The killing of Jatasura Thus dwelling with the Brahmanas in that best of mountains – Gandhamadana, in expectation of Arjuna’s return, when the Pandavas had grown confident and when all those Rakshasas together with Bhima’s son had departed, one day while Bhimasena was away, a Rakshasa all of a sudden…
Bhima fetches Saugandhika flowers for Draupadi, and meets his brother Hanuman Draupadi requests Bhima for Saugandhika flowers At Gandhamadana, observing cleanliness, the Pandavas dwelt for six nights, in expectation of beholding Dhananjaya. It came to pass that all of a sudden there blew a wind from the north-east and brought…
Yudhishthira’s pilgrimage Narada explains the merits of pilgrimage to Yudhishthira At that time he saw before him the celestial Rishi Narada blazing with Brahmi beauty and like unto a fire flaming up in consequence of sacrificial libation. Beholding him come, king Yudhishthira with his brothers stood up and duly worshipped…
Yudhishthira is tested again in Heaven Arrived at Heaven, king Yudhishthira beheld Duryodhana endued with prosperity and seated on an excellent seat. He blazed with effulgence like the sun and wore all those signs of glory which belong to heroes. He was in the company of many deities of blazing…
Rishi Brihadashva visits Yudhishthira in Kamyaka forest The Pandavas live cheerless without Arjuna in Kamyaka After Arjuna had gone away from Kamyaka, the Pandavas were filled with sorrow and grief. With cheerless hearts, they very much resembled pearls unstrung from a wreath, or birds shorn of their wings. Without that…
Dhritarashtra laments after hearing that Arjuna had obtained divine weapons Ambika’s son, king Dhritarashtra, having heard of Arjuna’s arrival and stay at Indra’s abode, from Dwaipayana, spoke unto Sanjaya, saying: “O charioteer! Do you know in detail the acts of the intelligent Arjuna, of which I have heard from beginning…
Kiratarjuneeya: Arjuna obtains divine weapons While the sons of Pandu were thus conversing with each other, there came to that spot the great ascetic Vyasa. As he came, the Pandavas worshipped him duly. Then Vyasa addressing Yudhishthira, said: “O Yudhishthira! Knowing by spiritual insight what is passing in your heart,…
Conversations between Draupadi, Yudhishthira and Bhimasena in Dvaitavana Exiled to the woods, the Pandavas with Draupadi seated in the evening, conversed with one another afflicted with sorrow and grief. The handsome and well informed Draupadi, dear unto her lords and devoted to them, thus spoke unto Yudhishthira: “The sinful, cruel,…
The Pandavas move to Dvaitavana: Markandeya’s visit and Dalbhya’s discourse After Krishna had departed, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, the twins, Krishna, and their priest, ascending costly cars unto which were yoked excellent steeds, together went into the forest. At time of going, they distributed Nishkas of gold and clothes and kine…