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🗓️ 8 July 2016
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Karna was born with an armor that made him invincible to any weapons. Indra, to help his son Arjuna, wanted to strip Karna of his natural defense. Indra exploited Karna's magnanimity and asked for the armor as a gift. Karna agreed, but not without a trade. Listen to this exciting episode by clicking the player below. Your comments and feedbacks are always welcome.
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0:00.0 | The stories of Welcome to your friends to another episode of The Stories of Mahabharath. |
0:27.0 | In the last episode we heard how Savitri brought back her husband, |
0:33.0 | Satevan, to life from the clutches of death. Oh, It was enjoying an enchant. |
0:54.8 | It was a pleasant day in the heavens. |
1:00.8 | Indra, the Lord of the Gods was enjoying an enchanting performance by the Celestial Apsaras. |
1:09.5 | As he watched the beautiful jewelry and costume of the dancers, he remembered of a promise he had made to his son, |
1:17.5 | Arjun. When Arjun was visiting the heavens to collect divine weapons from Indra, he expressed his concern about Karna. |
1:28.0 | Arjun said, |
1:30.0 | Karnas skills with his weapons don't bother me. |
1:34.4 | What worries me is his body armor, the one he was born with. |
1:39.5 | It is impenetrable to any weapon. |
1:42.1 | My arrows would bounce of his chest like bamboo sticks. |
1:47.0 | Indra knew Erjun's concern was a valid one. With his body armor and earring it would be impossible to kill |
1:56.5 | Karna." |
1:58.3 | Indra looked at his son, smiled and said, |
2:03.0 | don't worry, Arjun, I promise you, |
2:07.0 | I will strip off the armor from Karna's body |
2:11.0 | before your exile ends. Inza remembered, the Pandavas are now in their twelfth year of exile. |
2:22.0 | To keep his promise he must act fast. He knew. If asked, |
2:29.2 | Karna never refused a gift to anyone. For that, Karna has earned the reputation of a great giver. |
2:36.7 | Indra decided to disguise himself as a Brahmin beggar and asked for his armor from Karna. The plan, however, didn't stay a secret. |
2:48.8 | Karnas father, the son, God, came to know of Indra's plot. He appeared before Karnay in his dream and said, |
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