te See he een eee it tae mitt yetKarna The Mahabharata is a gallery of heroes and Karma is the most heroic of them, Fate denied him all his dues, But he fought and achieved all that a man could aspire to have. He was as much a Pandava prince as any of the other five. But he never knew his lineage. At last when he knew it, he could not but disown it. He was brought up as a commoner and therefore humiliated. Teachers would not teach him, His equals shunned him, He received no honour despite his valour bur he never lost heart. Duryodhana, the Kaurava prince, offered him kingship. For this act of kindness, he remained loyal to Duryodhana till the very end. ree errsfoR A. YEAR KUNTI LOOKED AFTER THE CAREFULLY » PATIENT AND WWTLE DEVOTIOW. fo [ WILL GIVE YOU A DIVINE MANTRA’. IT WILL ENABLE YOU TO CALL UPON ANY GOD TO COME AND BLESS YOU WITHA SON WHO 1S IN EVERY WayWORKS. OH[ LORD SURYA SMILES ~— AT ME. / WILL_CALL HhAH! DEAR MME. IF I AGAIN» WILL? HAVE { dy ACKNOWLEDGE ta YOU THEN? PAH | WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CHILD. ABANDONED BY GOME HEART- LESS MOTHER, HE SHALL BE RADHEVA, DEAR WIFE— Pf RADHEVA THE SON KAVACHA AND s OF RADHA. KUNDALAS. r[kaenas carey CHILDHOOD WAS A HAPPY ONE. (N THE HIMALAYAS. KUNI MEANWHILE HAD MARRIED KING PANDU OF HASTINAPURA, WHO RULED THE KINGDOM FOR HI9 BLIND BROTHER OURITARASHTRA « BUT | HAVE NOT TOLD YOU ABOUT IT-TH THE WLP OF TH MANTRA, HUNT AND MALI HAD “WE GONE IN ALL = THE MAWDAUA PRICED, WHEN PANO) DILL, MARRY BLENT HERGELE ON THe FUNERAL PRL» HUNT TOOK THE FIVE PRINCED, TUOMIGHTHIKA GON OF PARMA), BILEMA (GON OF VAD, ARJUNA (SON OF INDRA), NAKA AMD SAMALE VA (GONE OF THE AOVINI THINIR), 70 HASTINAPULA. ee eevereo uncle = NO Se BHELIHMA,AND wise PRINCES SHALL AE VIOURA,1 LEAVE THE IA BROUGHT UP, AS THE FATHERLEGS GONE By HEIRS OF PANDL, y ALONG WITH THEIR } COUGING THE THE PANDAVA ~~ KYOUR CARE <4FROM THE BEGINING A BITTER RIVALRY SPRANG UP BETWEON THke COUINE. THE MAUNA PRINCES WERE UNUAPEY: OuR Bin * COUSING HAVE ( ORME Me COME AND ON THE SPOT PLAYOROMVO AND HAUNTS OUR LIFE, Si tsa MY DREAMS. “AND KARINA WHO OPTEN CAME 70 MADTINAPUEA WATOHED: 2 ALLA a ONFAE Sf POOR OURYODMANNA « oll Pad PRINCE ARTS, TAUGHT 7116 PRINCED. ARIUNA'S BK(L CY ARCHERY 19 7" UMMATCHED BY ANN, OF UG. 1 FEAR THOdE PRINCES WHL RULE ve ove ny. i er MD PUPIL « BUT = M6 19 PARTIALTO ARIONA» HE WILL NEVER LET ME GUPAGE bi.GURU, PLEASE TEACH ME THE BRAHMASTRA./ KSHATRIVAS. (CANNOT TEACH IT To D CHARIOTEER’S THE BRAHMASTRA 1S ONLY MEANT FOR BRAHMANAS, AND HIGH-BORN PARASHURAMA , THEY SAY, HATES ) KSHATRIVAS.. 