Every citizen of Hastinapur was agitated. What was in the name of God happening in the palace? Normally the common people did not show any interest in royal matters as long as it did not affect them. But today the incident shook them to the core. How could their crown prince be so cruel and how could Samrat Yudhistir be so stupid?

In Karna's village, Karna stood helplessly in front of his mothers. He could not disobey Radhama who loved him like his own son. While Kunti and his blood brothers... though they were not on good terms but it was his duty to protect them. He gave his words to Lord Mahadev. For the first time in his life, he was feeling vulnerable. 'Hey Pravu Mahadev, Narayan, please do something?' He cried.

Kunti was heartbroken as she understood that Radha would never allow Karna to help her. So she rushed back to the palace. She ran to the palace and somehow entered the hall. The scene shattered her heart. Bheem tried to protest but it was against the law for the slaves to say anything back to their masters. Durmukh, one of the Kauravs was beating Nakul, Sahadev, Arjun and Bheem mercilessly. Yudhistir was sitting there helplessly as he could not do anything to save them. Kunti cried and pleaded to everyone to save them but everyone was bound by the law. Her sons were warriors, they could endure the pain. But the utter humiliation they were facing today was destroying their soul. Kunti remembered the cry of the servant's mother who cursed her, 'one day your sons will turn into slaves. You have to see your sons humiliated but cannot do anything and then you will understand the pain of a mother'.

She could not stand the scene anymore so she fainted.

Karna's village

Both Adhirath and Avni were pleading with Radha to give Karna permission to go to the palace. Then suddenly they saw a royal chariot was coming and they were shocked to see Bhanumati was coming towards them.

Bhanumati, 'Bhrata, please don't waste time. Samrat Yudhistir lost himself and he was going to stake Jiji Draupadi. Bhrata you know what will happen if he lost this game? Please Bhrata don't stand like a statue. I know you can never see a woman in danger.'

Now Karna could not stand anymore. He sat on his knee in front of Radha and begged, 'Radhama please don't stop me now. It's a question of a woman's honor. Mata, I am begging you. I never asked anything from you but today I am requesting you. Please let me go.'

Avni could stand this anymore. She caught Radha's hand and said, 'Radhama please imagine me or Laxmi or Roopmati in Draupadi's place. Will you stop Arya then, if we are the one in danger instead of Draupadi? Mata, please give him the permission, otherwise, he will never forgive himself for his entire life.'

Radha was also perplexed. a husband staked his wife. How could anyone do such a heinous act? Suddenly she realized Avni's words. She was also a mother of a daughter. If it was her daughter in danger? She never liked Draupadi for her arrogance but it was a matter of her respect. No, she was a woman and she would never tolerate this. Making her heart strong for anything he ordered Karna, 'Karna go and stop this madness. Do whatever you can but save the girl. I am giving you permission...Now go.'

Karna jumped on his horse and summoned his Surya Dhanush and rushed to the palace. Adhirath also ran behind him with a chariot along with Shon and some other villagers and Avni. Reaching the palace Karna and Bhanumati entered but the guards did not allow others to enter. Seeing this Avni got suspicious.'They allowed Arya to enter. They know that he will stop this game but still, they did not try to stop him from entering...Why? Did the king or prince not asked them to stop anyone with a weapon to enter the hall. Something is not right. Arya was allowed to enter only when....Oh No! Avni screamed. 'It's a trap!' What Bhabishri?' Shon asked, 'It's a trap for Arya, they want him to go to them. That's why the guards did not stop him. They must have prepared something to trap him.'

Everyone was paled hearing this. Adhirath requested the guards but they sadly rejected his entry. One guard even cried and said, 'We are just following the orders but whatever is happening inside is a nightmare. Oh, God will never forgive us. Shreeman Adhirath, we know your son. He is like an angel for poor people like us. He always thinks about our betterment and today we are unable to help him. 'All other guards nodded.

Dice hall,

Draupadi was dragged mercilessly to the hall. Dusshasshan was smiling lecherously. Shakuni ordered Dusshashan to humiliate Draupadi but Duryodhana was disgusted. He shouted, 'Dusshasshan enough, she is our dasi now but there is no need to humiliate her. Just ask her to serve us drinks and food and then send her to the servant's quarter.'

Dusshasshan smile evilly, 'Come on brother she is not an ordinary dasi. She is here for our entertainment. After all she is the most beautiful woman and today we are going to enjoy her thoroughly.'

Duryodhana disgusted, 'Mamashri, Dusshasshan stop this madness. Don't go any further.'

Shakuni, 'Bache, you promised me not to stop my plan, so now you have to sit and enjoy the show. Don't worry you don't need to do anything. Just have fun.'

Bheem roared, 'Shut up you monster. I will kill you.'

Nakul, 'Torture us, do whatever you can to us but leave Panchali alone.'

Shakuni ordered, 'Das Yudhistir, stop your anuj. Teach him how to behave in front of the masters.'

Arjun, 'I will kill everyone here if you try to touch my wife.'

Aswatthama, 'Wife, whose wife? She is a whore.'

