In the previous episode, we had witnessed the commencement of proceedings at Kurukshetra on Day 4, wherein we saw Duryodhana and Bheemasena confronting each other for the second time. This time as well, Duryodhana is being overpowered by Bheemasena quite effortlessly, but unlike the last time, Duryodhana is not left to fend for himself all alone. This time, Jayatrada intrudes into the duo and swiftly escorts Duryodhana away from Bheemasena, thus, putting an end to the second round of contest between the duo. In the meanwhile, we’ve seen Bheemasena’s son, Ghatodgaja unleashing himself in the battlefield, killing scores of army men and single handedly defeating many Senapatis in the Kaurava army. Thus, at the end of the fourth day, Duryodhana loses fourteen of his brothers to Bheemasena’s wrath and this slowly induces fear amidst the Kaurava camp. If Bheemasena runs rampage like this, all the hundred Kaurava brothers would be finished in no time, and Bheemasena’s “Pratignya” that he would be the one who will kill the entire Kaurava clan is slowly coming true!
Meanwhile, as Ghatodgaja unleashes his fury on the battlefield, Bhagadatta from the Kaurava army comes forward to take on Ghatodgaja. Bhagadatta is an extremely powerful Senapati in the side of the Kaurava army and he has an elephant by name “Supradeepakam”. This Supradeepakam elephant is extremely powerful in such a way that it possesses the strength of around 10,000 elephants put together! If this Elephant Supradeepakam walks along, this itself is enough to kill several hundreds of people and other cavalry on the battlefield! Upon seeing Bhagadatta sitting on Elephant Supradeepakam and taking on Ghatodgaja, Bhishmachaarya exclaims thus, “Oh wow! This one man called Bhagadatta is enough to put this war to an end for the Kauravas. They will easily be able to capture the Paandava army!” In return, Bhagawan Krishna knows the significance of Bhishmachaarya’s words! Bhishmachaarya is right! Bhagadatta can single handedly win the war for the Kauravas, however, Bhagawan Krishna has other plans! He understands quickly that there’s no use fighting the war as per the normal procedure against Bhagadatta. The only way to win over Bhagadatta is to fight a “Maaya-Yuddham” (Illusionary warfare). This is why, Bhagawan Krishna immediately asks Bheemasena to send Ghatodgaja to the battlefield to take on Bhagadatta and Elephant Supradeepakam.
Thus, a huge war breaks out between Bhagadatta and Ghatodgaja. Both of them attack each other fiercely with various weapons, muscle power, etc. and the battle progresses on and on for several hours! Both of them possess equal prowess and as the fight progresses, neither of them could understand the secret behind neutralizing each other! Ghatodgaja is extremely powerful, however, he’s unable to spot Bhagadatta’s weakness. No matter how much ever Ghatodgaja hits him, Bhagadatta is able to get up again and again and fight with the same prowess! Finally on the fourth day, neither of them emerge victorious and they separate away! Meanwhile, Bheemasena, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva team up together to run rampage into the Kaurava army. This team is extremely destructive and devastative and it sends the Kaurava army packing! As Arjuna and Bheemasena quickly break open the defences and advance into the Kaurava army, Bhishmachaarya decides to call it off for the day, as it is going to be disastrous for the Kaurava army if this onslaught continues from this strong team of the Paandava brothers!
So with this, day four at Kurukshetra comes to an end and here too, the Paandava army holds the upper edge over the Kauravas! So what’s going to happen subsequently? What kinds of strategies are going to be planned overnight for the fifth day proceedings? Let us wait and witness in the next episode! Stay tuned! 🙂
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