00:00The greatest archer alive threw his bow against a beggar and missed every shot.
00:05Imagine facing a wild beast in the forest, only to find another hunter claiming the kill first.
00:10Arjuna, the Pandava prince, sought divine weapons to win the coming war.
00:14He fasted on stone and prayed to Shiva, lord of beasts, for months.
00:18But a wild boar charged his hermitage, roaring with demonic fury.
00:23Ask yourself honestly, how would you react if a stranger claimed your rightful prey?
00:27A tribal hunter stepped from the brush, laughing in the mountain air.
00:32This bow was mine, shouted the prince, raising his divine weapon.
00:36The hunter mocked his pride.
00:38Prove your skill with your bare hands instead.
00:41They fought with fists and stones, until Arjuna's hands bled, and his bones ached.
00:46He pinned the hunter to the earth, panting for breath,
00:49and looked up to see his floral offerings resting on the hunter's head.
00:53The hunter vanished, and in his place, stood the three-eyed god of destruction.
00:58Shiva smiled down at the trembling prince and handed him the Pashupatastra.
01:02Pride makes the man fight even the gods without knowing it.
01:06Follow for tomorrow's story from the Puranas.
