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*- CELEST/AL SAGE + V/SHNU
 a m a r c h itra katha

INDRA, KING OF THE DEVAS, BECAME SUSPICIOUS

OF NARADA ’ S MOTIVES. HE SPOKE TO BRIHASPATI *
ABOUT IT. p

I WONDER
WHAT HE IS
AFTER.

IT COULD
BE YOUR
THRONE.

WHAT SHALL I DO? WITH THIS IN M IN D , /NORA SEN T FOR KAMADEVA. * * ■

A H ! I COULD TEMPT HIM
WITH WORLDLY PLEASURES
AND MAKE HIM SWERVE KAMA,
I NEED YOUR HELP.
I ’ LL TRY,
YOU MUST MAKE
MY LORD.
NARADA GIVE UP
HIS AUSTERITIES.

* THE ROYAL PRECEPTOR OF THE DEVAS 2

THE GOD OF LOVE
 TALES OF NARADA

THE SCENE SUDDENLY CHANGED

A tiO A BEAUT/FUL APSABA * APPEARED B EF O B E NABADA

’jM pg*)
 a m a r c h itra katha

SHE BEGAN TO DANCE BEFORE H IM .

O S A 6E ,
OPEN YOUR EYES
AND BEHOLD YOUR
SLAVE.

BUT NARADA ’5
EYE5 WERE CLOSED TO HER CHARMS BUT NARADA HARDLY HEARD HER

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 TALES OF NARADA

NARADA OPENED HIS EYES.

O H , KAMA!
WHO SENT YOU
HERE ? .

WHO
BUT LORD
INDRAJ

AND NARADA 6L0ATED OVER H /S

ACHIEVEMENT. I MUST 5 0 ^
I HAVE DEFEATED AND TELL SHIVA
KAMA! LORD SHIVA IS ABO U T IT. HE MUST
NO LONSER THE ONLY NOW ACCEPT ME AS
^CONQUEROR OF THIS HIS EQUAL. /
INVINCIBLE S O D /j^

k in
S E E ANAR CH/TRA RATHA NO. 2 3 — SHIVA PARVATI
 a m a r c h itra katha
A T K A ILA S , THE ABODE OF SHIVA —

COME, NARADA!
YOU SEEM PLEASED.
WHAT’ S THE
REASON?

I AM 6LAD TO KNOW THAT * SHIVA IS JEALOUS

BUT KEEP THE MATTER OF M E . WHY SHOULDN’ T .
TO YOURSELF. IN ANY SPEAK ABOUT MV SUCCESS {
CASE, NEVER BRAS TO VISHNU? VISHNU,WHO
\ ABOUT IT TO LORD / LOVES ME SO DEARLY!
tC V VISHNU! I AM SURE HE WILL
BE PROUD TO HEAR
OF MV VICTORY
OVER KAMA.

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 TALES OF NARADA

H E W ENT STRAIGHT TO V/SHNU’S ABODE.

MAY I PAY MY
RESPECTS TO THE
GREAT LORD? >
COME, NARADA!
I AM SO ©LAD TO
SEE YOU.

S3

HUH* VISHNU DIDN’T

SEEM TOO PLEASED ABOUT
MY ACHIEVEMENT EITHER. I AM
NO WEAKLING! DOESN’ T
HE .KNOW THAT? WHY
SHOULD HE WARN
ME TO BE ON MY
GUARD?

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 g m a r c h itra katha

AS MAR ADA MOVED O N , SUDDENLY- WHAT'S THAT? WHAT

A WONDERFUL CITY* I »VE
NEVER SEEN ONE LIKE
IT B E F O R E ! I MUST
VISIT IT.

