wi KRISHNA AND iax 4NARAKASURA CONFIDENCE VERSUS ARROGANCE PaaSv The route to your roots When they look back at their formative years, many Indians nostalgically recall the vital part Amar Chitra Katha picture books have played in their lives. It was ACK — Amar Chitra Katha — that first gave them a glimpse of their glorious heritage. Since they were introduced in 1967, there are now over 400 Amar Chitra Katha fitles to choose from. Over 100 million copies have been sold worldwide. Now the Amar Chitra Katha titles are even more widely available in 1000+ bookstores all across India. You can also buy all the filles through our online store wwew.amarchitrakatha.com. We provide quick delivery anywhere in the world To make it easy for you to locate the titles of your choice from our treasure trove of titles, the books are now arranged in five categories. Epics and Mythology Best known stories from the Epics and the Puranas Indian Classics Enchanting tales from Indian literature Fables and Humour Evergreen folktales, legends and tales of wisdom and humour Bravehearts Stirring tales of brave men and women of India Visionaries Inspiring tales of thinkers, social reformers and nation builders Contemporary Classics ‘The Best of Modern Indian literature Script Illustrations Editor Kamala Chandrakant M.N.Nangare Anant Pai Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd ‘© Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ld, 1976, Reprinied August 2020, SGN 978-0)-09999-47-1 Published by Amar Chie Katha Pv. Lid., AFL House, 7th Flaor, {Lok Bharati Complex, Maro! Maroshi Road, Andher (East), Mumbai - 400059, india. For Consumer Complaints Contact Tel : + 91-2249) 8880/2 Email: customerservice@ack-media.com Painted in India Tis book it sold eubjact tothe condition that he publication may nat be reproduced, Binding oF cover afar thon that in which ite plied ond withaute similar candiion being imposed on the avbeequent purchoser.| KRISHNA ANID NARAKASURA | WW ae Z IN HIS VARAHA AVATAR *VISHNU LIFTED BHOOMI DEV/ FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN. SOON AFTER THAT A SON WAS BORN TO BHOOM) DEVI, HE CAME 70 BE KNOWN AS WARAKASURA. THOUGH HE WAS THE SON OF A DIVINITY AND A VIRTUOUS MOTHER, NARAKA UNFORTUNATELY TURNED QUT 70 BE A VICIOUS ASURA +» +++ WHO TOOK PLEASURE IN | TERRORISING THE INHABITANTS | © BOAR INCARNATIONAMAR CHITRA KATHA KINGS AND GAGES , RAKSHASAS AND DEVAS ALIKE , FEARKRISHNA AND NARAKASURA [BUT THE GUARDS WERE HELPLESS AGAINST |[ ~~ |NARAKA AND HIG RUTHLESS HORDES. | ROUND UP THE > _\ CHARIOTS AND HORSES! 4 » > SEIZE THE MAIDENS. > \\_ THEY SHALL ADORN | My PALACE. it SIXTEEN THOUSAND AND ONE HUNDRED, /} O KING, i =< fo HOW MANY % | MAIDENS Have \_L \ WE CAPTURED 50 FAR?THEN ON TO AMARAVAT!® # THOSE ELEPHANTS SHALL ‘ADORN MY STABLES. 4 INDRA?S MOUNT, | AIRAVATA. 