Yudhishthira's Ashwamedham 09 - The Ashwa Parikrama Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
Yudhishthira's Ashwamedham 09 - The Ashwa Parikrama
The sacrificial horse
Was released
From Hastinapura
By Yudhishthira.
He ordered Arjuna
To follow the horse
Its journey unhindered
Wherever it went.
If a king stops the horse
Or takes it captive
It meant his defiance to
Yudhishthira's sovereignty.
Then Arjuna had to fight him;
But Yudhishthira forbade him
Not to kill any descendants of
Those who fought in Kurukshetra.
Challenged by the mighty Trigarthas,
Arjuna defeated them after a big fight,
So was the case with King Vajradatta
Of Pragjyotishapura, who fought valiantly.
At Manipura Arjuna was welcomed
By his own son, Babhruvahana.
But Arjuna asked him to fight
Like a Kshatriya, a warrior king.
The fight lasted many days
And neither ceded defeat,
Finally both fell fainted
There ended the fight.
Regained consciousness,
Arjuna followed the horse.
At Magadha and Chedi
He overcame the challenges.
At Magadha and Chedi He overcame the challenges. Life's battles too are won by meeting the challenges head on. I admire your writings depicting the history. Compliments.
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8/6/2025 10:08:39 AM # 1.0.0
If a king stops the horse Or takes it captive It meant his defiance.....absolutely brilliant. Your this precious series provides us knowledge and wisdom.
Grateful to you, Dillipji. This series, as you know, is a part of Mahabharata