Kunti

After a happy stay in Khandavaprastha, Krishna decides to return to Dvaraka to see his father. He takes formal and affectionate leave from each of the Pandavas, Kunti, and Draupadi, performing all the proper rituals before his departure. The Pandavas escort him out, their hearts unsatisfied, watching until his chariot disappears from sight.

Ready to depart into exile, Draupadi goes to the inner quarters to take her leave. She pays respects to Kunti and the other ladies, sparking great lamentation. Kunti, miserable, gives her a final blessing and a mother's charge: to watch over her youngest son in the forest.

Following her weeping daughter-in-law, Kunti sees her sons for the last time before exile: shamed, dressed in deer skins, surrounded by enemies. She unleashes a torrent of grief, questioning fate, dharma, and her own choices, before they comfort her and walk into the forest.