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Meghnath learns how sages used to communicate and meet with ethereal beings...
Meghanth is curious to know the story of King Kakudmi. Sukracharya’s words keep echoing in his head: “The faster you travel, the slower time flows as per time dilation. That is why the sages never seem to age.”
But if they travel at such speeds, how do they meet the heavenly beings? Dad also told me he met Lord Shiva and gained much knowledge from him. How is this possible? Will the Kakudmi story give me the answers?
So, Prince of Lanka, shall I begin the story of Kakudmi?
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