Episode#32 Duryodhana was heartbroken when he received the news that Subhadra married Arjuna, suddenly he went into depression; lost all interest in his kingdom and the materialistic world! Crestfallen as he was, he decided to opt for renunciation but with great difficulty, Sakuni and Karna consoled him and advised him to forget and move ahead in live. The cunning Sakuni blamed Vasudev Krishna for planning the abduction (Duryodhana remembered to what Subhadra said to kidnap her that is her destiny) Balarama was not happy with the idea of sharing Draupadi among five brothers, he also was not happy the way Yudhishtira gambled away his kingdom and his wife Draupadi, according to him Pandavas are biggest fools on the earth. Duryodhana was very angry and he decided to take a revenge on Arjuna as well on Vasudev Krishna. Soon after Subhadra's marriage, Duryodhana got married to Princess Bhanumati the daughter of King Chitranagada of Kalinga. The only pre-requisite for the groom in he...

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...

Episode#30 Gandhari enters Hall of Dice, and pleaded King Dhritarashtra to execute justice; she cautioned him that negative omens and spiteful curses coming from pious woman should not be connived as they may lead to downfall. It was Gandhari request and also the fear of retribution of Panchala made king Dhritarashtra inclined towards humanity, he told Draupadi to forget everything, he asked her for three wishes and he assured it will be fulfilled, Draupadi first wish was to free her five husbands and that they would no longer be slaves; second wish was to return their weapons back to them and with outstanding dignity she refused to avail third wish reminding that "a kashatriya lady is eligible to only two wishes and not more; and that her husbands were capable of gaining what they have lost in the game of dice." Thus it was none other than the wise Draupadi who was instrumental in winning back dignity and freedom from slavery for her crestfallen husbands. Karna, who silen...

Episode#29 Pandavas as removed their uttariya, shawls and their arm-lets but Draupadi being in single cloth - ekvastra couldn't do the same! The lusty minded Dusshasana moved towards Draupadi, she tried to prevent her modesty, Karna remembered his insult in Swayamvara he passed a remark "she is no better than a prostitute - does it really matters whether she is dressed or naked for a woman who co-habits with five husbands at any given time, it hardly matters!" This rubbed further salt in her wounds and she screamed with pain and fury - "if ever my father King Drupada came to know about his daughter's humiliation, he will tear Hastinapur in pieces the very same moment!" Dusshasana snatched her sari and pulled it, Draupadi was getting stripped in front of all the elders and Noble kings but no one dare to stop such crime not even king Dhritarashtra. There was no one to help she thought of Krishna, he was the only one who will come for her rescue, she closed ...

Episode#28 Back in Hastinapur, the Kaurava as were dismayed at witnessing the glory of Pandavas! Sakuni planned a dice game wherein the dices were especially made from Jarasandha bones and played to his tunes. Yudhishtira loved playing dice but was not very proficient and was easily defeated by the deceitful Sakuni. The Pandavas lost everything they possessed including their wife Draupadi. Duryodhana laughed cruelly and ordered Dusshasana to drag Draupadi to the Dice hall, when Dusshasana crashed into her room, Draupadi was clad in a single clothe; he grabbed her by her loose hair and dragged her to Dice Hall, she tried to wrench free and run away, but she could not and he threw her on the floor in the presence of Dhritarashtra, Bhisma Pitamah, Drona, Kripa, Vidura, and Karna! She wiped her tears, arranged her clothes, brace herself and like a wounded tigress, she stood up, held her head high and said vehemently, "I am the daughter of King Drupada and daughter-in-law of renown...

Episode#27 Vasudev Krishna had said that it would be futile to combat with Jarasandha's army rather he should be provoked for a single combat, as planned, Vasudev Krishna, Arjuna and Bhima entered his palace as brahmins - unarmed - and he welcomed them with due honor. Bhima and Arjuna chose to be quite to avoid any unforeseen complications; Vasudev Krishna clarified that they are observing 'maun-vrata' (silence) and would speak only after midnight. The scars on their hands made Jarasandha suspicious which were the marks of bowstring - suggestive that they were Kshatriyas? At midnight, a restless Jarasandha went to meet them and demanded the truth; Bhima replied "we are your enemies and we seek instant combat, you may choose to fight with all three or one by one in succession" having understood their real identities, Jarasandha replied "Krishna, you are not a Kshatriya but a cowherd and Arjuna you are still very young, so I would choose to fight with Bhima ...

Episode#26 Bhrihadratha married the two daughters of King of Kashi with a solemn promise that he would honour them equally and keep both happy to the best of his ability. Unfortunately none of them bore any child but he kept his precious word and tired to be happy. When it was time for vanprasthashram (old king goes to forest with their wives leaving behind kingdom to their eldest son), he too left with his two wives he met sage Kaushika of Gautama family, after hearing his anguish of childlessness, the sage felt pity and offered him prasad of a ripe mango and blessed him telling to give it to his wife and his wish would be fulfilled. Adhering to his promise to make equal justice to his two wives he cut the mango into two pieces and gave them to eat. In due course of time both gave a birth to half a child each - two equal portion could complete normal child, feeling terrified of the two monstrous halves of a child, they wound them in two small cloth bundles and disposed them in the ...