'Kishkindha!'
'7,100 years ago.'
'Power doesn't depend on size.'
'It arises from wish.'
'Wishes soon become ambition.'
'And ambition gives birth'
'to wars.'
'No one can escape war,'
'whether they are small creatures, insects,'
'demons,'
'humans, or vanaras.'
Vanara army, don't be scared!
[screaming]
- Run! - Run!
Vali!
[voice echoing]
- [explosion] - [screaming]
[tense music plays]
Before wounding someone,
you must first discover
who else has the same blood
running through their veins!
[clanking]
[groaning]
[screaming]
Boons aren't granted
only to asuras.
I have the ability to snatch
half the power
of my opponent.
Who are you?
I'm the brother of Sugriva, the one
you just wounded!
The prince of Kishkindha!
The most powerful one in the world!
I am Vali!
[straining]
- Run! - Run!
- Hail Prince Vali! - All hail!
Did you get scared of death?
Now, run for your life.
[sweeping music playing]
Run!
[straining]
[flames flaring]
Prince Vali, this is not right.
This is a sin.
They are your own.
They just got a little scared.
The people
who bow down in fear
are often the ones
who later rebel.
[arrow swishing]
- [arrow swishing] - [explosion]
A cracked brick makes a house crumble,
just as a weak person
disintegrates society.
Starting today, Kishkindha will no longer shelter
weak people!
Henceforth, the vanaras in Kishkindha
will no longer survive on plants and fruits.
They'll survive on their strength.
Their power!
- Hail Prince Vali! - All hail!
Unrighteousness is now spreading.
It's the beginning of a sinful world.
Mahadeva, please protect us.
Please protect us!
- [conch shell playing] - "Om! I bow down to Lord Shiva."
"O, Lord Shiva! The Innocent One."
[conch shell playing]
[devotional song playing]
[conch shell playing]
"Om! I bow down to Lord Krishna."
[devotional song playing]
- Hail Mahadeva! - Hail Mahadeva!
I bow down to Lord Shiva!
My revered One!
Did You come here for something important?
I'm not Mahadeva
Who can't go anywhere without a purpose.
Lord,
I felt restless today.
Who has troubled
the Caretaker of the universe?
Lord, it's a question.
What is the antidote to wickedness?
Power!
What if
power itself becomes a problem?
Then, it would be devotion.
Only selfless devotion
can balance out the misuse of power.
Lord, You solved my problem.
Please get ready.
- For what? - To take an avatar.
You must establish righteousness.
Slaying asuras and vanquishing them
is Your right.
It's Your responsibility.
This time, the opponent isn't evil power.
It's the evil thinking of the powerful.
The unrighteousness of asuras
is now being followed by humans and vanaras as well.
This is why
we'd need the power of Sudarshana Chakra
and the devotion of 'rudraksha'.
I, Narayana,
seek Your participation
in overcoming the harmful effects of evil power.
I agree, Lord.
A part of me will take an avatar
to serve my Lord.
Lord, they won't just serve me.
Your partial avatar
will uproot the mountain of sin
and bring the 'Sanjeevani' of compassion
to this world.
You've destroyed unrighteousness to date,
but this time, You'll lay the foundation of righteousness!
This time,
I, Hari, won't be able to establish
righteousness without You, Mahadeva.
[joyful music playing]
[theme song playing]
[theme song continues playing]
[theme song playing]
[theme song concludes]
[mellow music playing]
Mahadeva's minuscule part holds enough power
to set the entire universe afire.
What sacred soul
could endure the power of even a fraction of Mahadeva's energy?
[musical instruments playing]
- [explosion] - [lightning crackling]
Punjikastala!
You jumped around like vanaras
and disrupted my meditation.
You brought disrepute to dance and beauty.
I curse you
to lose your beauty and musical skills
and be reborn into the vanara clan.
[thunder rumbling]
'Mount Sumeru. A few years later.'
'I bow down to Lord Shiva.'
I bow down to Lord Shiva.
'I bow down to Lord Shiva.'
Anjana, it's good you are here.
Mahadeva's veneration seemed incomplete.
If it's true,
why didn't the King of Sumeru wake me up?
I'd never do that.
A person who is asleep or meditating may become angry if disturbed
and curse us.
'I curse you to be reborn into the vanara clan.'
If Devi Anjana had cursed me,
how would I, Kesari, deal with it?
I'm already a curse to you.
I couldn't give you a child even after years.
Anjana, please don't feel guilty.
A woman isn't just meant to become a mother.
I'm also the Queen of Sumeru.
It's my duty to provide this kingdom with a successor,
and a child to you.
[poignant vocalising]
Please come.
"Om! I bow down to Shiva!"
Let Mahadeva take care of it.
He united us,
and so He will guide us further.
- "Hail Mahadeva!" - "Hail Mahadeva!"
[eagle screeching]
Jatayu! Why is he here suddenly?
[suspenseful music playing]
- Uncle Jatayu is here! - Uncle Jatayu is here!
[children cheering]
My friend!
How is Sumeru Kesari?
Anyone with a friend like you
will definitely be fine.
- Let me introduce you to her. She is... - Anjana.
Wife of the King of Sumeru.