HEARING THAT NARAPA'HAD COME TO

W HEN H E REACHED ■THE CITY VISIT H/M, THE KING CAME OUT TO
RECEIVE H IM . -------------------------------------
WHO IS THE RULER \ DON’ T YOU -i, ii „ T , i r r H WELCOME, 0 SAGE!
OF THIS BIG AND J KNOW? IT YOU DO US GREAT
CHARMING CITY? / BELONGS TO HONOUR. >
^ ^ ^ T H E GLORIOUS
r~ ~ ~ J ------- i<ING,SHEELA-
S '. P 3 J NIDHI. YOU ’ LL FIND‘S
$P, HIM IN HIS -□
# j | C j £ x Nv PALACE.
M ___.—

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 TALES OF NARADA

9
THE 6 0 P P E 5 6 OF FORTUNE, V/SHNU’ S C 0N 50PT ® V /S H N U
 TALES OF NARADA

WHEN NARADA MADE H/S HE WENT TO THE SWAYAMVARA HALL FULL OF

REQUEST HE HAD FORGOT­ CONFIDENCE, SURE OF H /S VICTORY.
TEN THAT THE WORD HAR/
ALSO MEANT A MONKEY! WHO COULD THAT
AND HE COULD NOT SEE STRANGE CREATURE B E ? /
H /S OWN FACE. Y A MAN WITH a MONKEY’S / !
FACE* H A ! HA!

AND WHAT
DOES HE WANT
H E R E ? THE HEART
OF SHRIMATI, THE
' M OST BEAUTIFUL
PRINCESS IN
THE WORLD ?

I HAVE THE ^
HONOUR OF WELCOMING
"YOU, OUR ROYAL GUESTS,
TO THE SWAVAMVARA
OF MY DAUGHTER SHRIMATI.
SHE SHALL CHOOSE O N E .
A M O N G YOU AS HER HUSBAND,
K COME MY DAUGHTER,MAKE
*Y YOUR C H O IC El Jk
a m a r c h itra katha
 TALES OF NARADA

YOU M UST BE LOOKING

FOR M E , BEAUTIFUL
. ONE. HERE / A M . ^

I SHE IS, ^
'MONKEY-FACE!
HA! HA} /

\^ U-.

A VERY f BUT STILL J MONKEY- \ |

HANDSOME { A MONKEY- F5 9L pace?
ONE. NO \ FACE.
DOUBT*

DO I REALLY HAVE THE LORD VISHNU, MY '

FACE OF A MONKEY? BELOVED, WHY HAVEN’ T
ALL OF THEM CAN’ T Yx YOU COME ? YOU KNOW
BE WRONG. VISHNU { f t YOU ARE THE CHOSEN
HAS DUPED ME. ib '/ v one . r~ -
I WISH HE WERE J f / j f
HERE. I COULD N m 'f
HAVE ASKED HIM yfV '
WHY.

13
 HE CHAR6ED FORWARD IN A RASE.

YOU PROMISED TO \ MY DEAR NARADA,

GIVE ME YOUR V/OU AREA SCHOLAR
FACE AMD GAVE ME J OF SANSKRIT.DON’T
A MONKEY’ S ./YOU KMOlM,HARI ALSO
INSTEAD! W HYJ/M AEANS MON KEY ? YOU

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TALES OF NARADA

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 a m o r c h itra katha

WHO IS THE GREATER DEVOTEE?

' I SING N
THE GLORY OF LORD
VISHNU DAV AND NIGHT.
WHO CAN BE A GREATER
DEVOTEE THAN M E ? I
WONDER IF THE LORD
HIMSELF IS OF THE
. SAME O PIN IO N. y

HE WENT TO WELCOME,
V/SHNU. 0 NAPADA{ WHAT
BRINGS YOU
SALUTATIONS ^ HERE? . >
TO YOU, MV
w LORDJ

' I HAVE s > / * I KNOW ^

COME TO ASK ! ■ w hat it is . a n y w a y ,
YOU A j j j LET ME HEAR IT
v QUESTION. (3eV FROM YOU. A

