In the Lost City of Sri Krishna by Vanamali

Author:Vanamali
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religion/Hinduism
Publisher: Inner Traditions/Bear & Company
Published: 2018-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

Aum Namo Bhagavate Vaasudevaaya

There is one sure way to act without attachment O Arjuna!

That is to remember Me at all times and dedicate your actions to Me.

SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA, CHAPTER 3, VERSE 30

Aum Maayine Namaha!

I bow to the master of illusion!

23

Matsya

“Where will the Pandavas go now?” I asked my Lord.

“They are discussing their future plans right now. In a way, they have all gotten used to their life in the forest, and even Bhima and Draupadi have learned to accept it, if not to enjoy it. As for Yudhishtira, you know that he was totally uninterested in the intrigues of court life and has now blossomed into the perfect picture of a man who stands by his dharma, come what may. Of course, this is a critical year for them. Duryodhana will try his utmost to discover their whereabouts, so they have to be very careful.”

“You will be keeping a watchful eye on them, I’m sure,” I murmured.

“Of course, we will not leave them even for a minute,” he said, smiling at me, for he well knew how anxious I was to know how they fared. We then turned our attention to the Pandavas’ discussion.

“This year is going to be a crucial one for us,” the Eldest was saying. If we are discovered, we will have to repeat the whole exile all over again. What is the use of getting the kingdom back after that? I’m already forty-seven years old. Bhima is forty-five, Arjuna forty-three, and the twins three months younger. If we’re going to get the kingdom, it has to be now. We have to be very careful in selecting a place that will not be discovered by Duryodhana’s spies.”

“How is it that the twins are only three months younger than Arjuna?” I asked.

My Lord replied, “Soon after Arjuna was conceived, Kunti gave the mantra to Madri, who used it and conceived almost immediately. So her twins were born three months after Arjuna was born, and I was born soon after, far away in the dungeon of Kamsa in Mathura!”

“Oh, so you and Arjuna are the same age?” I exclaimed. He nodded.

The Pandavas thought of many places they could live to wait out the year, but they could not make a decision. At last Vyasa came and told them to go to the country known as Matsya, whose ruler, King Virata, was not fond of the Kauravas. Before leaving the forest they prayed to Durga. “O thou slayer of Mahishasura! Help us in our distress, and confer victory upon us. Let us not be discovered during our last year of exile.”

The goddess blessed them and added her boon to the one given by Dharmaraja that they would not be discovered during their thirteenth year. They took leave of all their friends who had accompanied them to the forest, since they would surely be discovered if they went to the city with their retinue. They were especially sorry to part from their priest Dhoumya. He continued to live in the

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