7) |KRISHNA AND NARAKASURA +++ /NDRA COULD ONLY FUME WITH IMPOTENT FURY. ] ( HE?S TAKING AWAY MY —z CAN | DO? | DARE NOT a * 2 << OPPOSE THE ASURA. y ‘ > HE IS INVINCIBLE. _— THE WICKED NARAKA HARASS THE DEVAS a man nyAMAR CHITRA KATHA THEN FOR SOME ®E% FOR A WHILE. NARAKA SEEMS TO HAVE TIRED OF HIS WICKED WAYS, AT ee YES. _“ | HAVE NOT KNOWN |SUCH PEACE FOR \A LONG WHILE. bw Me, | WE SHALL HOLD |A FEAST TO CEL- JEBRATE OUR NEW~/ | FOUND PEACE.KRISHNA AND NARAKASURA DON’T SPARE THEM, ATTACK, WHILE 1 GQ ae SEKE aka ia *RLORD OF THE HYDPOSOHEREAMAR CHITRA KATHA AS NARAKA CHARGED TOWARDS VARUNA,A THE MOTHER @ DAZZLING FLASH BLINDED HIM FOR A MOMENT.| | OF THE DEVAS HAS WORN HER PRECIOUS EAR- RINGS! THOSE EAR-RINGS LACK LUSTRE ON) \ YOU, 0 MOTHER OF THE COW- S ARDLY DEVAS. JHE RUSHED FORWARD AND SNATCHED THE PR EARRINGS.KRISHNA AND NARAKASURA AND MOUNTING AUS CHARIOT -++ | ay TI : ; Wy BEFORE THAT DEVA KNEW WHAT WAS HARDENING, NARAKA HAD SEIZED HIG UMBRELLA - . « te T] i J s qAMAR CHITRA KATHA [11+ AND WAS RIDING TOWARDS INDRA ( HE’s comin) FOR ME! |’D BETTER 12, |= INDRA MOUNTED, AIRAVATA THE ARROGANT HE MUST BE TAUGHT] 7 ‘ASURA HAS A_LESSON, ANI ati, [DARED LAY His THERE IS ONLY go> IMPURE HANDS ONE WHO CAN Fog a7 (ON wy morHer’s 80 FT 1 WILL Ale EAR-RINGS} HE| \. SEEK HIS 1AS GONE P2QHELP.KRISHNA AND NARAKASURA WHEN AN AGITATED INDRA BURST INTO THE PALACE AT DWARAKA, KA eee Y WHAT?S THE MATTER? /” HE _SNATCHED MY MOTHER’S EAR- { RINGS FROM HER \ VERY EARS, TOOK ‘AWAY VARUNA’S »S UMBRELLA AND- 4 BHOOMI DEVI’S SON? WHAT HAS HE DONE? ++ AND DROVE ME / OUT OF AMARAVATI. YOU MUST KILL THAT SINFUL WRETCH.AMAR CHITRA KATHA, HE HAS GONE BACK TO HIS. | IMPREGNABLE | CAPITAL; PRA: AS. SOON AS KRISHNA PICKED UP HIS CONCH AND HIS WEAPONS , GARUDA APPEARED BEFORE HIM. /_ MOUNTED =——/ ON GARUDA,LL RS Zed FINSH OFF THE bp EVIL ONE. NARAKASURA, HAS INVITED HIS} YOU WILL HAVE TO SURMOUNT THE BARRIERS OF MOUNTAINS, WEAPONS, WATER, FIRE AND WIND THAT ENCIRCLE HIS CAPITAL. | AND ‘THE FIVE-HEADED ASURA, MURA, GUARDS THE, GATES OF HISKRISHNA AND NARAKASURA AS KRISHNA WAS ABOUT 0 TELL INDRA THAT HE WAS Aware ‘aan ~e PIP Y HE SAN SATA LOTS. | _ SATYABHAMA RESENTS Pa THIS RUDE INTERRUPTION. \ THE GENTLE ONE CANNOT ) BEAR THIS SUDDEN SEP-} y ARATION. [LL TAKE HER WITH ME. | W/7HOUT UTTERING A WORD, HE] | CAUGHT THE PLEASANTLY SUR- oo SATYABHAMA BY THEAMAR CHITRA KATHA GARUDA SOARED INTO THE AR.| | AS THEY NEARED PRAGIVOTISHA, GARUDR'S BEAK oy SUDDENLY HIT SOMETHING HARD, [~~ |/ WHICHEVER WAY HE TURNED, HUGE MOUNTAINS ROSE BEFORE E HM, BLOCKING HIS PATH. aa / 1030, 1 CANNOT MOVE) ” FORWARD. /*KRISHNA AND NARAKASURA +++ AND WITHIN MINUTES THE | FILLED WITH RENEWED ENERGY, ) Ia | GARUDA FLEW ON. — WAIT, GARUDA. DON’T TRY TO BREAK THROUGH.KRISHNA SHOT THE ARROWS FROM HIS INEXHAUSTIBLE QUIVER, IN SUCH QUICK SUCCESSION + «+ AMAR CHITRA KATHA “THAT EVERY SINGLE WEAPON WAS DESTROYED BEFORE /T COULD REACH ANVWHERE NEAR ©ARUDA OR SATYABHAMA, tog tas s * THE LAST OF THEM! YOU MAY PROCEED,KRISHNA AND NARAKASURA RUSHED BACK BY A SUDDEN