Upon hearing this, Shiva is crestfallen and unable to fathom his own actions. It is then revealed by the King’s daughter that, they too believed earnestly in the legend of the Neelkanth, who will be the saviours of Chandravanshis. The king then leaves, profoundly shocked by the sight of Shiva and his blue throat. The Chandravanshi King is captured and brought before Shiva. The war occurs and the Suryavanshis eventually win the Chandravanshis through their smart techniques, collaboratively formed by Shiva and Parvateshwar, though outnumber more than a ratio of 1:10 to the Chandravanshis. This angers Shiva badly, leading to the declaration of war against Chandravanshis. Soonafter, Brahaspati is killed in a brutal attack by the Nagas at Mount Mandar, committed by the Nagas who were believed to be affliated with the Chandravanshis. The Vikarma law, considered to be unfair to all becomes abolished by Shiva who is considered above the King in Meluha. This is after initial hesitations of Sati and the others due to Sati being a vikarma (describes people who are considered to be sinful due to the sins committed in their earlier life). Sati slowly begins to reciprocate Shiva’s love and soon they get married. Shiva also meet Parvateshwar, the Chief of the Meluhan Army. They form a close brother-like relationship.
Shiva comes across Brahaspati, the Chief Scientist working at Mount Mandar.
Their aging stops when they take the exilir, hence, most Meluhans are very youthful. Meanwhile, Shiva is also introduced to the sacred elixir of life, Somras, through which all Meluhans attain lifelong immunity to any diseases, keeping them alive for many years. The violence angers Shiva, who decides to accept the destiny of being the Neelkanth and seeks to take revenge on the Chandravanshis to put a stop to the battles and attacks. Shiva is also constantly exposed to the scenes of threats, many of which, he strives to save Princess Sati. He is told of the brutal attacks carried out by the Chandravanshis on the innocent people of Meluha, especially the Brahmins, whom refuse to fight back as they practise non-violence. Shiva realises that Meluhans are the Suryavanshis and their enemies are the Chandravanshis. Shiva also meets Princess Sati (aka Parvati), with whom he is attracted to. Throughout these, Shiva meets Nandi, a Captain, who he becomes very close to. Upon this shocking news, Ayurvati brings it to the attention of the King of Meluha, Daksha, who declares Shiva as the Neelkanth, the exact warrior’s arrival the city has awaited for decades and even centuries.
However, unexpectedly, Shiva is completely lacks these symptoms that others are showing and in turn, shows that his throat has turned blue. Soon, the Chief of Medicine, Ayurvati, begins the healing process for all the tribe members. On the first night of stay, everyone from Shiva’s tribe start to experience weird symptoms like profuse sweating and high fever. The services rendered to their tribe at Meluha simply overwhelms all of them. Shiva moves to Meluha with his tribe, where he thinks his tribe will be able to enjoy a better life and a stop from the frequent battles between his tribe and another. For one, the much sacred Saraswati river‘s water flow is dwindling. Shiva’s best friend is Veerbhadra. Shiva is the so-called warrior that everyone in a city called Meluha awaits to save them from the troubles they face. In this book, it follows the character of Shiva, a Tibetan tribal leader through his destiny. The book has frequent references to the old 4-type caste system. It was an enjoyable read, particularly due to the touches of ancient Indian traditions which we still can relate to. In fact, many traditional customs and terms used, such the caste system, adds to the authenticity of the book. The author has done a great job in accurately incorporating the characters such as Nandi into the story which provides a sense of realism of reading an actual novel on Lord Shiva. The Immortals of Meluha is the first book of the Shiva Trilogy written by Amish Tripathi, which portrays a fictional story of the revolution led by Lord Shiva.