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Mahabharata war day 17 - fall of Karna

Episode#71 The seventeenth day, a great battle followed, the son of Surya Karna aimed a dazzling fire spitting, double tongued serpent like arrow at Arjuna, Krishna instantly pressed the vehicle down five fingers deep in the mid, so that the serpent shaft missed Arjuna's head but struck off his helmet. Arjuna was furious and he fixed a determined dart on his bow to end Karna. But Karna left side of his wheel of his chariot suddenly sank in the bloody mire. He jumped down to lift the wheel up from the mud "Wait a minute" he cried. "My chariot has sunk in the ground and knowing dharma as you do, you would certainly not take unfair advantage of this situation. I shall set my chariot right and I will give you all the battle you want." Arjuna hesitated. A perplexed Karna remembered the curse pronounced on him and again appealed to Arjuna! Krishna intervened. "Ha, Karna!" He exclaimed, "It is good that you do remember that there are fair things - now...

What Duryodhana thinks seeing Abhimanyu...

Episode#53 Standing on his chariot, Duryodhana cited the young prince Abhimanyu (son of Subhadra and Arjuna) and remembered fondly the memories of his first adolescent love with Subhadra! It was due to Vasudev Krishna that instead of marrying him, she married to his enemy Arjuna! Duryodhana remembered Subhadra had come to meet him near the lake last night; she was looking very pretty and beautiful, she requested him not to kill her son Abhimanyu but without replying or offering any kind of commitment, he had left abruptly. Today, he stood on the battlefield he thought he does not have any animosity against the young kid, why would he kill him? But if at all he gets killed in this war, will he be able to see Subhadra crying over her son's dead body? Duryodhana was in no mood to fight this war but now he had no choice! Was there not a single soul who could avert this war? Duryodhana - a trifle reluctantly blew the conch-shell loudly followed by Pitamah thunderous voice "ATT...