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o c e a o c e a n n t ht h a t a t ee v ev e r y t ir y t i mm e e y o u y o u t a k e at a k e a p l p l u n g e iu n g e in n i t i t y o u y o u c o mc o m e e u p u p ww i t h i t h a na n e we w s t o r y s t o r y t ht h a t a t b o t h b o t h ii n s t r u c tn s t r u c t s s a n da n d d e l i g h t s . d e l i g h t s . IIn t h e s t on t h e s t o r y r y oo f S a mf S a m v a r av a r a n a n a a ra r cc T a p T a p a t ia t i ,,i n i n t h i s t h i s C hC h i ti t r a Kr a K a ta th a , h a , V a s i s hV a s i s h t h at h a ii n s t rn s t r u c t s S a mu c t s S a m v a r a n a v a r a n a t ht h a t a t t h o u g ht h o u g h p r a y p r a y e r s e r s d o d o h e l p h e l p u s u s r er ea la li s e i s e o u r o u r d e s i d e s ir er e s , s , gg r e a t p e r s o nr e a t p e r s o n a l a l e f f oe f f o r t mr t m u s tu s t a l w a l w a ya y s b e p u t i ns b e p u t i n . V y a s a p e r. V y a s a p e r h a p sh a p s i n t e i n t e n dn d e d e d t h i s mt h i s m o r a l o r a l l el es s o n s s o n t h o u g ht h o u g h h e h e d o e s nd o e s n oo t t s ps p e c i f y i te c i f y i t.. ''R uR u r u r u a n d a n d P rP r a ma m a da d vv a r a ' a r a ' iis s a a t e lt e l ee o o f f l o vl o v e ae a n d n d s a cs a c r i f i c e . H ur i f i c e . H u mm ''s g n fs g n ft o f t o f l i l i f e f e t o t o P r aP r a mm a da d vv a r a a r a r e s u l t s r e s u l t s iin n ~~ttHHee d i m d i m i n u t i o n oi n u t i o n o f h i s -f h i s -x j wx j w n ln l i fi f e e b y b y h ah a l fl f.. T h i s T h i s s t os t o r y r y c a n rc a n r i g h t l y i g h t l y t a kt a k e e i ti t s s p l ap l ac ec e a a ll o n g so n g s ii d e t hd e t h e me m o r e o r e f a mf a m o uo u s s ts s t o r y o r y o f o f S a v i S a v i t r i t r i a n d Sa n d S a ta t y a v a n f r o m y a v a n f r o m t h e s at h e s a mm ee s o u r c e . s o u r c e .OUR NEXT RELEASE ON OUR NEXT RELEASE ON
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No.3
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1, 19
, 19 85
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o c e a o c e a n n t ht h a t a t ee v ev e r y t ir y t i mm e e y o u y o u t a k e at a k e a p l p l u n g e iu n g e in n i t i t y o u y o u c o mc o m e e u p u p ww i t h i t h a na n e we w s t o r y s t o r y t ht h a t a t b o t h b o t h ii n s t r u c tn s t r u c t s s a n da n d d e l i g h t s . d e l i g h t s . IIn t h e s t on t h e s t o r y r y oo f S a mf S a m v a r av a r a n a n a a ra r cc T a p T a p a t ia t i ,,i n i n t h i s t h i s C hC h i ti t r a Kr a K a ta th a , h a , V a s i s hV a s i s h t h at h a ii n s t rn s t r u c t s S a mu c t s S a m v a r a n a v a r a n a t ht h a t a t t h o u g ht h o u g h p r a y p r a y e r s e r s d o d o h e l p h e l p u s u s r er ea la li s e i s e o u r o u r d e s i d e s ir er e s , s , gg r e a t p e r s o nr e a t p e r s o n a l a l e f f oe f f o r t mr t m u s tu s t a l w a l w a ya y s b e p u t i ns b e p u t i n . V y a s a p e r. V y a s a p e r h a p sh a p s i n t e i n t e n dn d e d e d t h i s mt h i s m o r a l o r a l l el es s o n s s o n t h o u g ht h o u g h