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00:00This is no ordinary sunrise lighting up the skies of Hastinapur.
00:19This is the dawn of a new future, a new rule, a new legacy, a new destiny.
00:30This is a new one.
00:33This is the new one.
00:35This is the new one.
00:38The new one is the new one.
00:42Om Gan Gan Phatai Namah.
00:52The new one is the new one.
00:57Ah, what a journey, Maharshi.
01:10So, the Kurukshetra chapter of your story is over,
01:14but the rumbling of a war in here, what about that?
01:19Oh Lord Ganesh, please accept the greetings of your devotee, Sanjay.
01:23Would you offer this Lord something to eat?
01:25What of the offering of sweets, the crumbs of which are still on your face?
01:31Where? Oh, I see, I see. This. It was just a digestive. Now I need some food to digest.
01:38Yes, Lord Ganesh, a lavish feast awaits. Rich rice pudding, tasty laddus and much more.
01:46Today is the coronation of Hastinapur's new emperor.
01:50You will be served every dish first. I'm sure you'll be present at the ceremony.
01:55Hmm, I will be there in spirit.
02:00But here in person, I will be writing the next chapter of the Mahabharata.
02:07Besides, having two gods at one coronation would be a bit much.
02:12Two gods? Lord Ganesh?
02:14Why? Have you forgotten him?
02:16Hmm?
02:29Lotus eyes, lotus face, lotus hands and lotus-like grace.
02:33I'm here for the lavish feast. But he? He has already enjoyed his favorite feast of butter.
02:41Look, here comes Lord Krishna.
02:46Hmm. All the storytellers are assembled here, and I was not invited?
02:50Why would you need an invitation, Keshav? All of nature, all creation, you are omnipresent.
02:57But you are the author. Indeed, what am I in this epic saga you have woven? A mere character.
03:03Oh, a mere character. You who are orchestrating the whole story.
03:08Told by Maharshi Vyas, written by you, narrated by Sanjay, and I am the orchestrator.
03:13Well, whatever my role may be, all that matters is that the story is told.
03:21Because whether it is now or in the future, this tale will serve as inspiration for every generation.
03:28And for you too, who have been our audience all along.
03:31You have watched the grandeur of our era with wonder.
03:34The complexity of our relationships and the weight of our duties surprised you.
03:38And no doubt, when we made grave errors while seeking justice, you held your breath, frozen in shock.
03:45Our vast lands, our gleaming palaces, divine weapons and tangled motifs.
03:51How different they must have seemed from the world you live in today.
03:55And yet, is our era really that different from yours?
04:00No.
04:01Whether it is my present or yours, you will realize very soon, no matter which era you are in.
04:07Life does not change.
04:10The doubts in one's mind, the uncertainties of life, and the questions about one's existence never change.
04:20I have forgotten how to value life, Arjun.
04:23The morning dew on the flowers, the caress of a breeze, the laughter of a child.
04:29I am blind to all of it.
04:31All I see is the crimson of blood everywhere.
04:34Stop this coronation.
04:37Please stop it.
04:40So, this ceremony, this huge gathering of citizens, soldiers and dignitaries from everywhere.
04:46What is it for, Brother Yudhishtar?
04:47Such a huge war.
04:49Unimaginable bloodshed.
04:51The sacrifice of Abhimanyu and Ghatotkac and of our five sons.
04:55And the deaths of countless soldiers.
04:57What did it all mean?
04:58That is precisely what I have been asking myself, Arjun.
05:01If I am the reason for this war, then how can it end with me?
05:06Surely a disease cannot be its own cure.
05:10I have no desire for this throne anymore.
05:13I doubt you understand how I feel.
05:15When your father Pandu gave up the throne and stepped down, he faced a lot of ridicule and contempt.
05:21You will face similar consequences.
05:23This is what happens when one ascends the throne.
05:26If you are struggling with your thoughts, then listen to your well-wishers, my son.
05:30The path of duty has been set, Brother Yudhishtar.
05:33Be it flowers or thorns, this is now your destiny.
05:37And this is your duty as king.
05:40Duty?
05:41This deceptive notion of duty has completely destroyed my ability to think, judge and discern, Keshav.
05:48I am questioning everything about myself, my identity, my very existence.
05:55You can discern, Brother.
05:56And that makes your identity.
05:58This is the truth and this is reality.
06:00And what about these questions churning in my mind?
06:04He who questions himself so much before claiming the throne could be none other than its true successor.
06:11Do you remember the crisis you faced during your exile?
06:15When you alone answered every question asked by the Yaksh in order to save your brother's life.
06:22Arjun!
06:26Sahadev!
06:27Bhim!
06:28Nakul!
06:29Where are all of you?
06:31Where are all of you?
06:45Nakul!
06:47Nakul!
06:50Sahadev!
06:52Sahadev!
06:53Your efforts are in vain, human.
06:56They are not asleep, but dead due to my magic.
07:07Dead?
07:09But what is their crime?
07:12Disobedience.
07:13They disobeyed my orders.
07:15This lake is mine.
07:17The water in this lake is mine.
07:19I said answer my questions first, then drink the water.
