Adi Parva›The House of Lac and the Great Escape

The Pandavas Flee Through the Forest in Distress

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Having escaped the city, the Pandavas are lost in a deep forest, exhausted, thirsty, and blinded by sleeplessness. In despair, Yudhishthira turns to his brother's immense strength once more, and Bhima picks up his entire family to carry them forward.

After escaping from Varanavata, the Pandavas moved swiftly south. At night, they navigated by the stars. After a lot of suffering, they reached a deep forest. Pandu's sons were exhausted. They were tired, thirsty, and blind from lack of sleep. Yudhishthira spoke to the immensely valorous Bhimasena, his voice full of despair. "What can be more painful than our being in this dense forest? We do not know the directions and we are incapable of proceeding further." His mind circled back to the danger they had left. "We do not know if that evil Purochana has actually been burnt to death. Unobserved, how will we escape from these dangers?" He saw only one solution. "O descendant of the Bharata lineage! Carry us once again, as earlier, and let us proceed. Among us, you alone are strong and swift as the wind." Thus addressed by Dharmaraja, the immensely strong Bhimasena once more picked up his mother Kunti and each of his brothers. He walked on, bearing the weight of his entire family, moving with great strength through the unknown dark.

Adi Parva, Chapter 137

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