SURGE OF HUGE WAVES OF WATER, \ eRGE UNPERTURBED, KRISHNA 3) | THE NEXT MOMENT HIS FLYING DI6CUS RAISED HIS FINGER. ROUGH ve ++ BREAKING THEM INTO GENTLE, |i LIFE-GIVING i iat ik = ae { MH : | lt my UhAMAR CHITRA KATHA REFRESHED BY THE COOL SHOWERS, | [; «+A HUGE BLAZE EVAPORATED THE RAIN GARUDA WAS ABOUT TO FLY ON WHEN: Ors + me med T +++ GENT OUT LEAPING TOvGUES ar FLAME || BUT THE WHIRLING DISCUS WITH ITS TO SCORCH THE INTRUDERS, Bap | ‘NCREASING MOMENTUM CUT THROUG! Wi |rHe FLames,KRISHNA AND NARAKASURA | 7 Vr Ki | GARUDA DARTED FORWARD + ++ | as ONLY TO BE CONFRONTED BY THe eee = wil DEST OF GALES. « wilAMAR CHITRA KATHA, | | THUS THE STORMY WINDS WERE | TAMED AND GARUDA FLEW ON, BUT THE DISCUS, WHOSE MOMENTUM NOW. MATCHED THAT OF THE CYCLONIC WINDS, WHIRRED THROUGH THE CURRENTS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. [= aN [ AH! THE OUTER GATES OF THERE LIES MURA, DEEP IN SLEEP. | SHALL ROUSE HIM /— OUT OF HIS COMPLACENCY. 5, fis} CKRISHNA AND NARAKASURA AS THE SOUND RENT ”, MURA , NARAKAS FIVE - HEADED ASURA GUARD,AWOKE WITH A START + « + ie GARUDA HOVERING — = IT’S KRISHNA! \~ HE'S COME TO [SLAY NARAKA. >, vA BUT HELL HAVE JX 170 ILL MEAMAR CHITRA KATHA ++ KRISHNA SPLIT THE || THEN HE SENT HIS STING- WEAPON INTO THREE NG ARROWS INTO THE BEFORE ir CXLD TOUGH| | FIVE GAPING MOUTHS OF THEM. — [aur wire rwo aeeans snor n | QUICK SUCCESSION « - aaa te pcceeeteel Dy, | 1 ONLY TO HAVE IT BLASTED AGAINS | KRISHNA "S RAISED ONE.KRISHNA AND NARAKASURA (S/DE THE PALACE, THE CLASH OF THE MACES || HE WALKED UP 70 THE WINDOW AND AWOKE NAR TE LOOKED OUT. HE WAS ALARMED BY THE y Y | | SIGHT THAT MET HIS EYES, IT?S KRISHNA ! WILL MURA BE ABLE TO VANQUISH AS NARAKA WATCHED, MURA RUSHED THAT WILL BE FORWARD BLINDLY TO CRUSH KRISHNA, I a] THE END OF KRISHNA! FO NEXEXEX GO ae ue &AMAR CHITRA KATHA BUT SMILING ALL THE WHILE, WITH ONE ARM PROTECTIVELY AROUND SATYABHAMA , KRISHNA HIS DISCUS CAME SAILING RAISED HIS FINGER, NEXT MOMENT, THE WICKED WERE SEVERED FROM Hi HEARING HIS ROARS AS HE FELL MURA’S SEVEN SONS CAME RUSHING QUT WITH MACES, SWORDS AND CLUBS,KRISHNA AND NARAKASURA BUT KRISHNA ROUTED THEM IN NO TIME, EE ENOUGH CAR- NAGE. LET US RIDE OUT AND FINISH THAT IMPU-| \ DENT YADAVA WHO DARES: \ DISPLEASE ME— THE INVINCIBLE NARAKASURA! | MOUNTED ON HIS ELEPHANT AND LEADING HIS: HORDES NARAKASURA THUNDEREDAMAR CHITRA KATHA 7 = THEM WITH BEAK, WING AND CLAW. FLEW AT THE ELEPHANTS AND ATTAC ) = WARDS ME!AMAR CHITRA KATHA THE WH MARA GUA ROLLED OFF HIG Oy. | 73H This HEWEND. A SHONER OF FLOWERS FELL UPON KRISHNA (wee \ DONE! 2KRISHNA AND NARAKASURA MEANWHILE FOLLOWED BY A YOUNG ASURA, BHOOM DEV CAME TOWARD: WITH ADITI’G EAR-RINGG AND VARUNA'S UMBRELLA, [~~ (OME, BHASADATTA, \ » LET US PRAISE THE }* LORD AND SEEK HIS/ i \ PROTECTION. YY PLACING THE STOLEN ARTICLES AT HIS FEET,|| KRISHNA SM/LED. |BHOOM/ DEVI SANG HYMNS IN PRAISE OF a2 KRISHNA. THEN — ce, DO NOT FEAR, © LORD! THIS BHOOM! DEVI. HE