Mahabharat

Grandfather used to worship Lord Indra every year, Uncle.

But why did you decide against worshipping him for once?

Abhimanyu, my lad.

All injustice that prevails in the world is one.

Because all injustice

arise out of one or the other form of fear.

I did not mean to oppose the veneration for Lord Indra.

But he was being venerated solely out of fear.

In fact, no one was venerating Lord Indra, lad.

Everyone was just venerating the fear in their hearts.

But isn't the prevalence of fear obvious, uncle?

No, lad.

In fact, there is no greater

foe in the world than fear.

You better know the consequences of fear.

In order to be free of fear

a human accepts injustice.

That is where evil is born.

Ought to fear, a human mind

is filled with worry and conflict.

He loses his ability to think.

The mind or the soul is destroyed.

Due to fear, a human mind is filled with bitterness.

His entire life is filled with bitterness.

The joy of living is lost.

Soulful joy.

Sachiddanand* is the incarnation of the almighty, lad. *The three qualities of God. Sat is truth. Chit is universal consciousness. Anand is Bliss.

Ought to fear, a human drifts away from the almighty.

But Indra's veneration wasn't so grave an injustice, uncle.

Prativindh, my lad.

No power is so great

that it cannot be defeated.

And no injustice is so minor

that it need not be defeated.

Because a minor injustice with the passage of time

can attain a catastrophic form.

Am I right, my good lady?

Revered clown!

After destroying Indra's arrogance

what did Lord Krishna do?

My Prince! My Prince!

The glorious tales of Lord Krishna are endless.

If you all permit, could we end this tale narration right here?

It shall be sunrise soon. And as dawn breaks

the wedding rituals will commence too.

No, dear clown.

After tempting one with food

and describing the taste of every morsel

you cannot deprive one from food.

You have to tell us the tale

of the end of Kansa, the Lord of Mathura.

Very well, listen.

Darkness encroached into Mathura and nested within Kansa's mind.

Kansa's despicable heart lost all love and compassion.

'Fear gripped his mind and arrogance corrupted him.'

'When his final moments closed in, he lost all wit.'

Vasudev!

Is the head of Gokul's Yadavas your friend?

What do you wish to know, Kansa?

His son has lifted Mt. Govardhan!

How could he be so powerful?

Who is he?

Are you suspicious, elder brother

that he is my son?

But the eight child my womb bore was a girl.

She was an illusion!

Your womb had borne an illusion

in order to deceive me!

Vasudev had surely transferred

your eighth son to his friend's home to safety.

No, elder brother!

You had all the infants

born during that time killed.

Then how could that infant still be alive?

Tell me!

Calm down, Devaki.

The time has come

that Kansa braces himself for his death.

Listen, Kansa.

The monsters that you had sent

have met their death.

Even demoness Putna* has met her death. *Putana, a foster-mother of Krishna as she breast-fed him, though it was with the motive of killing Krishna by poisoned milk. She was killed by the infant-god Krishna.

Yet you did not understand.

Firstly, let me tell you about Devaki's seventh child.

Devaki's seventh child

in the seventh month

was transferred by the Gods to the womb of

my second wife, Rohini.

His name is Sankarshan.* *Meaning a spirit transferred between two wombs.

Since he is mighty, he is also known as Balram.* *"Strong Rama".

He is safe at my friend Nanda's home.

And my eighth son's name is

Krishna!

Son of Nanda, Krishna!

He has even defeated the serpent Kalia

and has lifted Mt. Govardhan on a single finger.

My lord, my brother is further blinded by arrogance.

He shall kill our son! My lord!

If it were possible to kill your son

it would have happened years ago.

Even the King of Heaven couldn't defeat him.

So how can the King of Mathura defeat him?

You are a fool, Vasudev! A fool!

I shall soon compel both your sons

to arrive to Mathura!

And they shall die before your very eyes.

Revered Akroor!