h e h e d o e s nd o e s n oo t t s ps p e c i f y i te c i f y i t.. ''R uR u r u r u a n d a n d P rP r a ma m a da d vv a r a ' a r a ' iis s a a t e lt e l ee o o f f l o vl o v e ae a n d n d s a cs a c r i f i c e . H ur i f i c e . H u mm ''s g n fs g n ft o f t o f l i l i f e f e t o t o P r aP r a mm a da d vv a r a a r a r e s u l t s r e s u l t s iin n ~~ttHHee d i m d i m i n u t i o n oi n u t i o n o f h i s -f h i s -x j wx j w n ln l i fi f e e b y b y h ah a l fl f.. T h i s T h i s s t os t o r y r y c a n rc a n r i g h t l y i g h t l y t a kt a k e e i ti t s s p l ap l ac ec e a a ll o n g so n g s ii d e t hd e t h e me m o r e o r e f a mf a m o uo u s s ts s t o r y o r y o f o f S a v i S a v i t r i t r i a n d Sa n d S a ta t y a v a n f r o m y a v a n f r o m t h e s at h e s a mm ee s o u r c e . s o u r c e .OUR NEXT RELEASE ON OUR NEXT RELEASE ON
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O O v e r v e r 33 2 0 2 0 t it it lt le se s n o n o w w o n s ao n s alle .e .O OUURR PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE ARE PVIN PVIN66 BVBV THE HUNDRED. THE HUNDRED. FAMINE, FAMINE, DROUGHT DROUGHTaa nn dd dd ii s e as e a s e ds e d
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SAM VARVAR ANAN A, A, RURU LER OLER OF TF TAG AG KIKINGDOM NGDOM OF OF TTUGUG BHARATAS, HEARD U//TH A HE
BHARATAS, HEARD U//TH A HE A A W W HEARHEART, T, RGPORTSRGPORTS F
FROM ROM HH /S M/S M NN /ST/ST ERER S S OF TOF THE HE SUFFERISUFFERINGS NGS OF OF HISHIS SUBJECTS.
SUBJECTS.
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AHH ! ! WHAT WHAT A A WREWRETCHTCHEDED KIN
KIN66 I I AM AM THATHAT I T I MUMU ST ST SESEEE
MH PEOPLE SUFFER MH PEOPLE SUFFER V
V THTHUSUS** JJaa
—
— ANAND D THOSE THATHOSE THAT T ARAR EE ALIV
ALIVE, CONSIDEE, CONSIDER R THEIRTHEIR PLIGHT TO BE WORSE THAN PLIGHT TO BE WORSE THAN . . DEDEATATHH. . >>££ BUT WORSE BUT WORSE IS TO COME IS TO COME FOR — FOR — •••THE-.-THE •••THE-.-THE PANCHALAS HAVE PANCHALAS HAVE DECLARED WAR DECLARED WAR ^ ^ ON ON USUS . . yy
am ar chitra katha
SAN) PARA NA'S HEAR T SA NK A S HB IB P H IS ARMW TO TUB F/BL P OF BATTUE M IG H T IER FORCE OF THB PANCHALAS. r ---7
---THEIR ARMV
IS MUCH BIGGE R AMP THEIR SOLDIERS
BETTER FED. HET AS KING I HAVE NO
CHOICE BU T TO r _ FIGHT. /
SA MU A RA N A ANO HIS M EN B RA VEIH FO UGHT THE EN EM9
-THE /NOUS
HOWEVER, THE OOPS A6 A/NST THEM WERE TOO6REAT.
HUMIUATEP ANP 6R/EF-STR/CKEN,SAH)IIARANA 4
FLEP W/TH HIS MEN ANP HIS FAMHH TO TH£~ FOREST ON THE BANKS OF THE S/NPHU #
FOR MANV WEARS SAMVARANA LIVE D IN TUB INILD ERNE SS NU RS ING JNB WOUND OF DEFEAT, \ THEN, ONE DAV, THE VENERABLE SAGE,
VAStSHTHA, VISITED THE FORT. SAMVARANA RECEIVED HIM WITH
a m a r c h i t r a k a t h a
B L E S S E D ’ DID SOU SAW, SAM VAR AN A? THAT KINS IS
B L E S S E D
WHO RULES OVER THE KIN6D0M OF HIS FOREFATHERS IN ALL DIGNITH AND
HONOUR-M S P R E S E N C E WILL NOT WORK MIRACLES FOR SOU, SAMVARANA. IT IS BV
HOUR OWN EFFORTS THAT HOUR DESIRE
WILL BE FULFILLED.,
GREAT SAGE, HOUR WORDS GIVE
ME COURAGE. THIS VERH DAH, I WILL
START MAKING PREPARATIONS
THE SAGE’S
PRESENCE HAS HAD ITS EFFECT ON OUR KING
WE ARE BOUND TO S E E B E T T E R
SAMVARANA“S VIGOUR AND VALOUR IRON THE ADMIRATION, THE VERU HEART OF TAPATI,
DAUGHTER OF SUR RA*.
