seat, seated right next to them and acquired about why they were laughing so loud, and what was the funny issue all of a sudden. To this Narada simply replied, “Nothing father, we were just teasing each other on some random jokes, little sister was just too happy today I guess.” To this little sister said, “No father! We were laughing at Uncle Hamsaka, he had a fall right at your chamber threshold when he left & he was all worried and scared of you, I wonder why?” to this Prajapathi replied, “Little One, uncle Hamsaka had made some mistake, so father had to lecture him on that, of course, I would not punish him for anything that follows. He got a little careless with your sister Durmuki, that was why I had to scold him today. Other than that, he is a nice person, he is always around to assist me in everything I do here in our home. So, would you promise me that you would not laugh at him the next time he comes around?” To this little sister replied, “Yes father, we will not laugh at Uncle Hamsaka anymore, he is really the nicest uncle we have around, I am sorry for teasing him father, please forgive me.”

To this, Prajapathi trying to evade his little daughter’s sense of guilt, started asking, “So, tell me what did you learn today? What did brother teach you? Tell me!” Little sister got excited right away & started narrating all those theories & stories she was showered all throughout this day to the father, while Narada sitting right beside nodded, agreeing to everything his intelligent little sister had to excitedly explain. The girl asked “Father, why are that humans go through a lot of struggles in their lives? Why can’t they be happy like us up here?” Prajapathi replied, “You will understand why when you grow up one day my child.” The girl asked, “why father? Tell me I want to know why is it like that? I want to know, I want to know, tell me please!” to this Prajapathi said, “To understand their plight you have to understand how they make a living, how they strive through all the issues they have in life and for this you have to have the maturity of an adult to see things for yourself, to understand my dear.” To this the little girl said, “I have been talking to big brother all day father, I have understood things, things which are essential in the lives of the mortals, things that are sensible and ideas that govern the fundamental of a mortal’s living as mentioned by big brother, please grant me permission to visit mankind, so that I may be a benediction for them?” to this Narada interrupted by saying, “Father, I have been with sister all day long, she never fails to surprise me with her utmost intelligence, awe-striking even at this tender age, her heart has the strength to benedict mankind, maybe you should allow me to follow her on her visit to earth since it is her first time.

To this Prajapathi said, “well you can visit them if Narada follows you, but first tell me what are you going to do once you get there?” while Narada stood surprised, little sister said, “Father, I would visit every place on earth, wonder at its beauty, then I would visit all mortals, be their friend, assist them in their most difficult time, be present at the temples they worship, hear to their tribulations, then benedict them what they require …” as little girl was saying this, Prajapathi interrupted by saying, “If you would want to benedict everyone for the problems they have, you would not have time to look around, nor will you be able to help everyone as well. Sometimes these mortals go through something in their very lives due to their own previous actions …” to this little girl quickly exclaimed, “KARMA! I know the mortals are bound by Karma, Big brother told me all about it, I know, I know it’s Karma, Karma is what makes mortals go through so much of trials & tribulations in life!” all Prajapathi could do was be proud of his child being such an intellectual at such a young adolescent age, furthermore proud that his eldest son had been a wonderful teacher to his other siblings during his absence.

Narada pleased with his little sister’s wise replies, gave their father a quick smile and asked “Little sister, since you know all mortals are bound Karma, how would you assist those who are in need of some real benediction?” to this his little sister replied, “well, even though mortals are bound by Karma, go through so much difficulties, some are different, they have a compassionate heart, a generous mind and have the hands that give, those are the one I would assist, not just once, but as many times as I can to ensure the compassionate light that illuminates their hearts does not go off, and by this way I would assist those mortals who are compassionate and benedict them with what they truly deserve!” To this Prajapathi, standing nearby knelt down right away at the utmost wisdom his little daughter possesses, gave her a quick hug & said, “Alright, my little princess, I would allow you to visit earth this one time, you must promise me that you will be safe at all times, listen to big brother always, eat only those food they offer at the temple and nothing else, and do not wander around when it gets dark, alright? Will you promise me that?”

Little girl replied, “Yes father, I give you my words, I will not wander away from big brother, I will always obey him throughout our expedition on earth, we would only eat food offered at the temples, we will remain anonymous to the mortals and will never ever wander around in the dark night, and we will stay strict to our regulations for the entire day we will stay on earth father, I promise” Prajapathi added by saying, “Never forget my dear, for 1 day of the heavens spent on earth is equivalent to 365 days of the mortals, so the rules of time applies to everyone in the time zone of the mortal worlds, even if they are gods, my princess! Are you sure you still want to go?” The Little girl replied “Yes father! What a privilege it would be to be visiting the mortals for a whole 365 days, assisting & offering benediction to each of them, I am going to love it, Father, I truly am going to be!” to this Narada added saying, “Yes Father, she would definitely love this trip, and worry not, I am always around her in all her moves, will keep a close watch on her throughout our stay father, give us your blessings for this wonderful event that is ever prosperous to all mankind!” Prajapathi lifted both his hands and offered Abaya mudra while giving a wide smile at both his very wise children who have such profound abilities to see the light beneath the darkness that others usually spot. Prajapathi said, “You both have my blessings at all time, and by assisting the mortals may you gain even more blessings that would last for eternity, Tathaastu!!!”

