[unsettling music playing]
Rama, let us build another dam
with arrows right where the old one has burst.
No, Lakshmana.
We do not need to erect a wall,
but create a path
to release all the water.
[light-hearted music playing]
[chants Sanskrit mantra]
[mantra concludes]
[devotional song playing]
What is he about to do?
He is trying to break the stone
to forge a path to merge the water of the lake with the Gandaki River
and direct it away from the village.
[flute playing]
[explosion]
[devotional song playing]
[rejoicing]
Lovely!
Marvellous!
[devotional song playing]
You are great.
You expiated the curse!
You are great.
[light-hearted music playing]
These shaligram lay here not as a curse,
but as a lesson.
If you suppress
your thoughts and views like this lake,
your thoughts will be defiled.
The flood of defiled thoughts will destroy your life.
If you express your thoughts
and let them be fluid,
then you will be rid of every curse and agony.
It is you who liberated us.
Who are you?
The one who led us here
is our revered Gurudev,
Vishvamitra.
[pleasant music playing]
The one who contained this flood
is my older brother, Rama, the song of King Dasharatha.
The very Rama that liberated Tataka!
The one who helped Lady Ahalya attain salvation!
He helped merge the lake into the Gandaki River
and rid us of our suffering!
[devotional song playing]
Lord Rama,
please allow us to dedicate a temple to you.
- Please allow us, Lord. - Permit us.
Please get up.
Okay.
All of you, please get up.
[joyous music playing]
[conch blowing]
I am an ordinary man,
a medium.
If you wish to build a temple...
Dedicate it to the shaligrams of Lord Narayana
who have been residing here for aeons
as a lesson to liberate the people.
If my Gurudev permits,
we will build a temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Glory to Lord Rama, son of King Dasharatha!
Glory to him!
Glory to Lord Rama, son of King Dasharatha...
[devotional song playing]
[theme song playing]
[theme song concludes]
- [birds chirping] - [water babbling]
[clamouring]
[ominous music playing]
[Sanskrit song playing]
[conch blowing]
[Aum chanting]
"Ravana..."
[Aum chanting]
[sings Shiva Tandava Stotram]
[music intensifies]
[sings Shiva Tandava Stotram]
[Aum chanting]
Hail Lord Shiva...
[singing concludes]
[ominous music playing]
Dashanan.
I did not invite...
You sure did invite me, King of Mithila,
by throwing the challenge of lifting Lord Mahadeva's divine bow Pinaka.
Do not be petrified.
I am not here for the 'svayamvara',
but for Mahadeva's bow.
In this world,
other than Lord Mahadeva's most ardent devotee,
the right to lift His bow rests with...
[suspenseful music playing]
No one.
[tense music playing]
First, let the 'svayamvara' officially begin
as per the rituals, Dashanan.
The bow is here
as is the groom,
as well as the 'svayamvara'.
When all the means to complete the challenge are here,
then,
why waste time?
The 'svayamvara' shall take place here.
This instant.
[tense music playing]
[sinister music playing]
I'm Dashanan
who picked up Mount Kailash.
I'll pick up this bow with a single finger of my left hand.
"Ravana!"
[suspenseful music playing]
[intense music plays]
[Ravana straining]
[Ravana grunting]
[dramatic music playing]
[dramatic music continues playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
[vocalising]
[adventurous music playing]
[Ravana grunting]
[Ravana continues grunting]
[dramatic music playing]
[Ravana grunting]
[Ravana straining]
[laughing]
[Ravana straining]
[suspenseful music playing]
- [Ravana grunts] - [conch-shell playing]
[laughing]
Why can't I pick it up? I'm a rakshasa after all!
[adventurous music playing]
[intense music plays]
[dramatic music playing]
[mantra chanting]
[conch-shell playing]
[devotional song playing]
Mahadeva!
[Ravana screaming]
[adventurous music playing]
[intense music plays]
[dramatic music playing]
[Ravana screaming]
[conch-shell playing]
[devotional song playing]
[devotional song continues playing]
Mahadeva!
