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© India Book House Pvt. ltd. 1974 Reprinted: June 2006 ISBN: 81-7508-150-3 Published and Printed by India Book House Pvt Ltd, Mahalaxmi Chambers, 5th Floor, 22 Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai 400 026, India. 7 H E RR/NCEe AND THE ORPHANED PRINCE6 WERE CO USIN e. T H E Y G R E W UP TOGETHER AT HA&T/NAPURA IN THE CHARGE O F THEIR GRAN&-UNCLE, 3HEF3HMA . 6 As rt U N C LE BHEE6HMA 16 PARTIAL T O TH E

H r TH E V PEOPLE [ TOO LOVE THEM A/ORE TH AN U 6 .

W riS V 73ME A R & /V E P A T W f PANPAVAS SECRETLY HAP A VARANAVATA , VUPHISHTHIRA , 7 H f TUNNEL AAAPE FOR ESCAPE. ELPEST O F THEM TURNED TO

WE M U 6 T 6ET FIRE TO T H I© HOUSE.

AFTER SETTING THE HOUSE O N FIRE. THE FANPAVAS> AND THEIR MOTHER, , ESCAF>EP THROUGH THE TUNNEL. WHEN THEY WERE PEEP iN THE BHEEMA. WAS THE STRONGEST F O R E S T r- O F THEM ALL.

V I K N O W . B U T T WE CANNOT S T O P N O W . BHEEMA,CAN YOU C A R R Y H IM 9

HIPIM&A , A WAS THE MASTER O F THAT FOREST.

M ..! M Y M O U TH i e m e u . H U M A N S . BRING THEM H E R E . WE SHALL FEA6T O N FRESH MEAT.

3 WHEN H/P/M3AA CAME IN SEARCH OF THE FANDAVA6 SHE SAW BHEEMA

HOW HANPSCME HE 16! I SHALL CHANGE MYSELF PON’T WANT TO EAT INTO A BEAUTIFUL j k GIRL. THEN HE WILL J FALL IN % ^^^■^M LOVE WITH m e .

r AS I SUSPECTED! SHE HAS CHAN6EP HER FORM ANP , ( IS MAKING f d t L EVES AT THAT lp | ^ HUMAN. / ,

HIP/MBA CHALLENGED BHEEMA ANP THEY FOUGHT. KUNTI, HIDIMBAA AND YUDHI&HTH/RA RUSHED FORWARD. ■ I I m i m I 0HGEMAI BE CAREFUL!

VO NOT FEAR |y M O TH E R . V O U R lj BR AVE © O N M WILL W IN .^^fl

H/D/MBA WAS JC/LLED. /CUNT/ NOW T U R N E D T O H /D fM B A A .

\O U ARE VERV I B E A U TI- I F U L l A WHO ARE VOU?M

5 HIPIM8AA WAS A PEUDTEP PAU<5HTERr-IN-LAW.

MOTHER, I MAY LIVE W ITH YO U T IL L Y O U R C 3R AN P &O N 15 B O R N . T H E N W E W IL L HAVE T O PART, /

N O T LONG A F T E R ., BHEEMA'3 SON. SHAIOTKACHA, WAS BORN . B E /N G A RA/CSHASA HE KNEW ALL THEIR MA&/C AN P WAS FULL-GROW N AT BIRTH.

FATHER 1 I AM THE WE W ILL LORP OF THIS 6 0 O N ! FORE6T. WHEN­ < 3 0 P B L E S S E V E R N O U J k y o u . T H IN k l O F / f f ! 7 M E I W IL L [11/A COME ANP /lyJ

7 W FAN&KVAS WENT THE/R WAV AN P <2>HATCm:/\CHA L//E P W/TH H/S M O THER IN THEIR FOREST.

6 MANY YEARS PASSED BY. THE BECAME THE RULERS O F WHERE THEY BUILT A BEAUTIFUL PALACE. YUDHISHTH/RA PERFORMED THE RAUASUYA SACR/F/CE. THE WERE JEALOUS O F THEIR. SUCCESS. WE M UST P o l l HAVE AN IPEA. ^ SOMETHIN©. THE) LET US IN V IT E ^B P ^^^^^S PANCAVAS ARE CYUPHISHTHIRAHCfeS^^S^ TOO POPULAR ^->TO PLAY ANP PRO6PEROU0J WIj V \ JJA

WE W ILL C^jr MARK THE M f PICE ANP .wfW CHEAT HIM. SO THE KAURAVAS INVITED THE PLAYED AND PANDAVAS TO HASTINAPURA. LOST ALL H/S WEALTH. 6M A LL r COME I STAKE WE y o u r k jn s p o m BEGIN? N H iA / >

f A KINC3 CANNOT R EFU S E . W E W IL L L P L A Y .

