'The present should nurture the past.'
'Good memories should be nurtured..'
'..and kept alive.'
'Bad memories should be allowed to die out.'
'The past is to be, no doubt, respected..'
'..but it should not be accepted as it is.'
'The present should evaluated using the past..'
'..by citing Draupadi's example.'
'Today, five brothers..'
'..cannot marry the same girl.'
'By citing Yudhishtir's example..'
'..today, no one can stake his wife and brothers.'
'To draw a lesson from the past..'
'..is a task of great risk and responsibility.'
'So, listen to the past with great care..'
'..and choose the path for the future.'
'That is exactly why..'
'..I am narrating the Mahabharat to you.'
Vasudev.
There is no need to be so sad, Arjun!
The attempt to disrobe Draupadi has..
..violated all limits of tradition and decency.
It is not your tragedy alone!
Nor that of the five Pandavas brothers.
It is a tragedy of the past, present and future..
..as well as of mankind.
You are a mere drop in the ocean of mankind..
..and a drop is not responsible for the ocean.
Whether it is happiness or sadness..
..you should not shoulder more than your share.
My share in this humiliation..
..is so much that..
..it would break a mountain!
And you tell me not to be sad?
This humiliation is a thorn in my heart..
..which has left me restless.
Brother will not allow us to wage war.
He is doing penance.
Penance!
He should do penance.
Being the eldest does not mean..
..he has the right to stake you all.
None of what he staked was his alone.
No doubt he was crowned king..
..but it was your labor which created Indraprasth!
No doubt he performed the Rajsuya ritual..
..but you four brothers helped him do it.
So, he had no right to stake that crown.
As for Draupadi..
..even if she was his wife alone..
..he had no right o stake her!
A wife is not chattel.
She is a life partner.
So, he should do penance.
You too have no right to talk of war.
When Yudhishtir was violating all limits..
..it was your duty to oppose him.
No one but Draupadi opposed him.
So, swallow this humiliation.
That is your penance!
There has to be some limit!
This humiliation will end some day!
I have sworn to kill Karna..
..while Bheem has sworn to break Duryodhan's thigh..
..and wash Draupadi's hair with Dushasan's blood!
What about these oaths?
Will we be able to fulfill these oaths?
Speak, o Krishna!
Do not worry about the future!
Just think about the present.
The earth's right to the blood of Shakuni..
..Duryodhan, Dushasan and Karna is proven!
They are indebted to this earth..
..which demands their blood!
I do not wish you all to be known as aggressors.
Let them attack first.
Wage war when all paths to peace are exhausted.
Never forget Arjun..
..that I am in you and you are in me.
What is mine is yours too.
Your enemy is my enemy.
Your friend is my friend.
You are man and I am God!
Therefore it is not right..
..that we should keep looking back.
Even if you wish it, you cannot undo Draupadi's disrobing.
It has happened!
Churn this poison of humiliation..
..and extract nectar from it!
Then should I only wait?
No.
But prepare yourself.
Start acquiring divine weapons.
Worship Lord Shiva!
What should I do?
Come Draupadi!
You are born of fire!
Why do you need any other fire?
You have not been insulted Draupadi!
Mankind has been insulted!
It is I who has been insulted!
Sunlight is not corrupted by the mud it touches.
You are the sunlight of life!
Who can insult fire, air, water, earth and the sky?
You will always be respected by mankind.
O lover of worshippers!
O man among men!
You are pity itself!
You are the truth!
You are the seed..
..which has burst from earth's womb!
You are the path as well as the objective!
The Sun rises and sets on you!
So, listen to me.
I am your friend!
Dushasan seized me, your friend..
..by my hair and dragged me to court..
..where Duryodhan called me a maid
..and Karna called me a whore!
An insult to Bhishma's daughter-in-law..
..and in father Dhritrashtra's presence!
What can I say to these brave warriors?
One of them is an expert mace warrior..
..and the other an ace archer!
They quietly watched their wife being insulted!
Shame on Ariun's gandiva bow and Bheem's mace!
In spite of their presence, I was humiliated before my elders!
None of these brave warriors said a thing!
The Pandavas who help everyone..
..did not even try to help me.
Did not even try to help me!
The wives of those who insulted you..
..will cy on their husbands' corpses!
It's good that you sent your son to Kampilya!
