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The stories of Mahabharata,

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Bahamik.

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Welcome dear friends to another episode of

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the stories of Mahabharata.

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In the last episode, we heard about the

1:01

16th day of the war, when Karna

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defeated Nakul, but let

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him go to keep his promise to Kunti.

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On the other side, Yudhishthir let go

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of Duryodhana for him

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to keep his promise. At

1:37

dawn, when the two sides were

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busy preparing for the 17th

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day's battle, Karna

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stepped into Duryodhana's debt. Duryodhana

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was putting on his armor with the help

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of some of his attendants.

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Karna said, Duryodhana,

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may I have a word with you? Duryodhana

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asked his attendants and guards to leave. said,

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yes, Karna, tell me how can I help? Karna

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looked right into Duryodhana's eyes and

2:07

said, my friend,

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I promise you today, either

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I will kill Arjun or

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he will kill me. Since

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the beginning of the war, Arjun and I

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hardly met on the battlefield. Both

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of us were busy fighting other warriors.

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Today, I will attack

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him right from the beginning and won't

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stop till one of us falls.

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I am a superior warrior than Arjun. My

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Vijaya bow, which was gifted to me by

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my guru, Parushuram, is

2:38

superior to Arjun's Ghandev.

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With Vijaya in my hand, Arjun

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won't be able to harm a single air

2:45

on my body.

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However, however,

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an impatient Duryodhana's.

2:54

I think it would only be fair to mention

2:56

the areas where Arjun is better

2:58

equipped than I am.

2:59

Arjun

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has in his possession his never-ending

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covers and his indestructible

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chariot from Agni. To

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top it all, he has Vasudev

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Krishna as his charioteer, who not only

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drives him around, but also advises

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him when needed. It is because

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of Krishna that Arjun

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remains undefeated.

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I can provide you the best chariot we have

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as good as Arjun's and I will have

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you followed by multiple chariots

3:33

who would provide you with an endless supply

3:35

of weapons.

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As far as the charioteer is concerned,

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I cannot get Krishna for you. But if

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you have anybody else in mind, let me know.

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I'll make sure you have him as

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your charioteer.

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King Shalya of Madra is an expert

3:52

pilot.

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He is also extremely knowledgeable about horses

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and he is as wise as Krishna.

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If you...

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You can convince him to be my chariot

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here.

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I am sure

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nobody will be able to save Arjun

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from my arrows."

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Duryodhana held Karna's hand

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and said, Come with me. Then he stepped

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out of his tent and walked towards Shalya's

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camp with Karna following

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him. When

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they arrived outside Shalya's tent, Duryodhana

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turned towards Karna and said, You

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wait here.

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Let me do the talking.

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Duryodhana was having his meal when

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Duryodhana entered the tent.

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Good morning my dear nephew, said Shalya.

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What brings you here?

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Duryodhana nodded and said,

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Uncle Shalya,

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I have a favor to ask. I hope

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you won't turn me down.

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Ha! I have agreed to fight on

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your behalf instead of joining my true

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nephews, the Pandavas. What

4:53

more can I do? You

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know,

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the source of Arjun's strength

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is his charioteer, Krishna. It

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is because of Krishna's advice and

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shrewdness Arjun is still alive

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and undefeated.

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Karna feels

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if you take up the reins of his chariot, then

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he can easily defeat Arjun. On

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behalf of my dear friend and our commander

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in chief, Karna, I would

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like to request you to be Karna's

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charioteer.

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Shalya's face turned red

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with rage. How

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dare you make such an insulting proposal.

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I am a high born shatya. I'd

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never serve a low caste son

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of a charioteer. If you

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try to force me, I'll immediately leave

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and go back to my kingdom. Uncle

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Shalya, please try to understand.

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Please, Duryodhana, you are the

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only person who is wiser than Krishna.

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See you can guide Karna the

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way Krishna guides Arjun.

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With you at the helm, nobody

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would be able to stop Karna and

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victory will be ours. Shalya

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thought for a moment.

