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Illustrated Classics From India
Over 86 million copies of over 400 titles sold worldwide!
Amar Chitra Katha is a collection of illustrated classics that retell stories from Indian
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No. S65 • Rs 30
IBH
INDIA BOOK HOUSE
C India Book House Pvt. Ltd. 1974 Reprinted: September 2006 ISBN: 81-7508-066-3
Published and Printed by India Book House Pvt Ltd, Mahalaxmi Chambers,
5th Floor, 22 Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai 400 026, India.

BHARAPWAJA HAP A F&ENP IN PQISHATA,
THE KINO OF PANCHALA.
PRONA^A BRILLIANT PUPIL, SOON ONE PAW 8HARAPWAJA
MASTEREP THE VEPAS AND VEPANGAS. CALLED POONA TO HIM.
PCONA,
HOW I WISH
I WERE CLEVER.
LIKE VOU.
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PROM AMP DRUPAPA LIVED FOR MANW WEARS IN THE ASHRAM OF AGNIVESHA.
THEIR FRIENDSHIP GREW WITH THEM. I
SOU ARE KIND
PRONA,LET ME WASH TO ME, PRUPAPA
OUR CLOTHES. VOU LISTEN THEN.
RECITE SHLOKAS WHILE IS HAVAS VA-
mmsmm
WEARS PASSED. THEIR STUPtES OVER,
THE 'SOUTHS GOT REAPV TO RETURN HOME.
PRONA, WHEN I I SHALL >
BECOME KING ALWAV5
AFTER b/H FATHER CEMEM6EC
MW PALACE SHALL VOU ANP
BE SOUR HOME YOUR KINP
I PROMISE. OFFER, >
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THEN BHA&APWAUA TOO P/El? AND POONA
STAVED ON ALONE IN THE AUSTERE ASHRAM.
POONA MAOOIEP KOlPl, THE PIOUS ANP TO POONA HIS GOOWING CHILD
INTELLIGENT S/STEO OF KOI PA. WHEN A IA/AS A CONTINUOUS SOUOCE OF DELIGHT.
SON WAS BOON TO THEM A HEAVENLW
VOICE POOCLAIMEP-
THE CHILD SHALL
BE CALLEP
ASWATTHAMA!
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ASWATTHAMA EVEN SUCCEEPEP IN
PtVERUNG HIM FROM HIS FAVOURITE
PASTIME, THE PURSUIT OF THE SCIENCE
OF ARMS.
PRONA MAPE HASTE TO THE ABOPE OF PARASHURAMA. Ml I APF l_ATg.
*—---------------I HAVE NOTHING
LEFT BUT THIS
BODY OF MINE
ANO MY WEAPONS
TO OFFER.QUICK!
TELL ME!
WHICH WILL
VOU HAVE?
I CHOOSE YOUR
WEAPONS WITH THE
! MANTRAS^EQR THEIR
USE.
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PA&ASHURAMA GAVE PRONA WHAT HE
WANTEP, MAKING HIM SUPREME IN THE
SK/U O f ARMS.
M / HAVE THE BEST OF
PARASHURAMA 9S
WEALTH. / CANNOT
\WA/T TO SHARE
MJHE GOOP NEWS
THE BEGGAR’S
l SON WANTS
MILK!
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POONA WAS MOVED ANP ASHAMEP
BY WHAT HE SAW AND HEARD.
r / SHALL TAKE KRlPI ANP ASWATTHAMA
TO PRUPAPA.HE WILL WELCOME US
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