Kans personally kills Devki’s first six children born in the prison. Devki’s seventh ‘Pregnancy’ is taken over by Vasudev’s second wife who gives birth to Balram. And when the eighth child (Krishna) is born, miraculously the prison doors open and Vasudev is able to smuggle out the child and leave him in Gokul with his friend Nand.

Unusual celebrations in Gokul make Kans suspicious that Devki’s eighth child must be there. Pootna is sent there as a toy seller to kill all the children born in Gokul. When she tries to kill Krishna, she herself is killed. Meanwhile all the people of Gokul, including Krishna’s foster parents, shift to Nandgaon

Childhood of Shri Krishna, the Supreme Being, and Narayan. While Yashoda happily reared Shri Krishna in Nandgaon his real mother Devki, and his father Vasudev spent days inside the prison in Mathura. Krishna regaled the entire Nandgaon with his divine sports

Krishna’s divine sports make him the darling of his friends. To everyone’s amazement he killed Kalia the Serpent King who lived in the river Yamuna, while retrieving the ball of his friend Sridham from the bottom of the river

Krishna grows up to a 11 year-old-boy. Now he has given up stealing butter; instead he steals the hearts of the young “Gopis”. Radha is one such “Gopini” who has lost her heart to him. Two songs illustrate this beautiful relationship. Also, Krishna encourages the habitants of Nandgaon to stop sending butter, as a levy to Kans, the ruler of Mathura. Kans feels slighted that someone has defied him

Kans tries to subdue Krishna. He commands two demonds to destroy Nandgaon. However Krishna and Balram, annihilate the evil demons. The episode also covers two major portions of divine sports – one, saving of Nandgaon by lifting the Goverdhan Mountain and the other “Maharaas” in which Shri Krishna creates the illusion among the dancing Gopis, each one of whom thinks that he is dancing with her and her alone. Meanwhile, Kans tricks Vasudev’s friend Akrur into inviting Krishna to Mathura with the intention of killing him

Krishna’s departs from Nandgaon for Mathura. The residents of Mathura have heard of his divine sports and they pay obeisance to him as an ‘Avatar’ (Incarnation of God). Eventually, Krishna faces his uncle, Kans. The cruel ruler planned to slay Krishna but he meets his own death at the hands of Shri Krishna. Before killing him, Krishna reveals to him his ‘Varaat Roop’ (Deity Incarnate in its full form)

Krishna releases King Ugrasen and his parents Devki and Vasudev who had been imprisoned by Kans. People of Mathura rejoice and celebrate the coronation of King Ugrasen. Krishna goes to Sandeepani Gurukul for his education. In Nandgaon Yashoda is upset to learn that Shri Krishna had stayed back in Mathura and probably would never return. The Pandava children, Yudhisthir, Bheem, Arjun, Nakul and Sahadev grow up and receive their education in the forest. Pandu dies in the forest and Kunti returns to Hastinapur with her children

Vyas takes Satyavati, Ambika and Ambalika to Tapovan (forest). Before leaving, Satyavati tells Dhritarashtra to look after the Pandava Children. The Kaurav and the Pandava children grow up together. They are educated under Kripacharya. Shakuni instigates Duryodhan against the Pandavas and a rivalry develops between the Kauravas and the Pandavas

Adirath is released from his duties as the blind-King Dhritarashtra’s assistant. Sanjay takes over from Adirath as Dhritarashtra’s assistant. Rivalry between Duryodhan and Bheem develops. Duryodhan plots to poison Bheem. After poisoning Bheem he throws him into the river Ganga. Bheem survives the attempt and is returned safely to Kunti and his brothers.

Kunti forbids Bheem from saying anything about Duryodhan's attempt to kill him. Vidur suspects something is behind Bheem's silence. He goes to see Bheeshma to discuss his concerns. Bheeshna is worried about the development, but is helpless as he vowed to protect the throne of Hastinapur and he cannot take sides. Duryodhan and Shakuni continue to plot against Bheem. Dhritarashtra is concerned about the development in Hastinapur but Gandhari is a sobering influence on him. Meanwhile, in Mathura at the Sandeepani Gurukul, Shri Krishna and Sudama become close friends. Also in this episode Dronacharya (Drona) is introduced as one of the teachers of the Kuru Princes.

Dronacharya (Drona) trains the Kuru Princes in the art of archery and other military skills. Arjun receives praise by his teachers. Duryodhan is often advised to control his arrogance. Shakuni rebukes his sister Gandhari for not seeing through all the plots of the Pandavas

Dronacharya (Drona) trains the Kuru Princes in the art of “Gada Yudh” (Mace fighting). Bheem and Duryodhan specialize in it and exhibit their skills. Drona is especially delighted by Arjun’s prowess and he loves him even more than his own son, Ashwathama. Drona informs Bheeshma that the education of Kuru Princes is complete. They agree to hold a tournament to test the war skills of the Princes.

A special stadium that was built to exhibit the feats of the Kuru princes is full of spectators. Members of the Royal Household are invited. The princes perform amazing feats with their weapons. A mace fight between Duryodhan and Bheem follows and the fight becomes too intense. Arjun displays many feats of archery and every one is convinced that there is no one equal to him. Just then the people are startled by a voice coming from the gateway. It is Karna, Kunti’s son from the Sun God. Karna challenges Arjun for a single combat. Kripacharya declares that Arjun can only fight against other royalty. Karna bows his head in silence. While Duryodhan springs up and says, “we crown him the King of Anga, which is now without a master, they can fight after that”. Karna’s coronation takes place and Duryodhan wins a life long friend in Karna. Arjun and Karna are prevented from competing as the sun sets and the tournament that had begun so dramatically ends in an equally dramatic manner.

