The Mahabharata- Part 6

After the wrestling match, Vallabha a.k.a. Bhima became the favorite wrestler in the region. Days passed and the Pandavas had completed almost ten months in the Matsya Kingdom. Queen Sudeshna had a brother, Kichaka, the commander in chief of the Virata's Army and the actual ruler of the Kindgom. He once saw Draupadi and was smitten by her beauty.

While Draupadi had clearly mentioned to Queen Sudeshna that she was already married to five celestial beings but Kichaka wouldn't listen. He insisted on having Draupadi as his Queen. One day when Draupadi went near Kichaka's dwelling to perform her housemaid duties, Kichaka tried pulling and troubling her. She ran from there but Kichaka pushed her down to the ground and insulted her.

Draupadi went to Bhima and insisted that Kichaka should be taught a lesson for his abusive behavior. He came up with a clever plan. They put off all the lights and kept the hall dark. Bhima wrapped a sari around him and sat there like a woman. Kichaka thought it was Draupadi. As he came near, Bhima pounced on him and with all his anger and disgust crushed Kichaka to death.

Bhima quickly went back to his kitchen and got back to his cooking. Draupadi went out and announced to the guards that her Gandharva husbands were angry with Kichaka and they killed him. The news spread far and wide and reached Duryodhana and suspecting that this might be the work of Pandavas, attacked Matsya Kingdom.

As soon as King Virata heard this, he was shaken. He had always depended on Kichaka and without him he didn't know what to do. Yudhishthira as Kanka, the advisor, reassured him that he was also a good warrior and could help him and took four of his Pandava brothers with them to the battlefield.

Duryodhana's army attacked the kingdom from a different direction. King Virata's son Uttara came forward now to save the kingdom and Draupadi arranged for Arjuna to be his charioteer. But when Uttara reached the battlefield, he was shocked and afraid to see the might of Kaurva's army. Arjun tried to fill him with courage and took him to the tree outside the kingdom where Pandavas have hidden their weapons.

When Uttara saw the divine weapons, he knew his charioteer was not a eunuch but the great warrior Arjuna. Arjuna told him about the other Pandavas who were at the palace and also the reason why they had hidden there. They quickly got onto the chariot and approached the army.

Arjuna's Teacher Dronacharya and his great grandfather Bhishma could immediately make out that the one riding in the chariot was none other than Arjuna himself. But why did the Pandavas reveal themselves like this? What is a mistake? Was this a trap? Are they deceived and tricked again?

Wait for the next part of this epic Indian mythological story for kids.

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After the wrestling match, Vallabha a.k.a. Bhima became the favorite wrestler in the region. Days passed and the Pandavas had completed almost ten months in the Matsya Kingdom. Queen Sudeshna had a brother, Kichaka, the commander in chief of the Virata's Army and the actual ruler of the Kindgom. He once saw Draupadi and was smitten by her beauty.

While Draupadi had clearly mentioned to Queen Sudeshna that she was already married to five celestial beings but Kichaka wouldn't listen. He insisted on having Draupadi as his Queen. One day when Draupadi went near Kichaka's dwelling to perform her housemaid duties, Kichaka tried pulling and troubling her. She ran from there but Kichaka pushed her down to the ground and insulted her.

Draupadi went to Bhima and insisted that Kichaka should be taught a lesson for his abusive behavior. He came up with a clever plan. They put off all the lights and kept the hall dark. Bhima wrapped a sari around him and sat there like a woman. Kichaka thought it was Draupadi. As he came near, Bhima pounced on him and with all his anger and disgust crushed Kichaka to death.

Bhima quickly went back to his kitchen and got back to his cooking. Draupadi went out and announced to the guards that her Gandharva husbands were angry with Kichaka and they killed him. The news spread far and wide and reached Duryodhana and suspecting that this might be the work of Pandavas, attacked Matsya Kingdom.

As soon as King Virata heard this, he was shaken. He had always depended on Kichaka and without him he didn't know what to do. Yudhishthira as Kanka, the advisor, reassured him that he was also a good warrior and could help him and took four of his Pandava brothers with them to the battlefield.

Duryodhana's army attacked the kingdom from a different direction. King Virata's son Uttara came forward now to save the kingdom and Draupadi arranged for Arjuna to be his charioteer. But when Uttara reached the battlefield, he was shocked and afraid to see the might of Kaurva's army. Arjun tried to fill him with courage and took him to the tree outside the kingdom where Pandavas have hidden their weapons.

When Uttara saw the divine weapons, he knew his charioteer was not a eunuch but the great warrior Arjuna. Arjuna told him about the other Pandavas who were at the palace and also the reason why they had hidden there. They quickly got onto the chariot and approached the army.

Arjuna's Teacher Dronacharya and his great grandfather Bhishma could immediately make out that the one riding in the chariot was none other than Arjuna himself. But why did the Pandavas reveal themselves like this? What is a mistake? Was this a trap? Are they deceived and tricked again?

Wait for the next part of this epic Indian mythological story for kids.

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