KING VIRATA HIT YUDHISHTHIRA WITH DICE

Virata king humiliated Yudhishthira  for appreciating a Eunuch

Eunuch(Hijra) or not, we must not underestimate or make fun of anybody. They all deserve respect. Do you all recognize that King Virata once injured Yudhishthira for appreciating a eunuch Brihannala(Arjuna) in front of him at the same time as discussing the Virata Yudh? As all of us understand that Pandavas were in disguise for the duration of their Agyant Vaas or exile incognito in the thirteenth year, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva and Draupadi took identities of game entertainer Kanka, cook Ballava, Eunuch Brihannala, Horse guard Granthika, Cowherd Tantipala, and Sairandhri respectively. after getting triumph over Susharma, King Virata had gone to rescue their cows from the Trigartas.

After coming back to his kingdom, King Virata heard his son Uttara had gone together with the charioteer Brihannala to war with the six splendid warriors like Bhisma, Kripacharya, Karna, Dronacharya, Duryodhana and Ashwathama. King was worried about his son going alone there. He made preparations for sending his armies, many horsemen, war elephant riders, and numerous effective foot warriors to help his son. He announced there to his Chaturangini Sena, 'Discover Prince Uttara! Notice whether he's alive or now not? he is accompanied by a eunuch thus, he must have been lifeless by now. Seeing the king vexed, Kanka(Yudhishthira) consoled him by saying, with the aid of Brihannala, the Prince could conquer even the deities and demons whilst it was simplest a matter of Kauravas.

King then heard the victory information of his son from some of his envoys. hearing approximately scatheless Prince Uttara, Kanka once more mentioned to the king that, "Prince certainly won over the Kauravas considering the fact that he had a charioteer like Brihannala who is incomparable even to the tremendous charioteers like Matali (the charioteer of Indra) and Daruka (the charioteer of Lord Krishna)." King Virata organized to welcome his champion son. He became so glad that he requested Sairandhri to bring him his dice to play gambling with his game entertainer. Kanka counselled it would not be advisable to gamble with King because he appeared delighted. Kanka told approximately about how King Yudhishthira lost the whole thing one day while gambling, he recommended the king stop gambling as it would only cause disaster considering the fact that Yudhishthira must be regretting upon his decision of gambling as it destroyed everything in just one day.  However, he agreed to the king's order as the king was addicted to gambling.

While playing King mentioned his son's victory over the marvelous Kaurava warriors. Yudhishthira replied that "How can Prince Uttara not win over Kauravas since he is accompanied by charioteer Brihannala?"

Then the enraged king asked how could he admire a eunuch alongside his son. King informed Kanka that, "You have insulted me by means of talking mindless. Tell me why might not Uttar be capable of defeating the Kauravas all by himself? Because of our friendship only I excuse you this time. If you wish to live further  by no means say such again."

Kanka spoke back to him, "Except Brihannala, who can win over these fantastic Maharathis like Drona, Bhishma, Kripacharya, Duryodhana, Ashwatthama and Karna? Nobody is or will be ever matched to his arm energy. Warfare brings joy to him and he has defeated deities, demons, and people. upon getting the help of Brihannala why won't Prince Uttara win?"

King turned furious to hear approximately Brihannala even after he denied Kanka earlier. By announcing 'no individual would comply with religion if a king ever Stopped ruling him', he then hit dice at Yudhishthira's face hard, injured his nose badly, and warned him to forestall saying about Brihannala. Yudhishthira's nostril started bleeding, but he attempted to stop it by holding his nostril with his hand and then looked at Sairandhri as she was standing there. Draupadi being devoted to her husband could understand his purpose, she brought a golden bowl that was already filled with water and collected the blood in it. At that point, Uttara reached the kingdom alongside Brihannala.

King needed to meet with each of them. Kanka secretly informed the servant to let the Prince reach there first due to the truth that seeing the injury of Kanka, Brihannala could kill the king. It occurred thus. Uttara knew the original identity of all of the Pandavas however Arjuna had denied disclosing it to others. Prince after entering the palace presented his pranam to his father and Kanka too after noticing the harm he inquired about the person who did this sort of sin by hitting Kanka. King answered to his son, it was him who did it and Kanka did not deserve any respect too on the grounds that he was appreciating that eunuch whilst the king pointed out his son's glory.

Uttara knew the awesome strength of the Pandavas and the saintly nature of Yudhishthira, so he requested his father to apologize to Kanka straight away while preserving in mind the rage of an angry Brahmin. King Virata asked for forgiveness from Kanka. Kanka then told him, "King! I have taken the Vrata of forgivingness for a long time. therefore you're already excused. If my nostril bleeding would have dropped on the floor then you alongside the whole kingdom had been destroyed. By no means hit a person until he criticizes anybody. " By the point, Brihannala reached there, Yudhishthira's nose had already stopped bleeding. 

Later knowing about the Pandavas' real Identity, King Virata surrendered his throne to Yudhishthira and offered his daughter Uttara's hand for Arjuna.

Ref: Mahabharata book 

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