[Ravana groaning]
[laughing]
[suspenseful music playing]
[theme song playing]
[theme music playing]
[theme song playing]
[theme song continues playing]
[devotional music playing]
[devotional song playing]
[devotional song continues playing]
[devotional song playing]
[devotional song continues playing]
[devotional song playing]
[conch-shell playing]
Rama, you showed the path to liberation to the natives.
For this reason, henceforth, the Shaligram Temple established here
will be known as Muktinath Temple!
- Hail Shree Muktinath! - All hail!
The people who come here to do 'puja'
will be liberated.
- Hail Shree Muktinath! - All hail!
[theme song playing]
[suspenseful music playing]
Everything in this world
happens due to Mahadeva's will.
The dark cloud on Mithila has subsided!
[mantra chanting]
Please begin the bow's journey.
[ethereal music playing]
[conch-shell playing]
- Hail Lord Mahadeva! - All hail!
- Hail Lord Mahadeva! - Hail Lord Mahadeva!
[conch-shell playing]
- [trumpet blowing] - [conch-shell playing]
[trumpet blowing]
[theme song playing]
If Dashanan Ravana couldn't lift Shiva's bow,
who else would be able to lift it?
'I don't think this 'svayamvara' will be a success.'
Who will fulfil this almost impossible task?
[conch-shell playing]
[joyful music playing]
Rama,
this is Mithila. It's a historical and holy place.
[mellow music playing]
[theme song playing]
[joyful music playing]
[theme song playing]
Mithila is breathtaking.
Exquisitely beautiful.
It means we'll get a chance
to see Mithila and also Mahadeva's bow, Pinaka.
I said it's the town of Mithila.
I didn't say that we'll enter the town.
- Lakshmana, you may bow down to Shiva's bow right here. - But...
Lakshmana, we'll travel through the outskirts of the town.
[mellow music playing]
[rumbling]
[dramatic music playing]
Amazing.
Guru, who owns this grand plane?
Who else could own it? It belongs to Lanka's king, Ravana.
I'm sure he came here to get Shiva's bow.
Is he the same Ravana
who gave refuge to Tataka and Maricha?
Guru, such a powerful asura
must have surely won the 'svayamvara'.
One needs to have the strength of character and not physical strength
to pick up Shiva's bow, Lakshmana.
[dramatic music playing]
Mahadeva, now I understand
why Vishvamitra didn't accept
Shatananda's invitation to visit Mithila.
He wanted Rama to reach there only after Ravana left.
They shouldn't meet before the right time.
He should take Rama to Mithila now at least.
Goddess, it's not just about postponing Rama and Ravana's meeting
but Sage Vishvamitra wants
to take Rama to Mithila
- when... - [Ravana chanting mantra]
[Ravana chanting mantra]
[sweeping music playing]
[mantra chanting]
Hail Lord Mahadeva.
Mother, I pay my respects to You.
Dashanan, you look sad.
Mahadeva, You know the reason.
Why did You
let me
get insulted publicly?
An eight-year-old child
picked up Your bow while playing
but I,
Your powerful and ardent devotee
couldn't lift it.
It could have happened
only because You didn't want it.
Dashanan, my wish isn't the reason
but your karma.
You can't get rid of your karma
just because you are my devotee.
You still have time.
Change your path.
Use your power and wealth
to benefit the world.
Mahadeva, I didn't receive anything from this world.
I received everything only after I snatched it.
But You...
You are Shiva
Who drank poison for His devotees.
How could You let Your devotee
get insulted?
Dashanan, you invited insult
by going to Mithila uninvited.
Ravana, I want to know
your wish which brought you
to Mithila.
[dramatic music playing]
I wished
to get hold of Your holy bow Pinaka.
Just the bow
and nothing more than that?
[suspenseful music playing]
Answer, Dashanan!
You are overcome by your ego to the extent
that you are lying to your beloved Lord!
Ravana, that's your answer.
[music playing]
Sita could lift that bow
because she harboured gratitude and not desire.
Whereas you could not lift that bow because you harboured pride
and not emotions.
You are extremely fortunate, King of Lanka,
that you have
a faithful wife like Mandodari
and an obedient son like Meghanada.
So, stop coveting what is not yours
and be content with what you have.