H E LOST H/e MNGDOM TOO . B U T H E VUDH/SHTH/RA LOST. CONTINUED TO PLAY. THE PANDAVAS HAD W ILL Y O U TO LEAVE FOR THE AGREE TO <30 FOREST, WTTH T O TH E FOREST DRAUPADI\ FOR 13 YEARS THEIR QUEEN. IF*M9U LOSE? IF VOU WIN I’ L L 0 IV E BACK

K IN 6 P O M WHEN THEY HAD GONE, '5 ON THE. WAY TO DWARAKA WIFE, &UBHAPRA,A VARAVA PRINCESS* TOOK THEIR &ON, ABHIMANYUr TO THE YAPAVA KINGDOM. , YOUR ^ \M Y REPUTATION UNCLE HAS ] 15 AT STAKE. CONE BACK ON HIS J LET US <30 70 WORP. HE IS SIVINS PWARAKA. ^ATSALA TO " l AKSHAAANA. W ^

r PRIVE ^ Q U IC K LY , AB H IM A N YU I P O N ’ T F E E L S A F E . i

BUT ABHIMANYU WAS UNPAUNTEP. HOW Cy\RE YOU TR E S P A S S . I’LL KILL ^ l I S H A L L & YO U f ir s t ! A k fcIL L O T / \VJ\ you! Aw

* *S SON. * •fiALARAMA’5 DAUGHTER

------"^>3 BUT HOW THAT ARvJUNA W E ARE ^ 10 IN E X ILE , VAT8ALA r0 O I N € > T O 18 TO M ARRY PWARAKA LAK6HMANA, T O TRY ftt THE 60N ANP 19 OF THE C . PREVENT IT, fjg. ICAURAVA, <& ■ H A PURVO- 1 . . ■ ^■PHANA.^i^. THE /CAURAVAQ WHO HAD COM E / = D e THE WEDD/NG, W HAT A FLOCKED 70 THE SHOPS. ' ------1------f g f N O VE L WAV IM ’mdti-WriUlMn ------7 ^ I ■ II O F EN TER ­ th e s e n e w \ I \ r w r \ H i T A IN IN G M L CLOTH ES kjM E 8RIOE- a r e o f A LJU nyfln -U G R O Q M ’S SUPERIOR Skj4 PARTY. COME ! SIT ' I caHATOTZACHA PICKED UP P O W N A N P I/ATSALA’S BED AND FLEW O U T O F ' T H E WINDOW.

YOU 0 H A L L 6 0 0 N BE W ITH ABHIAAANVU A N P M O TH ER SUBHAPRA.

12 QHATOTZACHA LEFT VAT&ALA WfTH ABHiAAANVU AND RETURNED 70 DWA&AKA. I MUST NOV? ...ANP TAKE TRANSFORMS H E R P L A C E . ► MYSELF I TO LOOK. I % LIKE 1 \V A T 6 A L A .X

THE NEXT /"G&V/A45 THE BR/DE WA€> LE D 7 0 THE MAR&ACbE HALL W/TH THEM THE NEW CLOTHES ALSO FLEW AWAY. THE NEXT PWV% &04BHADRA ARR/VED A T DWARAAZA W/TH A&H/AAANYU AN D H/&' BR/DE.

BROTHER ! B L E 5 0 THEM! THEY WERE MARRIEP YESTERP*Y, T H A N K S T O (3HATOTKACHA. A

SISTER! I S H O U L P HAVE KNOWN

ABH/MANYU LJVED HAPP/LV AT DWARAKA W/TH VAT&ALA AND SU8HADRA. WHEN THE/R EXJLE WAS OVER,THE PANDAVAS RETURNED FROM THE FOREST THE KAURAVAS WOULD NO T &VE QACAZ THE/R KINGDOM. &O THE PANDAVAS THEM. LORD WAS ON THE S/DE O F THE PANDAVAS-

BHEEMA I YOU M U S T C A LL

WE W IL L N E E P H I© HELP. PON’T YOU A6R EE, KRISHNA?

I H AV E B U T TO T H IN K O F H IM .

THE NEXT DAY, BHA6ADAT7A GHATOTK/\CHA CAME THERE RETALIATED B Y ATTACkUN<3 THE THE KAURAVAS SAW MANY PANPAVAS AND kJLUNC MANY OF O F THEIR FRIENDS LYING THEM. DEAD.

NOT REALISING THAT IT WAS MERELY AN ILLUSION, THEY RAN AWAY FROM THE BATTLEFIELD . ON THE THIRTEENTH DAY O F THE WAR, ABH/AAANVU WAS KILLED.

JAYADRATHA WAS THE CAUSE O F ABH/AAANVU'S DEATH. ARUUNA SWORE TO KILL HIM BY SUNSET NEXT PAY. i------r > ------

IP I F O N *T SUCCEEP, I WILL KILL M V 6 E LF !