-HOW BRAVE HE IS'.AND STRONG AND
TAKEN B R S URPRISE BU T NOT DISPLE ASED , SURVA SM ILED TO HIMSELF AND
* SUN-GOD
SAMVARANA RALLIED HIS LORAL SOLDIERS AN D DECLARED WAR ON THE PANCHALAS. HE FOUG HT LIR E ONE INSPIRED. ]---{
---o m a r c h i t r a k a t h a TAPATI, LOOK AT MB...OR 9 0 VOU HAVE E4ES FOR NONE E L S E TOPAV? 6
THE CHASE BEGAN. SAMVARANA SOON LEFT THE OTHERS BEHIND— m U\ ' h \
.
w ?ONE DAY, SAMV ARANA SE T OUT ON A HU NT W ITH A FEW COMPANIONS. BT~
LOOK— A P E E R * AFTER IT*
• •AN D FOUND HIMSELF RID/N6 ALL ALONE ON THE WOODED r r « 2 M r
MOUNTAINSIDE,
\ HOW FIERCELY SURVA [V(2 \ ’* SHINES TODflVf I AM A f *\ , \ M EXHAUSTED. MV HORSE A J t V \ I S MUST 8 6 SO, f B
L t o o. . f / r w
/ r flfWS. / r SUDDENLY TOTTERED AND FELL.
MV POOR ONE, IT HAS BEEN TOO MUCH FOR
VOU. COME, LET US LOOK FOR A
V STR EAM . S
AT A ST REA M THEY DR AN K THEIR FILL
vm«h.
THEN AS SAMVARANA ROSE TO HIS FEET
-am ar chit ra katha
...H £ WAS DAZZLED B 9 A B R ILLIAN T SIGHT. IT WAS A WOMAN - THE MOST RADIANT OHS
HB HAD EVER S £T EVES ON- [F~
BATH£D IN HBR SPLENDOUR, THE VENN CREEPERS AND PLANTS
SEEMED TO HAVE TURNED INTO GOLD
/ 'S U C H A GREAT
BEAUTV MUST HAVE BEEN FASHIONED BH
CHURNIN6 OUT THE
BEST FROM DEVA, ASURA AND MAN *OR IS SHE
SAM VARAN A FOUND HIM SE LF WALKING TOWARDS HER.
--- __— KoOp^' ,
\ & l> ' * LANS AM/— THE GODDESS OF WEALTH
THOUGH PECKEP OUT IN JE WEL S; VOU
EMERGE THE MOST COVETED JEWEL OF \ THEM ALL. VOU ARE LOVELIER THAN THE MOON. I A M ... FILL EP * • • WITH •••WITH LONGING- •• Vf <?-SH E IS GO NE • VA NISHE D?
amar chitra katha
W tl/S /s .
RISE,0 BEST OF KINGS! IT IS NOT PROPER FOR HOU WHO ARE FAMED
THROUGHOUT THE LAND, TO LOSE HOUR COMPOSURE
THUS. A
L--- ---a ata ttB M g ... ...38g— — X S i ---L1LM
ON THE TWELFTH PAW OF H IS
PENA NCE, VAStSHTH A CAME TO H IM
SAMVARANA 4 I KNOW WHAT VOUR DESIRE IS. IT SHALL BE FUL-. FILL ED . y I SHALL IN PERSON a p p r o a c h THE SUN-OOP. . ' I A M VASISHTHA, 0 SURVA.KIN6 SAMVARANA SOLICITS THE HAND OF
VO UR DAUGHTER TAPATI. IN MARRIAGE
13
0 SA 6 E.WHEN THE BEST OF
MONARCHS SEEKS THE HAND OF THE BEST OF
WO MEN , WHAT COULD BE MORE
PRO PER THAN BLE SSIN G THEIR
UNION.
am ar chit ra katha
O SAG E, FIRST" VOU „ INSPIRED ME TO WIN BACK MV KINGDOM. NOW VOU HAVE
HELPEP M V PENANCE BEAR FRUIT.
MAV VOU BOTH LIVE TOGETHER IN v HARMONV AND
BLISS.
AN D THERE ON THE M O U N TA IN S ID E, IN THE PRESENCE OP THE OOPS AN D THE SASESj SAMUARANA MARRIED TAPATI\ W E DAUGHTER OP THE
SUN-GOD. -------- : ---LATER INH EN SAMVARANA LOOPED UP INTO THE SK V H IS H EA RT OI/ERPLOINED W ITH GRATITUDE
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AN D IN M S WISDOM HE SAW THEM AND THEIR ACTS AS NEITHER WHITE NOR BLACK BU T GRE9. HE SAW IN
THEIR LIVES THE HUM AH CONDITION WITH AN INSIGHT, A UNIVERSALITY THAT IS G IVE N ONLY TO THE
GREATEST OF POETS. AND HE COMPOSED AN EPIC POEM
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BEGAN WITH THE INVOCATION:
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WAR WITH ONE ANO TH ER ? IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN A SIMPLE CAUSE FOR'WHICH THOSE
VIRTUOUS ONES SLEW THOSE WHOM THEV SHOULP NOT HAVE AND FOR WHICH THE WORLD
STILL AP PL AU DS THEM. TELL ME 0 SAGE, WHV
AN D THEN ADD RE SSED THE RING
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A
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M A H A B H A R A T A
1
IN NOUR FAVOURITE SER IESAMAR CHITRA KATHA
1
am ar chitra katha
WHAT’ S THE
MATTER? WHV DO VOU STARE AT ME SO? DIDN’T VOU
3 WANT SOME
fL WATER?
