Karna Confirms the Dream with Surya

Surya disappeared. The thousand-rayed one was gone, and Karna was alone with what he had seen. He had dreamed of Indra — the king of the gods, disguised as a Brahmin, approaching him with a request. He had watched the conversation unfold, had heard the words exchanged, had felt the weight of what was being asked. But a dream is only a dream until it is confirmed. Karna meditated. When he was ready, he went to Surya and told him everything — the dream, the night's visitation, every detail of what he had witnessed and the conversation that had taken place between them in the darkness. The illustrious god Surya Bhanu, the destroyer of Svarbhanu, listened. Then he smiled and told Karna that this was all true. There was no ambiguity left. The dream was not a trick of the mind. Indra had come to him, and Indra would come again — this time in waking form, asking for the kavach and kundala (divine armor and earrings) that Karna had worn since birth. Knowing the truth, Radheya, the destroyer of enemy warriors, waited for Vasava's arrival. He hoped to obtain the spear.