What if Duryodhan never helped Karn but instead insulted him?
After Kunti abandoned Karn, Karn was taken by a family that treated him like a das (servant). Karn always wanted to learn archery but his family didn't allow him, so he ran away, he learn...
"I have the permission to go and talk to Pitamaha, Panchali." said Jyesht, Panchali smiled and nodded
"Bhabhishree." called Yuyutsu
"Yes, Yutsu?" asked Panchali
"Pitamaha, everyday goes to the banks of Mata Ganga and gives water offering to the Surya Dev, you can go talk to him then, He leaves exactly at five thirty in the morning." said Yuyutsu, Panchali smiled and nodded
Draupadi's P.O.V.
I walked to Pitamaha on the banks of Mata Ganga he was giving the water offering to the Surya Dev but Surya Dev didn't except the offering, Pitamaha looked at me
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"Panchal kumari, what is the meaning of coming here?" asked Pitamaha
"I wanted to ask you a question, Pitamaha." I said
"I am not obligated to answer any of your questions." said Pitamaha
"Is resolving the issues of sinners by showing them how to purify themselves not the duty of great men?" I asked, Pitamaha looked at me
"You... The sin committed by all of you... What path do I show all of you to atone for it? Now, even... the offering I give is not being accepted by Surya Dev. After slipping through my fingers the water does not mix with that of Mata Ganga. Rajkumari all of you have committed a grave sin and Hastinapur is being punished for it. Now, what path should I show all of you?I can only show you the path to the devta of Death, Yama." said Pitamaha
"We are ready to follow any path you show us, Pitamaha. But I have a doubt. What will dev Yama be able to do?" I asked
"Yama will be able to purify your tainted souls." said Pitamaha
"Arthat, even after committing such a grave sin it is possible for us to be pure once again?" I asked
"Do I have the permission to ask another question, Pitamaha?" I asked, Pitamaha gave a slight nod
"Is the other name of Yama raj not Dharmaraj? Then is the path of dharm not that of Lord Yama?" I asked
"You are arguing now, rajkumari. Had you known dharm you would never have resorted to adharm. When one does not know what dharm is then how can he follow the path of dharm?" said Pitamaha
"That is the solution I wish to seek from you, Pitamaha. If a soul gets purified after death then what is the point? There must be a way to follow Yama raj's path when one is still alive. The way Savitri had... She had brought back her husband from Yama raj. The way Sage Udalak's putra mha rishi Nachiketa had been offered to Death but had returned from the abode of Yama raj. There must be a solution." I said, Pitamaha turned away
"The principles followed by Yama are rules on this earth. A lotus blooms in the mud but there are no branches on its stem. Hence, it does not move side ward but grows straight up towards the sky." he said looking at the sky he turned back to me
"This is what rules mean. One must abide by rules all his life. One must make their lives a tapasya." he said
"And how could you believe that we chose not to abide by certain rules? That we did not take an oath to make our lives tapasya? You may not have faith in the sanskar imparted to me and I accept that. But you could have had faith in that of the Kuru dynasty. It is easy for a tree to grow on a river bank. But, a desert... a desert is devoid of water and has blazing sun. For a tree to grow in a desert is its true test. And my patiyo and I have followed the dharm path even in such a grave situation, Pitamaha." I said, I looked at Pitamaha offering
"You saying that because of our adharm deed your offering is being rejected. But what if by doubting the purity of the Kaunteys you have committed an adharm deed, Pitamaha?" I said, Pitamaha looked at me I looked at the sun joined my hands and closed my eyes
"If my patiyo and I. Are entirely guiltless, Bhagavan Surya Narayan then please accept this offering." I said, I opened my eyes and looked at the offering leaned forward and touched at tip of the offering and it fell into Mata Ganga
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I smiled I joined and bowed my head to Bhagavan Surya Narayan
"I have a request, Pitamaha. Do not keep the Kaunteys deprived of your blessings." I said trying to hold back my tears I touched Pitamaha's feet turned around and proceeded to the rajbhavan