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He remembered his promise to Yudhishthir. When

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the time comes, he'd keep

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Karna distracted with spiteful

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taunts and insults such that

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Karna fails to focus on Arjun. Shalya

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said, You said

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in front of everybody that I am wiser

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than Krishna.

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For that, I forgive

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your insolent behavior and I accept

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your proposal.

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Suryodhana was ecstatic. He

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called Karna who was waiting outside. Come in,

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my friend. I have great news to share.

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Karna stepped in and

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with joint palms bowed

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to Shalya. Shalya

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raised his hand to bless him and said,

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I'll be your charioteer but I have condition.

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Karna said,

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To have you as my charioteer

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and guide, I can accept any

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condition. Shalya

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said, While I am your charioteer,

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I can say whatever I like and you

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will have to listen and tolerate.

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Do you accept? Before

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Karna could answer, Turyodhana said,

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Of course we accept. What do you say,

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Karna? Karna

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bowed and said, To have the great

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Shalya as my guide, I am

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willing to accept any condition.

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Shalya smiled. Well then,

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let's go, pick our horses and

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load our chariots. We have a war to fight.

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Duryodhana arranged for the best chariot

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for Karna and said, Karna, you have all that you

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asked for. Now

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go and fetch me my victory. Karna

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mounted the chariot and said, Don't

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you worry my friend, I will

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keep my promise. He

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looked at Shalia, who was holding

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the reins of his horses and said, King

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Shalia, take me to the battlefield.

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Today the Pandavas will see what

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I am made of. My arrows will

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kill them all and make my friend

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Duryodhana victorious.

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Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

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Shalia laughed, don't

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be so sure my friend, maybe

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you haven't yet learned your lesson from

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the numerous defeats you suffered at the

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hands of the Pandavas. When

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Arjuna's Gandave rings out in

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the battlefield and his arrows cover

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the sky like a dark cloud and

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kill your soldiers in hordes, you

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won't feel so exuberant.

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Arjuna's face turned red with anger,

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but he remembered Shalia's condition and

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decided to exercise restraint. He

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picked up his bow and in a calm

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but stern voice said, let's

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As Karna's chariot rolled

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out, the Kauravas shouted in

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joy, long move

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the mama.

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Karna said to Shalya, you

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hear them?

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Remember at this stage of

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the war, if anybody can bring victory

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to the Kauravas,

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it is I.

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Shalya smirked,

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victory?

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Really?

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In all your past encounters, did

10:57

you ever defeat Arjun?

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Remember the time when the Gandharvas

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imprisoned Duryodhana?

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He was the first to flee the battle. It was

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Arjun who freed Duryodhana from

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them. When you, along

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with Bhishma and Dron, went

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to steal Virat's cattle, Arjun

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thrashed you as well as the rest of the Kauravas.

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There is no

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comparison between you and Arjun.

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He is the best warrior the world has ever seen.

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Karna was furious. Stop

11:30

praising Arjun! How could you

11:32

keep praising our enemy? If you like

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the Pandavas so much, what are you doing

11:36

in the Kaurava army? The Pandavas must

11:38

have planted you to care decent

11:40

amongst us. Make us weak. You

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are Duryodhana's uncle. Otherwise,

11:46

I'd have killed you this very moment.

11:50

Just keep quiet and take

11:52

me to Arjun.

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When a man nears

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his end, he loses his

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senses. I am afraid

12:06

that's why you have lost your mind too.

12:10

Otherwise you won't underestimate the strength

12:12

of the Krishna Arjun pair. Nobody

12:15

in this world can defeat them. If

12:17

you have the slightest wisdom left

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in you, I suggest you

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surrender to Krishna and seek

12:24

his blessings. I

12:26

am fully aware of Krishna Arjun's might

12:29

and power, said Karna. Still,

12:32

for my friend Duryodhana's sake,

12:35

I will fight them. I am not afraid of

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anybody, be it God or human.

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The only thing that concerns me is

12:44

Guru Parashuram's curse.

