Friday 16 September 2016

Durvasa comes to the Pandavas

Durvasa set forth with his disciples. He said to them Let us go to the Kamya forest and visit the sons of Pandu. We will also have a bath in the holy pilgrimage of Prabhasha. Also we will be able to fulfill the wish of the king Duryodhana. We will be able to fulfill all three things.
Yudhistira hearing about the arrival of Durvasa went with his brothers to greet him. They wondered why the sage had come. The sage was famous for cursing people on the slightest fault. Yudhistira asked the sage the reason for his visit. The sage said He had been to Hastinapura and had been served by the Kauravas. Wanting to see the Pandavas, he had come there. He also said he was hungry having traveled a great distance and wanted food. After having food they would go for a bath.

Yudhistira was in a dilemma. Draupadi had finished her meal. He asked the sage to finish his worship and then come.

He went to Draupadi. She had heard the conversation between the sage and Yudhistira was equally worried. She said she would be able to get food for all at dawn but in the evening, it would be impossible.
Not knowing what to do, they both began taking the name of Krishna. The other brothers also joined in taking the name of Krishna and asking him to help them.

In Dwaraka, Krishna had just lain down in his room and was being taken care of, by Rukmini. He sat up. Someone was calling him. Rukmini asked him the reason and Krishna said someone in distress was calling out to him for help.
Krishna sensed that Yudhistira was calling out to him. He said he would immediately start for the Kamya forest.
Rukmini asked him to stay the night and go in the morning. Krishna said he needed to leave immediately else the clan of Pandavas would get destroyed.

Krishna thought of Garuda, who immediately appeared before him. 

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