'Pleased with Kunti and Madri, sage Kindam..'
'..blessed them with sons..'
'..and so, the two queens had to beget sons.'
'Sage Kindam's story marks a crucial point in the epic.'
'He blesses the queens with sons so that they can fulfil their duty.'
'But in his own hermitage his wife has not fulfilled her duty.'
'The queens were happy to receive the blessings..'
'..but their story doesn't end here.'
'Blessed by the sage, they have yet to go to Hastinapur..'
'..because Queen Mother Satyavati longs for them.'
My respects, Mother.
- May you live long. - Did you send for me?
Yes. I wished to tell you that Pandu's had enough rest.
Please call him back, I miss him.
As you wish, Mother. I'll do it right away.
Ask Dhritirashtra to send a personal message calling Pandu back.
As you wish, Mother.
Send for Pandu before mother asks you to do so, son of Arya.
Why, Gandhari?
Don't you want Pandu to have enough rest?
He can rest here, too.
Beside his prolonged absence doesn't look good.
I'm afraid that you may get too used to the crown.
Gandhari!
I've sacrificed my sight not my thinking, son of Arya.
You, haven't given up thinking over it, too.
Have you forgotten what brother Shakuni said?
What did he say?
That the crown should be mine.
Such things should be forgotten, son of Arya.
Grandsire!
You're so attuned to sounds, Son.
Even a normal person is not as adept.
A long life to you.
May your marriage prosper.
Please be seated, Grandsire.
At this moment, I'm mother Satyavati's Representative, Gandhari.
Mother has sent a message for the king.
She's asked him to call back Pandu from the hermitage.
Is this a message or an order?
King, an elder's message is like an order. Ask Pandu to return.
Look at the king's pleasure at being called back to Hastinapur.
If it were not the Queen Mother's order..
..he'd have stayed back for sure, Madri.
Learn self control, Madri. Learn abstinence.
My mind is not a deer that it can be quelled by an arrow.
Sister, life is for living, isn't it?
But there are certain rules to living.
One rule is that we must set out..
..at once on getting grandmother's order.
Sister, you always side with the king.
Madri, we're both born to side with him.
The tiger seems near, kill him for me, son of Arya.
What has the poor tiger done that you wish it killed?
Oh, come on, Sister.
At least have your lunch, son of Arya.
After I return.
Oh, Sage.
I'd sent the arrow after hearing the sound, Sage.
You've no right to use such a weapon..
..if you can't differentiate between sounds.
You've crossed the limit of your rights, King.
You must be punished.
Forgive me, Sage.
King, you've ended my dynasty.
So, I curse you.
You'll die the moment..
..you embrace a woman.
No!
Om..
No!
Why this sudden silence, Madri?
Something tragic has surely happened.
The king hasn't returned, too.
Sister!
King!
Something tragic has happened.
What?
I'd used the arrow on hearing the tiger's roar.
But when I reached the spot..
..I found..
..that my arrow had killed sage Kindam and his wife.
Sage Kindam?
Oh, God.
I didn't mean to kill him, Kunti.
I know that, son of Arya.
A king of Hastinapur is incapable of killing a sage.
But an accident has taken place.
Kunti, I'm now responsible for a sage's death.
I'm responsible.
No, son of Arya, you're not responsible.
I'm the killer.
You were about to have lunch..
..but I was tempted by the tiger skin.
No!
Madri, this deed is mine.
I'm responsible.
I must do penance.
Since I'm responsible..
..I'll join you in the penance.
Which means I'm left all alone.
I didn't expect this, Madri.
I allowed you to share my life.
And now in this moment of crisis..
..you both left me out.
That's not so, Sister.
You're our strength..
..our courage, our honour, our identity.
Why then did you say this?
Long live the king!
King Pandu is coming straight here on his return.
He's returned very quickly from his sojourn in the forest.
But why is he coming here instead of going to grandmother?
Is he suspicious that I may not return the crown to him?
Why do you think so, son of Arya?
A king is always worried about the State.
Maybe that's why he's coming here, first.
Welcome him with open arms.
