Mahabharat

Will you come to aid us again, Govind?

Indeed

but

I will not be able to aid all of you

where you are headed at the moment.

All of you must succeed in the life of anonymity on your own.

The time for your life of anonymity is drawing closer too.

Which place would be appropriate for our life of anonymity

Vasudev?

Brother Yudhishthir is the Emperor.

The entire Aryan region knows him.

Brother

the most difficult task for man is to remain hidden

because in order to remain so

one must first expunge oneself of one's arrogance

and forget one's competence

one's respect

one's class

and one's existence.

If family and friends

fuel your arrogance

then none of you will forget who you are

and if the enemy challenges your arrogance

then you are bound to get angry

and show yourselves to the world.

You must choose a place

where no one recognizes you.

A place where you will get love

but not get attached to anyone.

If someone does insult you

you ought to be able to pardon that person.

Where can such a place be, Vasudev?

In this vast Aryan region

there must be a King

who you are not acquainted with.

In this vast Aryan region, there is only one such King, Vasudev.

The person I am alluding to is King Virat.

Yes.

Only in the Matsya kingdom* of King Virat will all of you *Matsya ("fish") is located south of the Kurus, and west of the Yamuna river which separated it from the kingdom of Panchalas.

be able to

safely lead a life of anonymity.

Certainly, Vasudev.

The day Arjun returns after completing his meditation

we shall proceed towards the Matsya kingdom.

He shall return soon after succeeding in his endeavour.

Arjun has such a strong determination

that he can achieve

even the most arduous of meditations.

'The animal shown in this scene'

'was generated using computer graphics.'

You seem to be the indigenous tribe of Kirat.* *The Kirati or Kiranti people in the Himalayas (mid-hills) extending eastward from Nepal into India, Burma and beyond.

Who are you?

I am meditating here.

Let me take my arrow out.

You can take this warthog then.

I shall indeed take it away.

I was hunting it after all.

So, I shall take it away.

Pardon me

but this animal was killed by my arrow

and not yours.

You may certainly take it away.

He insulted you, Your Highness!

He said that he hunted that animal!

Then he must certainly be stronger than you.

He is a better archer than you.

Since you are the King, you must demonstrate

that you are the stronger one and not him!

I am Arjun, the son of Pandu.

I am more skilled than a tribal person.

The son of Pandu!

Such arrogance!

Can you see that hollow on that tree?

You must pierce it.

I had killed this warthog

with such lightning speed.

You must not have even seen my arrow.

The focus required to be a great archer

does not reside in you.

Can you fight using a sword?

A true warrior is one

who can use all weapons proficiently.

Pick up the sword, Prince.

Do you accept defeat?

Are you not tired yet?

No

I am not tired

but when Lord Shiva himself is one's opponent

how can a person win?

Being a disciple of guru Drona

no tribal man can ever withstand

my attacks for so long.

Lord Pinaka* *Vishwakarma.

had made the first bow known as Pinak* *Shiva's bow.

and had taught the entire world the art of archery.

Punish me for my mistakes, My Lord

and please do appear in your true form.

Bless you!

Lord Indra requested me

to give his son the knowledge of Pashupatastra.

However, without testing your worthiness

I could not give you the Pashupatastra.

A person who is worthy

knows divinity in a moment.

The truth is

the one who recognizes the greatness of others

is truly worthy

but My Lord

I could not recognize you.

I must certainly not be worthy.

Lord Indra

your son has acknowledged himself

that he is not worthy of acquiring the Pashupatastra.