12:47

Parashuram's curse, Shale

12:50

was curious. Many

12:53

years ago, I went to Parashuram to

12:55

learn from him the advanced skills of warfare and

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divine weapons. Parashuram

13:02

would only accept Brahmins as his student. So

13:05

I lied and introduced myself

13:07

as a Brahmin. He taught

13:09

me everything and was extremely

13:12

pleased with my performance.

13:14

He gifted me many of his divine

13:16

weapons.

13:18

One day, he

13:19

was sleeping with his head

13:21

on my lap when Indra

13:24

took the form of a venomous insect

13:27

and bore into my thigh. Blood

13:30

crushed out of my wound, but I clenched

13:32

my teeth and tolerated excruciating

13:34

pain. I didn't move

13:37

so as not to disturb my Guru's

13:39

rest. When Guru

13:41

Dev woke up and saw my

13:43

wound, he immediately knew

13:45

I was a fraud. You cannot

13:47

be a Brahmin, he said.

13:49

A Brahmin can never

13:51

bear such terrible pain. Who are you? I

13:56

told him the truth,

13:57

that I am the son of a charioteer. Guru

14:01

Parushram said,

14:03

the weapons I taught you can only

14:05

be activated by a Brahmin. When

14:08

the time arrives for you to

14:10

use the weapons, you won't

14:12

remember how to fire them.

14:17

Karna paused a little and then said, because

14:21

of this curse, I don't

14:23

plan to use those weapons.

14:25

I will use the ones that

14:28

are equally devastating though.

14:30

If my chariot wheels don't get stuck

14:32

in the ground, Arjun won't be able to escape.

14:36

Wheels stuck in the ground. Shalhe

14:40

was surprised. Yes,

14:44

said Karna.

14:45

Once while practicing

14:48

my archery, I accidentally killed a Brahmin's

14:50

cow. The angry Brahmin

14:53

cursed me. During my final

14:55

war, my body will become

14:58

so heavy that my chariot

15:00

wheel will sink into the ground and

15:02

go stuck. I

15:04

offered him wealth, cattle, gold, but

15:07

he refused.

15:09

He refused to withdraw his curse.

15:12

King Shalhe, I

15:15

know you despise me.

15:17

Still, I'm telling you all

15:19

this to let you know that despite

15:21

the curses, I am not afraid to fight

15:24

Arjun.

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Remember, Karna never

15:27

fights for riches or for the throne.

15:30

Karna only fights for his

15:32

honor and that's what I will do.

15:35

When

15:38

Shandlya was busy trying to distract Karna,

15:42

the battle was raging. Yudhishti

15:45

saw Karna from a distance and asked

15:48

his chariot to take him there. Karna,

15:51

it seems you are too eager to fight Arjun.

15:55

Before you meet Arjun, fight me. Let's

15:57

see what you have got. His

16:00

mother, the priest, had heard a series of deadly weapons

16:02

at Karna. A

16:04

distracted Karna was caught

16:05

by surprise. The weapons

16:07

struck his left shoulder and pulled him down

16:09

on his shoulder. For a few moments

16:12

he lost consciousness but he recovered

16:14

soon

16:14

and picked up his bone. In

16:16

good condition,

16:18

Karna killed

16:18

Yudhishti's heart and this arrow

16:21

pierced his armour. Yudhishti

16:23

cried

16:23

out in pain and pulled out the arrow from

16:25

his chest. He had crushed out

16:27

of his womb but Yudhishti removed

16:29

the pain and hurled his spear at Karna.

16:32

It whizzed past Karna's head leaving him

16:34

unstuck. An angry

16:36

Karna struck back vehemently.

16:39

Yudhishti's body was riddled with

16:41

arrows. With each strike, Yudhishti

16:44

risked in pain but Karna was careful

16:46

not to kill him. He destroyed Yudhishti's

16:49

chariot. Yudhishti fell to the ground and

16:51

screamed in pain. A chariot!

16:53

Send

16:54

me a chariot! A

16:58

fond of a chariot you heard his cry and

17:00

brought his chariot to Yudhishti's who scrambled

17:02

up on the vehicle and patched him. Take me

17:05

away! Take me away! Your Karna would kill

17:07

me

17:08

before he could leave.

