Story After Break

During life journey, Ramnath observed that during various programs of entertainment, news, spiritual discourses breaks are announced and programs progress after break. Most of the time while a breaking an attempt is to invoke watcher/listener's interest to keep it alive to learn events after break.

Mahabharat war was over however very little attempts are there to spread awareness of events post-Mahabharat.

To learn happenings post Mahabharat war how Yudhisthira ruled his state, Ramnath explored, during the course of exploration came across a very interesting story.

Yudhishthira was considered a very law-abiding person and the same cultural awareness was created among all residents to adopt the same.

One day two farmers came to him to get justice. The matter was related to one farmer having sold his agricultural land to other farmers and farmers who had purchased the land during the course of farming had found a vessel full of gold coins buried under the earth. The farmer who had purchased land wanted to return vessel filled with gold coins to a farmer from whom he had purchased the land under the justification that he had purchased only agricultural land and treasure buried under that land belonged to the seller. Seller farmer refused to accept with the counter justification that vessel of coins after selling of land has been discovered by the purchaser so according to him, he was the lawful owner.

On hearing the matter King Yudhisthira derived pleasure that religious traits have been imbibed and being exhibited in business dealings.

To pronounce justice he asked both of them about their children. Selling farmer had a daughter and purchasing farmer had a son and both were of marriageable age. He asked them if they are willing to marry their children and enter in to a new relationship. Both agreed instantaneously and then he asked for the vessel to be brought and provided the decision of vessel to be handed over to the daughter of selling agricultural land farmer and after marriage as a Lakshmi bring the vessel to the agricultural land purchaser father her father-in-law's house.

Justice was delivered to the fullest satisfaction of society. Yudhisthira Era continued with such exhibitions of culture by citizens and king till the time when one day a businessmen son came with a lock-in hand informing Yudhisthira to promote the use of a lock to citizens as a preventative measure for thefts.

king Yudhisthira realizing change in the thinking process decided to hand over reins to Parikshit grandson of Arjun.

Mahaprasthanika Parva recites the journey of the Pandavas across India and finally their ascent towards the Himalayas, as they climb their way to heaven on mount Sumeru. As they leave their kingdom, a dog befriends them and joins their long journey. On their way, Draupadi dies first. Four of the Pandava brothers also die midway. Only Yudhishthira reaches Mount Sumeru. Their conversations and reasons for not reaching heaven are described in Mahaprasthanika Parva.

The break has occurred Ramnath and we are experiencing break after story and awaiting next break to occur.