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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...

Why Krishna kept Abhimanyu's knowledge of chakra-vyuh incomplete?

Episode#31 According to the conditions set, Pandavas had to live in the forest for twelve years and remain incognito for one year. In the first year of exile, Arjuna went to Dwarka to meet Vasudev Krishna, he fell in love with Krishna's sister Subhadra. Vasudev Krishna gladly relented to his wishes lest she marry Duryodhana (who according to Balarama was right choice). As planned by Vasudev Krishna, Arjuna kidnapped Subhadra and got married. During exile, Bhima got a son Ghatokacha from his marriage to Hidimba while Arjuna married three women - Chitragandha, Ulupi and Subhadra. Draupadi accepted only Subhadra since she was Vasudev Krishna's sister but not the others. During their exile, Subhadra stayed in Dwarka with her cousins and her son Abhimanyu grew up under the guidance of Vasudev Krishna and Balarama. However she could not forget her first love Duryodhana. Every night she cried for him and every morning she waited for him remembered meeting him at the bank of Yamu...

Subhadra insist Duryodhana to abduct her...

Episode#23 Balarama was happy to hear about the Subhadra and Duryodhana alliance but did not offer any commitment to Duryodhana!On the contrary, he asked Duryodhana to wait for some time until he obtained the consent from his family before finalizing the proposal, Duryodhana stayed overnight at Balarama place; he was eager to meet Subhadra but there was not the remotest opportunity to do so, the only option for him was to wait until dawn. Subhadra did not sleep a wink the whole night, at the crack of the dawn, wrapped in a sari and towel thrown covering her shoulders, she walked towards Yamuna river, keeping the towel on nearby stone, she walked in the river and after a few dips, she came out drenched and lay down on her back her eyes closed and her legs playing in the river water. Duryodhana sat on the stone and stared at her beautiful face with her wet hair scattered all over, he bent down to put his lips on her, but she opened her eyes and said "As per the custom of the Yad...

Duryodhana falls in love with Subhadra...

Episode#18 Later Duryodhana proceeded to Mathura for the advance mace training from Balarama the elder brother of Vasudev Krishna and Subhadra. Duryodhana being Kuru prince, Balarama invited him to stay with him at his house and gave him a lesson every morning and evening. The young and beautiful Subhadra daughter of Vasudev and his second wife Rohini was in her adolescence, she watched him stealthily, he was handsome with well built physique, tall, broad shoulders, swollen chest, even his attitude and his arrogance infatuated her, she was almost in love with him. Duryodhana had cited Subhadra watching him stealthily from her window - and he fell in love with her, when the training was over and he was to return Hastinapur the following morning; he got up early, it was dawn and the sun was yet to rise when he saw Subhadra walking towards the Yamuna river. He quickly followed her, she was clad in a single piece of cloth - a body wrap, the bangles in her wrist and the silver anklets...