IF H E 16 A L IV E AT S U N S E T , A R JU N A W ILL K IL L H IM SELF A N P T H E W A R W IL L ENP. BEFORE SUNSET THE NEXT DAY , ARUUNA , WITH LORD KR/SHNA’S HELR, KILLED

DURYODHANA TAUNTED HIS GENERALS, D/ZONA AND . YOU HAVE NOT FOUGHT WELL.THAT IS WHY A L UAYAPRATHA WA€> ^ KILLEO.

PQN’T BLAME U S.W E P IP v OUR BEST. .

X WE W ILL // <30 BACK ANP I CONTINUE THE r BATTLE TILL JAYAPRATHA C IS AVEN6EP. j t

DRONA AND KARNA FOUGHT GO WELL THAT THE RANDAVAS WERE HARD-PRESSED. YUDHt&HTH/RA CALLED ARJUNA AND KR/GHNA.

MY ARMIES IT IS NOT YET SUFFER! I TIME FOR <30 ANP \ ARJUNA TO FIGHT MEET KARNA KARNA

LORD KR/SHNA SENT FOR SHATOT/CACHA. WHEN HE CAME -

PEAR | <3HATOTKACHA! I I W ILL V HELP OUR FIN IS H ^ ARM IES , H IM . ASAIN5T KARNA

ZARNA DESTROYED IT WITH ARROWS, SM/L/N6 ALL THE TIME,

(bHATOTKACHA CREATED A MOUNTAIN BV M/e AAA<5IC.FROM THE MOUNTAIN CAME STREAMS O F WEAPONS.

KARNA DESTROYED THE MOUNTAIN WITH THE VAvJRA T ------HK

THE VAJRA ASTRA IS HARD LIKE A THUNDERBOLT AND CAN 0REA/C EVEN MOUNTAINS . &HATOTKACHA MADE A DARK CLOUD WHICH RAINED DOWN STONE&.

V A Y U A S T R A P R O D U C E S A STRONG WIND AS IT IS GUIDED BY T H E G O D O F W IN D .

GHA TOTKACHA SENT TREES FLYING KARNA DESTROYED A T H IM THEM W/TH ARROWS. THE RAN&AVA SOLO/ERS GRIEVED.

SUDDENLY THERE WERE KARNA SHOT ARROWS AT (oHATOT/CACHAS EVERYWHERE. T H E M A L L . [■

THEN HE BECAME INVISIBLE ANO THE TERRIFIED tZAURAVA FORCES SENT SHOWERS O F FIERY APPEALED TO /ZARA/A. WEAPONS. |------SAVE US YOUR ARROWS KARNA! ARE NO T POW ERFUL ^ ENO UG H. A

USE y o u R 9HAKTI t

ZJH E SHAJCTt HAD BEEN GIVEN TO AZARNA BY /NPRA,&N0 OF THE <&OD&. ^

\ /V\tL A r I C.K I PVM.^4 BUT THE CRIES O F THE WARRIORS WERE PITIABLE.

28 KARNA P/CKED UP THE SHAKTi AND THREW /T.

IT ENTERED &HATOTKACHA9S HEART AMD WENT U P TO HEAVEN AS A FLASH O F LIGHT.

YUDHISHTHIISA 700*1 ’S A L A S ! ©HATOTKACHA HEAD ON Hie LAP AND WEPT, WHILE M Y 6RAVE CHILE?! KRISHNA LOOKED O N , SMILING. HOW CAN YOU ©MILE, KRISHNA ? a

©HATOTKACHA HAS SAVED ARUUNA. KARNA’S SHAKTI IS SPENT. NOW HE IS POWERLESS TO KILL ARJUNA. Illustrated Classics From India

Ghatotkacha

Ghatotkacha was one of the finest characters of the epic . Even though he was a rakshasa (demon), he was affectionate and kind. Being the son of the Pandava prince, Bheema and the rakshasi, Hidimbaa, he was only half rakshasa. From his mother he leamt all the arts of the ; from his father he inherited an affectionate and chivalrous temperament. He was an invaluable ally to the Pandavas in times of trouble, and appeared before them whenever they thought of him.

Vatsala's wedding to Arjuna's son Abhimanyu is a frequently recurring theme in the ballads and stories of South India. It was Ghatotkacha, who with his rakshasa hordes and their magical powers made the wedding of Abhimanyu and Vatsala possible.

This story is not found in the Mahabharata or in literature. It seems to have evolved at a much later date, as a legend in Telegu and Kannada literature. The exponents of the art of Harikatha consider this story as one of the most popular ones in their repertoire. It has been handed down by word of mouth for generations.

This Amar Chitra Katha is derived partly from the Mahabharata and partly from legend.

Editor: Anant Pai Script: Lakshmi Seshadri Illustrations: Umesh Burande Cover: Khalap

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