Mandira blurts out that Gayatri died in pain. Shakti, shocked, asks, “How do you know that?” Mandira responds, “I saw her.” Shakti confronts her, saying, “You said you were in Keertan’s room. You’re lying!” She tells the commissioner that Mandira killed Gayatri, not Shiv. The commissioner gets Mandira arrested, and Shakti demands that Keertan be arrested as well since he was an accomplice.
Mandira defends Keertan, saying, “No, he had no clue about any of this. It’s true that I killed Gayatri.” Everyone is stunned by her confession. A flashback shows Mandira going to Gayatri’s room and locking the door. Gayatri begged to be let go, but Mandira told her she made a mistake by raising her voice against her. Gayatri told Mandira that she had her son back and that Shakti was on her side, warning her that her end was near.
Mandira laughed, claiming no one could do anything to her and that they would all die like dogs. Gayatri slapped her, telling her not to insult them. Mandira, furious, vowed to take care of them after Gayatri. She strangled her and then stabbed her, sending Gayatri into shock. Mandira positioned her body near the window and left. She changed into another saree, covering up her crime.
The flashback ends, and Mandira admits, “I killed her and framed Shiv, but Keertan is innocent. He didn’t know anything. Don’t you dare harm him. He is innocent, so you can’t take any action against him. Just punish me.” Mandira then turns to Shakti, threatening her, “I will be back soon to take revenge. I am a snake that can’t be killed, and I will strike again. No lord will be able to save you.”
As Mandira is taken away, Keertan runs after her. The commissioner tells Shiv that they now have strong proof against Mandira.
Scene 2Shakti speaks to Manorama and others, saying, “The truth won.” Manorama reassures her, “Don’t worry about Koyal. We will take care of her as my daughter.” Dharam adds, “Don’t worry, she is our responsibility now.” Manorama hugs her family.
Ragunath tells Shiv that he has fulfilled his duties as a son. Shiv touches Gayatri’s ashes and cries, recalling his moments with her. Dadi consoles him, saying, “She got justice today. She would be so happy.” Ragunath adds, “It’s Gayatri’s blessing that you have a wife like Shakti.”
Kamal, feeling remorseful, says, “I was so blinded by Mandira’s love that I couldn’t see her wrongdoings. I’m sorry.” Shiv replies, “It’s not your fault; you are like my father.” Keertan arrives and shouts angrily, asking if Shiv has any shame. Dadi retorts, “I will teach you shame today!” She begins to beat him with a stick. Ragunath says Padma should be punished too, dragging her forward, and Dadi beats them both.
Keertan tries to stop Dadi, but Shiv grabs him and says, “You should be punished. I’m throwing you out of this house.” Padma, crying, says, “I had to side with Mandira because she was threatening me.” Dadi scoffs, “You were never loyal to us.” She throws both Padma and Keertan out of the house.
Dadi thanks the Lord for reuniting her family. She prays for their safety and peace, then blesses Shiv and Shakti.
(There is a possibility that the series will end here, I’m not sure, but I’m adding some more updates, just in case.)
Keertan tells Padma, “Nobody will be able to save them now. I’m going to end Shiv and Shakti’s story.” Shakti performs the Lord Shiv’s aarti with the family. Ragunath says, “It’s so good to see us all together.” Shakti takes Dadi’s blessings, and Dadi responds, “You are our true blessing.” Ragunath then asks Shakti to wake Shiv up.
Shakti goes to Shiv and asks him to wake up, saying, “Manorama’s family will be here soon, so wake up.” Shiv wakes up and sees Shakti drying her hair. Smiling, he gets up and pulls her close, about to kiss her, but she stops him. He teases her, saying, “My wife is so beautiful, I had to wake up to see you.”
Kartik walks in and teases them, saying, “Papa loves Maasi.” Shiv scolds him, but Shakti tells him not to scold her son. Shiv jokes, “We should capture this moment.” He takes a selfie with Shakti and Kartik, and Kartik suggests framing the photo. Shiv agrees, saying, “We will have more happy moments like these, all thanks to Shakti.”
Manorama arrives at Shakti’s house with Dharam. She teases Koyal, saying she’ll have to make tea after marriage. She asks Kamal for Koyal’s hand. Dadi jokes, “They will elope if we say no.” Everyone laughs, and Dadi adds, “Shakti handles everything, so let’s ask her.” Manorama then asks Shakti if they can ask for Koyal’s hand. Shakti agrees, but jokingly says the priest mentioned waiting for a year.
Dharam panics, but Shakti laughs and reassures him that she was only joking. Shakti hugs Koyal, telling her, “You’re part of the family now.” Dadi suggests finalizing the wedding date. Chacha checks and says there’s a good date, but it’s 25 years from now. Dadi is shocked to hear that and recalls that this is the same date when both the sun and the moon shone at the same time.
Dadi remembers a priest’s curse from 25 years ago, saying that this date would awaken someone from their sleep and that Shiv would be in danger. She becomes worried and leaves the room.
Dadi is anxious about the date, remembering how the priest warned her to take Shiv away from that place. She murmurs to herself, “She can’t wake up.” Shakti finds Dadi panicking and makes her sit down.Dadi insists she’s fine and suggests finalizing the date. Chacha agrees, and Manorama says they’ll host the mehndi at their house. Dadi agrees but is still troubled about the date.
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