Mahabharat

I will not let this 'yajna'

get completed at any cost.

Krishna's plan will fail.

And if you are able to do that, Crown Prince Shishupal

then I shall use my mace to protect you.

I give you my word.

Weak and foolish people like you

are of no use to me, Duryodhan.

I can be slain only by the person

who had taken my additional arms

and third eye from me.

In other words, Krishna.

But he will not kill me

because my mother had made him promise

that he will pardon 100 misdeeds of mine.

Nevertheless, knowing that you are on my side

has left me exceedingly pleased.

'The fishes shown in this scene'

'have been generated using computer graphics.'

The ritual is now complete.

You may be seated on the throne now

and then distribute the offertory to the guests.

After you are done with it

we will proceed to the next phase

in which four representative Kings

will build a canopy on your throne.

Only then will you be declared the supreme Emperor.

Bless you!

Revered guests

our mother had taken the oath

that only after the city of her sons becomes independent

will she enter Indraprastha.

Hence, we were compelled

to engage in labour and demonstrate our valour.

Because of the teachings

of our revered grandsire Bhishma

we have been successful in this endeavour.

Only after seeking the blessings of both these people

will I have the right to be seated on the throne.

I welcome mother and grandsire to this gathering!

All hail His Excellency Bhishma!

All hail His Excellency Bhishma!

All hail Queen Mother Kunti!

All hail Queen Mother Kunti!

All hail His Excellency Bhishma!

May you live long!

Greetings, grandsire.

Greetings, grandsire.

Bless you all!

Seeing this city of yours has made me very proud.

Give your mother Kunti a grand welcome

and have her seated at the highest place in the court.

I have been a witness to her struggles.

All of you

are reaping the rewards of her struggles.

Bless you!

Get up, Yudhishthir.

Apart from the Almighty

a King does not prostrate before anyone else.

If you do not allow me to break this tradition, mother

then I will not be able to sit on the throne.

Go on, son.

Be seated on your throne

and grace this court.

All hail the supreme Emperor Yudhishthir!

All hail the supreme Emperor Yudhishthir!

All hail Empress Draupadi!

All hail Empress Draupadi!

The 'yajna' is almost complete, Crown Prince Shishupal

but you have not yet tarnished it.

A few rituals are yet to be completed

Crown Prince Duryodhan.

First, Yudhishthir will sit on the throne

then he will be crowned

and finally, he will distribute

the offertory to the sages and the Kings.

However, if the Rajsuya 'Yajna'

is interrupted before he does so

it will be deemed unsuccessful, Crown Prince Duryodhan.

And there are bound to be

a few lapses in such a grand ceremony.

I am looking for that lapse, Crown Prince.

But where is the throne?

Despite being an Emperor

how can he sit on the ground?!

All hail the supreme Emperor Yudhishthir!

All hail the supreme Emperor Yudhishthir!

All hail Empress Draupadi!

All hail Empress Draupadi!

All hail the supreme Emperor Yudhishthir!

All hail the supreme Emperor Yudhishthir!

All hail Empress Draupadi!

All hail Empress Draupadi!

Dear Yudhishthir

the way Surya Dev

graces the entire sky

by spreading his brilliant rays

and dispels the fear of darkness in men

similarly

the Kings, who have accepted your status

as the supreme Emperor

need to be sprinkled with water on their heads

by you to rid them of fear.

This is the duty of a supreme Emperor.

As you say, Sage Vyas-

But dear, Surya Dev himself

is under the authority

of Lord Vishnu in the heavens.

A supreme King

accepting the authority of another person

is deemed correct by the 'shastras.'

A person

who can guide the Emperor to righteousness.

Upon whose advice

the supreme Emperor

would engage in a battle or call a truce.

Seeking the blessings of such a person

and giving him the offertory first is a tradition.

This tradition

is also called 'pudovas' or 'prathamarghya.'

Who will you offer the 'pudovas', dear?

Guide me in this, Sage Vyas.

Either His Excellency Bhishma

or Vasudev Krishna can be chosen for this ritual.

No, dear.

A person who is surrounded by selfishness and greed

or there is a doubt to his status of a righteous man

or is bound by the orders of another person

does not have

the right to the 'prathamarghya.'

I am the General of Hastinapur.

Obeying the orders of King Dhritarashtra

is my prime duty.

That is why, dear

I cannot accept this 'prathamarghya.'