00:00You reach heaven's gate, but the gods demand you leave your companion behind.
00:04Would you step into paradise, abandoning the creature that walked beside you?
00:08The Mahabharata tells of King Yudhisheira, trekking across the frozen Himalayas.
00:13His brothers had fallen in the snow.
00:15Only a stray dog still followed.
00:17Think about that isolation.
00:19An emperor with no kingdom followed by an outcast.
00:22At the summit, Indra, king of the gods, descended in a blazing chariot.
00:27Mount my chariot, Indra commanded, leave the dog.
00:30Heaven has no room for animals.
00:32I refuse.
00:34Yudhisheira replied, abandoning one who sought shelter destroys all righteousness.
00:38Instantly the hound dissolved into light, revealing Dharma, the god of cosmic justice.
00:43He gave up paradise for a stray dog.
00:45How you treat the helpless defines you.
00:48Follow.
00:49Tomorrow brings another ancient legend.
