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Santhanagopalam is an Aattakatha (
Kathakali
''Kathakali'' (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: Kathakaḷi ) is a traditional form of Indian Classical Dance, and one of the most complex forms of Theatre of India, Indian theatre. It is a play of verses. These vers ...
play) authored by Mandavappalli Ittirarissa Menon. It narrates how
Krishna
Krishna (; Sanskrit language, Sanskrit: कृष्ण, ) is a major deity in Hinduism. He is worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and also as the Supreme God (Hinduism), Supreme God in his own right. He is the god of protection, c ...
destroyed
Arjuna
Arjuna (, , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɾd͡ʒun̪ə is one of the central characters of the ancient Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. He is the third of the five Pandava brothers, and is widely regarded as the most important and renowned among them. ...
's pride. During a visit to Krishna, Arjuna meets a Brahmin who has lost nine children, and has come to seek the help of Krishna. However, Krishna could shoulders him. Arjuna vows to protect the next child of the Brahmin, failing which he would take his own life. However, Arjuna is unable to save the tenth child as well. However, Krishna intervenes and restores all the ten children to the Brahmin."Arjuna humbled" from "The Hindu", 26 December 2013 /ref>