a IS _NARAKA’S SON, BE INSTALLED ON His BHAGADATTA. HE ” FATHER’S THRONE.COM| PLACES HIMSELF aT ENTER The YOUR FEET. PLEASE PROTECT HIM. LET US ENTER THE - aE 2% NARAKASURA’S MOTHERAMAR CHITRA KATHA Ge ve —{ _ PROTECT US, ) y SLAYER OF THE EVIL NARAKAP WHEN KRISHNA ENTERED THE PALACE, THE 16 ,JOOMAIDENS CAPTURED BY waar Ih _GREETED HIM. (ORD KRIGHNE. TAKE US WITH YOU, | ig PLACE! / LORD KRISHNA, 2 SHALL IT AWAY FROM THIS, KRISHNA TURNED 70 BHAGADATTA, HAVE THESE ~ DAMSELS SENT i. TO_DWARAKA, 7 PROPERLY \ ESCORTED.KRISHNA AND NARAKASURA KRISHNA THEN INSPECTED NARAKA'S TREASURY. HAVE ALL THIS WEALTH SENT TO DS owARaK. NEXT HE WENT TO NARAKA*S STABLES. TUSKED DESCENDANTS | OF AIRAVATA SHOULD \8E RETURNED TO | SATYABHAMA, NOW LET US GO AND DELIGHT MOTHER) ADIT] BY RETURNING HER STOLEN EAR-RINGS. VARUNA, TOO, SHALL HAVE HIS CELESTIAL UMBRELLA, | \ BACK. a | THEN, MOUNTED ON GARUDA THEY FLEW TOWARDS AMARAVAT! TO DELIVER THE BOUN CCS ame aWHICH OF THE ACKs HAVE YOU STILL NOT READ? EPICSAND Tees OF Shiva Swami Chianayeranca ‘The Mouse Marchant | Balada And MYTHOLOGY Tales FV Swami ravayenda, Tru ronde eves Bestinown sores fom Tales OtYuchahitre Tales OF Sei Babe awa Ar Kehae ta the pice andthe ures Tapa Tanson Kesan The Fina Tat Banda Bahadur Thani Jue Kin usta pa ow mu Tt ‘Vidyasagar ‘Mande ni onstya roa OTE! | ees PANCHATANTRATALES Bhagat Singh aioe The Gita, Zerathushtre ‘Crows And Owis ‘Bidhi Chand ‘aikcudooet “The Golden Mongoose ‘How The Jackal Ate Bimbisars. Aaai as Uaienes, The King In INDIAN CLASSICS The Elephant ‘Chand Bibi ‘Ashwio\ Kumars: ‘APatrot’s Body Enchanting tae fom The Brahmin And ‘Chandra Sheknar Azad ‘Ayeopan ‘The Lord Or ana incon Sortie “ihe Con Chonda Ma Gertie. ‘The Pandava Princes oi The Dutard Gheanamma OF Kea er The Pandavas In Hiding eer ‘The Greedy Mother ‘Dare Stukho And Bheema And Hanuman | The pantats row ‘Ancestors Of Rama inlaw ‘Aurangazeb Bhooeh Dew Croushurat oa ‘The Sons Of Rame r ‘The Jackal Ane Durgatas ‘Chandranase Bo al Durgesh Nandi "Tha Wardeum Flore Caves ‘Dasharatha Tirupati vs ‘Raman Of Tenali Hakka And Bukka Dhruva And Ashemvakra | Tyce Kanna Raman The Matchiass Wit jton'gingh Nala Drapes! ier Kapaa uncle Sohasramaia Harsha Brena ey mana emma | Sul Gopal ton Blopronie Rt Maarfaanda Var Satvant Raat ais ‘Soccer Vishwamtre Marta Sharan Kaur ar Sova Yayat mn Stesnik ‘allanwate Bagh ‘Ganesha And The Moon Prince Ivaka ae lant Bagh Gange VISIONARIES eal Soe ‘Suncan ‘Kochunnl cam Inspiring tags of hnkors, Rab Tales OF Maryada Rama KOSI Getotacra Teelstmtormoreand | Shek Treacher fexteadere Rotem, ton bulders “ we ‘The Adventures: Hanuman Yo The Rescue ~ Pralapan "Srhged Data Laci Barkan tetera ‘Ad Shankara ‘he Eve Kaka oe ae Hoross Of Hem Avert Eston Useyana SeedvAnieip, Merge Pn Indra are Stach ‘rant Pa vast The Brdogroen’s Ring NOD Indra Ans Sa Babassheb Ambadkar —Vovartasona Tre Brcoareer ng Indra ard Vira Baeaverwart Vaemvacata Tre coats ara nga Rar