Mahabharat

This is an illusory forest, Nakul.

Illusory.

Illusory?

Mother, the forest we are in at the moment

belongs to ogres.

Many years ago

grandsire had defeated the ogre Hida.

And had instructed all the ogres never to leave their forest.

And had also made a promise.

'Henceforth, humans and ogres'

'will not trespass on each other's territories.'

Since then the ogres turned this forest into an illusory one.

Without the permission of the King of the ogres

humans can enter this forest

but cannot find a way out.

And our teacher had told us all about it.

Instead of paying attention to your reflection in the 'gurukul'

had you paid attention to teacher's lessons

you would not have asked all these questions.

I was awaiting your arrival, sister.

Draupadi, it is almost time to worship Goddess Annapurna.

It is the tradition of Panchal that

this veneration is the first one in the life of a person

right after his birth.

And Dhrishtadyumna and you have been born just recently.

Let's go.

Why are you smiling, Draupadi?

I was merely wondering

how, right after their birth

children take part in this veneration.

The child sits on its mother's lap during the veneration.

And even an elder sister is like one's mother.

So, will you perform the veneration with me on your lap?

Me?

Onlookers will laugh at us.

Alright.

I will hold your hand and sit next to you.

Pardon me, Draupadi

but I need to go and command the army.

The handmaidens will take you for the veneration.

This way.

Mother

why are you crying again?

These are tears of joy, Arjun.

Even in these difficult times

seeing all of you laugh

makes me so proud of my sons.

Difficult times?

Mother, time can never be difficult.

When man forgets to smile

does time seem difficult.

You should rest now, mother.

Today, the five of us will sleep outside.

How can you even think of sleeping, Arjun?

We need to defeat the King of the ogres

and find a way out of here.

Let's go! - Bheem

we will not be able to find them in here.

This is an illusory forest.

Illusory.

But we shall certainly meet them.

That is why, quit worrying and rest now, brother Bheem.

I do not understand you.

These ogres are man-eaters, Bheem.

In other words, they devour us humans.

The way you always find a way to your 'laddoos'

they are bound to find us.

We are their meal.

But you need not get frightened, brother Bheem.

I shall protect you.

You?

You are so lean that you would not make even a morsel of food.

You will not even reach their stomachs.

How will you protect me?

That ogre is fated to die at my hands, Nakul!

The biggest human of them all

will die at our hands first.

And the meat from his body

will feed us ogres

for a month.

Today, after so many years

we ogres will get to consume human meat.

But brother

that human

seems quite strong.

What if

he defeats us instead?

Hidimba

you must use your power of illusion somehow

and bring them to our village.

After that

they shall not be able to face us ogres

for even a single moment.

Do remember, Hidimba

that only those enter this forest of mine