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On entering the 'Chakravyuha'

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there are attacks
occurring simultaneously.

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His death was certain

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why do you complain now?

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Why do you complain now?

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Mahabharat!

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The story of good
against the evil,

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that every child remembers
to this day.

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By heart.

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They say, history is always

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written in favour of
the victorious side.

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Is this story in actual fact

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based on the war
between good and evil?

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Or this is just a perception

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that has been passing
for the truth since years?

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Because if we look closer

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then the lines of good
and evil seem just as blurred

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as the decisions made by
both the parties in this war.

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Were the Kauravas
completely evil?

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And the Pandavas
the guardians of good?

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Did only one party

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employ deceitful means?

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Were the Pandavas
completely devoid of sin?

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These are some of the questions

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whose answers are necessary

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which this show will seek.

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Mahabharat!

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The end or the beginning?

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In the 'Dwaparyuga'
this was an unforgivable place.

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It was clear that in order
to win the battle

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the rules of war were broken.

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Two Kshatriyas were
fighting with each other here.

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One fought for his kingdom
while the other for his throne.

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And their guru was the referee.

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The war lasted for many hours.

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After that, Bhima

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broke the rule of the battle
of the mace to win the war.

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He attacked Duryodhana
below the waist.

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He shattered his thigh.

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Balaram was furious

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on seeing this transpire.

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The brave warrior
fell on the ground,

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disbelief expressed in
his face.

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He looked immediately
towards Balaram,

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whose eyes were
filled with rage.

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Balaram's face was suffused
with anger.

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What kind of duel was this?

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The guilty Bhima stood silently.

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The cries were agonising.

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Duryodhana fell to the ground
after his thigh was shattered.

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And Bhima was standing
silently like a criminal.

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When Balaram raised
his mace against Bhima,

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then Bhima got scared and went
to hide behind Shri Krishna.

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Heartless man, you are a ghoul.

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This was an evil act,

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you are a shameless,
callous coward.

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Your death is my righteous duty.

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The chiselled physique trembled.

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He huddled behind Krishna.

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He was thinking of an answer,

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his eyes were full of guilt.

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All the four brothers begged,
Krishna gave them an idea.

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Life, death, good and evil.

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What is the meaning of life?

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Twisting his words, Krishna said

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remember the deeds of
the Kauravas.

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They killed Abhimanyu
by resorting to treachery.

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They disrobed Draupadi.

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Shri Krishna is God for us.

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But at that moment, he was the
younger brother of Balaram.

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Balaram didn't
listen to Shri Krishna

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nor did his anger subside.

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Balaram didn't agree Abhimanyu
was killed by treachery.

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On the thirteenth day of
the Mahabharata,

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Drona, the head of
the Kauravas army

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arrayed his troops in
the 'Chakravyuha' formation.

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In order to break
the 'Chakravyuha'

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there was a unique war strategy.

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And apart from Arjuna,

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nobody else had access
to this strategy.

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But on that day, Arjuna was busy
waging a war elsewhere.

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The 'Chakravyuha'
was moving ahead,

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and it was dispersing
the Pandavas army.

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Arjuna's son Abhimanyu,

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came forward and said

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that he knows how to
enter the 'Chakravyuha'.

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When I was in my mother's womb,

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then my father Arjuna had

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narrated this strategy to
my mother Subhadra.

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But after that

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my mother began to feel sleepy.

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She went to sleep.

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I was unable to
hear the strategy

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of coming out of
the 'Chakravyuha.'

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After hearing this, the
four Pandava brothers said,

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that my son, don't worry.

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Just break the 'Chakravyuha'

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and go inside. After that

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all of us will follow you.

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We will destroy
the entire 'Chakravyuha.'

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According to the plan, Abhimanyu
broke through the 'Chakravyuha'.

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But Bhima, who was following him

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was stopped by
the Kaurava warrior Jayadratha.

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None of the Pandavas or
warrior from the Pandavas army

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was able to get inside.

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Abhimanyu was trapped
alone in the 'Chakravyuha.'

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He fought with all his might.

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But his armour
and his weapons broke down.

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And in the end, he fought
with the wheel of a chariot.

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He died a brave death
while fighting.

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But Balaram didn't
consider the matter

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of Abhimanyu's death treachery.

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He interrupted Krishna,
saying this.

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Don't say anything, Krishna.

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His sin is not forgivable.

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He will directly go to hell

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and that is my curse.

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You always talk about

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Draupadi's
humiliation every time.

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Abhimanyu's death is put down
as an unrighteous act.

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There are many 'Vyuhas' in
the art of war.

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'Urmi', 'Chakra', 'Kurma',
'Kroncha', 'Trishul.'

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The 'Chakravyuha' was one of
those used. What was so wrong?

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Who allowed a 16 year old child

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to wage battle in a war?

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He pierced the 'Vyuha.'

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He didn't know
the strategy to come out.

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This was the end of an chapter

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from the epic story

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wherein millions
of stories reside.

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But this is the
beginning of the efforts

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to see this epic story

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with a truthful perspective.

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And to test yourself

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which side are we standing on?

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With the righteous?

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Or with the unrighteous?

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Or perhaps...

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Keep watching.

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Mahabharat!
The end or the beginning?