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The hermit advised him to observe the fast of Vaiiakha- So he hid himself somehwere in the Palace and kept an suklaikadasi known as Mohinl. Accordingly he observed eye on them. This shows his peculiar trait of obser- the fast and became sinless. Invested with a divine form vation. After this he returned to his Palace and he entered the realm of Visnu. (Padma Purana, pacified his father who had been much worried about Khanda, Chapter 51) . his daughter's selection. DHRSTADYUMNA. The son of King Drupada. He was Next, we see Dhrstadyumna, during the time of the brother of Pancall. forest life of the . He consoled Pancall, who the I) Birth. Drupada and were fellow students. After was miserable. After that he took sons of Pancall, finishing his education Drupada became King. When to his house. While the Pandavas were living in the Drona came to his palace Drupada did not honour forest 'Kamyaka', Dhrstadyumna visited them. The him. Drona got angry, went to Hastinapura and began forest life of the Pandavas came to an end. A battle to teach the and the princes in between the Pandavas and the became inevi- archery and other weapons. When the weapon-training table. Then the Pandavas selected Dhrstadyumna, as was over, , at the instruction of Drona, defeated the commander-in-general of their army. He ordered and captured Drupada. Drona seized half of his king- for a general parade of the army and gave them dom from him. instructions. (M.B. Adi Parva, Chapters 166 to 195; As Drupada was not powerful to wreak vengeance on the whole of Sabha Parva; , Chapters, 12, 22 Drona, he performed a sacrifice to obtain a son who and 51; Parva, Chapter 72; , could take revenge on Drona and regain his lost Chapters 50, 157, 163 and 164). son and a were born the 3 in the Bhdrata-battle The prestige. A daughter from ) Dhrstadyumna part played sacrificial fire. The son was named Dhrstadyumna. by Dhrstadyumna in the battle is given below : The daughter grew up and became the famous Pancall. (1) In the first day's battle Dhrstadyumna confronted The Pandavas married her. Drona. (M.B. Bhisma Parva, Chapter 45, Stanza 31). At the time of birth, Dhrstadyumna had a crown on (2) Fought with Bhisma. (M.B. Bhisma Parva, Chap- his head, and armour on his body, bow, arrows and ter 47, Stanza 31). in his ran out the fire into a the second of the battle he formed the sword hands. He of (3 ) On day chariot and sat in it as if he were about to begin a disposition of the army called the 'Krauncarunavyuha' travel of conquest. Seeing this the Pancalas were filled (M.B. Bhisma Parva,Chapter 50, Stanza 42). and with joy. There was a celestial voice: "This boy will (4) A terrible fight ensued between Drona destroy the fear of the Pancalas. He is born to slay Dhrstadyumna (M.B. Bhisma Parva, Chapter 53). Drona." At this time the queen approached the sacri- (5) He fought with As vatthama (M.B. Bhisma Parva, ficing priest with a request that the children born of the Chapter 61, Stanza 19). sacrificial fire should consider her as their mother. (6) He killed Damana the son of Paurava. (M.B. the children the wife of Bhisma Stanza Accordingly accepted Drupada ' Parva, Chapter 61, 20). Bhisma as their mother. Brahmanas named the boy Dhrsta- (7) He killed the son of Salya. (M.B. Parva, 2 dyumna and the girl Krsna. (M.B. Adi Parva, Chapter Chapter 61, Stanza 29) . and was wounded. 166) . (For more particulars see under 'Pancall' (8) He fought with Salya (M.B. Para 2). Bhisma Parva, Chapter 62, Stanza 8) . 2) Till the battle of . The history of Dhrsta- (9) He formed the disposition called the 'Makara dyumna till the battle between the Pandavas and the Vyuha'. (M.B. Bhisma Parva, Chapter 75, Stanza 4) . Kauravas, is given below. (10) He shot the missile called Pramohana (the arrow The news that Dhrstadyumna was born to kill Drona of fainting) and the Kauravas swooned. (M.B. Bhisma spread everywhere. The Broad-minded Drona did not Parva, Chapter 77, Stanza 45). seem to mind this news. Drona took Dhrstadyumna to (11) He was defeated by Drona (M.B. Bhisma Parva, his house, with the permission of Drupada and gave Chapter 77, Stanza 69) . him training in the wielding of weapons. He believed (12) He defeated . (M.B. Bhisma Parva, that God's will could not be thwarted. After he had Chapter 82, Stanza 53). learned archery Dhrstadyumna returned to his kingdom. (13) He fought with Vinda and Aravinda. (M.B. Next, we see Dhrstadyumna at the Bhisma Parva, Chapter 86, Stanza 61) . Bhisma (marriage) of Pancali. Several kings arrived from (14) He fought with Krtavarma. (M.B. various countries on that occasion. When the auspici- Parva, Chapter 110, Stanza 9). Bhisma ous moment came, Dhrstadyumna brought Pancall to (15) He again fought with Bhisma. (M.B. the nuptial dais. He proclaimed the rules and condi- Parva, Chapter 114, Stanza 39). tions that the competitors of Svayamvara had to (16) There was a combat with Drona again. (M.B. observe. After that he conversed with each king who , Chapter 7, Stanza 48) . was present. In the Svayamvara Pancall accepted (17) He fought with Susarma. (M.B. Drona Parva, Arjuna. The Pandavas and Pancall were given the Chapter 14, Stanza 37). Kumbhakara mandira (the Palace ofKumbhakara) which (18) He fought with Durmukha. (M.B. Drona Parva, stood in the city of Drupada, to stay for that night. Chapter 23, Stanza 4). and of Though the Pandavas were in the guise of Brahmanas, (19) He killed Candravarma Brhatksatra, King Stanza Dhrstadyumna had his own doubts about their identity. Nisadha. (M.B. Drona Parva, Chapter 35, 65). 1. The fast taken on the eleventh day of the bright lunar fortnight in the month of Vaisakha. the son of was 2. Because he was born with Dhrstatva (boldness) amarsatva (impatience) and dyumna (vigour) Drupada children from called Dhrstadyumna. was called Krsna as she was of Krsri a varna (dark complexion. Thus Drupada got two 'Makha' (sacrifice).