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 TALES OF NARADA

I HAVE BEEN SINSINS \IF THAT QUESTION IS DISGUISED AS FARMERS, V/SHNU

YOUR ©LORY ALL MY LIFE,, | TO BE ANSWERED,VOU AND NARADA CAME TO EARTH AT DUSK
EVERY MINUTE OF IT. MUST COME TQjL sb* AND WALKED TOWARDS A HUT.
CAN THERE BE ANYONE /E A R TH
MORE DEVOTED TO WITH M E. { M i d f (< OVER THERE, IN
YOU THAN ME? THAT HUT LIVES ONE
OF MY GREATEST
V DEVOTEES! Jk

WHOSE ^
DEVOTION
IS DEEPER
THAN M INE?
I WONDER*

17
 Q w a r c h itra kath a

NARAYANA,
NARAYANA! WHERE
DO YOU COME
FROMPWHAT CAN
I DO FOR YOU?

’ZrZrutlM
TALES OF NARADA
 a m a r c h itra katha

V/SHNU AND NARADA FINISHED THAT TOO. THE FARMER AND H/S FAMILY HAD
TO 6 0 TO BED HUNGRY. --------- -----------------------------
J I CAN’ T SLEEP. I AM
SO HUNGRY. WHY DID
YOU GIVE THEM OUR
iW GRUEL , FATHER?,

BECAUSE BY
FEEDING A GUEST
I AM FEEDING
VISHNU HIMSELF.

S E E , NARADA, THE FARMER THAT’ S NOTHING ! I HAVE

AND HIS FAMILY HAVE EATEN REMAINED WITHOUT FOOD FOR
NOTHING THIS EVENING} AND w DAYS AND STILL REMEMBERED YOU!
.Y E T HE SINGS MY GLORY. ^

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 TALES OF NARADA

THE NEXT MORNING PRAISE BE TO HARf,

WHO SUSTAINS THE
SOVINDA, HARI, HARIJ WORLD! ^
LORD, MAY I ALWAVS
HAVE FAITH IN YOU.
I SEEK NOTHING >
ELSE.

LORD BE PRAISED! FRIENDS, WE’ LL COME WITH YOU

I HOPE YOU SLEPT WELL LAST V IF YOU D O N ’ T
NIGHT. YOU MAY STAY HERE i \ M IN D . ^
AS LONG A5 YOU PLEASE. /jj
I MUST NOW
3E OFF TO
MY n r ~~ f i l i T i ' r I
 a m a r c h itra kath a

WELLj I THINK OP HARI AS GET

UP, BEFORE I GO TO BED , ANC
AS M A N Y 'T IM E S IN BETWEEN
AS MY WORK
PERM I

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TALES OF NARAD
 g m a r ch itra katha

A/VD NARADA 5E T OFF. A H ! AH * THAT WAS A CLOSE

C ALL! HAD I SUPPED, THE
OIL WOULD HAVE SPILT. I
MUST BE MORE CAREFUL.

I MUST BE
CAUTIOUS LEST
THE OIL SHOULD
, ' S P ILL.

WHEN NARADA SUCCESSFULLY COMPLET­

ED THE ROUND—

YOU’ RE BACK. SOOD!

BUT TELL ME HOW MANY
TIMES DID YOU REMEM­
BER ME DURING

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 TALES OF NARAD

/V54/P/0PA ENLIGHTENED

THE CELESTIAL SAGE, NARADA, ONCE CAME TO DINARAKA, TO SEE LORD KR /SH N A.

WELCOME , NARADA.
WHAT BRINGS YOU
. HERE? >
------ KRISHNA,
I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT M A Y A *IS ?
CAN YOU ci r NARADA, MAYA >
v E X P L A IN ? ^ C AN ’T BE EXPLAINED.
IT HAS TO BE EXPERI
ENCEDiTO BE UNDER-
STOOD.COME
WITH M E.

BOTH KRISHNA AND

NARADA LEFT DWARAKA •

IL L U S IO N .
 a m a r chit ra katha

AND KEPT WALKING TILL THEY CAME TO A DESERT.

WHERE ARE WE 6 0 IN G ? BE PATIENT.

HOW CAN I EXPERIENCE NARADA.
MAYA IN A DESERT,
V K R IS H N A ?

