Kacha and Devayani

Dadi: "Guddu, would you go to your enemy's house and live there for years to learn a secret?"

Guddu: "That sounds scary! And awkward."

Dadi: "That's exactly what a young man named Kacha did - and it changed the balance of power between gods and demons forever."

Guddu: "Tell me!"

Dadi: "The gods had a problem. They kept losing battles against demons because the demon's guru, Shukracharya, knew a secret - the Sanjivani Vidya, the science of bringing the dead back to life."

Guddu: "The demons could bring their soldiers back from the dead?!"

Dadi: "Every time the gods killed demon warriors, Shukracharya would revive them! The gods were winning battles but losing the war."

Guddu: "That's cheating!"

Dadi: "So they sent Kacha, son of their own guru Brihaspati, to learn the secret. Kacha approached Shukracharya respectfully: "Accept me as your student. I will live the simple life of a learner for a thousand years.""

Guddu: "A THOUSAND years?!"

Dadi: "Shukracharya agreed. And here's where it gets complicated - Shukracharya had a beautiful daughter named Devayani. Over the years, she fell deeply in love with Kacha."

Guddu: "Did Kacha love her back?"

Dadi: "That's the tragic part. But first, the demons discovered why Kacha was really there. They were furious!"

Guddu: "What did they do?"

Dadi: "They killed him. While he was tending cattle in the forest, they murdered him and fed his body to wolves!"

Guddu: "That's horrible!"

Dadi: "When Kacha didn't return, Devayani wept for him. She begged her father to use his power. Shukracharya summoned Kacha back to life using the Sanjivani Vidya, and Kacha emerged from the wolves' bodies."

Guddu: "He came back from inside wolves?!"

Dadi: "But the demons weren't done. The second time, they ground him to powder and mixed him into the ocean. Again, Devayani mourned. Again, Shukracharya brought him back."

Guddu: "And the third time?"

Dadi: "*(leaning in)* This time, the demons were clever. They burned Kacha to ashes, mixed the ashes into wine, and served it to Shukracharya himself!"

Guddu: "The teacher drank his own student?!"

Dadi: "Without knowing! When Devayani cried again, Shukracharya called out with his power. Kacha's voice answered - from inside his stomach."

Guddu: "What could they do?"

Dadi: "The only solution: Shukracharya had to teach Kacha the Sanjivani Vidya first, then let him cut his way out. Kacha would then revive his teacher."

Guddu: "So Kacha finally learned the secret!"

Dadi: "From inside his teacher's body, yes! He emerged, immediately used the knowledge to bring Shukracharya back to life, and now the gods had equal power."

Guddu: "Did he stay with Devayani?"

Dadi: "No. When his thousand years were complete, Kacha prepared to leave. Devayani confessed her love and begged him to marry her. But Kacha refused."

Guddu: "Why?"

Dadi: "He said, "You are like a sister to me now. I lived in your father's stomach - we came from the same body! And I am a student - marriage would betray my purpose here.""

Guddu: "That must have hurt Devayani."

Dadi: "She cursed him: "May the knowledge you learned never work for you personally!" Kacha replied with his own curse: "May no sage's son ever marry you.""

Guddu: "A tragic ending!"

Dadi: "But Kacha was clever. Devayani's curse said HE couldn't use the knowledge - so he taught it to others, and the gods still benefited."

Guddu: "What's the lesson here, Dadi?"

Dadi: "Many lessons, beta. First: determination can overcome anything - Kacha was killed THREE times and kept coming back. Second: knowledge is worth great sacrifice. Third: staying true to your mission sometimes means painful choices."

Guddu: "And the love story?"

Dadi: "A reminder that not all love leads to union. Kacha had a duty that came before his heart. Sometimes the right choice hurts everyone involved."

Guddu: "That's sad but real."

Dadi: "Life is often that way, beta. The heroes aren't always happy - but they complete their missions. Kacha did what he came to do, whatever the cost."