I, too will take Subhadra to Dwarka..
..so that Abhimanyu can be brought up..
..with the forthcoming war in mind.
But will there be a war?
I don't want it..
..but, yes, there will be a war.
How can there be war if you don't want it?
Did I want Draupadi disrobed?
That is the problem!
Everything does not happen to my liking!
There will be a war!
Draupadi's unbraided hair has decided it.
Duryodhan's jealousy has decided it!
Your father's ambition has decided it!
Do prepare for war!
Do not think that you will only face..
..father's ambition or Duryodhan's jealousy!
This will be no ordinary war!
On the opposite side, will be warriors like Bhishma..
..sages Drona and Kripa..
..Ashwathdhama, Karan, Rukmini and powerful fighter like Jaidhrat..
..and Duryodhan himself.
Two of these warriors are your teachers.
Even at his age..
..there is none to beat Bhishma's arrows.
So, acquire divine weapons.
Acquire divine weapons.
Lord Indra is pleased with you!
All the divine weapons are with him.
None but you can get them from Indra.
Without them, your victory is impossible!
Whether you use them in war or not..
..you must have these weapons.
Prepare yourself!
Do not think Duryodhan is sitting quietly.
He too is preparing for war.
What is this I have heard, Duryodhan?
How can I say what you have heard?
Why are you inviting loyalties from kings?
What it is the need for it?
What's wrong in that?
We will catch the Pandavas in the last year..
..like a fisherman catches fish.
The Pandavas are not fated to return to Hastinapur.
Had you been God I would not worry..
..but you have failed more than once.
So, I thought..
Since when have you started thinking?
Uncle, I don't like you to sulk.
Shut up.
If we don't recognize them in the last year..
..what will happen?
There will be a war!
If there is going to be war..
..why not use these years to prepare for it?
Besides, warriors should always be prepared.
Even you know that..
..the Pandavas are not quiet.
Ariun is doing penance to acquire divine weapons!
Om..
How long will you make me wait, o son of Kunti?
My lord!
Accept my respects!
May you live long!
Why do you need weapons in a hermitage?
Weapons are a warrior's soul!
Is penance possible without the soul?
Even penance has its limits, Arjun!
Doesn't a warrior have his limits?
Vishwamitra did penance without weapons!
He wanted to become a brahim.
He wanted Nandini!
I want divine weapons!
So, how can I ask for weapons unarmed?
Very logical! What do you wish for?
Grant me divine weapons, o Lord!
You will have to worship Lord Shiva for those!
Ask for the Pashupastra.
Only with that, will the gates of heaven open for you.
To acquire divine weapons, you will have to visit heaven.
As you order, O Lord!
My respects!
Come friend!
Welcome to my chamber!
This is for you.
If you do what I want..
..I'll open the prison gates for you.
It is full of traitors these days.
They are healthy chaps.
I'll do any thing for them. What do you wish?
The task is difficult.
Order it!
Kill Arjun!
He is doing penance to acquire divine weapons.
Kill him before he gets them.
Hail Lord Shiva.
A second arrow?
This kill is mine, hunter.
His arrow is mine and so is the kill.
Take your arrow and go away.
Looks like you are tired of living.
Put your arrow in the quiver..
..and leave before I prepare my bow.
How can I leave without my kill?
No other arrow..
..can reach the kill before Arjun's arrow.
Arjun? Who's Arjun?
Sage Drona's disciple!
Who's Drona?
Sage Drona.
I am Kunti's son Arjun, sage Drona's disciple
Are you proud of your teacher or your dynasty or your archery?
If you are feeling proud for your teacher, then I salute him.
If it is because of the dynasty then..
..what is special about you?
And if you are proud of your archery..
..at least give me a demonstration!
I was not being arrogant.
I was merely introducing myself!
Even that is arrogance!
Beware hunter!
Only Lord Shiva, Lord Indra..
..grandsire Bhishma..
..and sage Drona can do this to me.
You are neither grandsire nor sage Drona!
You are Lord Shiva!
Why not Indra?
Because my penance was for you.
Ask for anything
What do you want?
You know how we were treated.
I know everything..
..but still I feel happy when you say..
..ask for what you want!
O Lord!
I want pashupastra!
Indra has taught you very well.
He merely said till you are happy..
..I won't receive divine weapons.
