This time, Garud
will get an eternal punishment.
He is very keen on flying.
This time, his bird wings will fly.
The great power dwelling on this mountain
I, Garud, son of Vinta
bow down before you.
I apologise for disturbing your rest.
I wish to come on this mountain for a moment
to take my ball.
Permit me
and show mercy on me, Lord.
'Can you give up your tendency'
'of flying?'
'Similarly, even I cannot give up my tendency'
'of getting attracted towards blood.'
'Hence, if you can take your ball'
'without shedding blood'
'then you can certainly do it.'
'But if I get the feeling of even a drop of blood'
'I will devour you!'
What will Garud do now?
He will not lose his life for the sake of a ball.
He will certainly leave the ball and come back.
"Oh, Garud.."
"Garud, the noble warrior.."
No matter what you say, we must admit
that he is brave!
As well as clever. - Right.
'Now, certainly, they will be pleased.'
'And I will be able to ask them about the curse'
'of my mother's slavery.'
Here, take
your ball.
I brought it.
Son of maid, did you think
that you will be able to play with us?
Play with you all..
I cannot even dream of it, Brother.
I was just trying to serve you all.
Mother says
that we should respect all our elders.
That is why.
Amazing!
You got punished once and you reformed so much!
Then, I must tell my mother and get you punished every day
so that you get trained soon.
Just like his mother has got
trained in the maid's tasks.
'When you get angry or feel restless'
'think of your guru.'
'Think about his words, his teachings, and the values'
'instilled by him.'
'By doing so, your impulsiveness will calm down'
'and your mind will become stable automatically.'
No, Brother Takshak.
There will not be a need to tell the queen
and get me punished in order to train me.
Because I want to serve you all
and earn virtue.
Then fine, Garud.
First and foremost, you can start from serving me.
I am feeling very hungry.
A new burrow was found behind the palace, right?
Go catch mice from there and bring them.
I am elder to you.
He has to serve me first.
He will, Dhumal.
He will serve even you.
But before that, he will massage my legs
as I am the eldest of you all.
I mean, after Brother Takshak.
'So, he is the key to the lock of my mother's past.'
'Let me ask him.'
No.. He is not the eldest of us all.
The eldest of us all is Shesh..
You were feeling hungry, right?
Go put something into your stomach as well as your head!
Go!
Brother.
Why did
you get so upset?
Well, mother has forbidden us to discuss Shesh..
Do I have to command you separately to leave?
Go!
'What should I do now?'
'Shall I ask Brother Takshak?'
'And why are they reprimanding their younger brothers?'
'Certainly, there is someone elder to Brother Takshak.'
'The eldest of them all!'
'But who?'
Do not forget your place, Garud.
A servant does not ask questions.
I did not intend to upset you, Brother.
I wanted
to know you all well.
How much is required, you know us that much.
Do not try to get very friendly.
Why so, Brother?
Why do you all hate
me and my mother so much?
One more question!
Shall I call mother?
With a single whipping, all your curiosity will turn into tears.
I am not scared of the whip.
I want to know the truth.
In order to learn the truth
whether I get whipping or any other punishment
I am to ready to pay its price.
What truth?
That my mother's own sister is the queen of this palace
and how
she
became her sister's maid.
Why do you all hide this truth from me?
Are you scared?
I hope you are not scared that if I get to know this truth
you all will land up in trouble.
Scared and we!
Kaliya.
He is instigating you
so that you get furious
and end up committing foolishness
and he gets the answer.
The secrets that you are trying to find
are neither buried in the Earth
nor in Atala
nor in Vitala
nor in Sutala, Talatala, Mahatala nor
in Rasatala.
All those secrets are buried
below all these.
In the netherworld!
And even if you
try to dig them and get them out
I will have you buried in the netherworld!
You are not scared of the whip, right?
That is why you are acting brave.
Recall
the whipping of that whip
on your mother's body..
How she trembles with its sound!
'Everything went in vain.'
'All I could know is'
'that there is someone eldest to them all.'
'But who is he?'
'Where is he?'
'Why does he not stay with them?'
'Why has the queen forbidden them to discuss him?'
'Will he be knowing about my mother's slavery?'
'How will I get answers to these questions?'
Praise Lord Vishnu.
Praise Lord Vishnu..
Praise Lord Vishnu.
I had not imagined
that despite being the maid's son, he would be so strong.
Right, Dhumal?
'These two are praising Garud.'
'I wonder what he has done!'
Yes, Takhatu. He is strong.
But he is also a fool.
He got into such a big trouble to get our ball out.
'Trouble?'
'What trouble?'
Even you two had invited trouble.
Had Brothers Takshak and Kaliya not stopped you at the right
time, you would have revealed all the truth before Garud.
You are worrying unnecessarily. He did not get to know anything.
He will never get to know either!
'Truth?'
'Has Garud tried to know about the past from them?'
He does not have the audacity to disobey our mother, Sarkota.
The same joke again!
And the same terrified shriek again!
Let it be, Kaliya.
Let her go.
Do not scare someone so much
that it would end his fear.
This is my place!
Brother Takshak, what is so special in this swing
that only you can sit here
and not anyone else?
Younger Brother Takhatu.
This is the sandalwood swing.
Only the one who is eldest of us all
has the right to sit on it.
As long as Brother Sheshnag was here, only he used to sit on it.
After he went to Vaikunth
Brother Vasuki would have got this place.
But along with Brother Sheshnag, even he went into meditation.
Hence
Brother Takshak gets this right.
And after him
I will get this
sandalwood swing.
'So, their eldest brother's name is Sheshnag.'
'And he stays in Vaikunth.'
'But why did Brothers Vasuki and Sheshnag go from here?'
'How do I get to them?'
'Vaikunth.'
'I have heard this name somewhere.'
'But where?'
'Yes! That is where mother's Favourite Deity'
'Lord Vishnu stays!'
'That means'
'mother can guide me to Vaikunth.'
Keep this in mind..
You should never discuss
Brother Sheshnag before Garud again.
If our mother finds out
that any of you has done any such thing
even I
will not be able to save him.
'Garud had gone to bring the ball of the serpents.'
'Then, is he trying to get friendly with them'
'and play with them?'
'It is good.'
'They are his brothers.'
'But the truth is that'
'friendship with the serpents can harm him, too!'
'How do I advise him?'
My guess was right.
How did you know
that I feel like having this today?
I have known it since childhood.
Before the drumstick flowers bloom
your facial expression changes by imagining their taste.
You are right.
Do you remember
that from morning to evening, we would be picking these flowers?
And you would chew up more than half the flowers
while picking them, right?
Mother and the queen
are laughing together!
Do you remember
how we used to collect these flowers in our dress?
We used to have a challenge as to who would reach home fast
without dropping even a single flower.
'You lost, Vinta.'
'As per our challenge'
'you will'
'have to stay as my maid all your life.'
'Do not do so, Sister.'
'I am your sister.'
Until now, she was laughing.
What happened to mother suddenly?
Why did she become silent
on hearing about the challenge?
Where is your attention?
Do you want to offer me burnt food?
By being lost in the memories of the past
never forget
what you are at present
and where you are!
Do not forget
that if your son makes a mistake
you will get the punishment.
If you make a mistake
your son will have to face the consequences.
Mother and the queen laughing together is the proof
of what my mother had told me
that the queen was not always cruel.
But on hearing about the challenge
from the way mother's expression changed, it seems
that there certainly was a challenge behind
whatever happened between them.
But what was that challenge?
Only Brother Sheshnag can give answers
to all my questions.
Now, no matter what I have to do
I will have to go to Vaikunth!