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The third section covers two different stories. The first
story is about how Krishna saved all of the people of Mathura from the armies
of Jarasandha and Kalayavana. These two kings had decided to attack in surprise
in order to overpower Krishna and take over Mathura. Krishna uses his divine
powers to instantly transport all of the people from Mathura to the safe and
hidden city of Dwarka. Through all of this, Krishna encounters Rukmini. She is
the daughter of King Bishmaka. Rukmin, her brother, wishes for her to marry
someone else. Krishna saves Rukmini from this arranged marriage and incites the
rage of Rukmin and who he later defeats in combat. One of the things I really
enjoyed about this story was how he was able to use his abilities to transport
all of the people of Mathura to safety. It is a good illustration of his divine
powers that he uses for good.
The other story covered in this section involves the Kingdom
of Indraprastha. Yudhishthira was the king of Indraprastha and had requested
the help of Krishna in order to properly carry out a ritual. Yudhisthira needed
to be able to gain the acceptance of all of the other kingdoms before he could appropriately
carry out the ritual. This would require him or someone from his kingdom of
Indraprastha to defeat Jarasandha in single combat. Bheema, Arjuna, and Krishna
set out to challenge Jarasandha and Bheema eventually defeats him after fighting
for almost a whole month. This story helped show how wise Krishna is as well as
how everyone, even the Pandavas, would seek out his guidance in their affairs.
Overall, I’m thoroughly enjoying this graphic novel. I’m
looking forward to reading the last of the four sections of this book.
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