Duryodhan's Ghosh Yaatraa (1)

So only two years were left. Bheem was looking happier than before. Rainy season came. After the rainy season Paandav left for Kaamyak Van. Krishn came to see them along with His wife Satyabhaamaa. Paandav welcomed Krishn heartily, Draupadee welcomed Satyabhaamaa heartily. He said to Draupadee - "Subhadraa and her son Abhimanyu are all right. Abhimanyu is the master of Archery. Your sons are also with me as Dhrishtdyumn brought them to me for their education. They are perfect images of their fathers." Then He said to Yudhishthir - "Brother, Why do you wait now for two years more, our army is already ready?" Yudhishthir smiled and said - "Krishn, You know my feelings, I do not want to leave the path of Dharm. Please forgive me." Then they talked on other topics.

Then came Rishi Maarkandeya there. He was a favorite of all of them, because he was good story-teller. They all sat around him. Krishn requested him to tell them lots of stories - how the world was created, stories of great men and women. We like to hear you." Just then Naarad also came there. Naarad also sat down there. Maarkandeya told them many stories of greatness of knowledge, of the power of Tap, of the incarnation of fish at the time of Great Deluge (Great Pralaya), of the characteristics of different Yug (ages). He told them the story of Dhudhumaar, of Kuvalaashwa, of Rishi Angiraa, of Agni Dev and his love for Swaahaa, of war in high Heavens and how Kumaar (the son of Shankar) won the war for Devtaa. The story-teller had the style and the listeners had the eagerness and humility to hear. Krishn Stayed for several days and then went back to Dwaarakaa.

Duryodhan was getting restless as the period of exile of Paandav was coming to an end. Only two years more, and they are done, then what..? Once a Braahman came to the court of Dhritraashtra. As usual he asked him the welfare of Paandav. He told them how miserable they were in forest, of Arjun and Bheem's strength, of Arjun's killing of Kaalkeya and Nivatkavach. They had to hear which they did not want to hear. After that Braahaman went away the king repented for injustice done to his own younger brother's sons.

Hearing all this, the four of them, Duryodhan, Shakuni, Dushaasan and Karn thought out of a way to hurt Paandav. Karn suggested them - "Your enemies are now wandering about the forest. You can hurt them, if you agree with me. There is nothing more insulting for a man to see riches and glory of his enemies. So let us all go to Kaamyak Van and stay there for a few days. Let us make it a pleasure trip. We will go there with our women and attendants. Seeing your glory Paandav will envy you, and seeing our women Draupadee will envy our women." Duryodhan got very happy to hear Karn's advice, he said - "You always say what I like most. I want that woman's pride gone by showing our women there. I want her to weep. Think of a genuine reason to go there."

Karn said - "We have a cattle station in the neighborhood of Dwait Van let us go there to inspect that station. The king cannot refuse it and if he permitted us then we can tell the real reason later." Shakuni approved this idea so they all went to the royal court and asked the permission for their Ghosh Yaatraa which they got. Later they told him the real reason which Dhritraashtra didn't like at all because ofrisk involved in it. He thought that their action was foolish. Shakuni laughed at his idea and said - "Don't worry brother-in-law, Paandav are righteous, they will not harm us."