Brahmana

Kunti notices a Brahmana's profound sorrow and asks him to share his burden. He reveals the source: a rakshasa named Baka rules their town, demanding a terrible tribute of food and a human life from each household in turn. Now it is his turn, and he sees no escape.

A Brahmana and his family face a terrible bargain: to deliver offerings to a rakshasa who will likely devour the messenger. Hearing their plight, Kunti offers to send one of her own five sons in his place, assuring the Brahmana that her son can survive where others would perish.