Thursday, 11 February 2016

Pandu's journey towards heaven

Pandu went to a forest called Chaitraratha with his wives. Seeing Gandharvas there, they went to the Naimisha forest. From there they went to the Himalayas. From they went to Mount Gandhamadan where there was a lake called Indradyumna. They bathed in the lake and liking the environment, they lived there. The place was full of many hermits meditating in the vicinity and this was pleasing to Pandu.
The three lived there, devoting their life to meditation.Such was their meditation that they soon could visit the heavens. Taking leave of the hermits, they started their journey heavenwards, by climbing the highest mountains. They saw the various Gods on their way. They were stopped on the way by some rishis who wanted to know who the three were and where they wanted to go.
Introducing himself, Pandu said they were going heavenwards as they had no will to live. Due to his own fault, Pandu would not be able to have any children and thus there would no one to do his last rites. This was the reason, he had planned to give up earth and go to heaven with his wives.
The rishis told Pandu that was intelligent and knew that one who did not have children would not be able to go heavenwards. Even if did give away gifts and did a lot of social service, he would be stopped by the guards at the doors of the heaven.
Pandu wanted to know what he should do.
The rishis told Pandu to be patient and live in that spot. They also said they were able to look into the future and they said Pandu would have noble sons who would be great souls.
Finding a mountain with many peaks nearby as a suitable place, Pandu and his wives started living there.

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