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RETO&D FROM TH&M AHABHARATA

Th e encounter between Hanuman, the monkey hero of the Ramayana and Bheema, the m ighty Pandava prince, is one of the m ost dramatic inci­dents in the Mahabharata.

Hanum an is the son of Vayu, the w in d -go d ; and Bheema is the son of Kunti, born by the grace of Vayu. Th u s the tw o , can be considered brothers.

Hanum an is described as a Chiranjivi an im m ­ortal. Th is explains h o w the meeting between the tw o w a s possible, though Bheema w a s born m any centuries later.

Th e episode also emphasises the feminine intui­tion of Draupadi w h o unerringly chose Bheema for a risky and rom antic errand.

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Panna £ Hadi Rani

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BHEEMA and HANUMAN

WHEN THE FIVE PANPAVA BROTHERS WERE PECEtTFULLl/ PEPR/VEP’O F THEIR KIN&OOM B Y THEIR JEALOUS COUSINS, THE KAURAVA'S ,THE</ HAP TO 60 INTO EXILE FOR THIRTEEN WEARS ALONG WITH THEIR W IFE, PRAtlPAPI. DHOUMYA, THEIR PRECEPTOR, ACCOMPANIED THEM.

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_ _ FUL / B U T TH E PEVAS f L j ”a (i\ N E E P HIM

FOR A L ITTL E WHILE LONGER »

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SO THE ftAN&AVAS ANP> &RAU&A0/ SET OUT W/TH TME SAGES . THE THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULP> SOON BE W/TH ARJUNA MA&E THE journey ea s ier .

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A N P STEER

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TAK/N& PRAUPAP! BY THE HANO, BHEEMA PULLEP HER ON PER A

THE WINP A&ATEP BUT IT WAS FOLLOW ED &</ HEAVY

WHEN THEV WERE NEARLY AT THE TOP -----

VOU ARE. T H E STRONGEST,

PRAUPAPI 9HALL BS CiNPER YOUR SPECIAL C A R E .

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ON. -

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PRAWPAPI

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THE SAGE&, TOO, HURRIBP TO W ARD ORAOfHO/ . . .

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f VVMy PON’T 9 0U yANC? SAHAPEVA S TA y H ER E WITH HER * T H E R E S T O F CIS WILL. P R O C EEP ANC? RETUR N L A TE R

WITH A R JU N A .

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BHEEMA CLOSEP MIS EVES, HIS THOUGHTS FIXEP ON &HATOT- IKAOHA'

* SON OF BHEEMA ANP HIPIM8A , A PEMON^SS

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G H A TO TK A C H A ,VCHk CAN F L Y A N Y ­

W H ER E A T W ILL . C A R R Y P R A U P A P I A N P F O L L O W 616 T O

T H E M O UN TA IN TOP.

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• • • THBV AUGHTEP ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.

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S O M E P A Y S L A T E R , B H E E M A A N P P R A U P A P / W E R E W ALK IN G IN T H E C H A R M IN G W O O PB O F T H E H E R M IT A G E W H E N — .

B H EEM A , LOOK A T THIS

EXQUISITE . FLOWER/ /

W HAT A l S W E E T

FRAGRANCE IT HAS t k

I LL SIVE THIS ^ ONE TO W P H IS H - THIRA . BUT I WOULP LIKE TO HAVE SOME MORE T O TA K E a BACK WITH 05 . J

O H , B H E E M A , © E T TH E M FO R

M E !

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BHEEMA WENT /N THE & FROM WHICH THE FLOW£ BLOWN TOWARDS THEM

i PEAR PRACJPAP!, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO <SIVE WOCl ALL T H A T VOO PESERVE . I W06ILP GO TO TH E V E R V EN P S OF THIS EA R TH , IF - N E C E S S A R Y , TO S E T TH E

FLOW ERS FO R VOCI.

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H E SEARCHED //V VA/N ALL OVER THE MOCJNTA/U.

I HAVE L E F T TH E ^ O TH ER S FOR TO O LON&. | M6IST RETURN TO THE HERMITA&E .

( BUT HOW CAN I RET6IRN W ITH06IT THE

FLOWERS ?

I WILL TR y F O R A LITTLE WHILE L0N6ER

H E W EN T D E E P E R A N D P £ E P E R IN TO T H E F O R E S T

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SECO N D S L A TE R , TH E E L E P H A N T W OULD H A VE CRUSHED HIM • • • 1--------------------- --------------------------------------------- --------- --

• • • B U T B H EEM A S E IZ E D IT B Y TH E TU S K S »• ---------------------------------------------

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HOW COOL A N P REFRESH/N& IT LO O K S / I’L l t a k e A p r p B E F O R E I E N T E R T H E > * 6 R O V E . ^

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UNKNOWN TO BHEEMA , THE GROVE: WAS THE NOME OH HANdMAN.

FROM THE GROVE HANOMAN SPIED BHEEMA AND B</ HIS &PIRITUAL- POWERS PrVTNEC? HIS PURPOSE.

