Mahabharata Reading Notes Part D

Many years had passed and a day came when Yudhishthira and his brother and their wife Draupadi adventured to the homage of their elders
They found they were there to save Vidura who had departed to a sacred place on the banks of the Ganges River to wait for Yama, the god of death
Many people went to find Vidura but when they came to him, he was aged and starved
They all waited beside him while died and mourned tougher
The great sage Vyasa then appeared and said to the people that if they should bathe in the river at sunset, their dead loved ones will appear throughout the night
As the sun went down, they chanted mantras and went into the river
The waters began to heave and foam, and Vyasa spoke holy words and called out the names of the dead
All of the heroes who had been slain appeared one by one
Drums and trumpets were sounded and it looked as if the armies of the Pandavas and Kauravas were once again ready for battle
The ghosts crossed the river and were welcomed by those who waited
The night passed and when dawn began to break, the dead had to bid their farewells
Vyasa told wives who had lost their husbands that if they wished to join their husbands, they could

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