Shyam, Phir Ek Bar Tum Mil Jate!

Running, he extended his hand to pull the arrow from Krishnas foot. Krishna stared at his anxiety for a moment, then raised his right hand in protest. Jara hesitated. Why, Nath, why? Let it be, brother! Dont try in vain to disturb Mother Gandharis words! he said calmly. I have committed a grave sin! Forgive me, Nath! I... I shot an arrow at you, mistaking you for a wild animal. What have I done, Nath! Jara rolled on the ground and began to cry pitifully. Get up, son! Krishna said in a compassionate voice. What is your name? My name?... Jara! Jara!... All right! Krishna burst out laughing sweetly. The stream of blood flowing from his feet had spread far on the ground. Jara, your name is meaningful, father! Jara never leaves anyone! Even those who are surrounded by the curse of immortality are taken away by Mahakaal! Jara, you are just an instrument, son! - From this novel, there is no Indian language in which literature like poetry, stories, novels, plays, reference books etc. have not been created with Shri Krishna at the centre. The novel Shyam, Phir Ek Baar Tum Mil Jaate (originally written in Gujarati) is unique from all these because it is not just a novel - it is an Upanishad! In fact, it is an Upanishadic novel. Shri Krishna was a great personality in the then Aryavarta. When this personality merged into the infinite, then the silence that prevailed, this is the depiction of the cry of that silence. When Shri Krishna was present, then the situation was different, when he disappeared, then this novel takes the confused state of mind of the characters from Vasudeva-Devaki to Arjun, Draupadi, Ashwatthama, Akrur, Uddhav and Radha to a unique height.