The Oath of Vayuputras by Amish Tripathi

The Oath of the Vayuputras by Amish Tripathi
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The third of the Trilogy. Has Amish Tripathi managed to hold the readers as enthralled as he did in his other two books? The answer is not easy. It would be wrong to say that he has not, but in my case since I read all the three, practically, one after the other, I probably overdosed. Overdose of anything as they say is not good and hence the rating of three stars.

Predictably it starts off where the part two stops, with Shiva and his army picking the remains of their ships destroyed in the attack that takes place just before their entry into Panchvati the Naga territory. They investigate and realize to their horror that it is a collusion between Meluhans and the Ayodhyans. The respective members are aghast at this betrayal of the Neelkanth by both the empires. The use of Daiva Astras further compounds the problem as they are unable to fathom as to how these two kings could lay their hands on the Dsiva Astras.

Brihaspati breaks the devastating news that Somras is cause for many griefs and it has reached a stage in history when it should be declared an evil and people should asked to desist using it.

Shiva has a tough ask in front of him. To ask people to give up something that gives them health and longevity is not going to be easy. While he does not wish to have a war he sees no option.

He gets in touch with the clan of Vasudevs and embarks on a journey to Parihan to get daiva astras, as deterrence in the war against the Meluhans and Ayodhyans, from the Vayuputras. He learns more about his origins during this journey and when he meets the Parihan chief Mithra.

Parvateshwar reluctantly leaves Shiva and goes back to Meluha as he feels his loyalty to his country is more than his loyalty to his living God despite the wrong decisions of the rulers.

The book ends with the destruction of the Somras factory which has been shifted to Devagiri the capital of Meluhans.

A nice read, but give sufficient time between books to enhance the experience.

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