Babruvahana Story

The film begins at Dwaraka, where Krishna announces Rukmini’s arrival of Arjuna soon. Indeed, he is on an around-the-Earth trip for one year in atonement for the breach of Yudhishthira & Draupadi’s privacy. One night, when he is unwinding at the banks of the river Ganga, Nagaraja, Kouravya’s daughter Ulupi allures and lifts him to Nagaloka. The two conjoin with Nagaraja’s blessings. However, their chief minister, Dhrutarastra, is opposed to it. After a while, Arjuna advances to Manipura. He is impressed by its princess Chitrangada, and Emperor Vichitra Vahana approves their espousal, stipulating to bestow their first progeny as his heir. Parallelly, at Dwaraka, Balarama fixes Subhadra’s alliance with Duryodhana, and Arjuna goes forth after Chitrangada conceives. Accordingly, he sets foot in the guise of a saint. Balarama warmly welcomes him, assigns Subhadra for his ministrations, and the two write a romantic poem. Krishna covertly conducts Arjuna & Subhadra’s splice and conveys them to Indraprastha. Meanwhile, Chitrangada delivers a baby boy, Babruvahana, who grows up and surpasses Arjuna in archery. Now it is time for Yudhishthira’s Ashvamedha after the Kurukshetra War to establish sovereignty over the subcontinent. Arjuna spearheads the campaign with Karna’s son, Vrishaketu.

Besides, Ulupi is conscious about Ganga’s curse that Arjuna burns on hell offense done to Bhishma on the battlefield. Ergo, Ulupi implores Ganga, who suggests a key: if Arjuna dies by any kinship, it cannot be enforced. Ulupi selects Babruvahana and accords him the ultimate weapon for Arjuna’s death. After crossing many kingdoms, Arjuna reaches Manipura, when Ulupi arouses the valor in Babruvahana and drives him to seize the sacred horse. Listening to it, Arjuna is despondent but also smug about having a remarkable son. On his mother’s edict, Babruvahana moves to offer his submission, where Arjuna mortifies him, and he faces his father. Later, Chitrangada attempts negotiations, but to no avail. The war erupts, and Babruvahana holds off Arjuna’s troops and kills Vishvaketu. After almighty rows, father & son encounter when Arjuna collapses by the gun of his death. Devastated, Babruvahana seeks his duty when Ulupi affirms that he should procure Sanjeevani-Mani from Nagaloka. He lands therein, but vicious Dhrutarastra refuses to grant it since it is their race’s boon. After facing many obstacles, Babruvahana gains it. Till then, the Nagas’ ruse flees by decapitating his head for Arjuna. At last, Krishna arrives, retrieves it with his Sudarshana Chakra, and awakens Arjuna with Sanjeevani-Mani. Finally, the movie ends happily with the proclamation: “There is a vital force beyond humans. It is to bind his narcissism as Supreme.”