1 WILL GO TO HIM iN THE GUISE OF A BRAMMAN. ME 18 SURE TO ACCEPT ME AS HIS PUPIL. WHEN HE REACHED THE ASHRAM OF THE GREAT GAGE — J, COE, MY SON 1AM WILLING TO TEACH ANY WORTHY, YOUTH, WHO 1S NOTA KSHATRIVA- PARASHURAMA KAS VERY FOV OF MS BRIGHT PUPIL. YOU ARE NOW READY FOR THE MASTER WEAPON “THE BRAHMASTRA.BLAH! HOW THE LITTLE WIECT STINGS. BUT: 1 WL NOT QSTURB YOUR REST, GELOUED WASTER. SLEEP ON. _ oo THE CHARIOTEER, A SUTAPUTRA. FORGIVE ME,ZIR . WHEN THE SAGE WOKE UP AND SAW) THE BLOOD ~ YOU HAVE DECEIVED ME- ONLY A KSHATRIYA CAN BEAR SUCH PAINTO PROTECT ANOTHER. TELL ME THE TRUTH | THE ENRAGED GAGE CURBED KARA. Pgs aes Fror Deceivine your f GURU, YouR KNOWLEDGE WiLL A FAIL YOU WHEN You B NEED irmost} iA =IE SS ETE TRE GRE FESO SO ARES AEPREADY FOR AN. | EXHIBITION ANDSULDEMY THERE WAS A COMMOTION AND ALL EYES WERE TURNED TOWARDS THE ENTRANCE- A FIGURE ENTERED ON THE SCENE (T WAS KARINA « HE WAS ABLE TO PERFORM) ALL ARJUNA FEATS.MY GLORY WAS SHORT ED- HOW SHALL ¢ ANSWER Hiss P O HEARTLESS MOTHER WHO ABANDONED mE YY AF ARTs HO 404 1?)43 THEY DROVE AWAY IN BURR HAAS CHARIOT =| DURYODHANA YOU HAVE NOT BEFRIENDED ME IN) UAIN. 1 WALL FROM THE WHAT POWER HAVE THAT MAKES } ME FEEL GOP P KILC ARJUNA iN) SINGLE COMBAT ONE Day f WHRA WAR CLEATED AT A GAME OF ACE, DEPRIVED. OF H/F KING BOM ALD BAWSHED FOR THIRTEEN YEARS 5 HTH HIF BROTHERS AVD QUEEN DRAUPADI. AT THE END OF THE PERIOD THE PANDAVAS Q7ED FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLE - WENT BUT DURVODUANA , ENCOUR- AGED BY KARA .ANO AGAINST THE HIBHES OF HIS ELDERS REFUSED TO NEGOTIATE. (F THE FANDAVAS WANTED THELR KINGOOM THEY WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT FOR T-YN THE HEAVENS INDRA WAS CONCERNED ABOUT ARIA += y py 7 BMY SOM HAS NO ig CHANCE. | MUST ' UE KARMA (5 DEPRIVED OF i HIS KAVACHA AND KUMDALAS} WARM KARNA. BURA TRIED TO WARN HE SON) iN A DREAM. LORD INDRA WILL | BEG FOR AUNS- TRY TO TAKE i KARNASIT SAID, ADVANTAGE OF YOUR 1 REFUSES NOTHING GENEROSITY-DO TO THOSE WHO ASK. NOT PART WITH . 1 WANT YOUR: YOUR KAVACHA KAVACHA AND. AND KUNDALASPTE SURVA'S WARNINGS. | E GENEROUS, PARTED | KAWACHA AND KUNDALAS. WW RETURN | f | GRANT You my | | MASTER WEAPON SHAKTI, BLT YOU may USE IT ONLY ONCE. WN LORD, | KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHY YOU ARE HERE. VET, | GIVE TO YOU MY VERY LIFE. NEVER LET IT BE SAID THAT KARNA REFUSED. THE PANDAVAS MEANMKILE STILL HOPED FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLEMKRISHNA WENT TO KARA AND TOLD Hitt THE STORY OF WIS BIRTH» WHEN HE FINISHED — COME WITH ME.1 WILL MAKE YOU A GREAT EMPEROR.'YOU WILL HAVE FIVE POWERFUL BROTHERS AND A MOTHER WHO LONGS FOR YOU- |KARNA WAS (NVA TERRIBLE DURYODHANA’S LOVE IS WHAT | VALUE MOST IN MY LIFE - 0 IF YOU REALLY HAVE MY INTEREST AT HEART PROMISE ME THAT YOU WILL KEEP THE SECRET OF MY BIRTH TILL 1DE.NE FO) RELATED TO KARVUA TE BIC OF AAS EMRTE ANE PLEADED OTe HA NOP FO FRGHIT ME BROTH 73 BUF ME WOULD Wor LET ind PLEAS GO av ia | WILL FlaHY AGAINaT YOUR GOND,MY BROTHERS, Cees MOTHER , BUT TWILL NOT KILL ANY . YOUR WHAT YOU ASK EXCEPT ARUUAA..WOU ¢ FATHER, JONG ME TO DO Id Ak spe TO STILL HAVE FIVE SONS ALIVE ME IN OW REQUEST, AN AW KONOUR. AGAINGT MY DHARMA, BUEERMNA WB 10 LEAD THE KAURA