Shyam: An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagavata

by Devdutt Pattanaik

Sandipani had taught Shyam about karma: how every event is the fruit of the past and every action is the seed of the future. And not all fruits are sweet.

The son of a perfect man is not always perfect. He comes with his own personality and his own volition, his own karmic burden. And no matter what his upbringing is, he will bear fruits that he is supposed to bear.