Do you know him?
Um...
I never met you.
It's not necessary to meet someone to know them.
You're an 'apsara'.
Everyone says
that Kesari's wife is so beautiful,
as if she were an 'apsara' in her previous birth.
My friend is still humorous.
I'm humorous,
but today I'm here to give you
some serious information.
[suspenseful music playing]
Uh...
Please talk to your friend. I'll be back.
[suspenseful music playing]
'It's not necessary to meet someone to know them. You're an 'apsara'.'
- Aunt Anjana! - Aunt Anjana!
The vanaras are fighting over mangoes.
Children...
Um...
- Please complain to your Uncle Kesari. - Let's go.
Uncle Kesari!
All the vanaras are fighting over the distribution of the mangoes.
Please come with us.
I'll be back.
[tense music plays]
- I brought you some fruits. - Thank you.
They are sweet.
Do you really know me?
[suspenseful music playing]
What I know is beside the point.
What you want to know is more important.
I want to be liberated.
Once I have a child, I'll be liberated.
Why am I not getting liberated?
When will I give birth to a child?
When will my curse end?
Anjana, please behold the light of truth.
Light is needed for the seed of liberation to grow.
What do you mean?
Please tell your husband
about your past.
That is impossible.
This is the only way to your liberation.
Face your fears.
Jatayu, some flowers shrivel in sunlight.
My relationship with the King of Sumeru is like that flower.
I can't tell him this truth.
'What truth, Anjana?'
My friend, what truth has been hidden from me?
Why is Anjana so angry?
Kesari, friendship should have boundaries.
I can't ruin the relationship of a husband and wife
to maintain my friendship.
It would be better if Devi Anjana tells you the truth.
I'll take your leave.
Greetings, my friend.
Anjana, please tell me...
Anjana!
Anjana, stop!
Please stop, Anjana!
Please stop!
Please stop, Anjana! Stop!
Please don't follow me.
Please hear me out.
If I stop this time,
our love until this moment will be meaningless.
Please leave.
Anjana, what truth has made you so fearful?
Sumeruraj, the truth could be the biggest enemy of love.
I must abandon you
because I can't get rid of my curse!
I seek liberation.
I seek liberation from this body and this life!
Please leave me alone.
I don't deserve your love.
Because...
- Because I've been cursed... - Anjana!
[dramatic music playing]
Regardless of your past,
I accept you fully!
'Jatayu wasn't joking.'
'I'm an 'apsara'.'
'Although I'm born into vanara clan, my roots are in swarga.'
'I was Lord Indra's favourite 'apsara'.
'Punjikastala!'
'You disregarded my call.'
'I had sent you a message.'
'I can't leave without completing the 'puja' for Mahadeva.'
'Your refusal to come'
'will be seen'
'as disregarding the command'
'of the king of deities, Lord Indra!'
'I apologise, Devraj.'
'Although you're the King of Deities,'
'right now,'
'I'm serving the Supreme Lord, Mahadeva.'
'Once I complete this Shiva Linga,'
'I, Punjikastala, will obey all your commands.'
'All right.'
'Please complete your 'puja'!'
'But once you complete it,'
'you must'
'appear before Lord Brahma.'
'You must disrupt'
'Lord Brahma's meditation!'
[tense music plays]
'You know this is unrighteous.'
'Apsaras' shouldn't worry'
'about righteousness.'
'They should simply follow the command of their Lord.'
'Since you took'
'refuge in Lord Shiva,'
'you must now face'
'Lord Indra's vengeance.'
[suspenseful music playing]
[musical instruments playing]
'Punjikastala!'
'You jumped around like vanaras and disrupted my meditation.'
'You brought disrepute to dance and beauty.'
'I curse you'
'to lose your beauty and musical skills'
'and be reborn into the vanara clan.'
'Lord Brahma, I was simply fulfilling my duty.'
'I couldn't go against Lord Indra's command.'
'I didn't intend to disrupt your meditation.'
'I apologise.'
'Please forgive me.'
'I can't revoke my curse.'
'However,'
'destiny will reward your devotion and dedication.'
'You'll become an 'apsara' again after giving birth to a child.'
'You'll regain your beauty and character'
'and return to swarga!'
[voice echoing]
I can neither control your past,
nor do I have a problem with it.
You can't help me
because my curse will never leave me.
Every night transforms into a day.
Similarly,
every curse comes with a boon.
Every curse
can be overcome through penance.
Mahadeva united us,
and so He will guide us further.
Hmm?
- [bells clanging] - ['damaru' playing]
[poignant vocalising]
[sweeping music playing]
Please command, Mahadeva.
Lord Pavana!
Only a sacred,
pure, and selfless energy like you
could control a fraction of my energy.
So, I give you the responsibility
of delivering this part of my energy
to Devi Anjana.
[conch shell playing]
"Hail powerful son of Anjani."
Devi, your penance is successful.
This divine energy
is its blessing.
Please don't consider yourself cursed.
You're divine.
This is why you were chosen to give birth
to this divine child.
[thunder rumbling]
I accept Mahadeva's wish.
"Hail powerful son of Anjani."
"Hail Hanuman."
'Mother!'
[song playing]