KARNA .. part 1

When the battle between Karna and Arjun began, both of the warriors tried to show off their archery skills to intimidate the opponent. Arjun went first, and fired a normal arrow at Karna's rath, the rath was pushed back several yards.
Then it was Karna''s turn. He fired an arrow to Arjun's rath, it moved a few feet.

Everyone started ridiculing Karna for his weak arrows, and inferior archery. However Shri Krishna praised him, calling him one of the strongest archers.

Arjun asked Shri Krishna as to why waas he praising an inferior archer, an enemy nevertheless. Shri Krishna replied ," Look at him, he is a sootputra, even his own sarathi ridicules him. He never gets respect as a Kshatriya would get. And even then, his marksmanship and archery eclipses all those around him."

Confused, Arjun asks," But O Lord, he only pushed back my rath a few feet, doesnt that count as weak archery?"

Shri Krishna, amused at Arjun's naivete replied. "I am on this rath, the weight of all  universes is on this rath. Even then, you were pushed a few feet back! This ratha should not have moved a finger's distance, not with me as your Sarathi!"

It was at that moment, it became clear to Pandavas, that they were dealing with a threat almost as strong and dangerous as Bhishma Pitamah himself!!