07:25But they drank the water first, so I took away their bread.
07:31I beg for your mercy.
07:33I ask for your forgiveness for the disrespect shown by my brothers.
07:37I will answer all of your questions, but please bring my brothers back to life.
07:44I am afraid it is too late for that.
07:52Then please take my life as well.
07:55I was the one who sent them to fetch water.
07:58If my brothers cannot live, then I shouldn't either.
08:01I hear you are the king of dharam.
08:19I have witnessed your humility and brotherly love.
08:23Now let me test your knowledge of righteousness.
08:25Think before you answer.
08:26Because you may have come to save them, but who will come to save you, son of Kunti?
08:33You just have...
08:34What is more numerous than the countless blades of grass that cover the earth?
08:50Our unending thoughts.
08:52And what moves faster than the wind?
08:54The mind. There is no limit to how fast the mind works.
09:00What does the mind seek?
09:04Joy.
09:05What is joy?
09:08Liberation from vices like lust, anger, greed, and attachment.
09:12So what is suffering?
09:14Ignorance.
09:15And what is ignorance?
09:17To be unaware of one's duty.
09:19Excellent. So who is a wise man?
09:22He who maintains a balance between his duty and action.
09:27What is the greatest duty of man?
09:29Loving and compassionate deeds for the welfare of all beings is man's greatest duty.
09:34A hundred and twenty-five questions in all.
09:36And the perfect answer to every question.
09:39Had you made even a single mistake, it would have meant a certain end.
09:42You are the reason your brothers are still alive.
09:45And you receive the knowledge of justice as a blessing.
09:48This is precisely how a king should be.
09:50Do you remember this one question that the yaksha had asked?
09:54Who is the most valuable friend to the master of the house?
09:57His wife. I remember the answer too, Panchali.
10:00And yet when it is finally time to have your most valuable friend sit with you as your queen,
10:05you have so many questions and so many doubts.
10:08Free yourself from the narrow confines of your mind, my husband.
10:14If you see through the eyes of the people,
10:17all questions regarding the throne will point to one answer.
10:21Dhamraj Yudhishthir.
10:22As your friend, as your wife, and as your subject,
10:27I make this heartfelt plea to you.
10:30Do us the honor of accepting the crown.
10:32All of Hastinapur is waiting for you.
10:34But before wearing the crown,
10:36it is important that you learn to wield the power it brings.
10:39And there is only one individual who can teach you how to.
10:52The last time you brought them here was to learn
11:07how to bring about my death, Sri Krishna.
11:10What do you wish to learn today?
11:14A king's duty, Pidama.
11:16A king's duty?
11:18And that too from one who never became a king himself.
11:22Yet he created kings and kingdoms too.
11:25In spite of being so close to the throne,
11:27you were never captivated by its power.
11:30I am sure that there is no greater guide
11:31for the ruler of Hastinapur than you, Pidama.
11:34Not just when it is about war, but in peace too.
11:39Not just for today, but for generations to come.
11:43Not just for Yudhishthir,
11:44but for those countless others who serve as your subjects.
11:48Please enlighten me with your life experience, Pidama.
11:52Persuade, purchase, punish, partition.
12:03Bhishma revealed to Yudhishthir the four pillars of governance.
12:07And also that while victory can be achieved through force,
12:10the most effective way to achieve peace
12:12would always be through diplomacy.
12:14That is why the Kurukshetra war is not a success for the Kshatriya way,
12:19but a complete failure of politics.
12:21This is as true of governance as it is of life itself.
12:25Anger, hatred and violence can bring you momentary success,
12:29but they can never bring enduring peace.
12:32You need introspection, dialogue and resolution in order to accomplish this goal.
12:37There is politics not just in governance, but in every aspect of life.
12:41And whether it is about his rule or personal life,
12:44finding the right balance will always be every king's greatest challenge.
12:47There is only one question I would like to ask you, Pidama.
12:51Yes?
12:52Your political authority and your daughter-in-law both were insulted before a full assembly, Pidama.
12:57And you said nothing.
12:59Why, Pidama?
12:59Why didn't you stop it?
13:01Why didn't you stop the Kauravs that day?
13:03I stayed silent.
13:04That is why I lie here today on a bed of arrows.
13:08Back then, I was bound by my duty as a Kshatriya
13:12towards the kingdom of Hastinapur and its rulers.
13:17But you failed in that too, Pidama.
13:20You could have killed all five of us, but you chose not to do that.
13:24You could not stop the Kauravs before the war,
13:26and you could not stop us when it started.
13:28So, Pidama, when you fought during the Kurukshetra War,
13:31whom did you even fight for?
13:33I fought for the sake of peace,
13:35for the sake of Hastinapur's son,
13:37and the kind of glorious future for the Kuru dynasty
13:40that I only see flourishing in your hands, Yudheshtir.
13:45You fought on their behalf, but wanted our victory?
13:49How can this be a Kshatriya's duty?
13:51We asked you, and you revealed how we could bring about your death.
13:55That is, asking for one's political end.
13:58Then of what use are the four pillars of governance?
14:03Akshatriya's entire life is not just politics,
14:06Yudheshtir, love, and fortune are also his destiny in life.
