Daksha, Shiva's father-in-law, had never given his ascetic son-in-law the respect due to him. Sati, Daksha's daughter, unable to bear the continued insults meted out to them, consumed her body in a fire generated by her own powers. The grief- stricken Shiva after punishing Daksha,forgave him and then entered his grove on the Himalayas to meditate. Meanwhile, Tarakasura, an enemy of the Devas, invaded heaven. When the Devas went to Brahma for help he told them that Sati, reborn as Parvati, the daughter of Himavan, was destined to marry Shiva. The son born of Shiva would lead them to victory over the evil Asura. Impatient to win back his kingdom, Indra, King of the Devas, sent Kama,the God of love,with Rati,his wife,to awake Shiva to the charms of Parvati. Kama succeeded- But an enraged Shiva burnt him to ashes with the fire of his wrath. How the bereft Rati was reunited with her beloved husband is retold in th$ story of Pradyumna who was Kama reborn. AMAR CHITRA KATHA means good reading. Over 300 titles are now on sale. © IBH Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Bombay 400 026. All rights reserved. Published by H.G. Mirchandani for IBH PublisherS\Pvt. Ltd., 22, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Bombay 400 026 and printed by him at IBH Printers, Marol Naka, Mathuradas Vissanji Road, Andheri (East), Bombay 4(jb 059. Editor; Anant Pai Illustrations.- Ma/ur V PRADYUMNA \ KAMA* THE GOO QF LOVE, DISTRACTED SHIVA WHILE HE WAS MEDITATING. WHEN HE SAW THAT KAMA WAS THE CULPRIT* SHIVA WAS ENRAGED. HE OPENED HIS THIRD EYE AND, TO THE HORROR OF RATU KAMA'S WIFE*BURN^F, THAT OOP TO CINDERS.\ ‘ " -----" ‘ WHO HAS ^ DARED TO DISTURB ME& I amar chitra katha BUT UNKNOWN TO RAT/* KAMA VMS REBORN AS PRAPYUMNA* THE ELPEST SON OF KRISHNA ANP RUKMINI. THE PEOPLB OF PWARAKA REJOtCED. f A WEEK LATER, AN EV/L A SURA CALLEP SHAMBARA HAD A PREAM. BEWARE 3 WICKED SHAMBARA. YOU SHALL BE KILLEP BY PRADyuMNA. KRISHNA sS SON MY SON,YOU ~ SHALL GROW UP TO BE A VALIANT HERO LIKE YOUR ^ FATHER. Jk PRADYUMNA HE MADE HIMSELF INVISIBLE. HA |HA! BEFORE THAT HAPPENS 1 .SHALL KILL PRADyUMNA. AND FLOATED THROUGH THE AIR. ■—.........—: ' * " 11,*‘11 1 ‘'" I SHALL FINISH him BEFORE HE TURNS IN HIS CRADLE. omar chitra katha PRADYUMNA A UTTLE LATER, RUKMINI SUODENU WOKE UR f MY SON • N WHERE IS MY SON? WHERE IS ® PRADYUMNA?. THE SLEEP/MG MAIDS, WOKEN BY HER RUKMINI WAS SO UPSET SHE COULD CRIES, CAME RUNN/NS UP TO HER. BARELY SPEAK, r~ ' ' ^TTg)' "| r HE-*HEJS MISSING FROM WHAT IS THE MATTER, THE PRINCE! ^ HIS CRADLE* O QUEEN? WHERE IS THE V PRINCE? A amar chitra katha THEY RAN TO KRISHNA, W DO NOT ( WORRY. I THE PRINCE IS SHALL SENP M(SSIN<3 ■OUT A SEARCH FROM HIS k PARTY. A d CRAPLE. A ANY NEWS KR/SHNA THE ALL-KNOW/N<5 OF THE REMA//VEP UNPERTURBED, L PRINCE? WHATSO-^ EVER AND RUKMINI IS ’ PISTRAU6HT/ WITH /; SRIEF. M BY THEN, SHAMBARA WAS FAR, FAR AINAY FROM PWARAKA. PRADYUMNA amar chrtra katha