Yes, I'll have to welcome him.
I'll welcome him as well as bless him.
Dear, Pandu.
How was your stay in the forest?
- Brother, something tragic happened. - What?
I've killed sage Kindam.
Younger one, was it murder or accident?
You cannot kill and you cannot control accidents.
Only Vidur has an answer for such problems.
Dear, Pandu, wear this crown and ask Vidur this question in court.
Grandsire will be there, too.
There's no problem, so why a solution?
Of course, there's a problem, Gandhari.
Here, younger brother.
Wear this.
You'll get a solution only in court.
Let's go.
Whatever you may say a death has occurred..
..and that, too, with King Pandu's arrow.
It's a death definitely, but it's not murder.
Pandu did not do it knowingly.
So, it cannot be a sin.
And if it is not a sin then why a penalty?
This is a mere accident.
It's an accident and so penance is necessary.
Had it been murder, it would have been the death sentence for him.
I agree with Vidur.
As the King of Hastinapur..
..I pronounce the sentence..
..that I should renounce the world in penance.
I wish to become an ideal for my people..
..an example.
King, you were the only witness to this accident.
Had you wanted to, you could've kept quiet.
But you did not.
For you're the law and the law maker.
If you disrespect the law so will your subjects.
Your decision will be a proud moment in Kuru history.
Now in my place my elder brother, Dhritirashtra..
..will rule Hastinapur.
Okay, dear younger brother.
If God desires it, so be it.
Come, Brother.
You're like my father.
I give you this kingdom's responsibility.
Grandsire.
Vidur!
I salute the king of Hastinapur!
Ganga's son, is it true that Pandu is renouncing the world?
Yes, Mother.
You said nothing, Son?
Mother, it's not for me to say anything.
Why such a great penalty of penance for an accident for..
..which Pandu is blameless?
Mother, this is an order from Hastinapur king Pandu himself.
I'm asking for your judgment.
Mother, I'm bound by the king's judgment.
If you weren't bound?
Mother, a mother's love shouldn't be so helpless.
You should be happy with this judgment.
You should be proud that Pandu has shown..
..that the law is greater than a king.
Pandu has done what was expected of him.
Bless him.
I've already given.. all my blessings to you, Ganga's son.
God knows..
..when I'll be free of Hastinapur's debt.
Come, Madri.
What's this?
Why are you surprised, son of Arya?
But these clothes?
Anything wrong with these clothes, Madri?
No, Sister.
In fact, they match our lord's clothes.
Don't take this penance lightly, Pritha.
You're elder.
Explain it to Madri, too.
There's nothing left to explain, son of Arya.
Explain, Kunti..
..that I killed the sage.
So, I must do the penance, too.
Why should you follow me to the forest giving up the palace luxuries?
Son of Arya, what did Seeta tell Lord Rama?
Son of Arya, we're your wives.
You cannot do any worship or penance without us.
Can you deny this truth, Son of Arya.
Son of Arya,
..did we not, with the Fire God as witness..
..and to sacred chants promise..
..to share your joys and sorrows?
Son of Arya..
..our relationship does not end at the palace.
Son of Arya, we'll come with you.
Son of Arya, you're incomplete without us.
For your penance you've to be complete.
Lord Rama's penance was incomplete without Seeta..
..and so is yours without us.
Okay.
Come.
Grandmother.
Bless me so that my penance is successful.
A mother always blesses her child..
..but, Son what will happen to her love?
It's my mother's love..
..which has inspired me to take uphold the law.
You're going..
..but..
..but why are you taking them along?
What will I tell Kuntibhoj and Madra's king?
That I've sent their daughters who became wedded here..
..into the forest?
Look at Ambalika, Son.
How will she, a widowed mother..
..live without her son?
In the same manner..
..as I'll live without my mother and you, Grandmother.
Okay, Son, go..
..and God willing you will..
..one day.. return home.
Grandmother.
Mother.
Mother!
Long live the king!
Don't leave us, King.
We won't let you go.
I'm grateful for your love..
..but go we must..
..because we must do penance for our sin.
