Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.814

c5.814

Duryodhana wanted to challenge the Pāṇḍavas to a game of dice again. Dhṛtarāṣṭra agreed. This time also Yudhiṣṭhira lost the game. The Pāṇḍavas who had lost everything, were ordered to go to forest for twelve years and to live incognito for one year. The Pāṇḍavas went to the forest with Pāñcālī. Dhṛtarāṣṭra was grieved. After thirteen years the Pāṇḍavas returned. Duryodhana said that not an inch of land would be given to the Pāṇḍavas. Dhṛtarāṣṭra felt sorry at thi. Śrī Kṛṣṇa came to talk about conciliation. Duryodhana wanted to take him a prisoner. But Dhṛtarāṣṭra opposed it. Śrī Kṛṣṇa showed Dhṛtarāṣṭra his Viśvarūpa (cosmic form) to see which, Kṛṣṇa gave him sight for the time being for which Dhṛtarāṣṭra was very thankful. The Pāṇḍavas and the Kauravas came to Kurukṣetra for Bhārata-battle. Dhṛtarāṣṭra called Sañjaya to him and asked him about the preparations the parties had made for war. Sañjaya gave a true description of the battle arrays of both parties. (M.B. Ādi Parva. Sabhā Parva, Vana Parva, and Udyoga Parva).