Manthan Tales
The Song on the Battlefield
The Complete Mahabharata · Book 9

The Song on the Battlefield

Five villages are all the Pandavas ask for, and they are refused. Krishna goes to plead for peace and shows a stunned court the whole universe inside him. A mother tells her eldest son a secret she has kept all his life. Then, between two vast armies, the greatest archer in the world lays down his bow, and Krishna sings him the Song of God.

25 illustrated stories · 10 × 10 in · for ages 6 and up, and for reading aloud

Inside: Five Villages, Not Even the Point of a Needle, Krishna's Choice, My Charioteer, Banana Peels, A Plea for Peace, The Universe Inside Him, Krishna Tells Karna and more.

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Who's who

  • Krishna: Arjuna's friend and charioteer, who sang him the Bhagavad Gita.
  • Arjuna: The great archer, who lost his courage before the battle.
  • Karna: Kunti's first son, who stayed loyal to Duryodhana.
  • Kunti: The Pandavas' mother, who told Karna her secret.
  • Shalya: Uncle of the twins, tricked into fighting for the Kauravas.
  • Balarama: Krishna's brother, who refused to take sides.
  • Yuyutsu: A son of Dhritarashtra who joined the Pandavas.
  • Bhishma: The grandfather who led the Kauravas and fell on a bed of arrows.

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