As the
relationship was unveiled, the tension and enmity disappeared as if in flash.
After a hearty embrace by the grand dad, Bhim was ushered into the palace. He
was badly injured and exhausted. Vasuki took every care to nurse him back to
health. Some of his ministers suggested that Bhim be given ‘nectar’ for
drinking. It was a very generous suggestion as Nagaloka reserved this rare
drink for very special purposes. The
fiercest and strongest of the Naga soldiers safeguarded this drink for ages. As
the king happily agreed to the proposition, the most coveted beverage in the
earth was served to his young descendant. Before the tender and caring eyes of
his hosts the Pandava drank the nectar. And it was sheer magic. All his tire
and fatigue vanished and what is more, he felt his whole self was inundated by
endless waves of energy as if those flowed from an infinite storehouse. As he
was trying to make out the reason for his sudden transformation, Vasuki
affectionately said that this nectar has now invested him with the strength of
a thousand of adult elephants. Even earlier Bhim had great physical strength.
Now he felt he could shake the earth.
The strange
course of events over the last few days had Bhim nearly forget his family. As
soon as they came into his mind, he was nostalgic and prepared to return.
Dressed in an elegant white cloth and forehead smeared with sandal powder he
took leave of his great grandfather. A few giant snakes carried him on their
hood and reached them on the riverbank. Bubbling with energy and enthusiasm,
Bhim started for his home.
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