17:10

Karna brought his chariot next to Yudhishti's

17:13

and held his shoulder. Yudhishti's,

17:16

are you not a Kshatriya? How

17:19

can you flee the battlefield? The

17:21

truth is you are not fit to be

17:23

a Kshatriya warrior. You have mastered

17:26

the Vedas and the scriptures better

17:28

than your weapons. You are more of a Brahmin

17:31

than a Kshatriya. I

17:33

advise you to quit fighting and practice

17:35

meditation for that suits you best.

17:38

Send Arjun to fight me. He is the

17:40

only one worthy of fighting me. He

17:43

shoved Yudhishti back on the chariot and

17:45

let him go. Arjun

17:48

was busy fighting the Samsaktaks.

17:51

Krsna said, Arjun, let's not waste

17:53

our time with the Samsaktaks. We must

17:56

attack Karna and neutralize him. You

17:59

are right.

17:59

take me to kartham. Krishna

18:03

turned his chariot but before he could leave,

18:06

Aswatama attacked Arjuna with a volley

18:08

of hands and cried out, get

18:11

out of my way Aswatama, I have no

18:13

time to fight you. Aswatama

18:16

didn't listen and kept up that. Krishna

18:19

glanced back at Arjuna, don't

18:22

show any mercy to Aswatama, take care

18:24

of him. Now Arjuna shot

18:26

some of his deadliest weapons at Aswatama

18:28

and shattered his chat. The grown

18:30

son stumbled onto the ground and

18:32

before he could get up and gather himself, Arjuna

18:36

shattered his spittle. On

18:40

the other end of the battlefield, Karna

18:43

was busy decimating the Pandavari. This

18:46

Vijaya bow defiled the Bhargavastra,

18:49

a deadly weapon that bloomed in the thousands

18:52

of arrows and covered the sky

18:54

before raining down on the enemy.

19:00

How to host the attack to Karna? Who?

19:03

Kishne, tell me, explain the Bhargavastra.

19:06

I can't stop it now, it will cause

19:08

immense damage to our army. What

19:11

should I do? Krishna

19:14

thought for a moment.

19:16

He knew Arjuna needed a little

19:19

rest and a boost of motivation

19:21

to kill Karna.

19:23

Besides, Karna was at the peak

19:25

of his fighting spirit. Later

19:27

in the day, he would have worn out a bit,

19:30

a good time to finish him.

19:33

He said to Arjuna,

19:34

I hear our king Yudhishthir

19:37

has been seriously endured by Karna. Let's

19:40

go to his tent and see how he's doing. I'm

19:42

sure he'd like to hear some words

19:44

of assurance from you. We can

19:46

return later and take care of Karna.

19:50

Arjuna agreed and Krishna turned

19:53

his chariot towards the Pandava camp.

19:59

In his tent,

20:01

Yudhishthir was lying on his bed with

20:04

multiple injuries on his body.

20:06

The healers and medics were busy

20:08

cleaning up his wounds

20:10

and applying healing emollients on them. When

20:13

Yudhishthir saw Arjun, he jumped

20:15

up on his bed with expectation. Oh,

20:18

how happy I am to see you! You

20:20

must have come here with the good news, right? Tell

20:23

me, tell me, how did you kill Karna?

20:25

That evil man almost killed me

20:28

today. It is because of him that

20:30

Duryodhana dares to fight us. It

20:32

is he who instigated the sashant

20:35

to drag Draupadi to the court and

20:37

insert her in front of the Kurus. Now

20:40

that the horrible man is lying

20:42

dead in the battlefield, I

20:44

can sleep in peace. Arjun

20:49

didn't know what to say, but

20:51

he had to tell him the truth. My

20:55

king, I think you have misunderstood

20:57

our visit. I haven't killed Karna

21:00

yet. He is still fighting and brother

21:02

Bhim is defending our army. I

21:05

heard you were seriously injured and got

21:07

anxious. I thought I'd pay you a visit

21:09

and see for myself how you are doing. Yudhishthir's

21:14

face turned

21:16

red with anger.

21:18

You came to see me? Or

21:21

was it that you were scared

21:23

to see Karna's might and fled the battlefield?

