While Junagarh was trapped in a web of conspiracy, a new dawn began in the skies of the neighboring kingdom, Kanchangarh. However, that dawn arrived through a path of intense pain. Since the last watch of the night, an unbearable agony had started in Arohi's body. Beads of sweat gathered on her forehead from labor pains, and she gripped her shawl tightly in distress. Upon hearing the news, the Queen Mother of Kanchangarh grew frantic. The most experienced midwives of the kingdom were summoned in haste.
The Queen Mother held the midwives' hands and said desperately, "Save my Arohi. She has no strength left in her body. Whether it be a grandson or a granddaughter, let them see the light of the world in good health."
The head midwife reassured her, saying, "Queen Mother, do not worry. If God is with us, everything will be fine. Just clear the room a bit; it will be easier for us to work." The Queen Mother inevitably wiped her tears and stood outside the chamber. Inside, an unequal battle for life had begun for Arohi. She was willing to give another life to the world at the cost of her own.
After a long wait, the cry of a baby suddenly echoed from inside the room. But the Queen Mother was startled to hear the sound of crying twice in succession. The midwife came out of the room with a smile and said, "Congratulations, Queen Mother! Both a prince and a princess have arrived to light up your lap. Mother Arohi has given birth to twins!"
The Queen Mother rushed inside. She saw two exquisite divine infants lying on either side of the exhausted Arohi—a boy and a girl. Looking at their faces, all of Arohi's pain vanished in an instant. The fulfillment of Aditya and Arohi's love was reflected in these two children today. Arohi touched the infants with a weak hand and thought to herself, "Aditya, you are not near today, but look, our love has triumphed."
The Queen Mother stroked Arohi's head and said, "Are you well now, my child? How I wish I could send word to Junagarh right now! Aditya would go mad with joy upon hearing this."
Arohi started in fear and grabbed her mother's hand. She whispered, "No, Mother! Do not do that even by mistake. Have you forgotten the terrifying oath of Shilajit and Sushila? I have sworn upon my children's heads that I will not send any news to Junagarh. If they find out I am here, they will not let these innocent children of mine live! My heart is breaking, but for the sake of my children's lives, I must keep this truth suppressed."
Both mother and daughter shed silent tears. A few days later, a private celebration was organized at the Kanchangarh palace. To mark the arrival of the newborns, the entire palace was decorated with flowers and lamps. Arohi wore a beautiful light-blue silk saree today, a small bindi on her forehead, and a light garland of flowers in her hair. Though exhausted, a heavenly maternal glow radiated from her face. The Queen Mother joyfully invited the subjects of the kingdom.
The subjects of Kanchangarh came in throngs to bless their beloved princess and her children. The scent of incense filled the air along with the sound of auspicious conch shells. As the subjects came before Arohi to offer blessings, an elderly subject asked out of curiosity, "Princess, our grandchildren are as beautiful as the moon. But where is their father, Maharaja Aditya? We don't see anyone from the Junagarh royal family on this joyous day!"
Hearing the question, Arohi's heart trembled. Tears were welling up in her eyes, but she steeled herself. She gave a faint smile and said, "Actually... Aditya has gone out of the kingdom for trade due to a special necessity. So it wasn't possible for him to come. And my father-in-law has been quite unwell for several days, so the Queen Mother couldn't leave him. Even if they couldn't come, their blessings are with us."
While telling this big lie, Arohi felt crushed inside. She didn't know that another queen was reigning in Junagarh, yet she had to say that Aditya had gone for trade. The subjects nodded in simple faith. Arohi looked at them and said, "Today, just bless my children with all your heart so that they grow up to be ideal human beings. There will be a grand celebration in six months during their first rice-eating ceremony (Annaprashan); we will all have a lot of fun together then."
The subjects departed after a satisfying feast. But as darkness fell after the festival, Arohi pulled her children close to her chest and stood by the window. Gazing at the black sky outside, she said to herself, "Aditya, today your children are growing up, but you do not know. However, I believe that God will never let a lie win. One day, the whole truth will surely come before you." The reign of the devil is now in full swing at the Junagarh palace. Waking up in the morning, Subarnalata, alias Sushila, felt a diabolical joy. Shilajit was not in the palace, and Aditya was completely blinded by her beauty—seizing this opportunity, she began to reveal her true nature. In her excitement, she started dancing grotesquely inside the room. Holding her royal gown, she began jumping on the bed so forcefully that the expensive wooden royal bed snapped in two with a loud crashing sound.
