Srimadh Bagawatham - The Pandavas Exit This Worls

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After listening to Arjuna’s narration, King Yudhishtirar decided to quit home. The Pandavas journeyed towards the North.

The five pranas are Prana, Apana, Vyana, Udana and Samana. The five Pandavas are the five Pranas the vital spirits of the soul. Yudhishtirar is the vital spirit of the sense of hearing, Bhīma is the vital spirit of touch, Arjuna is the vital spirit of sight, and the twins are the vital spirits of taste and smell. The Pandavas together are the jeevatma consisting of the five Pranas. The soul is married to Intellect. Draupadi is intellect. The eldest of the Pandava brother is Karna who sided with the Kauravas. Karna represents mind and the Kauravas the modes of passion. In order to free oneself from the modes of passion, mind has to be controlled. This is indicated when Karna is defeated in battle. It is only after defeating Karna that the Kauravas are defeated.

For a soul to realize the Supreme Self within, the five sense organs must function well along with the presence of intelligence. A person must be able to hear well, see well, speak well etc. as well as have the capacity to think in order to realize the Supreme Self.

Finally when the soul is released from its body, the five Pranas and Budhi leave first. This is narrated through the following story. The five Pandavas along with Draupadi leave for Heaven. They climb a mountain to reach the gates of Heaven. They are followed by a dog. En-route, Draupadi fell down and died first followed by the twins, Arjuna and Bhīma. In the end only Yudhishtirar along with the dog arrived at the gates of Heaven (Swarka Lokam). At the time of death, intellect leaves us first followed by the sense organs and the five Prana Vayus; this is shown as the death of Draupadi and the four brothers. Yudhishtirar is now depicted as the jeevatma for the sake of continuing the story to complete the esoteric meaning. The soul freed from its body is accompanied only by its Karmas which are represented by the dog.

The Mahabharata is not a myth but is history. It is not too difficult for Paramatma to set-up a stage and engage actors to illustrate the hidden Vedantic meanings.

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