21:26

Shay, Madhivarjuna.

21:28

We have been depending on you

21:30

to kill Karna and make us victorious,

21:33

and now you disappoint us by

21:35

running away from your enemy? If

21:37

you're so scared of facing

21:39

Karna, hand over your Gandhive

21:42

to some other Pandava warrior. Let

21:44

him take care of Karna while you stay

21:46

in hiding.

21:49

Arjun's blood began to boil.

21:52

His face turned purple. His

21:54

nostrils flared. Sweat beads

21:57

covered his forehead. He

21:59

ran out of

21:59

the tent and dropped on his knees. Breathing

22:02

heavily, he took off his helmet and hurled

22:05

it on the ground. Then

22:06

he caught up,

22:08

pulled out his sword and turned

22:11

back towards Yudhishthir's tent. And

22:13

there he saw Krishna standing. What

22:17

happened, Alguni?

22:19

asked Krishna.

22:20

You came here to see Yudhishthir and he is

22:22

doing fine. You should be happy. Why

22:25

are you angry? And why have you

22:27

pulled out your sword?

22:28

I will kill

22:31

Yudhishthir,

22:33

blooded Arjun. Kill

22:35

Yudhishthir?

22:37

Are you out of your mind?

22:39

Krishna was shocked. I

22:41

have promised if anybody told

22:43

me to give up my Gandev and that

22:46

to some other warrior, I'd decapitate

22:48

him immediately. King

22:51

Yudhishthir insulted me and

22:53

asked me to hand over my Gandev

22:56

to another warrior. To

22:57

keep my oath, I must

23:00

kill Yudhishthir. Isn't that the right thing

23:02

to do? I

23:03

asked Arjun.

23:06

Shame on you, Arjun.

23:08

You have been blindly following the Dharma

23:11

without knowing its true intent. Killing

23:15

any life for no good reason is

23:17

not Dharma.

23:19

And you want to kill your brother for a silly

23:21

promise you made?

23:23

I would say it is better to tell a lie

23:25

than to kill. There

23:29

was once a Brahmin sage named Kaushik.

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One day a few

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men and women came running to his hermitage

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to take shelter from a band of dacoits.

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They hid behind the bushes in the hermitage.

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When the dacoits came and asked Kaushik if

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he knew where the men were hiding, the

23:47

sage showed them the bush

23:49

for he would never lie.

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The dacoits pulled the men and women

23:54

out and killed them mercilessly. The

23:56

poor Brahmin didn't know the real

23:59

intent of Dharma. and for this,

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for this sin, he had to suffer

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in hell. Dharma

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means to hold and protect,

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and to protect somebody if one

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has to lie, so be it.

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Arjun was confused.

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Krishna, I get your point,

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but what am I supposed to do now?

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If I don't honor my oath, I'll

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commit a grave sin. You

24:28

tell me, what should I do to protect

24:30

Yudhishthir and save myself too?

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Krishna replied,

24:36

whatever Yudhishthir said was caused

24:39

by his pain and frustration. Besides,

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he must have thought a little insult can stoke

24:44

your anger and motivate you to

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go after Karna and kill him. This

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is what I suggest you do. A

24:54

respectable man is killed in spirit

24:57

when he is insulted. You

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say some insulting words to Yudhishthir,

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and that would hurt him enough to

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feel like death. Then

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you can apologize for your behavior and make amends.

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The wise King Yudhishthir wouldn't mind

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and would accept your apology. Arjun

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agreed.

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He placed the sword in his case

25:21

and stepped inside Yudhishthir's tent. Krishna

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followed him. Arjun

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stood in front of Yudhishthir. His

25:30

eyes bloodshot, his nostrils

25:32

flaring. In a hoarse voice

25:34

he said, Yudhishthir, you

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have no right to insult me. Sitting

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here in the safety of your tent, far away

25:42

from the battlefield, you have no

25:44

idea what is going on. You

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are weak and you are cruel.

