Chapter 244
Kama remembered perfectly the vow Kavia made at the Daksha Fire Sacrifice, and so he continued to plant flowers and inscribe his name on them.
"Aya ~ Aya ~ Hmm~"
In short, it was with this smile and words that the Love God planted the flower inscribed with 'Kavia'.
Not long after, the gods came to the place where Kama was, hoping that Kama, as the god of Love God, would help Parvati and Shiva to have a child together, so as to resolve the conflict between Vishnu, the Asuras King who was still fighting Taraka.
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Kama sat outside the house, looking down at the flowers he had planted, his fingertips fiddling with the bright red flower in his hand.
"I'll Kama this matter to you and Rati, Kama."
"Hoo— "Love God breathed a sigh of relief as he recalled Heavenly Emperor 'Indra words.
What Indra said was that he hoped Kama would use his Authority as the god of Love God to make Sati, who had become Parvati, and Shiva fall in love again, and thus have a child to destroy the Asuras King Doro.
To be honest, Kama was very puzzled by this.
First of all, isn't Parvati simply Sati's new name after her experience of being "baptized" in the Himalayas Mountains? Great God knows that, so why ignore it?
That's strange.
Secondly, Rati has been away from Kama for a long time, and is most likely currently Meditation and practicing asceticism outside the Himalayas Mountains with his father, Daksha.
Finally, and this is the point that Kama was most concerned about, that is--
What if the reincarnated Kavia were to meet Shiva and Parvati?
Although Kama had kept a tight grip on information about what Kavia saw, heard, and knew through his pet Cockatoo over the years, he still rarely came into contact with Rishi and gods, for fear that some Rishi might suddenly kneel down before Kavia and shout, "Praise be to the Lord of the Himalayas!"
Kama wasn't joking about this. The Love God felt that if he really took Kavia to the Himalayas Mountains, Vritra would probably snatch her away if he saw her... Just thinking about it made Kama feel a little unwilling. After all, he had raised her for so long, and it would be very unpleasant to give her away so easily. But Kama also understood that there was nothing he could do about it.
"Should we bring it with us? Or not...?"
Kama asked himself this question dozens, even hundreds of times, but the Answer remained unchanged.
It's better not to see them. After considering all aspects, there's only one Answer —and Love God himself is very clear about this.
"Well..."
This made Kama sigh again, put the flower in his hand aside, and rest his chin on his hands, gazing at the yellowish sky.
Judging by the time, they should be back in seventeen seconds...
Upon thinking of this, Kama's face first showed a smile, then turned indifferent, and finally settled into calmness.
Then--
Just as Love God had predicted, Kavia appeared in sight, busily acting Proxy God of Love.
As if relieved, Love God sighed, clutching his rapidly beating heart, and said in a nonchalant tone:
"You're back."
"Um."
Kavia nodded in response, "I'll go cook."
This has become a daily routine over the years. Although Kama, as a god, can go without food, he thought that Kavia should, but he was too lazy to do so, as he was only good at picking a few fruits. Therefore, he also included cooking in the options for 'testing his agent'.
The Cockatoo scoffed at this. It knew perfectly well that its owner was simply too lazy, leaving all that to its poor little master while it itself slacked off. It couldn't stand watching its little master keep track of his whereabouts and friendships, but the little Parrot dared not speak out against it.
"Go."
Just as Kama was planning to let it go like this, and then use a drug to make Kavia unconscious the next day, he would return after successfully completing the task assigned by Indra, the Heavenly Emperor of gods.
But Kavia's next words made the Love God tremble.
Has anyone come today?
Of course not--
Kama wanted to deny it outright, but when he saw Kavia looking directly into his blue eyes, he carefully changed his mind.
"I've been asked to go out on a mission."
How long are you going to be out?
"About a month?"
Where to?
"... the Heaven Realm."
"Oh? But I remember you Kama, rarely go to the Heaven Realm."
Kavia raised her head.
Kama felt as if his thoughts had been seen through, and his ears burned with embarrassment.
"Haha, I got invited this time? Oh well, oh well..."
"Kama, you told me that as a child, I and as an elder, we shouldn't lie to each other, right?"
He added, "You said it yourself."
It's over...
Kama wanted to shake his head, but remembering that that was exactly what he had told Kavia, he felt it wasn't right to lie...
After all, Love God understands that parents shouldn't tell their children things they can't do...
"... Actually, it was Indra, the Heavenly Emperor, who asked me to go to the Himalayas Mountains to do some things."
As Kama spoke, he glanced at Kavia's face to see if she would react to his words. Fortunately, the Love God did not see any sudden change in his child's expression, and thus breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, when Kavia learned that someone had asked Kama to go to the Himalayas Mountains, she guessed that this was probably the original Indian Mythology of Parvati, who hoped that Kama would seduce Shiva with love and rekindle their past relationship. However, the result was that Kama's ascetic practice was interrupted, and Shiva, enraged, used the fire in his eyes on his forehead to turn Kama to ashes.
There are two legends about Kama being burned to ashes by Shiva. One is that he was reincarnated as Pradyumna, the son of Krishna, the eighth Krishna of Vishnu. The other is that he was burned to ashes by Shiva but did not die. He just lost his physical form and could only be a formless and shapeless deity. Therefore, Kama, the Love God of love, is called 'formless'. In other words, people also regard love as formless.
In the Nasuverse, it's clear that Kama, the god of Love God, met the latter end. After wandering for many years, he transformed from a god into Asura, the evil side, and eventually became Papiyas, the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, hindering the enlightenment of Savior awakened. However, this might also be something that the highest being in the India World couldn't bear to see anyone transcend the Lila and karma he had set for them, and thus deliberately created.
