Yudhishthira's Ashwamedham 04

(4)The Remorse The Pandavas could not bear The eerie silence and vast void that filled the palace expansive Devoid of any male members. Middle-aged they were, still they felt Orphaned as their mother Pridha too Had left them on Vaanaprastha With King Dhritarashtra and his queen. They hardly spoke to each other The cohesive force that held them together, Pritha, their mother was now living in the forests, awaiting the inevitable end. But brothers they were; the gnawing solitude Made them think about the utter futility Of the war they waged, that brought Nothing but total disaster to the world. In the process, they had to kill or cause to kill Their own grandfather Bheeshma, The aacharyas, brothers and sons, friends and jnathees to ascend the throne. Their own brother, Pritha's eldest son Karna Was killed by Arjuna, war codes going for a toss. Their cousins, the Kauravas all the hundred Were killed, leaving no one, by Bhimasena. Every household in the entire Bharatvarsh Had lost one male member at least, in the war, Leaving destitute millions of elderly and women Many more as widows and children, orphans. "The cause was our greed uncompromising! Was it justified? ", they started to introspect; Could they justify their claim on the throne Going by the succession norms prevalent? This lead to remorse acute and unqualified And they felt an urgency for requital In their moments of remorse deep Krishna's visit came as an invaluable solace.