VOU W ERE VERV THIRSTV
* SIR. y
W f VOUA/G M EN THANKED HER AN D WALKED M M . |---,---y | / THAT WAS THE SWEETEST WATER I HAVE e v e r K TASTED! , h e v , r u r u | WHAT
\ ARE VOU THINKING
s f V A B O U T ? >
UHSOH; N0THIN6
r u r u m s w e s o n o p t h b
BRAHMAN/}, PRA M AT/.
THAT eVEN/N6 WHEN THEO MeT
WHICH FACE? WHOSE FACE? I CANNOT FORGET HER THAT FACE-I WFACE-ILL HAVE TO
TELL THEM. HOW t e l s e w i l l |
Ik l e t f a t h e r
M n t KNOW •
THE GIRL AT THE HERMITA 6E . . .
WHICH
GIRL? 'i, L HERMITAGE?J f WHICH N
DON’T TEASE ME, VOU KNOW WHO I V M E A N » ^ WE DO; WE DO l/ERV W EL L, INDEED. TE LL MV FATHER N THAT I WOULD LIKE
TO MARRV HER. . WILL HOU? /
arr\ar chitra katha
TAB NE XT PAW IX/HEN PR AM AT ! HEAR D THE HE NS FROM PURU S FR/ENDS —
I AM P L E A S E D TO KNOW THAT MV SON HAS CHOSEN A BRIDE FOR
HIMSELF. LET US GO TO THE HERMITA6E
AT ONC E.
THE G/RL MEANWHILE NAS BUSW TENDING HER p l a n t s .
THIS STICK WILL MAKE VOU GROW STRAIGHT AND
TALL. TH ERE !
TOOK HOM E THE CHILD THAT B LA ZE D ,AS /T WERE, W/TH BEAUTV RHP PERFORMED FOR HER ALL THE CEREMONIES PRESCRIBE!? IN THE
'SCRIPTURES.
A N D HER E IN MW HER M ITA G E, UNDER MW TENDER CARE, MW LITTLE DAUGHTER'..
SOON END N /S H APPINESS W ITH O NE CRUEL STROKE. IT HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS BEFORE
THE PAW OF THE W EDDING . PRAMADVARA WAS FLAWING WITH HER FRIENDS.
am ar chitra katha
H t THE N, AS IF DEATH, WITH ITS INOAST
WEAPONS, COULD NOT CRUSH 8EAUTV,
PRAMADVARA JS LIFELESS BODV BLOOMED
AG AIN AND LOOPED LO VE LIER TH AN IT
H A D IN L IF E , m ^m r im r - ^ r 7 r r - y 7 X y y 7
----LIKE A BLOSSOM, WITHERED B V A SH AR P WHO, PRAMAD VARA LA V THERE, CRUMPLED, PALE AND DEA D.
amar chitra katha
THE NE W S S PR EA D. FILL E D W /T H COM PASSION, THE DW ELLERS OF THAT FOREST, f THE SA& ES RUSHIR A , UDDALARA , BHA RAPINAJA, GOUTAM A AN D OTHERS, CAME
S U D D E N L Y • • • LE T THE M ER IT OF THESE ACTS RESTORE MH BELOVED TO \ LIFE. V 0 RURU,HOUR GR IEF CANNOT BRING PRAM AD- VARA BACK TO
LIFE. /
amar chitra katha
MET THE GODS HAVE PROVIDED A WEANS TO RESTORE PR AM AD VA RA TO , w L IFE . X A PE VAPO O TA* STOOP BEFORE RURU
ONE WHOSE DAMS ON THIS EARTH ARE OVER CANNOT RETURN
TO LIFE AG AIN. /
IF MOU GIVE UP HALF OF HOUR OWN LIFE FOR HOUR
BR IDE, THEN
PRAMADVARA WILL
V l i v e a g a i n . ^
0 HEAVENLM BEING,
HEAR THIS. HER E AND NOW 1 GIVE UP HALF OF MV v SPAN OF LIFE. LET
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