Sham S, Misri
A Brahmin once came to Krishna and Arjun and begged for
food. They promised to give him whatever he wanted to eat. Then the Brahmin
took on his true form; he was actually Agni the fire-god. He wanted to eat the
Khandava forest. But the king of snakes, Takshaka lived in that forest.
Takshaka was a friend of Indra the rain god. So every time Agni tried to burn
the forest, Indra brought rains and put out the fire.
Agni asked Krishna and Arjun, "Keep your promise and
help me eat the forest." Krishna and Arjun needed good weapons for that.
Agni gave Arjun a quiver from which he could take out as many arrows as he
wanted.
Agni then set the forest on fire. As soon as Indra saw this,
he brought rains. But Arjun shot thousands of arrows in the air and formed a
cover on the forest to block the rain. Agni burnt the forest completely and
satisfied his hunger.
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