Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata

by Devdutt Pattanaik

In the Ramayana, Ram kills Indra’s son Vali for the sake of Surya’s son Sugriva. This is reversed in the Mahabharata when Krishna helps in the killing of Surya’s son Karna for the sake of Indra’s son Arjuna.