The Birth Of Parikshit
Months passed.
Time did not seem to be of any help to Yudhisthira, who could not forget the terrible tragedy that had afflicted humanity and felt the deepest remorse. During that time he was never seen smiling, he was always sad, inconsolable. However, he was not the only one who felt downcast. The other brothers were also in a state of constant prostration.
Vyasa often visited them and tried to alleviate their pains by telling sacred stories and talking about the principles of the philosophy of the spirit.
One day he advised them to perform ashvamedha-yajna. Everyone, especially Arjuna and Bhima, was delighted to be back in action, which for them was certainly the best way not to think. Krishna himself, who had been invited to give His opinion on the idea launched by Vyasa, was enthusiastic and the Pandavas set off on the journey that was to find the immense riches necessary for the celebration of the sacrifice.
While the Pandavas were engaged in their military campaign, the day came when Uttara should have given birth to the child conceived with Abhimanyu before the war. Since that day, due to the effect of Asvatthama’s brahmastra, women directly related to the Pandavas had always given birth to already dead children; but that day there was Krishna in Hastinapura, so when He knew the time had come, He stepped in and gave the stillborn child life again. The baby then cried strongly, and everyone felt immense joy. And it was a great celebration throughout the city.
Called back urgently, Yudhisthira and the other Pandavas returned from the Himalayas and celebrated the event. The child was called Parikshit, “one who is born of an extinct line”.
Within a few weeks, the grand yajna was celebrated and a few days later Krishna and the Vrishni returned to Dvaraka.
This is a section of the book “Maha-bharata, Vol. 2”.
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