Sun TV Mahabharatham

Pandavas are seen chatting with Drupada and the king of Virata. Now that the path of peaceful settlement is closed, they guess that war is in the offing and feel good that they can settle old scores. Krishna and Yudhishtra, who have been listening to their conversations, enter the room. All in the room except Yudhishtra seem to favor war, so Krishna is reluctant to reveal his views, but on Yudhishtra's insistence and assurance that his brothers will always abide by his decision, He expresses his belief that one should try all avenues for peace before invoking the war. Since neither the Virata king nor Drupada is willing to go to Hastinapur as a peace ambassador, Yudhishtra asks Krishna to take up the task. Shikhandi is disappointed that war has yet not been finalized and that Krishna is set for a peace mission. Since Krishna is good at manipulating things, Shikhandi as well as Drupada are worried that Krishna would succeed in His mission, though Drishtadhyumna assures them that K

Kunti is furious that Duryodhana is unrepentent, unrelenting and bent on continuing to rule instead of returning the kingdom to the Pandavas. She asserts vehemently that the Pandavas will seize Hastinapur that rightfully belonged to them, but was given as alms by her husband Pandu to his father Dritarashtra. Sanjaya, the messenger sent by Dritarashtra, conveys to the Pandavas the message that Yudhishtra should go back to forest, as meditation would do him a lot of good. All the Pandavas except Yudhishtra root for declaring war, but Yudhishtra is reluctant and tells Sanjaya that he would need some time to confer with his brothers before reaching any conclusion. Shakuni tells Duryodhana that they need to be cautious in dealing with Kunti as she is ambitious and savvy in politics. He recounts the incidents in Kunti's life to substantiate this claim. After Pandu loses his virility as a result of Sage Kindama's curse, she seeks to get offsprings through the intervention of Devas b

Duryodhana is upset with Shakuni for sullying Karna's parentage and calling him the 'son of Suta ' or 'son of a charioteer'. Duryodhana doesn't want to lose Karna's friendship even if his strategic importance has been compromised by his gifting away the kavacha kundalas to a mendicant. Karna is moaning his fate on the stony steps of a tank near a temple. The secret surrounding his birth has been haunting and throwing brickbats at him. Unable to bear the pain, Karna lets out a loud sob 'amma!! who am I? why did you desert me?' and Kunti, who comes there accidentally, is moved. She assures Karna that his mother will come to him one day. Duryodhana, and Shakuni apologize to Karna for Shakuni's harsh words. They request Karna to make use of Nagastra, a poisonous shaft, painstakingly made by Ashwasena, the son of the Naga King Takshaka, whose mother Was slain by Arjuna in the Khandava forest. (It appears in this narration of Sun TV that Karna has r

Kunti empathizes with Durydhana and chides Vidura and other Kuru elders for instilling the thought in Duryodhana in his childhood that he is the future emperor of Hastinapur. She says that Duryodhana has no other fault other than intense hatred for the Pandavas. His governance is impeccable. She therefore decides to respect Duryodhana's order as a king and would not attend Abhimanyu's wedding. Vidura pleads that Duryodhana's orders would not bind her, but she is firm in her resolve, which is in accordance with kshatriya tradition. She then lets her decision be known to Yudhishtra through a messenger. The messenger Kunti sends conveys the news to the Pandavas. Yudhishtra says he expected this, and implores Bhima to keep calm. They decide to conduct Abhimanyu's marriage without Kunti's participation. Abhimanyu's marriage is performed with due grandeur in the presence of Krishna, Balarama, and Virata and Drupada's families.

Arjuna reaches Dwaraka and meets his son Abhimanyu. While he is talking to him, Duryodhana overtakes them and enters the palace. Krishna, who is watching them all, decides to take a nap. Finding Krishna asleep, Duryodhana takes a seat near his head. Arjuna enters the room soon and sits down at Krishna's feet. Krishna wakes up and sees Arjuna first. Duryodhana protests and says he came first and demands preference over Arjuna. Krishna insists he saw Arjuna first, so he should be allowed to stake his claim first, but assures Duryodhana that his desires too would be met. Krishna then tells Arjuna he should either choose him or his entire army, with the additional injunction that he would never take up arms in the war. Arjuna wants Krishna's support alone and Duryodhana is happy to receive the entire army of Krishna. Balarama joins them and is told about Duryodhana's mission in garnering support for Hastinapur. Balarama says he loves both Pandavas and Kauravas equally and w

Somadutta promises Duryodhana to back up his claim that the Pandavas have been discovered before the end of one year of incognito exile. Duyodhana invites Somadatta and Bhurisravas to stay at their palace for some more time, and they readily agree to this. Drona, Vidura and Bhishma seek Krishna's advice Pandavas are discussing about the invitations to be sent for Abhimanyu's marriage with Uttara. Yudhishtra would like to send invitations to Hastinapura, Panchala and Dwaraka. While they are discussing thus, a messenger from Hastinapur conveys to Yudhishtra that the Pandavas must go to forest once again, since they have been discovered before the ajnaatavasa period ended. Yudhishtra sends the messenger with the message that Duryodhana should ask the elders in the court whether their claim can be substantiated or not. It is now clear to the Pandavas that Duryodhana may not hand over the kingdom to them willingly or easily. Bhima amd Arjuna wonder if they should proceed

At their usual secret meeting, Arjuna is narrating to his brothers the incidents on the battle with Duryodhana and others and how he takes Uttara to the Vanni tree to get his weapons to fight the Kaurava army. Brihannala aims the Gandiva at Bhishma, and the arrow bows before him. This feat alerts Duryodhana, and he surmises BrihannaLa to be Arjuna. Arjuna doesn't affirm Duryodhana, but incites him to fight. Soon, Arjuna makes the Kaurava army swoon on the battle field with his Mohini Astra and takes away the ornaments of Karna, Duryodhana, Dushshasana, Bhishma and Drona. When these warriors revive, they notice their ornaments gone and feel very embarrassed. Shakuni tells Duryodhana not to worry over his defeat by the Pandavas but rejoice over discovering the Pandavas before the completion of the period of incognito exile. Radha places Tulsi leaves to counter balance Krishna's weight Uttara has promised to Arjuna that he would wait until the next day to reveal Pandavas&#