Drona roared, 'Aswatthama, shut your mouth. Do you have any idea what you are saying?'

Aswatthama, 'What wrong did I say. It is written in Shastra that women who sleep with 5 men are whore, isn't it Guru Kripacharya?'

Kripacharya hung his head in shame. All the elders cried but they were helpless. Draupadi pleaded with everyone but no one could do anything. Their blind Dharma today tied their hands. Draupadi stood helplessly in the hall. There was no one not even her 5 husbands were saying as Yudhistir himself cried but helplessly said that it was their duty to follow their master's orders. Even Vikarna and Yuyutsu pleaded with Dusshasshan but other Kauravas were enjoying themselves.

'Govind...please save me,' she helplessly cried. Shakuni ordered Dusshasshan disrobe her.

Duryodhana, 'I know she is not a sati, but even prostitutes also cannot be disrobed in public. Dusshasshan just order that daasi to wash our feet. I think that will be humiliating enough.'

Shakuni, 'Bacche, that's not enough punishment for her. Remember what she said to you in Indraprastha? How she humiliated you, how they snatched away your weapons? So now we will snatch away her dress. Dusshasshan disrobe this whore. After all, it won't create much difference for a slut like her being clothed or naked. It's her job to entertain us.'

Bheem roared, 'Dusshasshan I will kill you in the most gruesome way.'

Dusshasshan, 'How, you are not a warrior anymore, you are a slave now.'

Kunti tried to run towards Draupadi to protect her but Dusshasshan called the female guards to hold her.

Dusshasshan held her saree. 'Govind where are you? Draupadi cried. 'Now you will feel the pain of humiliation.' someone said in her mind. Suddenly she remembered her Swyamvar,

'Winning the competition does not make this petty Sutputra eligible to be my husband. How dare he even think of getting my hand in marriage'

'Oh God, what have I done, I insulted someone without any reason,' But now it was too late to repent. Dusshassha held his saree and pulled. Every elder along with Vikarna, Yuyutsu and Duryodhana closed his eyes in disgust.

Duryodhana thought, 'Oh no what have I done? I just want to insult her but never imagined that mamashri will go this far. Oh God please save me. Why can't I stop this madness? What is happening to me?'

Suddenly they heard a loud noise and they see that the door of the hall broken and then entered Bhanumati and Karna.

Karna was glowing like the sun. His Kavach appeared and for a few seconds, everyone had to close their eyes as they could not stand the energy emitting from him. Karna just pulled the string of his bow and the entire hall shook. Dusshasshan lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Kunti rushed to Draupadi and hugged her. Karna roared in a thundering voice, 'I have no idea that along with the king entire Hastinapur had gone blind. A Kulvadu was going to be disrobed and you are sitting here watching. Really today the brahmins and Kshatriyas make us proud of their positions. No one, not a single person as the guts to stop this Adharma?'

Duryodhana cried, 'Mitra.'

Karna roared, 'Don't you dare to call me Mitra. I thought you my friend, my brother and you did this? Why Prince...just to avenge your honor you dishonor a woman, who is like a mother to you. But to whom I am saying this? You royalties can only backstab others.'

Dhritarashtra screamed, 'Enough, don't you dare to talk to the prince like that.'

Karna dangerously, 'He will be no prince when I kill him and all your sons today. '

Dhritarashtra screamed, 'Tatshri, Guru Dron stop him.'

Karna, 'Yes, Mahamahim and Guru Dron today I am ready to kill you as well. My Guru gave me the boon that apart from Narayan and Mahadev no one can defeat me. So today to protect woman's dignity if I have to kill you all, I will do it with immense pleasure. You guys have no right to live after what you have done.'

Shakuni, 'No...no Karna you will not do such things. You know if you dare to do anything like that...well daas Yudhistir isn't it your dharma to follow my orders?

Yudhistir meekly, 'Yes Gandharraj.'

Shakuni, 'So take this knife and if Karna raises his bow or try to fight us, slit your throat.'

Karna and Kunti, 'WHAT?'

Karna, 'Samrat no..what are you doing?'

Kunti, 'My son are you mad?'

Yudhistir, 'But mother it is my Dharma...'

Karna roared in frustration, 'For once stop this foolish act of yours. May your Dhramagyan burn in hell.'

Shakuni, 'Or Yudhistir, instead of killing yourself, kill Arjun, It's my order.'

Karna, 'SHAKUNI...don't you dare harm them. Yudhistir, lower the weapon now.'

But Yudhistir pointed the knife towards Arjun.

Karna roared, 'Shakuni if anything happens to them I swear on my guru's name no one will go out from this place alive.'

Shakuni, 'That depends on you, Karna. In fact, I want to know how far you can go to save your brothers?'

Bheesm, 'Shakuni what are you speaking about?'

Shakuni smiled, 'Oh Mahamahim don't you know? He is the illegitimate son of Devi Kunti, her firstborn whom she threw in Ganga before her marriage to save herself. He is the stepbrother of the Pandavas,'

Note- Thanks to AmritSagar1 for the ideas.

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