Narada & his little sister both bowed before their father, receiving the grace from him, and Narada who could not hold his excitement anymore, turned to his sister and asked “So my little princess, it is your first trip to the mortal worlds, what are you going to wear? Shall we get something new?” to this the little girl jumped in joy saying, “YES! I will wear my favorite yellow silks, with those sparkling gold ornaments Aunty Lakshmi gave me last Festival of Lights, remember?” Narada nodded and said, “Then GO! Get ready we don’t have much time, we have a long journey of roads to uncover before we arrive earth, go get ready my girl!” Little girl rushed to her chambers, dashed into the room where the clothes are found, looked through to find her gleaming yellow silks, swiftly dressed herself up & then took the chest that held all her favorite gold ornaments, decked herself with all the accessories from the head till toes, from the tikka, earrings, necklaces, long chains, short chains, belts, bangles, armlets, nose rings, head gears, anklets, toe rings which were all made from stunningly shining pure gold given to her by her Ever Prosperous Aunty; Lakshmi, the Goddess of Good Fortunes Herself. By this time Narada, who was standing outside the chambers gave a loud call “O Princess! Are you ready to leave yet ?!?!?!” to this, the little girl exclaimed from her chambers saying, “Hold on Big Brother, a few moments more to go! I’m almost done !!!”

Narada waiting at the doorways was surprised to see his little sister dressed as a bride, a Princess Bride walking out from their home, he was stunned at the beautiful sight, tears gathered in his eyes, auspicious musical instruments played in his mind as he saw his little sister walk towards him, it was as if Her wedding day had arrived for real. Dressed in yellow silks, decked with gleaming gold ornaments, and radiant as a bride on her auspicious wedding ceremony, the little girl came to Narada & held his hands saying “How do I look? Do you think the mortals would admire me for this brother? Am I pretty?” To this Narada, with a wide grin answered, “Yes my dear, you look like a princess from the Cities of Amaravati, shining like a bride already at this age, the mortals would worship you as their Favorite Goddess for sure, trust me you look gorgeous! Let’s go …” 

“But wait!!! Mother told me we should never visit someone with an empty hand, are we going to?” to this Narada folded his hands up & said “Well! Then what are you going to bring for your new friends on earth then?” Little rushed into her chambers once again, after a swift moment, came out bearing something in her hands. Narada gave a closer look at it & realized it was gleaming so radiantly that he could not see the actual item in his sister’s hands, then, as she came closer he realized it was something worth a praise. The little girl said, “See, I will bring this golden platter, decked with another golden Purnakumbha, heavenly ornaments that glisten like the midnight moon bestowing bliss that will last a lifetime, then here I have gold coins, glimmering like stars which will buy them a life full of prosperity, golden instruments that are potent that my friends can use to invoke great works of art, crafts, music & literatures, a vial of golden potion that will entrust great health as good as immortality, golden scriptures that are priceless in offering grand knowledge to everyone who loves to learn the unknown and lastly golden silks that will shimmer on those who wear them.” Hearing to this, Narada could not hold his excitement, clapped his hands as cheerful as he can be, rejoicing at the ostentatiously generous heart of his little sister; never he has been this proud in his entire lifetime.

Narada & his little sister arrived at the main gallery of the academy, by now it has already turned fully dark as the night had arrived, Prajapathi was awaiting them there, they took turns receiving blessings from their father, bid their enthusiastic farewell, and walked down towards the Eastern Gateway which leads to Earth. As Narada walked behind, the little girl was heading earnestly in front, holding her gifts for her mortal earthly friends, she smiled and swayed her heads to the sound of the breezy winds, and the resonating calls of the peacocks & swans that can still be heard from the academy.

Narada from a distance, noticed that it is Shukravaram, the Visaga Nakshatram has ascended at the peak of the dark skies in the Siddhi Yogam, in Bhadra Karanam of Vrikshika Raasi, of Vasanta Ritu in the Month of Chaitra in Uttarayanam, understanding the auspicious sign, he exclaimed, “So princess, will you tell your new friends your authentic name?” to this the little girl proclaimed loud, “Of course big brother!!! I will tell them my name is Shri Hevalambi, the Golden Princess who bestows Endless Bliss, Prosperity & Knowledge, who forever assists Mankind!” to this Narada silently uttered, “Tathaastu!!!”Shri Hevalambi Samwatsaram, Siddham, Saubakyam, Anandham …

*And this is the Story of Shri Hevalambi who visits mankind this year which coincides with the Gregorian calendar in April of the year 2017, Let us rejoice for a year that will be full of Bliss, Prosperity & Knowledge.