Chapter 4: 4. Teaching Under Shiva Parvati
After reaching Kailash, it was like everything has a calm and serene vibe. I could see many gana (servants and devotees of Shiva from many different races) working around the mountain. They didn't stop me as Shiva is the one to whom all the races that are considered bad pray to. So arrival of a Daitya is nothing new.
As I continued I saw many flowers and animals coexisting. Many of the animals that I have never seen. Most likely extinct in my last world.
As I continued I saw my father Shiva sitting on a stone, deep in meditation. I didn't disturb him and just went near him and sat on the ground cross legged waiting for him to finish his meditation.
Hours passed like this but than I heard the sound of anklets and soon a lady came infront of me. She looked really divine, a sense of regality and royalty were coming from her but a motherly feeling also seems to surround her. She is most likely Parvati, my mother. I really forgot how they looked in these 25 years.
When she saw me, she was curious about my origin but when she sensed my energy her eyes showed surprise and motherly love. I stood up seeing her. She came near me and hugged me tightly and started crying. Hearing her cries, Shiva also came out of his meditation.
Seeing me even he was shocked and I could understand why. Because in original mythology I was supposed to meet them after conquering Swarga and challenge them to war. But here I am standing here too early.
"Andhaka, it's really you." Parvati said hysterically.
"Yes mother" I replied. She was delighted hearing me call her mother. After a few minutes she released me and I bent down and touched their feet to get their blessings.
"Putra how did you come to know about your origin." Shiva asked me, thinking about this change in destiny.
"When I was training under Guru Shukracharyaa I asked him why no one could defeat me in spar, even those that are stronger and more experienced than me. He told me that I have your boon of being undefeatable in battle. When I further enquired about why I have this boon he told me that how my father got me as a boon for his austerity." I told him. I didn't like because I really asked him these question just for a moment like this.
"Son, now you came here you can stay here for as long as you want." Parvati said.
"Forgive meother but I didn't came here to stay but for two different purposes. First, to know why I given to father Hiranyaksha even as a boon. He was a good father and he took good care of me but why couldn't I stay with you." Andhaka said.
Hearing my question both Shiva and Parvati looked guilty and sighed sadly. They told me that because of my Asuri nature the other members of Trinity and Devas would have created tantrums and knowing Indra's paranoia they decided to let Hiranyaksha take care of me as his son for my safety.
"I understand. I will never want to bring trouble for you because of me. Secondly, I came here with a request, please accept as both of your student. While guru Shukracharyaa taught me everything he knew my thirst for knowledge wasn't quenched by just that and I want to further my knowledge under you. So will you accept me as your student." I asked them
They seem shocked by my request, and genuinely they should be. There has never been someone who is a student of both of them in any time period in my world. Not even their other sons or even avatar of Vishnu, Parshuram. All of them were the students of just Shiva.
But after contemplating for sometime both of them agreed but asked that I will never reveal myself as their son infront of anyone unless they do it themself as payment. I agreed afterall it is better this way. I will not be bound by anything like upholding righteousness and could wage my wars without any problem.
And from next day my training started again. And this time it was 10 times harder but I endured it all. Slowly but surely I could see great improvement in my warfare in which I focused most. I also excelled in all the other things they taught me. Shiva also taught me how to open my third eye, which I was only able to open in extreme anger, and how to channel energy through it.
After another five years I finished my education under them as well and received their astra, celestial weapon with divine properties some which can be compared and even exceed the destruction of the strongest nuke.
I wanted many other astra as well but didn't directly asked for it. But than I remembered the story of Vishwamitra, who received the knowledge of all astra due to his austerity to Shiva. So I also started doing austerity of Ardhnarishwar, the form of Shiva and Parvati combined in which there half body is that of man and other half of women.
After hundreds of years of observing austerity they finally came infront of me and told me to ask for a boon. I asked for the knowledge of all weapon that has been created or will be created in future. They granted me the boon on condition that I will not be able to use those weapon that haven't been created till they are actually created.
My father Hiranyaksha and mother Rushabhanu were very happy after hearing this news. Than I went in deepest and darkest part of Pataal to train my powers to their highest potential. And this is how I spent my next few thousand year, secluded, only working on powers, how to better utilise them, how to use more effectively and efficiently, thinking new techniques and mastering my powers.