Tales from the Mahabharata

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.Balarama is sure that Duryodhana the Kaurava prince with his skill in wielding the mace will be the ideal husband for his sister Subhadra. The princess however loses her heart to a handsome recluse who visits their palace. Little does she know that he is none other than the Pandava prince Arjuna and that he reciprocates her feelings. It is left to her other brother Krishna to understand the situation and solve the dilemma.Sukanya a princess curiously pokes at two bright sparks in an anthill. She is horrified when she realizes that the sparks are actually the eyes of the great Sage Chyavana. He is blinded and a blight descends upon the entire kingdom. There is respite only when Sukanya agrees to leave her father and her royal home to marry the sage and serve him faithfully.She remains faithful to Chyavana eventually shaming even the heavenly twins the Ashwini Kumaras.When Kama the god of love dares to disturb Shiva he is burnt to ashes by the angry god in the presence of his horrified wife Rati. Desperate in her sorrow Rati prepares to immolate herself when she is stopped by a voice that tells her that Kama will be restored to her when he is reborn. Kama is reborn as Pradyumna the son of Krishna and Rukmini who is prophesied to destroy the demon Shambara. Aware of the prophecy Shambara decides to steal the baby from Krishna''s palace and kill him while he is still helpless. But he has not counted on the fact that Rati warned by Narada is watching over Pradyumna as a maid in the demon''s own palace.King Yayati had stopped only to quench his thirst but the forest well presented him with a beautiful bride! All he had to do now was treat her well but womanly wiles worked their spell to destroy his happiness. It took a thousand years of indulgence to make him see the path to true contentment and it did not lie through worldly pleasures.Pareekshit grandson of Arjuna ascended the throne of Hastinapura the year in which Krishna left the earth for Vaikuntha. It was said to be the beginning of kali Yuga. This Amar Chitra Katha tells the story of the curse which dooms Pareekshit to die at the hands of the Serpent King Takshaka and how his son Janamejaya avenges his death.It was a time when the earth was ravaged with violence and bloodshed. The Kshatriya kings had forgotten their duty to rule with compassion. Instead they subdued the people by unleashing a reign of brutal terror. At such a time the sixth incarnation of Vishnu was born. Parashurama axe-weilding warrior-saint strode across the age to destroy evil and liberate good.