The education of the Kuru princes is over. Dhona continues to advise the Kourava and the Pandava Princes. The Pandavas do well and this makes Dhritarashtra unhappy. Shri Krishna and Balram finish their education at Sandeepani Gurukul and plan to return to Mathura. Pursuram arrives at the Gurukul and gives Shri Krishna his Sudarshan Chakra. He asks Shri Krishna to lay the foundation of a New Yuga (New Era)

After finishing his education at Sandeepani Gurukul Shri Krishna returns to Matura. Krishna advises Ugrasen, the king of Matura, to shift his capital from Mathura to Dwarika. The heir Apparent to the throne of Hastinapur is to be chosen and Duryodhan is staking his claim while Drona, Vidur and the people of Hastinapur favor Yudhisthir. Bheeshma remains silent as he is bound by his vow to serve the throne which is with Dhritarashtra.

The court meets to name the Heir Apparent to the throne of Hastinapur. Dhritarashtra is compelled to appoint Yudhishthir and because of his superior intellect. Jarasandh, the King of Magadha, arrives in Vidarbha to meet King Bheeshmak. Jarasandh asks Bheeshmak to invite Shishupal, the Chedi King, to marry his daughter Rukhmani and make Shishupal his ally. Rukhmani however has lost her heart to Shir Krishna so she writes him a letter to take her away

Shri Krishna has received a letter from rukhmani asking him to take her away from Vidarbha before she is married to Shishupal. Krishna decides to go to Vidarbha and defeats the forces of Bheeshmal and Shishupal and takes Rukhmani away. In Hastinapur, Dhirtarashtra is worried about his throne. Yudhisthir has been made Heir Apparent (Yuvraj) and due to his popularity the people want him to become their King as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Duryodhan as Shakuni plot against Yudhisthir. They would like him to die before he becomes a King. Shakuni invents a plan to send Yudhisthir and his brothers to Varnavat where they would be burnt alive in a house of wax

Duryodhan asks Dhritarashtra to send the Pandava brothers to Varnavat to attend a festival. He threatens to commit suicide if the Pandava brothers are not sent to Varnavat. Dhritarashtra is worried about the growing conflict between Yudhishthir and Duryodhan. He consults Vidur and is advised to send Yudhishthir and Duryodhan to Varnavat to represent Hastinapur in the festival

Kunti takes Yudhishthir to Gandhari to seek her blessings before leaving for Varnavat. Gandhari is happier to learn that Yudhishthir will stay in the beautiful palace built by her son Duryodhan. She is unaware that the palace is meant to kill Yudhishthir. The Pandava brothers are suspicious of Duryodhan’s eagerness to send Yudhishthir to Varnavat; so they accompany him to Varnavat. Kunti also decides to go with them. Vidur learns that Duryodhan’s spies had been collecting wax, oil and other flammable materials in the recent past. Vidur warns Yudhishthir in words that are intelligible only to him. Yudhishthir understands Duryodhan’s hideous plan and the means to escape

Only three days are left for the house of wax to go up in flames and for kunti and her sons to burn to death. Vidur informs the Pandavas of the evil plan and sends them a miner who helps them dig a tunnel to escape. The charred corpses of a woman and her five sons mistakenly give credence to the news that the Pandavas were burnt alive. The Kauravas shed false tears for the “dead” Pandavas

After escaping from the tragedy, the Pandavas arrived in a forest and rest. Bheem and Arjun want to confront the Kauravas, but Kunti & Yudhishthir decide against it. Bheeshma goes to the river Ganga to perform the last rites of the Pandavas. Vidur then informs him that the Pandavas are alive and to keep the secret to himself

The Pandavas stay in the city of Ekchakra in the guise of Brahmins. Kunti and Bheem learn of a cruel and terribly strong rakshasa named Bakasur who was harassing the people. Bheem sets out to eliminate this rakshasa. A great fight ensues and Bheem kills him. Not wanting to be recognized by the citizens of Ekchakra, the Pandavas leave the Brahmin’s house unnoticed and proceed on their journey, waiting for better days to come.

The Pandavas journey through the forest and learn about Draupadi the daughter of King Drupad. At Draupadi’s royal wedding ceremony many warrior princes were invited to attend. The candidate for the hand of the princes was required to string a mighty steel bow and shoot a steel arrow. Many noted princes rise and try in vain to string the bow. Then a youth arises from among the group of Brahmins and advances towards the bow. It is Arjun in the guise of a Brahmin. Only Shri Krishna recognizes him. Arjun easily lifts the bow and strings it.

Without pause or hesitation Arjun shoots his arrow into the target. He wins Drapadi’s hand in Marriage. The Princes are loud with anger. “ How can a Brahmin marry a princess?” they demanded. A fight seems imminent. Shri Krishna seeks to appease the Princes and Arjun and Bheem protect Draupadi. At long last they take Draupadi to their temporary abode. Kunti unknowingly asks the five Pandava brothers to share their bride prize. Also, Shri Krishna meets his aunt Kunti and his cousin. Meanwhile Dhrishtadyumna, who had followed them, reports back and reveals the true identities of the Pandava brothers.