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Yudhishtira's mental anguish...!

Episode#83 Yudhishtira's mental anguish increased every day when he thought of all the kinsmen that had been killed. He was stricken with intense remorse and decided to renounce as a mark of emancipation from his sins! "I see no joy or happiness - nor am I worthy to be the ruler of Hastinapur or indulge in worldly pleasure!" He said to his brothers and added "Do rule the land yourselves leaving me free to go to the forest." Arjuna discussed nobility of family life and the righteousness one could continue without resorting to renunciation. Bhima also tried to convince but a trifle harshly "You talk, alas - like an ill-witted person who has acquired the knowledge the religious shastras without understanding their underlying worth. Sanyasa is positively not the Dharma of us Kshatriya. The duty of Kshatriya, is to live an active life and remain committed to the subject of his kingdom to whom he has vowed to provide all the necessary amenities,  protection f