agannatha OF Pu Busha Veer naval MegaodGiian — Paumand nnn Jerod Stary ae wo Humoun Tenens en oy WGoraArd Deven Ghana oH The Foo iscrles Kora Sroka hes Evergreen foais, The Foor Discs Kartoya Seyanenes legends angles of | TRB Golden Sond Kona Dethosrchu ‘idem and umour ‘0 Green Deron, Kehoe Chita {a0 Di ‘ABag OF Gold Cains. ‘The Leamed Pandit Keine And Jrasandna—Eknatn anag Tee net KistosAnd Harmonia, Fae. ‘Anghar Nagar ‘The Mage Grove see Ard Ramin, Grararyerden iia AToner No Tea hee Se ‘KishoaAnd Shatnala | Guru Aan nat The Terbie The Mystery OF KaetnaandheFalee | Guru Gob Singh coal is mind, Oe onan Gan Far catia Biron The Clovor The Pandit And The ems, Gn le, Biba! Te Genus Mims femme Goa Tigh Bahr Sipe! Te Just ‘Te Pio Ard The Dog Sarehenes coon eon Birbal The Wise ‘The Pious Cat ‘See Route To Indie Mahiravana JRO Tata Birbal The Witty ‘The Priceless Gem ‘Shah Jahan Sahil eet Grames Boe Birbal To The Rescue “The Prince And ‘Shalivahana ae see ‘The inimitable Birbal The Magician ‘Shantaia als Dene eee ey chandraaat The Prophecy Sher Shah re eee Mamet ‘Dhola And Mary The Queen's Necklace ‘Shivaji Yeatuann: aes Friends And Foes ‘The Rainbow Prince ‘Subhas Chandra Bose alee Frail Gopal And The Cownerd The Secret Of The ‘Sultans Rezie aber o~ ‘Gopal The Jester Talking Bird ‘Surya Sen Fated Vaio HITOPADESHA TALES ‘The Silent Teacher Tachcholl Othenan Pamabooem Dey And [Lal Bahwche Bhatt ‘Choke Of Friends ‘The Tiger And The “Tales OF Shivaji Padma Loxmanye Tak How Bends Ave Parad" Wend octet Tanah Rama Mes-Suouatnm How et eS ca Rearepat nerti avectetys SATAKA TALES: Thugsen ‘The Historie Cy OF Dah) Semel: Mabini ‘Battle OF Wits Vidyut Chora “The Rani Of Kitur ‘Sel faa Soha nas fo Bare Gu Bird Stones ‘Vicemediya's Throne Tpu Sultan Savin egastones Pier: Stan ‘tive Parvati Miata Elephant Stodies SRAVEHEARTS Yost Sovarker ‘Sire Crunitr panacea, Jackal Storie ‘Stiving tales of rave man Yeni Thar Subhadre Narayen Guns Martoy Sores ‘ond women otc” | Yau. Tar San Rabinrenat Tagore Moony eee es Recbheet ‘Stories Of Courage “Aniyabai Holker CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS: Sava Famer Vihar Sole Of Cas ‘oa aro “panatade Samal ee tors tar The ae ma peal im ‘The Deadly Feast ; shies OF aina Shanar Dev Sea eedie rs ‘rar Singh Ror ‘nen Norte “es Of Balarama Sooreos be asta shone Tetesleean ‘les Of Duce Si Ramalistna Tee oane | Ba Tee Ot cr Striace Ramanujan toot een Tie Bog Tiles OF Narada Storemeni Shera Boye ¥ Tiles avaliable in English and other Regional languages on wwwamarchitrakatha.comEPICS & KRISHNA AND MYTHOLOGY NARAKASURA TT eRe RAS RT CUS eles ergo d Ts) stolen his mother’s earrings! Lord Krishna, always helpful, agreed to eR Uy Et Meron CE T=] ATI accompanied by the gentle Satyabhama, would Krishna be able to Persea ere eet nee te ee eee ee ty discus ever find its mark? teed ALSO LOOK FOR: fo annac B® sia Wh, BRAVEHEARTS INDIAN CLASSICS FABLES & HUMOUR NTS TeN as AY CM aa