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Arjuna believed that mastering greater weapons would strengthen the Pandavas for the struggle that lay ahead. Yet before he could receive the most terrible weapon of all, he would first have to face an opponent whose identity he could not recognise. That encounter would begin with the sudden appearance of a monstrous wild boar and end with Arjuna discovering that the mysterious hunter before him was none other than Mahadeva.
Agni eventually approached Krishna and Arjuna and sought their assistance. Once they agreed, Arjuna used his extraordinary archery to prevent creatures from escaping and to stop Indra’s rain from reaching the forest. The sky above Khandava became covered by his arrows, while Krishna guarded other routes of escape. The burning of the forest became one of the most violent and morally unsettling episodes of the Adi Parva.
They explained that human life carried several obligations. Sacrifice, sacred study and the continuation of one’s lineage were all regarded as important duties, and while Mandapala had performed austerities and religious observances, he had left no children behind. His lack of offspring therefore stood between him and the complete reward he had expected.
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Hidden inside a mountain cavern lay a gigantic serpent, immense as a hill and terrible to behold. When Bhima came near, the creature suddenly wrapped its enormous coils around him. Bhima struggled with all his power, but something inexplicable happened. The strength upon which he had relied throughout his life simply disappeared.
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The meeting would become a lesson in humility for the mightiest of the Pandavas. Bhima possessed enormous physical strength and had defeated warriors, rakshasas and wild beasts that few men could face. Yet on a lonely mountain path, all that strength would prove useless against the tail of an old monkey. Only when Bhima abandoned pride and approached the stranger with respect would he discover that the monkey before him was Hanuman, the immortal servant of Sri Rama and, through the wind-god Vayu, his own elder brother.
Four of the Pandavas lay motionless beside a beautiful forest lake. No arrows had struck them and no warrior had defeated them. Yudhishthira stood alone before the still water as a mysterious crane claimed dominion over the lake. What followed was not a contest of weapons but one of wisdom, restraint and Dharma, culminating in one of the most celebrated conversations of the Mahabharata.
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