Paundrak, who is ecstatic @ the devotion of his citizens, announces that he's freeing all prisoners, restoring everybody's lands and also granting them tax relief. In return, he asks them to worship @ his temple every morning & evening. All the citizens do their jai jaikars.
Later, in private, Durdhar is fuming, and starts kicking around the furniture. Haladhar & Kashiraj join him, and tell him that if Murli's hold on Paundrak continues, the day won't be far off when Paundrak will start regarding them as enemies. Durdhar comes up w/ the idea of assassinating Murli, but Haladhar opposes it, telling him that it will only alienate Paundrak from them even further. He suggests to Durdhar that they investigate the secret of Murli and where he is from, and suggest that he go on a mission to Dwarka to find that out. Once Murli is exposed, the game will be over, and all 3 of them laugh.
Paundrak is posing for a picture of him bearing his discus. Murli supervises an artist who draws him, and a historian who writes about him. 😆 Murli starts gossiping about Gen Durdhar 😆 and tells Paundrak that the general might be somewhat disgruntled. Paundrak thinks about it, and agrees, and Murli tells him that he's even heard the general gossip that Paundrak is god only of his throne. Paundrak is pissed @ hearing that, and Murli assures him that he's hired this artist and historian for him so that the glory of Paundrak would be known to everybody 😆 Paundrak is pleased again. Sudama then comes in and tells Paundrak that his food is ready.
While Murli is leaving, Sudama joins him and tells him that Durdhar has now resolved to find out the truth about Murli, and has gone to Dwarka to find out. He's surprised that Murli is so calm about all this.
Durdhar arrives in Dwarka and takes out a drawing of Murli. He shows it around to people there and asks about him, and everybody bows to that drawing and laughs @ him for being so clueless about who he is. Durdhar is puzzled as to why is everybody bowing to Murli's picture, and thinks he must be more than just a mere flute maestro of Dwarka. Finally, he sees a young boy playing the flute, and praises him. He shows him the picture, and the boy identifies him as their king. Durdhar is pleased, and asks a couple of more people just to confirm that.
Krishna & Jambavati are in the garden watching all this, and Jambavati is scared that his secret is about to be revealed. Krishna assures her that this is his final gambit, and that since he's come for his darshan, he'll not be disappointed.
Finally, Durdhar arrives @ Krishna's palace and scales the walls 🤔 (how is Krishna's security that lax?) While he's upstairs, Krishna's guards identify him and start chasing him. Durdhar gets to the garden, and manages to elude a guard.
Krishna steps towards a tree, plucks a flower (not sure whether it was the parijat) and sticks it in Jambavati's hair, while she fondly enjoys it. Durdhar arrives and sees them from behind - Krishna sticking the flower in Jambavati's hair. Just then, Krishna & Jambavati both turn, and start looking @ Durdhar.
Durdhar sees Krishna & starts getting flashbacks of various acts of Murli, such as his berating Krishna, flattering Paundrak and so on. He now seems to fully realize what Krishna has been doing all this while. The scene ends.
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