Wd ARMY. WMEN, KARINA HEARD Fda HE W SUP YODHANIA + BMUCSIIMA HAS NEVER LIKED ‘AND WILL NOT TAKEAND BO THE BATTLE OF KURUKGHETRA BECAME A REMITY. Uf LASTED FOR > av LOVE LAYS. MANY WALJANT MEN 7 MY LORDE WERE LOST ON EITHER GIDE. THE HAVE NEVER BEEN, uewekaae commavocr GuccouMA, | / ORTNATE ENCUGH TO OF THe RAURANA ARMIES, FELL ON THE | (“Lune Come TO PAY Mv TENTH DAY. He FELON A BED OF RESPECTS TO NOU AND ARROWS STICKING OUT FROM HIB TO AGK FOR YOUR OWN ARMOUR. KARNA HAD ALWAYS BLEGBINGS » ZONGED FOR THE GRANDBIRES ZOUE. WHEN ME MEARD THAT bt LAY WOUNDED, KARMA RUBHED TO Tale SPOT.DEAR KARNA ! | KNEW WHO YOU WERE. YOUR FIRM LOVALTY TO DURVODHANA 1S YOUR CHOSEN DHARMA-MAY VOU LEAD HIS FORCES TO VICTORY !GO FIGHT YOUR FATED ENEMIES. (A HURRIED COUNCILAT WAS DECIDED 3 / iT iS BEST THAT THAT DRONA SHOULD HOW COMMAND DRONA LEAD US. LET THE KAURAVA FORCES. | THERE BE NOAUD SO THE BATTLE RAGED ON. IT WAS THE FOURTEENTH DAY. KARMA WSS ENGAGED (W) FIGHTIUG BHEEMA. KARMA COULD EASILY HAVE KILLED Hit. BUT — ° FORGIVE ME,DURYOOHANA / HAVE BHEEMA AT MY MERCY BUT | CANNOT KILL ( HIM. | HAVE PROMISED Hd MOTHER. AH J ARJUNA COMED 70 DEFEND BHEEMA. | AM THAT DAY THE BATTLE CONTINUED INTO THE WIGHT: THD WAS LUCKY FOR BHEEMA SON) GHATOTKACHA AND HIS RAKEHAGA FORCES, FOR RAKEHASAS ARE STRONG ~ ia EST AT NIGHT- KILL THAT FELLOW WWMEDIATELY, KARNA « OR ELSE OUR WHOLE ARMY WILL BE VANQUISHED.("s INDESTRUCTIBLE QW THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE GATTLE,ORONA WAG SLAIN AND THE KAURAUA HEROES SPOKE AS ONE AV FAVOUR GF KARNA AS THEI WEXT i KARNA SHALL BE THEWD THUS LALPA SEBLE, CREE. THAT ORO HE 1th | IT 1S THE SOL OF kenoeA, HS CHARIOTEER , THAT KEEPS Hint CONMINCE GHALWATO BE 8) CHARIOTEER, VICTORY WALL BE OURS.TOMORROW (WHEL TR 70 i FIGHT AND SPARE eg VUDHISHTHIRA TOO. MOTHER KUMTT MUST KNOW) HOW ‘KEPT WY PROME. hoi Sa| THE AIT DAY KARQNA HAD HIS WISH TO ENGAGE | SPARE YOUR LEE, SUOMIGHTHIRA IN SINGLE COMBAT. MUDHISHTHIRA. YOU CAN NEVER KILL ME IN SINGLE ComeBar. | LEAVE YOUR SUPER) ORS TO THEIR EQuaLs. WHEN ARJUNA HEARD | OF VODHISHTHIRA’S HUMNCIATION HE COULD MOT WAIT TO ATTACK HE FIGHTS LIKE A KING « (7 (8 HARD 10 BELLEVE THAT HE (3 OY A CHARICTEERS Je eaeay 8 ‘ re 3| wun wenn aK oF Kaknay| | Ke foTOk | OMA pn — ; , oes UM HAE, BONS ] WOU OF AT BIRTH | ae YOUR DEATH / CMY BUT LAMENT {WL | MAE Tile COURAG 70 tia ™ PRIVATE 4 | YOUR GON ON 176 ) "<< | JOINMEY AS 4 Peaaaet “Gcere cco, fea | MIEE AB PIII VAD ENDED UT Wihe/ WH THE LAG FERNG TO WOULD 1 DO THEME KIAOMEN) — FOR KARMAP ANA, OUR Bee 1, KAR IA THE WAIT THERE 19 ON HORE LOFT,HUNT THEN BROKE DOWN | ie sem seed. EACH OF Tie) AND TOLD HER TALE . } PANDAUAS REMEMBERED wg | aa ———____ | OWN ENCOUNTER wired Tye | CAD BROTHER AND TR | | HEARTS REACHED CHT 1D symm, | ‘ THUS KAEBIA WBA? HAD LONLD FOR (OWE, RECOGNITION AMO 4 GOOD MAGIC WHE HE LED, SECINED THEBE 4 UKE MOAAP/ GREAT MED AFTER Hii REY OM 65 OATH