Aditya woke up startled by the deafening noise. He scrambled up to find them both fallen on the floor amidst the broken bed. Aditya asked in astonishment, "What is this! How did this sturdy bed break like this?" Sushila quickly composed herself and said with an innocent face, "How would I know, dear! Perhaps the royal carpenters didn't do their job right. I just turned over a bit, and the bed suddenly collapsed." Aditya, in his simple faith, said, "It's alright, beloved, don't worry. I will summon the carpenters immediately to arrange for a new bed." As soon as Aditya left the room to supervise the new bed, the devilish smirk returned to Sushila's face.
She began dancing all over the room. While twirling around, she saw the Queen Mother sitting by the window, huming a song to herself. Sushila peeked from behind a curtain and muttered, "You old hag! What are you so happy about? Sitting here singing while you spend day and night slandering me! Just wait, I'll show you the fun of suspecting me."
Sushila silently crept up behind the Queen Mother like a cat. Before the Queen Mother could realize anything, Sushila throttled her neck with both hands. The Queen Mother struggled in agony, unable to breathe. She gasped faintly, "Who... who are you? Let go!" Without uttering a word, Sushila squeezed harder and then suddenly released her, running back into hiding. The Queen Mother, coughing violently, looked back but saw no one. Her heart pounded with fear. She thought, "What is happening to me? Has some ghost entered the palace?"
To calm herself, she drank a glass of water and headed toward the stairs. Seizing the moment, Sushila gave her a violent shove from behind. The Queen Mother went tumbling down the high stairs from three or four floors up and landed on the bottom floor. Her head split open and began to bleed; her leg broke, and her body crumpled. Watching from above, Sushila laughed a silent, demonic laugh, "There! Now stay paralyzed forever!"
The next moment, she began her act of crying. "Oh Maharaja! Aditya! Someone come quickly! Mother has fallen from the stairs!" At her screams, everyone rushed over. The Queen Mother was carried to her bed. The royal physician or Kabiraj examined her and said with a grave face, "The condition is very critical. The head injury is very deep. I am giving medicine for a week. If she regains consciousness within these seven days, only then will she survive and be able to walk again. If it doesn't work within seven days, we won't be able to save the Queen Mother."
Sushila was rejoicing internally but said aloud, "Don't say such things, Kabiraj Moshai! Mother must get well." After the physician left, she said to herself, "She'll die! That old woman will die! I'll make sure she can't take her medicine."
Aditya returned with the new bed and broke down seeing his mother's condition. He vowed to make her well within a week. Sushila mocked him in her mind, "Make her well? My foot! Just wait, I'll toll the final bell for your Queen Mother."
Six days passed. The Queen Mother lay unconscious. Today was the final day—the seventh day. If the medicine didn't work today, it would be the end. Sushila had been sitting idle all this time, but today she became alert. She thought, "If the medicine is missed just once today, the game is won!"
She devised a magical trap. Just before the time for the medicine, she called Aditya to her room. "Beloved, please come! I have something very urgent to tell you." When Aditya hesitated to go, she spread the magic of her beauty and mesmerized him. While Aditya was lost in Sushila's trance, the time for the medicine was slipping away. Suddenly, Aditya realized, "Oh! It's time for Mother's medicine!"
He pushed Sushila aside and ran like a madman to the Queen Mother's room. Sushila followed behind, fuming with rage. As soon as Aditya poured the medicine into the Queen Mother's mouth, a miracle occurred. After a while, the Queen Mother slowly opened her eyes and began to move her limbs.
Seeing the Queen Mother recover, Sushila lost her mind. All her plans were ruined. Losing all sense of propriety, she grabbed Aditya's hair in front of everyone, gave it a violent jerk, and dragged him to her room. Aditya's hair was on the verge of being torn out! The court officials and servants were stunned. They thought, "Our sweet Princess Arohi never even raised her voice, let alone laid a hand on Aditya. And this Subarnalata is pulling the Prince's hair like this!"
Inside the room, Aditya cried out in pain, "Subarnalata! What are you doing? Let go of my hair! Such behavior toward a Prince does not suit a Queen!"
Sushila, realizing her mistake, dramatically fell at Aditya's feet and begged for forgiveness. "Forgive me, beloved! You pushed me and left during our intimate moment; I couldn't handle the insult. It's only because I love you so much that I acted this way."
Aditya sighed and said, "Alright, you don't have to apologize so many times. I can understand your state of mind. But do not ever do such a thing again."
Aditya returned to the Queen Mother's room. He saw that she was now sitting up and speaking slowly. A wave of joy spread throughout the Junagarh palace. But Sushila sat in the corner of her room, gnashing her teeth. She muttered, "You survived this time, old hag, but next time I'll make sure to send you to the kingdom of death."
Meanwhile, in Kanchangarh, Arohi bowed at the feet of God, holding her twins to her chest. She could sense in her heart that her Aditya's family had been saved from some great danger.