PANDURAJUS DEMISE.PANDAVAS REACH HASTHINAPURA

Inspite of Madri s protests and the curseof Kindamuni ,Pandu raju involved in consummation with Madri.He died because of the curse.She was weeping falling on his dead body.Kuntheedevi came running and saw what had happened.Madri felt she was responsible for her husbands death.She requested Kunthee to look after her children and committed Sathee sahagamanam with her husbands dead body.Sages of Sathasrungam consoled Kunthee and her children.They took them to Hasthinaapuram.They told aBOUT THE HAPPENINGS TO Bheeshma and others.They explained that PANDU RAJU DIED Ten days earlier.Bheeshma and others took Kunthee and her children into their shelter.They performed Rites to Panduraju on his death.

Oneday,Vyaasa maharshi cameand told his mother ,Sathyavathi that future is bleak when compared to the present.Dhrutharashtras children are wicked.Bad will come out of their cruelty to the clan.Dhrutharashtra has to bear the bruntof the wicked deeds of Kouravas.He advised themto goto the forests and observe penance.With Bheeshmas acceptance,Sathyavathi took Ambika and Ambalika along with her for vaanaprasthaasramam.All three of them died doing penance.

Dhrutharashtra was looking after his brothers children also with love and affection. He did not show any difference among them.Pandurajus children also behaved well and every one loved them.But Kouravas were jealous of Bheemasena as he was very strong and won in every field and also in games and sports.Duryodhana wanted to kill Bheemasena. Because then only elemenating others would become easy.Then they can rule the kingdom without any obstruction or competition.They tried many a time but failed miserably in their attempts.They were ashamed of their failures.But they tried again and again.Bheeshma made kouravas and Pandavas learn archery with Drona.Drona told them and made them practice yuddhavidyalu also(battle secrets and tips).

Vaisampaayana was telling thus.Then Janamejaya maharaju requested him to tell the story of the sages Krupa and Drona also.Vaisampayana sage started telling him thus.