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Pandavas journey to high heavens.

Untold Story Episode#89

They started their journey towards heaven. They walked towards north on snow-clad mountains of Mandara whose peak touched the heavens.

They climbed the steep and narrow path with great determination but they were aware of the nerve-racking terrain that they were destined to cross! Draupadi was first one to collapse due to exhaustion; she cried for help but the others had gone far beyond ear-shot; Sahdeva followed suit, he slipped into the gorge but none heard his cries for help! Nakula followed by Arjuna and finally Bhima - all collapsed due to prolong starvation and intense dehydration and they died a miserable lonely death in the fog filled cold mountains.

Yudhisthira did not look back, he knew this lonely journey was destined for every mortal and remained unperturbed! He continued to climb the mountain the air become thinner and his limbs turned numb and icy cold as the snow drizzled around him. His lungs cried out of air and he wheezed with the ascent! He had supposedly triumphed in the race of virtue and he survived after all he was the son of Dharma.

Each one of the Pandavas had a shortcomings including Draupadi, she was supposed to love all her five husband equally, but in the hearts, she preferred Arjuna but desires for Karna and manipulated the other younger brothers - Bhima, Nakula and Sahdeva whereby they often lost the power of logical and practical reasoning due to the tremendous effect of her intense beauty and since her body carried a fragrance of pure sandalwood. In addition, competitors archers and Bhima appetite was like a glutton, far from the normal human being and often relished on the food all alone without sharing. this was the reason that Yudhisthira could make it alone to the high heavens being without vices, envy, ego and greed.

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