Allow us to go.
- Greetings, Grandsire. - Come, Pandu.
Why this chariot?
It is necessary.
Maybe not for you, but it'll take..
..Kunti and Madri o the forest.
May you live long.
May your marriage prosper.
"That life is blessed which shares.."
"..joys and sorrows."
"The palace and the forest.."
"..both are the same for it."
"Both are the same for it."
Come, Gandhar Prince.
Why are you sad today, Hastinapur's king?
Brother Shakuni, younger Pandu's going away has saddened me.
This is the opportunity we were awaiting.
Now this crown is all yours.
The injustice done to you is at an end.
It's rightly said that justice is delayed..
..but not denied in God's house.
Congratulations, King Dhritirashtra.
Now you'll rule Hastinapur..
..while Pandu lives as an ascetic.
'Sanskrit Chants'
Where to, Pandu?
We're going to Brahma's world.
Take me with you.
I'm sorry to say that you're not allowed there.
Why?
Neither are you a sage nor an enlightened man.
You're childless, too.
You cannot enter Brahma's world unless you fulfil your ancestral debt.
Son of Arya.
What thought is that, son of Arya..
..which is more important than your wives.
That thought..
..is hell, Queen.
A living, terrifying hell!
In which every moment of my life..
..is burning like dry wood.
I'm your better half, son of Arya.
So, I'm entitled to half that hell.
Tell me, son of Arya.
Kunti, do you remember that day..
..when we all went horse riding?
Both of you had agreed..
..to give me a prize if I won the race.
'What if I win?'
'Impossible.'
'What will you wager?'
'What will you give me if you lose?'
'Anything.'
'If I win I'll take sons. That, too, five.'
'Agreed.'
'Two and half sons each.'
'No. Kunti is elder.'
'She'll give you three and I'll give you two.'
'What if you lose?'
'I'll take sons if I win. I'll give sons if I lose.'
'Heard that, Sister? Heads I win, tails you lose.'
Now..
..neither of you can fulfil that promise.
Son of Arya, why?
Kunti, that's..
..Sage Kindam's curse.
Curse?
I'm cursed to live with being childless..
..and die childless.
Son of Arya, there's a solution.
- A solution? - Yes.
Pleased with my service..
..sage Durvasa had given me a spell..
..whereby I can summon any God.
It's a seduction spell.
Then use that spell.
If the spell can..
..really seduce Gods..
..then call Lord Yama. Then call him.
Son of Arya.
'This child has a part of law in him.'
'He'll be very noble.'
'He'll be truthful.'
'He'll remain steady in war.'
'Hey Kunti, name him Yudhishthir.'
Grandsire.
Accept my blessings, King.
Congratulations. A prince is born in the Kuru dynasty.
- What do you mean? - Pandu has a son.
Named Yudhishthir.
Grandsire, send our congratulations to..
..him and our daughter-in-law.
As you wish, King.
I was hoping to be the first one.
Whatever God wishes.
Now call for Lord of Wind.
Dear.
'Like this stone cracked..'
'..all the powerful people will lose to him.'
'The battlefield will shiver on hearing his name.'
'So, Kunti, name him as Bheem.'
He broke the stone.
He'll be very powerful.
He'll be named as Bheem.
A challenge for the enemies.
'In the forest, Kunti gave birth to Bheem.'
'In Hastinapur, Gandhari gave birth to Duryodhan.'
'But these two lineage lines won't end here.'
'Kunti will give birth to Arjun..'
'..Madri will give birth to Nakul and Sahadev.'
'Gandhari will give birth to hundred children and..
..one daughter name Dushala.'
'But it's going to take time.'
'So, leave Kunti and Madri in the forest..'
'..Gandhari in Hastinapur, and let's go to Mathura.'
'Where he's going to take birth in the dungeon..'
'..who'll play the main role in Mahabharat.'
'His name will be Vasudev Krishna.'
'Lord Krishna.'
"This land belongs to Gopal."
"Everyone forgets the world."
"The sharpness of Sudharshan Chakra.."
"..will ease the problems of the world."