25:50

You cannot hurt anybody with your weapon. All

25:53

you do is hurt us with your

25:55

caustic words. You

25:58

have no right to blame me or me. anybody

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for what's happening in the war. It is

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your foolish decision to play that game

26:05

of dice that has put us in this terrible

26:07

situation. It is because of

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that irresponsible act of yours. Thousands

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are dying now. Still, still

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we have been defending you. But

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you keep accusing us and

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blaming us for not performing our

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duty. Huh?

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Shame on you.

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Arjun blurted out all that he

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had kept hidden in his chest in

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one breath. Yudhishthir

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was stunned.

26:35

But before he could say anything, Arjun

26:37

pulled out his sword and swung it above his head.

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Krishna stepped forward and held Arjun's hand.

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What are you doing? Why have you

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pulled out your sword again? Arjun

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replied, I have done the most. He

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does cry. I have insulted

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my brother, King Yudhishthir. I have

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no right to live. Let

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go of my hand.

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Krishna laughed.

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Moments ago, you were about

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to kill your brother.

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Now,

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you want to kill yourself for saying

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these harsh words.

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What would you have done if you had really

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killed him?

27:17

Remember,

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you'd commit a graver

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sin by killing yourself than killing

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your own brother. But

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I understand your feelings.

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Listen to me.

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Go to Yudhishthir and

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sing your own praise to

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him. Tell him how great

27:36

you are. Self praise

27:39

and boasting is equivalent to suicide.

27:43

Arjun put down his sword and said,

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King Yudhishthir,

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listen to me.

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I am the greatest warrior

27:51

that ever lived. I am next

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to nobody except Lord Shiva.

27:56

If I wish, I can destroy the world

27:58

in a moment. I have

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the knowledge of using the most

28:02

powerful weapons. It was I who

28:04

brought down all the kings to their knees

28:07

and made them submit to you for a

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rajsuya yajna. It was because

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of me that you could amass your wealth, build

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your grand palace and become the emperor

28:16

of the world. In

28:19

this great war, Kurukshatra, it

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is I who killed more than half of your

28:23

enemy soldiers. When I am

28:25

in the battlefield with my gondiv in hand,

28:28

nobody can defeat me, not even Karna.

28:32

And I promise you today, Karna

28:35

will die in my hands. Nothing

28:38

can

28:38

stop. Arjun

28:42

stopped to catch his breath.

28:44

While Yudhishthi sat on his bed, dumbfounded.

28:48

Arjun then suddenly sank to

28:50

his knees and with his head

28:53

bowed, he said, Oh, my king, my brother,

28:55

forgive me for all that I have said. Someday,

28:58

someday you will understand the reason for all

29:00

this. Now allow me

29:02

to return to the battlefield. Yudhishthi

29:06

stood up from his bed and said,

29:09

You have said nothing wrong.

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Indeed, I am

29:15

the cause of all this misery. I

29:17

have put you all and thousands of warriors

29:20

and soldiers in grave danger.

29:23

My foolishness and irresponsible

29:25

behavior have caused demons pain

29:28

and destruction.

29:30

I don't deserve to live. Kill

29:33

me and relieve me of this burden.

29:37

Krishna came forward and held

29:39

Yudhishthi and said, Don't

29:42

feel bad, my king. Krishna

29:45

then explained the reason for Arjun's

29:47

behavior and said, Arjun

29:50

acted on my advice. You

29:53

know the laws of dharma better than anybody.

29:56

Pardon me if I made any mistake.

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Yudhishthir Baud to Krishna and said, You

30:03

saved us from a grave crisis. Without

30:07

you as our guide, we would

30:09

be blind. Then

30:11

he turned to Arjun and said, Forgive

30:13

me Arjun for what I said.

30:15

Trust me, I didn't mean a

30:17

single word.

30:19

The brothers embraced each other, with

30:21

tears flowing down their cheeks.

30:24

Arjun then turned to Krishna and

30:26

said, My friend, I

30:29

have a promise to keep. Take

30:31

me to Karna. Today will

30:33

be his last day on earth. Krishna

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and Arjun stepped into the Kapitvat

30:39

chariot and sped away

30:41

towards the battlefield.

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