Did Vasudev say anything?
Yes. Move in search of divine weapons.
Anything else?
Yes. There will be a war.
Some thing more.
Yes. I am yours and you are mine.
Whatever is mine belongs to you too.
Your friend and enemies are mine too.
Enough. Just think..
..how can I say no to you.
His friends are my friends.
Take this pashupastra and go to heaven.
Indra will help you to get divine weapons.
'After receiving Lord Shiva's blessing..'
'..Ariun went to heaven to receive Indra's blessing.'
'He will spend some time there as..'
'..along with divine weapons, he will get a curse too.'
'But this story is earth-bound.'
'So, why go to heaven at this point?'
'There are two places to go to.'
'We can go to Dwarka..'
'..where Abhimanyu is growing up.'
'But we have seen Krishna grow up.'
'Why see some other child growing up?'
'Then let us go to Hastinapur..'
'..where Karna has returned victorious!'
Beware!
Victorious Karna is on his way!
Look father!
Look grandsire!
Hail Karna, King of Anga!
Go, my friend!
Karna wishes to greet the king!
Congratulations for your successful victory tour!
I wish to present a few royal crowns.
Apart from your friends and relations..
..no head in India will wear a crown today.
Grandsire! Karna has answered your question.
Duryodhan is secure under Karna's friendship!
No, my lord. I still say the same thing.
It is best to make friends with the Pandavas..
..because I still believe that..
..even after this world victory..
..Karna is not even one fourth of what Arjun is!
No grandsire!
Ariun is not even worth one-sixteenth of Karna!
If Arjun is in search of divine weapons..
..let him be.
Karna is my divine weapon.
Some more, please.
Please, have some more.
It is our duty to serve you.
Here o sage!
Some more, please.
Come here, uncle!
Get rid of these sages or else..
This is sage Duyasa.
He will only leave when he feels like it.
Listen! If he is not satisfied..
..he will curse you.
- O king of Gandhar! - Yes sir!
Are you tired of serving us?
What are your saying, o sage?
It is our good fortune to serve you.
Duryodhan does no seem to be pleased.
If that is the case then..
Do not be angry, o sage.
Duryodhan was saying that had the Pandavas been here..
..they would have also got your blessings.
How could he dare ask you..
..to go to the forest and bless them?
Yes! O sage, I was saying just that..
..I am pleased with your brotherly love.
We will go and bless them!
Many thanks, respected sage!
Why are you sad?
I was reminded of the way we left Hastinapur.
Only four people were not sad to see us leave!
Duryodhan, Karna, Shakuni and evil Dushasan!
Why are you surprised? They don't have pity.
They are stone-hearted.
They must be happy..
..about our present condition.
I cannot bear to see you in this condition.
Whether you like it or not this is our condition..
..and I will remain in it for 13 years.
If you are already tired, you can go to Kampilya.
We will call you back after thirteen years.
I was not talking about my leaving.
I was merely mourning..
..the loss of anger within you all.
I have never heard you talk of war.
Your elder brother is an iceberg who is unmoved..
..by his wife's humiliation..
..or his brothers' plight.
Where is your anger that is the mark of a warrior?
Anger, too, has a limit.
Anger is not a stone thrown by a blind man..
..which has no fixed direction.
Nor should it be a stray arrow..
It should be like Arjun's arrow..
..which is sure to reach its aim.
Anger should be decent.
Blind anger is neither a shield nor a sword.
Duryodhan is blinded by jealousy!
Do you want us to be blinded by anger?
Sometimes it is better to swallow anger.
Forgiveness is divine!
Forgiveness the path of God!
Forgiveness is truth and penance!
Forgiveness is power!
Hence, I will never leave the path of forgiveness!
Think of my helplessness!
I cannot call you a coward..
..because I know you are not a coward!
You are truth itself. How can you forgive evil?
Duryodhan is another name for evil!
Control you anger, Draupadi!
Why?
Tell me why should she do that?
Even I cannot control my anger any more!
Whether asleep or awake..
..my eyes see only one scene.
Dushasan dragging her by her hair..
..and Duryodhan stroking his thigh..
..and all the Kurus watched this silently!
I cannot control my anger!
"The flames of anger and humiliation.."
"..cannot be extinguished!"
"Bravery is losing its patience.."
"..to stand up and be counted."