14:11So then, your death at Shikhandi's hands was also...
14:14It was my destiny.
14:17In his previous birth, Shikhandi was a woman named Amba who wished to marry me,
14:23but I refused, and I forcibly arranged for the marriage between her two sisters,
14:29Ambika and Ambalika, and my brother, Vichitra Veer.
14:33But the untimely death of Vichitra Veer raised the question of successors for the kingdom.
14:40On the one hand, I was bound by my vow,
14:44and on the other, the throne of Hastinapur was unoccupied.
14:48Then, with the blessings of my step-brother Vyasa,
14:53Ambika gave birth to Dhritarashtra,
14:57while Ambalika gave birth to Pandu.
14:59But, one was born blind, and the other was sickly.
15:08Two royal bloodlines that fractured the whole family
15:13and brought the Kurukshetra war into the destiny of Hastinapur.
15:19The war that had started with me,
15:22the same war was meant to end with me, Yudheshtir.
15:26All that we did, has led to this result,
15:31has led to this day.
15:35You must accept this wheel of fate, Yudheshtir.
15:40Do not wait anymore, son.
15:42You are ready.
15:51What will you do with an unarmed Krishna by your side?
15:54Isn't that what you asked me when I declined your Narayani army
15:58and chose you instead?
15:59From the very first day of war,
16:01my decision proved to be right.
16:03But I made one mistake, Keshav.
16:05Mistake?
16:06Those 18 days of relentless war.
16:09Strategies, vengeance, the death of loved ones,
16:11and in the middle of it all,
16:12your profound wisdom like infinity in a grain of sand.
16:15Are you saying you have already forgotten all of it?
16:18Why don't you explain it all to me again?
16:20Just like Pritama is teaching brother Yudheshtir everything.
16:23Just like I once inspired you with my words,
16:25and now you have forgotten them.
16:27Just like this kingdom was not yours until a few days ago.
16:31But today it is.
16:33There is only one constant in life,
16:35whether it be good or bad,
16:37and that is change.
16:38And who are you, my boy?
16:56Virishketu, the son of Karan, king of Ang.
16:58I have never seen a marksman like your father.
17:01Have you learned to wield a bow too?
17:02Every arrow, right on target, every time.
17:05Keep learning, my boy.
17:06After all, you are going to be king of Ang one day.
17:18My respects.
17:25Salutations.
17:26Glory to king Yudheshtir!
17:28Glory to king Yudheshtir!
17:31Glory to king Yudheshtir!
17:34Glory to king Yudheshtir!
17:36glory to King's proper
17:39glory to King's proper
17:47glory to Queen's proper
17:51listen to me
17:55glory to Queen's proper
18:01glory to Queen's proper
18:06Come.
18:22Queen Gandhari, could I speak with you for a moment?
18:25Queen Gandhari, could I speak with you for a moment?
18:36You had something to say?
18:38The other day your anger drove you to say a lot of things.
18:41But now that you are calm, is there anything more that you would like to say to me?
18:44That day I put a curse on your entire lineage.
18:47And you let me go on in silence.
18:50Perhaps in sheer disbelief or the fear that some...
18:54Fear?
18:55Of your curse on me?
18:56You should not think so highly of your own powers, your majesty.
18:59Your fury and your words leave me neither intimidated nor concerned.
19:04The war over succession in the Yadu dynasty is destined to happen.
19:08Nothing can change this.
19:10It is not a consequence of your curse, but a natural cycle of time.
19:14Curses and blessings can neither change the course of one's deeds,
19:19nor the consequences that follow.
19:21In anger I also cursed you with an untimely death.
19:24But of course you are...
19:26I am God.
19:27But I too shall have to face the consequences of my actions.
19:31Queen Gandhari, in the mortal world no one can escape the repercussions of their deeds or death.
19:37Not even I.
19:38The cycle of time will continue as always.
19:43Another exile.
19:44The Pandavas years in the wilderness.
19:47Their renunciation of worldly ties.
19:49The kings of today will be gone tomorrow.
19:53Pariksit's coronation.
19:55Unrest in Dwarka, and under the cool shade of a tree.
20:01To the tune of my flute.
20:02The end of my mortal life.
20:04Bodies drenched in blood.
20:06Lands drowned in water.
20:09And then, a new era.
20:11Kalyug.
20:12The age of chaos.
20:14An age of falsehood and darkness.
20:18An age of unimaginable disparity between words and deeds.
20:22When the wise will be oppressed, and the ignorant will be celebrated.
20:27When the world will drown in greed, and kindness will be forgotten.
20:31There will be an abundance of food, but no shortage of hunger.
20:35There will be oceans of water, but thirst will not be quenched.
20:39Inequality will be at its peak.
20:43Lust, anger, attachment, arrogance, greed, envy, and sloth will devour all of humanity.
20:53The values and ideals of life will be lost.
21:09But this story will endure.
21:18My words will endure.
21:20Because I am here.
21:23In every battle against injustice,
21:26I will be the charioteer for all.
21:29Because where there is dharma, so shall I be.
21:33And where I am, so is victory.
21:39Great dharma.
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