'My venom will spread doom all over the world.'
I will kill every living being and non-living object'
'that comes in my way.'
'Not even Vishnu can stop me from doing so!'
'The 'Halahal' venom is rapidly destroying other planets too.'
'If Lord Vishnu does not do something soon'
'everything will be ruined.'
'Lord, There must be a way to save ourselves from this venom.'
There is a way.
He who accepts every being.
If He can assimilate this venom within himself
it's toxic effect can be contained.
Lord Mahadev!
Lord Shiva is known as 'Bhootnath' for a reason.
Spirits, demons
ghouls, nocturnal evil spirits..
He embraces everyone.
He treats no one as virtuous
or pure evil.
He sees all souls as equal.
It does not matter if one occupies a position of power
or despised by the whole world.
There is no creature in the universe
who does not seek his refuge.
When someone asks him to grant a boon
he does warn them about
the consequences of it once.
But he does not let anyone leave
without fulfilling their wishes.
This is why, he is known as 'Bholenath'.
He is the only one
who could contain this demon, Kaal Kut.
Only he can
save the world from destruction.
Oh, sage.
I brought this nutritious meal for you.
I cannot eat it myself.
If my son were here, he would surely taste the food
and prove that it is not poisoned.
But
your son is not here, now is he?
At the moment
only the both of us are here.
So, you could either do
as I ask you
or you could
leave me to my fate.
As such
you never stop chanting
the lines 'a guest is like God'.
And now
and you are not at all worried about
offending your 'Godly' guest, are you?
"Oh, Supreme Lord! Please protect us."
"Oh, Lord Shiva! Please protect us."
"The universe is in a terrible crisis."
"Venom spreads through heaven and earth."
"Save all life from the clutches of death."
"We beseech you, oh Lord!"
"Oh, Supreme Lord! Please protect us."
"Oh, Lord Shiva! Please protect us."
"As 'Halahal' was churned out from the depth of the sea"
"living beings began to perish one by one."
"We beckon to thee, oh Lord!"
"We beseech you to protect us."
"Oh, Supreme Lord! Please protect us."
"Oh, Lord Shiva! Please protect us."
'If Mother Vinta eats the poisoned food'
'she will inevitably die.'
Oh, Almighty Lord.
Oh, Lord Vishnu.
Kindly accept my offering.
You just chanted a verse in your mind.
But
do you even know what it means?
A person of spiritual and religious bent of mind
who eats his meal only after
humbly offering it to Lord Vishnu
is salvaged from all sin.
But those people
who treat food as a source of pleasure
and indulgence
eat no food.
Such food
is equivalent to sin.
Enough!
Stop lecturing me
and wasting time.
Eat this fast.
I am famished.
My insides are churning
out of hunger.
Eat! - 'How can I eat this food?'
'I am a vegetarian.'
'But I have no other choice but to eat it.'
'Good riddance. Once the maid-servant is dead'
'I can throw this old leper out of the palace premises.'
Lord Mahadev!
Lord.
You are well aware of the suffering of your devotees.
The churning of the sea
yielded this venomous demon 'Kaal Kut'. His venom, 'Halahal'
has not only polluted the sea
but also wreaked havoc all over the world.
Oh, Lord Mahadev!
If You do not find a way to resolve this crisis
all creation will be wiped out soon.
H-How did this happen?
How did this
turn to 'Kheer'?
I think
your Lord Vishnu must have helped you.
Do you not always say
that Lord Vishnu
can do anything?
You are right!
I am sure this is the grace of Lord Vishnu.
Thank you so much, Lord!
I am eternally grateful.
What are they talking about?
You seem to
have no concern for me.
You have already wasted
enough time and now
you are wasting more time singing praises
of your dear Lord Vishnu.
I have understood.
I am convinced
that the food is not poisoned.
Now give it to me.
How is this possible?
Why does the poison have no effect on them?
No one..
Not a single soul
should come to know anything about this.
We are already hiding one secret.
And now this!
Even I was thinking about it.
How will we keep another secret?
We're struggling to keep even one!
Let us go.
'It does not matter how powerful you are, Kaal Kut.'
'You cannot enter this place'
'while I am around.'
Today
the air outside
is very hot.
Would you
fan me for a while? - Sure.
There is only one way to save the world
from Kaal Kut's 'Halahal' venom.
I will have to consume the venom myself.
You cannot do this, My Lord.
But I must.
You have no compulsion.
Please do not look at me like that.
I do not wish to hear
what you are about to say to me.
Neither do I want to understand.
You are bent on consuming a lethal venom.
The deadly 'Halahal'.
The venom spewed by Kaal Kut.
It is the deadliest
and most toxic venom in the entire universe.
This is why, at the beginning of creation
he was banished
to the far depths of the sea.
Anything that comes in his path
is completely destroyed.
All that is left of it, is a memory.
My Lord, I agree
that the crisis is grave.
But Lord Vishnu
had foreseen it before the churning of the sea began.
Lord Vishnu sustains all creation.
You know that very well.
He only carried out his duty.
And now, I must carry out mine.
If I do not contain Kaal Kut within myself
who else will do it?
You remember your duty towards everyone
except your wife.
What about a husband's duty towards his wife?
In order to protect the entire universe
you want to sacrifice yourself.
Did it not occur to you even once that
if you were to come
to any harm at all
how I would survive it?
If all creation ceases to exist
our existence will be of no use, will it?
Gods are bound to their devotees by devotion.
If the devotees perish
so will the existence of God.
So, you will do as you wish.
You seem to be determined.
It hardly matters
what I say now.
It does matter.
It matters a lot.
I am Shiva
because you are Shakti, my power.
Without you by my side
I could never contain the venom all on my own.
My Lord!
Do you know what you are asking me to do?
You want me, your wife, to willingly let you
consume a deadly venom?
I cannot do this, My Lord.
I just cannot.
Why has
Lord Mahadev not done anything yet? - Lord Agni!
It is not that simple.
Lord Mahadev is all powerful.
The Lord of all Gods. The word difficult
holds no meaning for him.
He is a God, indeed.
But that does not mean he is bereft of emotion.
'But that does not mean he is bereft of emotion.'
He has the power to do things that no one else can.
But that does not mean
it does not involve physical, mental and emotional strength.
We could not stand the toxicity
of 'Halahal' venom even for a moment and Lord Mahadev
is about to consume all of it.
When a devotee faces a dilemma
God rushes to his rescue.
But when God himself faces a dilemma, who would help him?