At the same time, due to the death of her lover Kama, Parvati's wife Rati cursed her so that she could not have children. This also resulted in Parvati and Shiva's children being unable to be born through normal means.
"In that case, take me with you."
Finally, after Kama let out a sigh of relief, Kavia said this.
"No, but this..."
A hint of worry appeared on Kama's face.
"I am your Proxy God of Love, Kama, so you should take me to this kind of event."
That's true...
Kama paused, as if searching for a suitable explanation, and then continued:
"... Think about it, Aya, you don't even have a complete name yet. I can't just tell all the gods I'll call you Aya, can I? That wouldn't be appropriate. After all, those are gods or Rishi value their reputation highly. It wouldn't be good if they accidentally cast a curse on you. Anyway, for your own good, you should stay here. I'll be back soon--"
"In that case, Kama, you shall address me to them as—"
Seeing Kama's apparent helplessness, Kavia smiled and said, "Vasanta."
"... Vasanta?"
Kama tilted his head slightly, showing both confusion at Kavia's words and discomfort at Kavia's sudden use of this unknown name.
Why not Kaya, or Maya...?
"This name represents spring, which is very suitable for me, as I am assisting Kama in fulfilling the duties of the Love God. That's what I think."
In Indian Mythology, Vasanta, the god of spring, was a friend of Kama, the Love God. He would help Kama prepare arrows made of sugarcane, with bees and butterflies as strings and flowers as arrowheads... However, after becoming Aspected God in Kavia and reincarnating for so many years, he never saw this god, so he simply used his name.
"... Spring, and love... Vasanta..."
Kama murmured to himself, as Kavia's face appeared in his eyes and passed through his mind, the Love God naturally felt that the name was wonderful.
Kama knew very well the charm of Kavia, the Aspected God who was then the Lord of the Himalayas. He had a captivating and unifying power, and countless Rishi and Asura worshipped him. Even Kama himself had received help from him in his youth.
Even now, though he has transformed and is no longer the great Aspected God, but once the symbol of the eternally cold Snow Mountain, the lord of winter, he still illuminates the spring for others, just as the spring sunshine warms the world after Amaterasu.
Kama tried to calm his turbulent emotions and asked:
How did you come up with this name...?
"This moment."
Kavia answered earnestly, "It's a name only Kama knows."
After these words were uttered, a brief silence fell between Kama and the silver-haired youth.
Love God probably never expected that the child he raised would say such a thing.
"Why are you telling me this? I don't care about that name..."
Kama racked his brains, trying to find a tactful way to express himself so that his words wouldn't hurt people so much.
"If you insist on insisting on whatever you say, I really can't do anything about it, even though I'm not very enthusiastic about it... But considering your good performance, anyway, anyway, I reluctantly agreed to let you go to the Himalayas Mountains as my... person!"
And so the two of them went to the Himalayas Mountains together.
Earlier, at the Ocean of Milk.
"Lord."
Indra clasped his hands together and said, "I have come to ask you for permission to do something important."
"What is it, Indra? What do you need my permission for?"
"Parvati has awakened, but has yet to meet the Great God. Therefore, I have entrusted this matter to the Love God Kama and Rati. Your decision is needed to complete this task."
As soon as Indra finished speaking, Narada couldn't help but say:
"What are you saying, Indra? You know perfectly well what's going on here, how could you send Kama and Rati to their deaths?"
"How could you do this, Indra?"
Lakshmi, standing nearby, couldn't help but say, "At this moment, the Great God is falling into rejection according to the process of Lila. If Kama does the same, it will lead to a serious crisis, and Kama may even be destroyed as a result."
"Don't commit such a sin, Indra. The whole world is waiting for the union of the Great God and the Maiden of the Snow Mountain to resolve the crisis. Your actions may lead us to face even greater Calamity."
Narada added insult to injury, then spoke to Vishnu.
"Lord, please let Indra face reality."
Vishnu shook his head. "Rishi, Indra's decision was not wrong, for the Great God should indeed awaken from his Meditation. And sometimes calamities are the birth of new paths, new ideas, and new systems, and this is also a test, if it is love—"
At this point, Vishnu, lying on his Serpent Couch, paused abruptly, seemingly seeing something. Then, amidst the puzzled looks of the crowd, he continued in an extremely joyful tone.
"Love and spring, so that's how it is, so very well."
Perhaps in Vishnu's eyes, he had already seen Kama and Kavia heading towards the Himalayas Mountains.
The Himalayas Mountains, in the morning, gently embrace the Holy Mountain covered with silvery snowflakes.
In Kavia's blue eyes, the blue sky and the white earth are reflected.
The Himalayas are always in winter, but the warm morning light shines on every part of this Holy Mountain.
"I have to go now. You wait for me here. I'll come find you after I've settled things with the goddess. Don't wander off."
After Kama entrusted Kavia, who was watching around outside the cave where Shiva was meditating, to his own devices, he mustered his courage and slowly walked into the cave he had agreed to meet Parvati.
But before completely disappearing from Kavia's sight, Love God turned to look at him and muttered:
"Will today's Ritual be successful?"
This statement reveals that Kama lacks confidence.
Kavia seemed to sense Kama's feelings and calmly and confidently asserted:
It will succeed, it definitely will succeed.
Kama frowned at this response.
"But... I haven't had one of these Ritual in so many years..."
The god of Love God spoke as if he were blaming himself, yet also as if he was hesitant, to which Kavia smiled.