His union with Mahishi
blessed him with a strong and mighty son.
He was named Mahishasur.
[dramatic music playing]
Soon after his birth, Mahishasur took to violence.
He began to torture
the animals and living beings around him for no reason.
His disposition
had even the gods petrified.
They thought if Karambha, too, were to ask for a son
like Mahishasur as a boon,
then the world would be destroyed.
[tense music playing]
And so, they decided to disrupt Karambha's penance.
Lord Indra assumed the form of a crocodile
and entered the lake
where Karambha was performing rigorous penance.
The crocodile led to Karambha's penance being disrupted
and a fierce battled ensued between them.
Lord Indra annihilated Karambha in the battle.
But just then,
Rambha arrived there with his wife and son.
And what followed was...
Karambha!
My brother! What has happened?
You left me
a little too soon, brother.
We were yet to conquer and rule the world, my brother.
What use is this world to me now that you are no more?
[sentimental music playing]
And what use is such a reign?
No!
I cannot live without you, brother.
[sentimental music playing]
I am coming.
[suspenseful music playing]
My existence is meaningless without Karambha.
[dramatic music playing]
Son.
You must avenge the deaths
of your father and uncle.
And remember. These evildoers
compelled me to embrace an untimely death.
I am aware of the love you harboured for your brother.
But if you leave me, what will become of me, lord?
[dramatic music playing]
- My lord... - Mother!
No.
[dramatic music playing]
I am a helpless woman.
[sobbing]
I cannot imagine living in this world without my lord.
I, too, shall renounce this life.
No, Mother.
But you must avenge our deaths, son.
You must oust the king of the gods, Lord Indra,
and become the supreme ruler of the three worlds.
[sentimental music playing]
No.
[sobbing]
[sentimental music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
Mother!
[water splashing]
'Many demons have lost their lives owing to the trickery'
'and effrontery of the gods.'
'But I will not let the demons face any more injustice.'
'I shall tutor Mahishasur myself.'
Father!
The poor boy witnessed the souls
of his uncle, father and mother
leaving their bodies.
And something within him shattered.
The fire of vengeance burned bright in his eyes.
[screaming]
[buffalo bellowing]
[dramatic music playing]
[buffalo bellowing]
[dramatic music playing]
[buffalo grunting]
Shukracharya, the guru of the demons,
was quick to recognise the limitless powers of the boy.
[buffalo bellowing]
And with time, his faith became even more resolute.
That Mahishasur would defeat Lord Indra and the other gods
and establish his undisputed sovereignty over heaven.
Being Rambha's son, Mahishasur was bestowed
with Mahadev's boon even before his birth.
That if he were to earnestly perform penance,
he shall be blessed with a boon
as powerful as the elixir of immortality.
So, Sage Shukracharya ordered him
to perform penance to appease Lord Brahma
in order to attain his destiny,
that is the limitless power of the boon.
Salutations to Lord Brahma.
[dramatic music playing]
His progression is a cause of worry for us.
Only one solution remains.
We disrupt his penance!
'I must foil the conspiracy of the gods.'
'I must shield Mahishasur's penance from any disruption.'
[dramatic music playing]
Salutations to Lord Brahma.
[tense music playing]
Salutations to Lord Brahma.
Lord Varuna.
[dramatic music playing]
Salutations to Lord Brahma.
[lightning zapping]
Salutations to Lord Brahma.
Lord Agni.
[dramatic music playing]
[fire zapping]
Salutations to Lord Brahma.
[disconcerting music playing]
Lord Vayu.
Do whatever it takes. I want results.
[strong winds whooshing]
Salutations to Lord Brahma.
The power you gods possess is not so powerful
as to penetrate my protective barrier.
His penance will undoubtedly conclude.
Mahishasur will surely attain his goal.
Salutations to Lord Brahma.
On the one hand, Shukracharya, the guru of the demons,
was guiding Mahishasur towards attaining the boon.
And on the other hand,
Goddess Parvati had a presentiment of the impending danger.
She had not yet fully surmised its ramifications,
but slowly, her mind began to wander away from Kailash.
