But as she turned to leave, he said softly, "Mother... I will not kill your other five sons. I will kill only Arjuna. Or he will kill me. And you will have lost a son either way. But I grant you this: You will have five living sons after the war. I promise."
One afternoon, Parashurama was resting his head on Karna’s lap. A scorpion crawled onto Karna’s thigh. It stung him. The pain was liquid fire. Karna did not flinch. He did not breathe louder. He let the venom spread, because waking his guru was a sin greater than death. mrityunjay kadambari
Karna knelt. "And I am your sword. Until the last breath." But as she turned to leave, he said softly, "Mother
Then, a voice like honeyed thunder rang out. Duryodhana, the eldest Kaurava, stood up from his throne. "The sun does not ask the earth for permission to rise. This man is no less than a king." And before the stunned court, Duryodhana crowned Karna the King of Anga. Or he will kill me
He was defenseless. Lord Krishna turned to Arjuna: "Now."
The curse was swift: "When you need it most, your mind will forget the mantra for the divine weapons."