NANOMAN STRET^NED HtM&ECP ACROSS THE NARROW PATN AT TINE GROVE’S ENTRANCE .

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r BHEEMA HAS ALWAV6 ' BEEN TOO PROOP OF, Hl€> STRENGTH . FOR M/5 OWN 6 0 0 P , I MUST TEACH V HIM TO B E ^ B L H UM BLE.

E-HSV BHEEMIA,FOR A MOMENT, KNEW FEAR 7 --------- 7— —

SO LOOP W ERE THE &OC/NP& HANOMAN MAPE THAT THE MOONTAJN &HOOK ANC?

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HE 16 MV HANPSOME , ST RONS, INTELLIGENT B R O TH E R . AN P I AM AS STRONG A S HE IS / SO S E T O P AN CP L E T ME PASS OR

i’l l sfcN P v©o t o t h eA B O P E OF VA/WA /

WHO IS THIS

HANUMAN ?

IF IT WERE N O T A SIN TO PO S O , I WOULP. I WOtILP HAVE L E A P T R IG H T OVER VOU ANP THE MOUNTAIN , JU S T AS HANUMAN LEAPT ,

, OVER TH E OCEAN TO ^ JVFINP RAMA'S WIFE/

IMPUPENT MONKEV/ L E T MB PASS OR I SHALL THRASH

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BHEEMA'S ARROGANCE AMUSED HANOMAN, BUT HE HIP HI& SM ILE.

I AM ILL . ^ I PON’T HAVE

TH E ENERGY TO MOVE • IP VOU M U S T E N TE R THE G R O VE,

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ANP 6 0 ACROSS.

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HAJ I CAN PUSH IT WITH MV LEFT

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NO/ I CAN’T BELIEVE IT/ I’LL TAKE A P E E P BREATH A N D TR</

A 6 A IN ,

r W H AT’S TH E MATTER WITH M E ?

I , BHEEAAA , AM CINABLE TO MOVE A©IPE THE TAIL

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PRAV TELL M E

BHEEMA FELL PROG7RATE BEFORE HANOMAN*.

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MV BROTHER' HANUMAN! I HAVE SEEN VOU • NO ONE Id MORE FORTUNATE THAN I A M . SHOW ME T H E FORM IN WHICH VOU OR06SEP TH E OCEAN

s o p p e n l v , h a n o m a n ’gBOPY GREW BIGGER A N Pb ig g e r , . .

. . . TILL IT ROSE HIGHER THAN THE GANPHAMAPANA MOUNTAIN.

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RETURN/NG TO Af/G EARLtER SIZE, HANCJMAN EMBRACBP* BHEEMA .

M Y FATIGUE HAS GONE f FILLECP WITH YOUR STRENGTH A N P YOUR B L E S S - IN G 0 ,O HANUMAN,WE A R E S U R E TO C O N Q U ER O U R >

^ E N E M / E e .

I LL PO M O R E . WHEN YOU CHARGE A T TH E EN E M Y j I S H ALL S IT ON A R JU N A yS F L A G S T A F F AND M Y ROAR S H A LL S T R IK E TE R R O R

. INTO YOUR E N E M IE S ’H E A R T S .

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FAINT. THE LIGHT EMANATING FROM YOUR B O PY PAZ.Z LC6 /VIE / ^

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a t th e MOMENT OF PART/N6, THE TIDE OF EMOT/ON THAT H E HAP STEMMEP FOR 60 LONG 8ROHE LOOSE. TEARS FLOWEC? POWN HANOMANFACE.

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LAKE OR CARRY AWAY THE FLOWERS W ITHOUT

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BHEEMA AND HANUMANWITHOOT WAITING TO SAY ANYM ORE , BHEEMA PLUN6EC? INTO THE LAKE FOLLOWED BY THE ANGRY RAHSHA&AB.

BHEEMA TORNED UPON THEM IN A FURW.

HE HILLED OVER A HONORED RAK&HA&AS.

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I KNOW'WHV BHEEMA \f> HERE ! RETURN TO V06IR F06T&. LE T HIM

TAKE t o e f lo w e r s .

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THEN H E BEGAN TO FROL/C /A/ THE LAKE, THINHIN6 OF PRAURAPfe JO V A T HECEtV/NG THE FLOW ERS. i---------------------------------------------------------------

SUCH WAS THE ZEST WITH WHICH HE MAPE SPORT IN THE WATER THAT A VIOLENT STORM AROSE, WHICH WHIRLEP. WATER ANP STONES AROUND.

PRALIPAtPt, IS BHEEMA B EN T ON PERFORMING SOME G R EA T ACT ? OR HAS T H A T HERO A LR E A P y ACHIEVEP

. SOME 6R EAT FE A T ?

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PO VOU REMEMBER THE ONE I GAVE v o a ?I H A P TO LP

HIM TO BRING SOME

MORE O F THEM

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HAVE FOUNP (THE CELESTIAL

LOTUSES.

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&HEEMA M ERELY SMILED IN REPLY ANt? GAVE THE FLOWERS TO THE RAP/ANT PRAUPAPf.

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