Pandavas leave to forest

Mahabharata Sabhaparva section 76-79

Sri Sadgurubhyoh Namah

Pandavas remove all their royal garments and dress themselves in deer skin to leave for forest. Vidura tells them to leave their mother kunti with him. They take leave of all Kuru elders and set out towards forest.

Dhritarastra becomes anxious thinking about the calamity that awaits kuru race after 14 years. He summons Vidura and asks him how did the pandavas left the city. Vidura says Yudhistir covers his face with cloth so as not to burn all with his anger, Bhima is looking at his arms and thinking how he will exact revenge in battle, Arjuna goes scattering sand symbolising the countless arrows with which he will fight, Nakula and Sahadeva cover themselves with dust and leave.

The celestial rishi appears and says "Surely after 14 years the destruction of Kuru race is imminent" and leaves. Duryodhan with his brothers approach Drona for protection from Pandavas. Drona then accepts to be their protector, but he says he is vulnerable against Drishtadyumna who is born to kill Drona.

Sanjaya approaches King Dhritarashtra and says "You have obtained whole of earth, wealth, still you are sighing with worry, why is that ?" King replies that whoever have Pandavas as foes to face in battle has much to fear.

Sanjaya says "This calamity is brought on by your stupidity only. You have disregarded all elders, and listened to your son. Duryodhan lost all reason and acted in evil manner. Gods first deprive a man of his reason first whose time of destruction has come. Then evil appears as good and good appear as evil to that man. Improper appear as proper and proper appear as improper. The time of destruction will not come as a club and hits on head. It comes as loss of reason. Then the man sides with evil and gets destroyed".

Hari Om

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