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very severely, almost dead. Then all but five hairs were cut off his head
and he was taken to all the kings and introduced as the slave of Maharaja
Yudhisthira. He was forced to admit himself to be the slave of Maharaja
Yudhisthira before all the princely order, and in the same condition he was
brought before Maharaja Yudhisthira. Maharaja Yudhisthira was kind
enough to order him released, and when he admitted to become a tributory
prince under Maharaja Yudhisthira, Queen Draupadi also desired his release.
After this incidence, he was allowed to return to his country. Being so
insulted, he went to Gongotri in the Himalayas and undertook a severe
type of penance to please Lord Siva. He asked his benediction to defeat
all the Pandavas, at least one at a time. Then the Battle of Kuruksetra
began, and he took sides with Duryodhana. In the first day’s fight he was
engaged with Maharaja Drupada, then with Virata and then with
Abhimanyu. While Abhimanyu was being killed, mercilessly surrounded
by seven great generals, the Pandavas came to his help, but Jayadratha,
by the mercy of Lord Siva, repulsed them with great ability. At this,
Arjuna took a vow to kill him, and on hearing this, Jayadratha wanted to
leave the warfield and asked permission from the Kauravas for this cowardly
action. But he was not allowed to do so. On the contrary, he was obliged
to fight with Arjuna, and while the fight was going on Lord Krsna reminded
Arjuna that the benediction of Siva upon Jayadratha was that whoever
would cause his head to fall to the ground would die at once. He therefore
advised Arjuna to throw the head of Jayadratha directly onto the lap of
his father, who was engaged in penances at the Samanta Pajicaka pilgrimage.
This was actually done by Arjuna. Jayadratha’s father was surprised to
see a severed head on his lap, and he at once threw it to the ground. The
father immediately died, his forehead being cracked in seven pieces.

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sautye urtah kumatina *tmada isvaro me
yat-pada-padmam abhavaya bhajanti bhavyah

mam sranta-vaham arayo rathino bhuvistham
na praharan yad-anubhava-nirasta-cittah
