Shura

Shalva rises into the sky and rains down a storm of weapons on Krishna. As Krishna wards them off, a messenger arrives from Dvaraka with devastating news: Shalva has attacked the city and killed Shura's son. Then Krishna sees his own father falling from the sky — and for a moment, the greatest warrior of the age is shattered.

A group of kings, hunting in the forest, comes upon a lone woman of extraordinary beauty standing in a hermitage, holding a kadamba branch. Their leader, Kotikashya, demands to know who she is, whose wife or daughter she is — and introduces the powerful kings who stand with him, including Jayadratha of Souvira.

Pritha arrives before her father with wide-eyed wonder, and Kuntibhoja places a great burden upon her: she must satisfy the angry brahmana without hesitation. He reminds her of her noble lineage — born to Shura of the Vrishnis, sister to Vasudeva — and warns that if she angers the brahmana, he will burn down the entire royal lineage.