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    1) Yudhishthira is shocked to see Duryodhana in heaven and asks to be taken to his brothers. 2) Yudhishthira is led to hell where he finds his brothers and allies suffering. He refuses to stay in heaven without them. 3) Indra explains that visits to heaven and hell are meant to cleanse souls of sins before entering permanently. Yudhishthira and his allies are then purified and able to enter heaven together.

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    Swargarohan Parva

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    1) Yudhishthira is shocked to see Duryodhana in heaven and asks to be taken to his brothers. 2) Yudhishthira is led to hell where he finds his brothers and allies suffering. He refuses to stay in heaven without them. 3) Indra explains that visits to heaven and hell are meant to cleanse souls of sins before entering permanently. Yudhishthira and his allies are then purified and able to enter heaven together.

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    Svargarohana Parva

    Svargarohana Parva has 5 adhyayas and has no secondary sub-parvas. It is the second smallest
    book of the Epic.
    On arriving at Heaven, Yudhishthira was greeted by the sight of Duryodhana sitting in
    splendour, surrounded by several deities. A shocked Yudhishthira asked Narada who was with
    him, By what right is this wicked Duryodhana enjoying the felicities of Heaven? Where are my
    brothers and Panchali? Where are all those kings and friends of mine who fought for Truth? I do
    not want to stay here for a moment. Take me to those noble souls.

    Narada told Yudhishthira, O king! You have reached Heaven where there is no room for such
    animosities. Besides, Duryodhana has attained this region by virtue of his being noble in the
    battlefield. However, if you insist, I shall have you taken to those heroes whom you are yearning
    to meet.

    A messenger led Yudhishthira to Hell. It was a dark and thorny path, damp, with bad odour.
    Corpses were seen strewn all around. There was the sound of moaning, of people in agony.
    Suddenly, Yudhishthira heard some familiar voices, those of his brothers, of Panchali, of Karna
    and of the truthful heroes who fought for justice in the Great War. They were all pleading to
    Yudhishthira to save them from their suffering.

    Yudhishthira was indignant. He told his messenger, Return to Heaven and inform the gods that
    I want to stay here and share the pain my dear ones are experiencing.
    The messenger did as he was told. Immediately, Indra, accompanied by several other gods,
    appeared before Yudhishthira. Indra told the king, This is in the order of things. Those who are
    to be consigned to Hell are first sent to Heaven for a short duration, to enjoy the fruits of the few
    good deeds they have performed on earth. Those who are assured of their place in Heaven are
    given a glimpse of Hell, to expiate the few sins they have committed. Your visit to Hell is due to
    your deception of Drona in the battlefield.

    With all sins being washed off, you and your friends would now become permanent residents of
    Heaven.

    Yudhishthira was then taken to River Ganga that flows through the three worlds, Heaven, Earth
    and the netherworld. He took a bath in the river and his body was purified. He then reached
    Heaven where he found already arrived, those noble souls who fought to establish truth on earth.

    Yudhisthira finds Draupadi in heaven, discovers that she is an avatar of Sri Lakshmi who was
    born as princess of Panchala.
    Yudhisthira is happy. He meets Krishna next, in his form as Brahma. He sees Draupadi in
    heaven dressed in lotus garland who is revealed as Sri (Lakshmi). He meets Arjuna, Bhima, and
    others who are happy and shining like sun, all in heaven. He finds the 16,000 wives of Krishna
    as happy Apsaras of heaven.

    Svargarohana is significant for claiming Krishna as the creator of a poem with 6,000,000 verses
    with all the eternal knowledge there is. Of these, he gave gods 3,000,000 verses, 1,500,000
    verses to Pirtis (ancestors), 400,000 verses to Yakshas (nature-spirits), and 100,000 verses as the
    Mahabharata to human beings. It does not disclose where the unaccounted for 1,000,000 verses
    are. It ends with the claim that the Epic has all the shades of Truth in it.
    Chapter 4 of Svargarohana Parva is also significant for claiming Krishna in the form
    of Brahma. In Anushasana Parva, Krishna was declared to be a form Vishnu and of Shiva. This
    synonymous listing of various forms of Krishna as one, in Mahabharata, has led to the theory
    that all gods mentioned in Vedic literature are different forms of one god. This is a controversial
    theory, as other ancient scriptures describe Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva as three different gods,
    with respective responsibilities as creator, maintainer and destructive recycler of life

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