AFTER THEY HAD WALKED A GOOD DISTANCE, KRISHNA SUDDENLY STOPPED.

T I CAN’ T WALK ANY HOLD ON,

FURTHER, NARADA.MY KRISHNA.
THROAT IS PARCHED. ] iI ’ LL BE BACK
SOON.
r \ 0l \
L |
\ TAKE THIS • • - AND
FETCH ME • •• SOME' ••J
I
fv '
WATER,

NARADA WENT IN SEARCH OF WATER

IT LOOKS LIKE
A SETTLEMENT
THERE. r-'
 TALES OF NARADA

AH* A
l/VELL!
OH! WHAT A
DIVINE
v BEAUTY*

LADY, WILL YOU GIVE ME SHE MUST

SOME WATER TO BE A
QUENCH MY THIRST? GODDESS!

BY ALL
MEANS;
SIR.

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a m a r c h itra kal
 TALES OF NARADA

THE MARR/A6E SOON TOOK PLACE. SO O N a f t e r t h e m a r r ia g e , t h e o l d

CHIEFTAIN DIED. NARADA HAD TO
ASSUME HIS TITLE AND H IS RESPONSI­
B ILITIE S . ----------------------------1---------------------

I WANT THE IT WILL BE

WORK FINISHED DONE,
BY EVENING. ^ MASTER.

NARADA WAS BLESSED W ITH FOUR CHILDREN.

FATHER,
PUT HIM DOWN
AND CARRY
V ME.

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 a m a r ch itra katha

WHEN MARADA IMAS AT THE PEAK OF HIS

SUCCESS, DISASTER CAME IN THE FORM
OF CYCLONIC M IN D S, RAIN AND FLOODS.

THE HOUSE WILL SOON

BE SUBMERGED* WHAT
V SHALL WE DO?

father*

B U T THE BOAT CAPSIZED. NARADA TRIED f'N VA/N TO SAVE H IS W IFE AND CHILDREN.

FATHER*
WHERE
ARE YOU!DON’ T
PANIC.I AM
COMING!

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 TALES OF NARADA

A HUGE WAVE THREW NARADA ON TO THE SUDDENLV. HE HEARD A VOICE,

SHORE.
MY WIFE GONE J MY CHILDREN WARADA, I AM THIRSTY,
DROWNED ! HOW CAN I LIVE WHERE IS THE
^ WITHOUT THEM? ^ WATER? w '

NARADA TURNED AN D BEHELD KRISHNA. AM GRATEFUL TO YOU

FOR ENLIGHTENING ME
KRISHNA! AAV WIFE! COME TO YOUR KRISHNA. LIFE ITSELF
MV CHILDREN! BRING SENSES,NARADA. IS AN ILLUSION
THEM BACK TO THERE NEVER WAS FROM WHICH IT IS
V LIF E . ANY WIFE OR DIFFICULT TO ESCAPE.
CHILDREN. IT WAS ONLY WITH YOUR
GRACE CAN THIS
ILLUSION BE
CONQUERED!

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 Kama
The great epic Mahabharata was a gallery of heroes, and Kama perhaps one of the most heroic of them.
Although fate denied him all his duties and rights, he fought and achieved everything that one could aspire
to have in a lifetime.

Kama was the son of Kunti, mother of the five Pandava princes, and the Sun God, Surya. He was as much
a prince as any of the other five brothers. However, he never knew his true lineage. He was brought up as a
commoner by a simple charioteer, and was often humiliated. Teachers refused to teach him, and his equals
shunned him. He never received any honour despite his valour. Yet, he did not lose heart.

Eventually, when Kama discovered his royal ancestry, he could not but disown it. Duryodhana, the eldest
Kaurava prince who shared an intense rivalry with the Pandava brothers, alone befriended him and offered
him kingship. For this act of kindness he remained loyal to Duryodhana until the very end.

Editor: Anant Pai

Script: Kamala Chandrakant Illustrations: Ram Waeerkar Cover: Ramesh Umrotkar

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