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Scene starts with Mother Prithvi recollecting her glorious days during the Satya ,Treta and early days of Dwapar Yug. But now, she deplores, there are signs of Kali Yug approaching. She approaches Brahma and bemoans that where once she was compared to heaven, Man seems to have decided to embed naraka into her. Brahma cautions her that the worst was yet to come and soon she will witness what had never ocurred before and the culmination of which will be a gruesome battle in which Krishna will play a pivotal role.
An OK episode- somewhat rushed and a half hearted attempt to infuse some tension)
Krishna is meditating. Akrura brings a letter from Hastinapur.The letter is from Kunti. After the formal enquiries, Kunti says that her sons as well as the 100 sons of Dhritarashtra are returning from their Gurukul and the big question is who will sit on the throne of the Kuru empire- Yudhishthira or Duryodhan? The letter throws Krishna in a thoughtful mood- when J & S come. On their asking, Krishna predicts that the time has come when he will have to be the sarathy for satya in a battle of battles. Krishna warns that it will be a battle, the likes of which had never been seen before b/w the forces of Dharm and Adharm.
J & S question him how does he know the time has come for Mahabharata War.K replies that the battle lines had been drawn the very day when the newly widowed Kunti returned to hastinapur with her Five sons. While Gandhari and Vidura were happy on seeing them back, Dritarashtra (now seated on the throne) clearly was not , since their return meant that Duryodhan's claim to the throne would not go uncontested.
K recalls that the Kauravas had made several attempts to kill the Pandavas (flashbacks of Bhima being poisoned and thrown into the river are shown)
Now, K continues, both the Pandavas and Kauravas had retuned to their paternal kingdom from the Gurukul
Satyabhama asks whether the MB war would be fought in the near future? K replies in the affirmative. The war to be fought b/w brothers in the quest for power was not far off. K says the Gandhar king Shakuni was reviving DRT's hopes once again.
K points his hand and the 3D screen in their room (what was it you said, Vrish ? Holographic TV!) flickers to life. The royal palace in Hastinapur is shown. Shakuni is walking towards DRT, twirling the Dice in his hand.
Dhritarashtra asks him why he is so restless. Shakuni tells him that 'restless' is too mild a term to describe him, and that he has a fire burning within him. Right now, any number more than 3 is dangerous, and he cites 3 major threats to the kingdom - Yudhisthir, Kunti and Krishna. He tells Dhritarashtra that Yudhisthir wants to become the yuvraj of Hastinapur, while Kunti is planning a revolt by plotting w/ Krishna by asking him to come to Hastinapur just when the Pandavas & Kauravas are returning from the Gurukul. He tells him that if Krishna & Yudhisthir join forces, it'll become too heavy for them since Krishna has a whole host of allies associated w/ him.
Krishna turns off the TV, and then tells JS that when a ruler gets too captivated in self-preservation, the days of his reign are numbered.
Dhritarashtra asks him why he is so restless. Shakuni tells him that 'restless' is too mild a term to describe him, and that he has a fire burning within him. Right now, any number more than 3 is dangerous, and he cites 3 major threats to the kingdom - Yudhisthir, Kunti and Krishna. He tells Dhritarashtra that Yudhisthir wants to become the yuvraj of Hastinapur, while Kunti is planning a revolt by plotting w/ Krishna by asking him to come to Hastinapur just when the Pandavas & Kauravas are returning from the Gurukul. He tells him that if Krishna & Yudhisthir join forces, it'll become too heavy for them since Krishna has a whole host of allies associated w/ him.
Krishna turns off the TV, and then tells JS that when a ruler gets too captivated in self-preservation, the days of his reign are numbered.
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