I grant you a mantra by which you can summon any god to beget a son.
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Kunti
Arya PrithaPrithafather's sister
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You must, by my command, raise up offspring for me through a Brahmana superior to me in austerities.
I grant you that your virginity will be restored after this birth, and no one will know of it.
I will not go to any other man, not even in my thoughts; my mind is fixed on you alone.
I command you, for the sake of my ancestors and my own salvation, to bear sons through ascetic Brahmanas.
I will grant you the use of the mantra to summon a god and bear a son.
You must raise my two sons, Nakula and Sahadeva, as your own, along with your three sons.
I bless you to be a devoted wife, mother of heroic sons, and a prosperous queen.
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Major
Krishna takes leave of the Pandavas and returns to DvarakaCh. 267
With all other guests gone, Krishna seeks Yudhishthira's permission to return to Dvaraka. He bids a personal farewell to Kunti, Subhadra, and Draupadi, and is seen off by the Pandavas. His departure leaves only Duryodhana and Shakuni in the celestial hall.
Minor
Draupadi appeals to the sabha and Bhishma pleads inabilityCh. 285
Dragged into the sabha, Draupadi cries out against the transgression of dharma. The eldest elder, Bhishma, is asked to judge. He pleads the subtlety of dharma and his own inability to decide, citing Yudhishthira’s own word that he was won. Draupadi rejects this, arguing her husband was deceived, but receives no definitive answer.
Major
Vidura advises the Pandavas and gives them leave to departCh. 294
As the Pandavas prepare to walk into the forest, Vidura intervenes. He offers sanctuary to their aged mother, Kunti, then delivers a fierce, poetic exhortation: reminding the brothers of their unique strengths, their divine teachers, and the elemental virtues they must embody to survive and return victorious.