Krishnaa was loved, that she knew.
Krishnaa was loved, that she knew.
It was the deep laugh of her father, his affectionate pats on her head. It was her mother’s teary eyes that fell on her, the longing in the queen’s eyes to see her as an infant.
It was her siblings’ unspoken acts, somehow always ensuring she had everything she needed.
Love was what she felt most deeply.
It was her husbands’ lovelorn looks. The archer’s copper eyes forever enchanted, it was the way she was respected as the queen- and the goddess of their house.
A goddess and a mother, so full of love.
It was her children, the subjects of her queendom, it was every person-old and young-who never slept hungry in her watch.
Krishnaa was loved, that she knew.
But, then why were her cries for help unanswered?
“Protect dharma and it shall protect you,” that she did but wasn’t she loved? Wasn’t she loved? Why did no one stand up? Why did no one-?
And now she doesn’t believe that.
But you’re Krishnaa, the fire of the preserver incarnate. You’re fire’s daughter, aren’t you? So burn your culprits, burn the dice hall— why do you stay gentle even in a crisis like this? Agnijaa, PavakaPutri, so many epithets circling back to fire who sired you. Who are you? The dusky empress remains silent. Who are you? Shachi, the queen of heaven.
“Protect dharma and it shall protect you.”
“What is dharma?”
“Krishna.”
“Krishnaa?”
“Krishna.”
Love is what that grounds people. Love is what she has always felt so deeply.
So when she bled in that court, her heart heavy with rage and sorrow-
“Have mercy on them, Kalyani.”
She loved them. She loved her family, the people of her queendom. And she loved her husbands, deeply.
“Give them a chance to repent.”
That she did.
Maybe that is why she was loved by Shri and Hari both.
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This needs to be edited so heavily. So at first I wanted to do something else (you can notice by how the format suddenly changed) and it turned into something else entirely.
For someone who had both Shri and Hari as her close confidants, she had to be so full of love and mercy. Something rarely discussed as an aspect of her persona, I believe.
@illegibleramblings had seen the first draft and it turned out so different from what I had sent her for the moodboard inspo lmao. And a very huge thank you to her for making such a wonderful aesthetic for Draupadi. <3