Because she was worried about the world she had created
and her children who inhabited it.
[disconcerting music playing]
[water splashing]
Mother.
Look what I have brought for you, Mother.
[dramatic music playing]
What is happening?
Why does Mother seem so anxious?
[dramatic music playing]
'Mother is certainly worried about something serious.'
'Should I let Father know about this?'
'No. It would not be right.'
'Father will only get worried about Mother.'
[dramatic music playing]
[joyful music playing]
[ominous music playing]
Nandi, the Goddess is holding a knife.
But why do we see a sword in her shadow?
[dramatic music playing]
Protect us, Lord Mahadev.
[dramatic music playing]
What happened?
Lord Ganesh, your mother's shadow!
[suspenseful music playing]
[ominous music playing]
[tense music playing]
'My fears have come true.'
'Mother sure is worried about something.'
'But it seems like'
'she is oblivious to what is happening to her.'
[dramatic music playing]
Oh! What is the matter with all of you?
It will take time for the food to be prepared.
[dramatic music playing]
'The strange emotions manifesting in mother's shadow'
'are certainly a presentiment of what might lie ahead.'
'But what lies ahead and what could be the cause?'
[suspenseful music playing]
'What happened to them?'
'They left without saying anything.'
[dramatic music playing]
Lord Mahadev!
Help us, Lord Mahadev!
Lord Mahadev!
[suspenseful music playing]
Lord Mahadev, we tried everything,
but we could not disrupt Mahishasur's penance.
If his penance concludes
and he attains the boon of immortality,
then it will not be long before the world is destroyed, Lord!
[dramatic music playing]
'This world is the realm of my children.'
'I shall not let it be destroyed.'
- [dramatic music playing] - [Sanskrit chants playing]
'Parvati.'
[conch blowing]
Please calm down, all of you.
[tense music playing]
Your worry is warranted, Lord Indra.
But Mahishasur is now under the protection of his guru.
[tense music playing]
And we must
respect his guru's wishes.
[dramatic music playing]
But danger awaits us.
Staying calm and awaiting it despite being aware of this fact
is not wise, Lord Mahadev.
We have to stop Mahishasur
from becoming immortal and invincible!
[dramatic music playing]
Any living being that is born
shall find itself in the clutches of death
sooner or later, Goddess.
[dramatic music playing]
It is the law of the universe.
[dramatic music playing]
Every problem looks insurmountable on the outside.
Yet its solution lies within.
[dramatic music playing]
The boon that has all you gods aghast
shall show us the path to Mahishasur's destruction.
[disconcerting music playing]
[dramatic music continues]
How?
How, Lord Mahadev?
Salutations to Lord Brahma.
And saying that, Lord Mahadev resumed his penance.
But Goddess Parvati...
Despite being in Kailash,
she was worried about the inhabitants of the world.
Though she was with Lord Mahadev, Goddess Parvati was restless.
And then,
one day, while worshipping his parents,
Ganesha notices...
[pious music playing]
[pious music continues]
'What is this? Where did Mother go?'
[suspenseful music playing]
[tense music playing]
'Why did I get a strange feeling on seeing Father here without Mother?'
'Is this a foreboding?'
[gripping music playing]
Ganesh.
What is the matter, son?
Every day, even before you conclude your prayers,
you face would light up
at the mere thought of 'modaks'.
But today...
You did not bring your hand forward and ask your mother for 'modaks'.
[sentimental music playing]
Mother, will you ever leave me?
You are her life.
How could she ever leave you?
I am aware of it, Father,
but I want to hear Mother say it.
Tell me, Mother.
Will you leave me? I hope you never do.
[sentimental music playing]
What are you saying, Ganesh?
What is the matter?
Why are you hesitant?
[tense music playing]
Mother!
Ganesh, do not worry.
I will speak to your mother.
[conch blowing]
If that does not happen, then my biggest fear will come true.
Mother will leave Kailash and us for good.
Father will not be able to endure the separation from mother again.
I pray that the world does not see the face of destruction!
[gripping music playing]