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How Krishna humbled Arjuna

Kathakali plays Santhanagopalam and Rugmamgadacharitham earned their author Mandavappalli Ittirarissa Menon ever-lasting fame as a top-ranking playwright and a golden bracelet from Karthika Thirunal Maharaja of erstwhile Travancore. The performance under review lasted three hours and presented all the usually staged scenes of Santhanagopalam, featuring the three major characters therein, namely the Brahmin, Arjuna and Krishna, donned by Kalamandalam Sreekumar, Kottakkal C.M. Opening scene The opening scene depicting Krishna’s affection for Arjuna and the latter’s self-effacing devotion to the Lord turned out to be an appropriate backdrop for successive events. Although Arjuna pays lip service to his devotion to Krishna, his vanity motivates him to promise to protect the Brahmin’s unborn child from the clutches of death. The entire play is about Krishna destroying Arjuna’s pride and showing him that without the blessings of the Almighty, even valiant heroes are helpless.

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