The drama brings to the fore the compassion of Lord Krishna
to His devotees, depicted in the lives of three of them -
Droupadhi, Karuramma and Shyama. These three incidents portray
Bhagavan playing the role of a Bhakta Sakha –
a true friend of His devotees.
In one incident, Krishna holds the footwear
of Droupadhi so she could win Bhishma’s grace of long
life for the Pandavas. In the second episode, Krishna stoically
bears the scolding of His pure devotee Karuramma when she
does not recognize Him in the guise of a small boy and accepts
the garlands and food offered to the Lord as part of Karuramma’s
prayer. The final incident is taken from the Life of Shirdi
Baba, wherein He asks the poison in the body of Shyama, His
disciple, to “Go away” after he has been bitten
by a cobra and thus saves him.
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