I have learned one thing, Lord Mahadeva.
Whatever you get in life
is either by way of hard work
or force.
You have proved
that You favour only the gods
and You will not support a rakshasas like me
even if I am
Your greatest devotee.
You are God.
As You wish.
You may favour the gods if You so wish,
but do not expect this devotee of Yours
to change his inherent nature.
Despite being my Lord,
if You wish to favour the gods,
then I, too,
despite being Your devotee,
am the King of the rakshasas.
Please do
as the gods expect of You.
I, too, will do what the rakshasas expect of me.
All right, Dashanan.
If that is the case,
be prepared to bear the fruits of your actions.
Hail Lord Mahadeva.
Goddess.
[vocalisation]
[vocalisation fades]
I have witnessed Ravana's wrath,
now I wish to witness Rama and Sita's union.
Please tell me.
When will Vishvamitra go to Janakpuri along with Rama?
When will they meet?
When the time comes,
Sage Vishvamitra's path shall lead him to Mithila.
Lakshmana,
are you prepared for Gurudev's remaining journey?
Rama, it seems to me
like Gurudev is preparing you for a significant task.
Something truly significant.
You are right, Lakshmana.
There is a purpose behind every one of his tasks.
I am not aware of his wishes, Rama,
but I wish I could take a tour of Mithila
and revel in its beauty.
Especially, Shiva's bow.
- Would it not be great, Rama? - I wish to witness it too.
We will rest here today, Rama.
- As you wish, Gurudev. - As you wish.
Now that we will be resting here,
you may visit Mithila, Rama.
Getting to know the culture of the place of one's rest
increases one's knowledge.
[flute playing]
If you want,
you can take Lakshmana along.
[joyous music playing]
When do we go, Lakshmana?
Let's go right away.
Or else, Guru could change his mind at any moment.
Please come.
[conch-shell playing]
Sunayana,
Mahadeva kept His bow in Mithila
so that only auspicious things happen here.
Please have faith.
[mellow music playing]
[conch-shell playing]
Your Majesty, some servants saw Brahmarshi Vishvamitra
in Mithila along with Dasharatha's sons.
They are staying in a mango orchard outside the town.
Mithila is lucky to host them.
I'll honour them
and
go to invite them for the 'svayamvara' in person.
Please come.
- Hail Lord Mahadeva! - Hail Lord Mahadeva!
Who will look after Mithila
after Maithili marries and leaves?
Mahadeva looked after
both Mithila and Maithili.
He will look after them in future too.
My child, you look like Goddess Mahalakshmi.
I pray to God that you get a groom like Lord Narayana.
- [theme song playing] - [conch-shell playing]
[joyful music playing]
[theme song playing]
[theme song continues playing]
[theme song playing]
[theme song continues playing]
[mellow music playing]
[music fades away]
[mellow music playing]
Mithila looks more beautiful from the inside
than it appeared from the outside.
- Right, Rama? - Yes, Lakshmana.
The real beauty of Mithila
lies in the thinking and culture of the natives.
This town is the centre of knowledge.
[joyful music playing]
Who is this radiant young man?
Could it be that God came to Mithila in the form of a human?
He could be a prince if not God.
Maybe he is here to be a part of Sita's 'svayamvara'.
Princes don't walk in the bylanes.
Could he be a gandharva?
That's possible.
- Let's go and find out. - Let's go and find out.
[dreamy music plays]
[mellow music playing]
Rama,
can you see those women?
I feel they are following us.
But why?
Lakshmana, a 'svayamvara' has been organised here.
Maybe they find you suitable for their daughters.
[flute playing]
You will be approached first, Rama.
The older brother gets married first.
Lakshmana,
nobody here knows who is the older sibling.
Are you trying to scare me?
- I will not talk to you. - Lakshmana.
Come on.
I still do not know
whether they are princes or gods dressed as humans.
I have an idea.
Let us sell our sweets and goods to them.
They will need to pay in gold.
If they pay us in gold, it means they are princes.
If they do not have any money,
then they have to be gods!
Let us go.
[conch blowing]
[devotional song playing]
[song fades]