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It was the first day of the Kalyug

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and it was a terribly dark day.

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The son of the guru was
carried away by his loyalty

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shot the Brahmastra towards
the womb.

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He shot the Brahmastra
towards the womb.

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Mahabharat.

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The story of the righteous against
the unrighteous

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which every child remembers
even today.

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By heart.

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They say, that history

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is written in favor
of the victorious.

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Is this story truly

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about the war between the righteous
and the unrighteous?

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Or is this merely a perception

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which has been passing for
the truth for years?

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Because if we look closer

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the lines between righteous and
unrighteous

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seem just as blurred

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as the decisions made by both sides
in this war.

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Were the Kauravas completely
unrighteous?

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And the Pandavas
were the guardians of good?

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Was deceit used
by only one faction?

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Were the Pandavas
completely absolved of sin?

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These are some of the questions

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which must be answered

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and this show will seek them.

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Mahabharata.

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The end or the beginning.

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Devi, you must tell the Pandavas

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that I am not satiated still.

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The one who died was a weak
elephant.

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Ashwatthama isn't dead yet.

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Speedily, the three
of them returned

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back to Duryodhana.

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He was still barely alive.

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There was still some time.

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When he heard the description
of the war

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he forget all his suffering.

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His gaze was admiring.

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His chest filled out with pride.

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He sliced off his armlet

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and Duryodhana gave it as a gift.

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You knelt down before him

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as you accepted it with
both hands outstretched.

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Duryodhana knew

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that the bleeding would cause

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his death soon enough.

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He had very little time.

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And he gave all
three of his friends

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a single instruction each.

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He said.

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The messengers of death are
lurking nearby.

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I have a sense of that illusion.

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These are my last words.

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All I have are these few moments.

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Kritaverma, tell my mother

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the clan which

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killed your sons

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that clan will be destroyed.

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Ashwatthama, may you succeed!

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Don't allow them to have
your compassion.

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Use deceit, trickery, plots
and any means possible

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to get rid of the five Pandavas.

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Karna's son is Vrishketu.

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Kripacharya, this
is what I suggest.

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Have him crowned the king.

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This kingdom is his by right.

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After he spoke thus

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the unmatched warrior fell silent.

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His mace was still in his hands.

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His power was all within his mind.

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Duryodhana's death

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happened just before sunrise

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in the auspicious hour of
the 'Brahma mahurat. '

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Then the Dwapar Yug
came to an end.

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The Kalyug commenced.

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When the Pandavas
learnt about this massacre

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they came seeking Ashwatthama

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close to the hermitage of
Maharishi Ved Vyasa.

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Arjuna and Ashwatthama
battled it out there.

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Finally, both of them released
the Brahmastra towards each other.

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Maharishi Ved Vyas

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at once commanded
both the warriors

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to withdraw their respective
Brahmastras.

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Because the explosion caused
by both the weapons

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would have pulverized the earth.

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Arjuna withdrew his Brahmastra.

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But Ashwatthama

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guided his Brahmastra towards

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the womb of Uttara

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the pregnant wife of Abhimanyu.

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Ashwatthama thought

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this would

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put an end to all heirs
of the Pandava clan.

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But he had forgotten

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that the Brahmastra only
affects the one

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who has been born.

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Since Abhimanyu's son Parikshit

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hadn't been born still

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he was safe from the Brahmastra.

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In future, he went on to
become the king of Hastinapur.

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When Duryodhana breathed his last

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the Dwapar Yug ended.

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The Brahma mahurat was
devoid of a Yuga for some time.

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Then the sun rose to
usher in the Kalyug.

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When the dawn broke,
it seemed rather strange.

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Something arid
and burnt came to light.

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The suns rays light up
the world ominously.

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Life seemed to be subdued.

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The river kept flowing.

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The water tasted polluted.

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The singing of the bird
seemed jarring somehow

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and the snake seemed
a little more venomous.

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"It was the first day of
the Kalyug"

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"and it was a terribly dark day."

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"The son of the guru was
carried away by his loyalty"

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"shot the Brahmastra towards
the womb."

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That was the end of another chapter

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of the great epic

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wherein reside a million
other stories.

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But this is the beginning
of an attempt

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to perceive this epic

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from a truthful perspective.

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To gauge for oneself

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which side we are on.

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The righteous?

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Or the unrighteous?

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Or perhaps...

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Keep watching. Mahabharata.

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The end or the beginning.